After an air strike on the village of Desna, the bodies of 87 dead were found under the rubble; Zelensky called on the world to completely terminate trade with the Russian Federation, to impose an oil embargo. Perild.com highlights the main events of yesterday.
The consequences of the attack on the Desna training center became known
As a result of a missile attack on the training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Desna, which was carried out by the Russian Armed Forces on May 17, at least 87 people were killed. This information during the speech at Davos-2022 voiced President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, on Monday, May 23, rescuers of the State Emergency Service completed the removal of rubble in Desna after a missile attack by the RF Armed Forces.
Zelensky spoke at the forum in Davos
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The speech of the head of state was devoted to the situation in Ukraine due to the war unleashed by Russia. In his speech, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about sanctions, about the situation in the country, about the aggressor country. Zelensky urged the West to introduce embargo on Russian oil, block Russian banks and the IT sector. The head of state offered every company that leaves the Russian market to continue its activities in Ukraine.
He also rebuked the West for refusing to impose preventive sanctions against Russia as it prepared for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to him, if the world community introduced preventive sanctions against Russia, as Ukraine requested last year, it would not dare to invade.
Named the number of deported Ukrainians
Russia has already deported 1.4 million Ukrainians, said Lyudmila Denisova, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada. She clarified that there are 240,000 children among the deported. Denisova stated that there was evidence that the Russian Federation was preparing a forced deportation in advance and expected to take out more than two million Ukrainians.
The number of victims of the war among civilians announced
In Ukraine, at least 4,600 civilian casualties at the hands of Russian occupiers have been confirmed, of which 232 are children. Such data was announced by Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova. The Prosecutor General noted that Russian war crimes are confirmed by domestic and international investigations, journalistic investigations, and reports by human rights organizations.
Medvedchuk testified against Poroshenko
Medvedchuk spoke about the scheme for withdrawing from state ownership of a part of the main oil product pipeline Samara – Western direction. Describing the scheme, Medvedchuk detailed the role of former President Petro Poroshenko in it. Namely, that he not only turned to Medvedchuk with a request to contact the leadership of the Russian Federation, but also ensured that the necessary decisions were made in all Ukrainian instances.
The SBU said that the testimony of People’s Deputy Viktor Medvedchuk confirms the evidence collected by the department about the role of the fifth president, Petro Poroshenko, in criminal cases on the withdrawal of the oil pipeline from state ownership and the purchase of coal from the LDNR.
The Kremlin announced when they are ready to return to negotiations
Russia is ready to return to peace talks with Ukraine when official Kyiv “shows a constructive approach.” This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko. He noted that Moscow is guided by the official reaction of the Kyiv authorities.
In turn, the President of Ukraine said that he was ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin only if the end of the war was discussed.
Named the number of missing Kherson residents
In the Kherson region, there were about 250 missing people, while 70 of them have already been found and released. Mostly those who served in the ATO, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, people with an active pro-Ukrainian position, correspondents disappear. City officials believe that the missing people may be subject to torture.
The number of refugees in the world has reached 100 million people
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that the number of refugees had reached 100 million. The main reason for this phenomenon is the military conflicts in Ukraine and other countries, according to the UN.
It became known what area farmers plan to sow
This year it is planned to sow about 75% of the territories of the last year. At the moment, 98% of the areas predicted for spring wheat have already been sown. They also plan to sow 4,170.2 thousand hectares of corn, 3,940.3 thousand hectares of sunflower, 1,074.6 thousand hectares of potatoes, 982.7 thousand hectares of soybeans, and 927.5 thousand hectares of spring barley.
The court passed the first verdict on the occupier-murderer
Russian military Vadim Shishimarin was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a civilian in the Sumy region. This is the first sentence for war crimes in Ukraine against Russian servicemen. The defendant admitted his guilt.
The Russian Federation stated that they intend to look for options to protect the interests of the serviceman Vadim Shishimarin, who received a life sentence in Ukraine.
Settlements of Donbass were left without gas
Due to damage to the gas pipeline as a result of hostilities, gas supply to the Donetsk and Luhansk regions was stopped. The damaged section of the gas pipeline was localized, but the implementation of renewed work and the resumption of gas transportation is impossible due to hostilities.
Russia appreciated the integration of Ukraine and Poland
The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the statements of the presidents of Ukraine and Poland on the mutual integration of countries. They believe that by such actions the Ukrainian authorities allegedly “give away” their sovereignty. They also said that “under the guise of preserving their own identity” in Ukraine they legalize the “seizure of their country.”
Fuel prices continue to rise
Today, the average retail prices for A-95 gasoline are UAH 50.84 per liter (+3.35 UAH), for A-95+ gasoline – UAH 51.51 per liter (+3.50 UAH), for diesel fuel – 56.49 hryvnia per liter (+3.89 hryvnia), autogas – 39.24 hryvnia per liter (+0.20 hryvnia).
Russian diplomat resigns over disagreement with Putin’s policies
Boris Bondarev, adviser to the Russian mission to the UN, resigned due to disagreement with the policy of the top leadership of the Russian Federation. The text of the diplomat’s statement was published on his Facebook pages and Linkedin. In his appeal, Bondarev states that he “has never been so ashamed of his country and work as on February 24 of this year.” The diplomat specifically criticizes the Russian Foreign Ministry as a system that “deceives itself” and behaves like a propaganda machine. He emphasizes that Russia was left face to face not because of a fictitious “Russophobia”, but as a result of its own aggressive policy.
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