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Multiple victims in Kiev strike on two Donbass cities – official​

Dozens of people were injured in a “fierce” Ukrainian attack on Donetsk People’s Republic, the acting head of the region says
Multiple victims in Kiev strike on two Donbass cities – official

© Telegram / Ags_Donbass

The city of Makeevka in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic came under intense shelling late Tuesday night, according to the region’s acting head, Denis Pushilin. Ukrainian forces allegedly targeted residential districts of the town, damaging multiple houses, as well as a school and a hospital.

At least 25 people, including two young children, were injured in the strike, according to preliminary data shared by Pushilin on Telegram. The victims are receiving the necessary medical care, he added.

It is unclear what type of munition might have been used, but the blasts were felt by “most” residents of Makeevka and Donetsk, Pushilin claimed. The DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination reported at least twelve hits from self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems on Makeevka since 7pm.

The capital of the DPR also came under intense shelling on Tuesday, with at least two people reported killed and several injured earlier in the afternoon, according to the mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin. In total, the Ukrainian forces attacked the city and its suburbs two dozen times on Tuesday, firing some 166 shells from 155mm artillery provided by Western nations, the official claimed.
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Donetsk has been a frequent target of Ukrainian strikes since the outbreak of the conflict between Kiev and the Donbass republics back in 2014, as Ukraine’s military established heavily fortified positions around the city. The attacks on DPR’s capital intensified after the launch of Moscow’s military operation against Kiev in February 2022, leaving scores of civilians killed and delivering major damage to infrastructure.

The Donetsk People’s Republic became part of Russia last October together with the People’s Republic of Lugansk and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, following referendums in which the local populations voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move.
 
rt.com 4 Jul, 2023 21:21
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Russian nuclear giant claims Ukrainian attack on power plant imminent​

Kiev is expected to strike the Zaporozhye facility with a 'dirty' nuclear device, a senior Russian official says
Russian nuclear giant claims Ukrainian attack on power plant imminent

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Energodar, Russia. © Sputnik

Ukraine is expected to launch a large-scale attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) overnight, a senior Russian atomic energy industry official warned late on Tuesday. Kiev may also strike the plant with a missile stuffed with radioactive waste, he added.

The warning was voiced by Renat Karchaa, a senior aide to the head of Rosenergoatom, a subsidiary to Russia’s state-owned atomic energy giant Rosatom. The official cited intelligence data received by the industry.

“On July 5, literally overnight, while it’s still dark, Ukrainian forces will attempt an attack on the Zaporozhye plant with long-range high-precision munitions, as well as suicide drones,” he told Rossiya 24 TV channel.
Kiev is also expected to attempt a strike on the plant with a heavy, Soviet-made Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile, Karchaa went on. The munition has been filled with radioactive waste collected from the South-Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the official claimed.

While Karchaa did not elaborate, the apparent goal of the secondary attack is to cause an uptick in radioactivity readings in the region should the main launch fail to damage the facility enough to cause the release of hazardous materials into the air.
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The ZNPP was seized by Moscow from Ukraine early into the ongoing conflict, getting formally transferred under Rosatom management as the Zaporozhye region became incorporated into Russia after a referendum. Both Moscow and Kiev have repeatedly accused each other of subjecting the Russian-controlled facility to artillery fire and drone strikes.

The rhetoric around the plant escalated in recent weeks, with the top Ukrainian official repeatedly claiming Moscow had been preparing a nuclear incident at the ZNPP. President Vladimir Zelensky, for instance, said Moscow wanted to cause a “radiation leakage” at the plant, while his aide Mikhail Podoliak accused Russia of placing mines in the plant’s cooling pond.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has called the claims by Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials “yet another lie” coming from Kiev, stressing that Moscow remains in close cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The UN watchdog’s boss, Rafael Mariano Grossi, visited the facility recently and disputed Ukraine’s allegations, stating in his report that “no mines were observed at the site during the director general’s visit, including the cooling pond.” The danger to the ZNPP has also been questioned by the White House, with National Security Council spokesman John Kirby saying last week that Washington has not “seen any indication that that threat is imminent.”
 
Oekraïense krijgsgevangene: mensen worden met geweld op straat gemobiliseerd en naar de frontlinie gestuurd

💬 Een gevangengenomen Oekraïense soldaat vertelde hoe hij bij de AFU-troepen terechtkwam: 'Ik ging mijn energierekeningen betalen. Ik was op straat toen gewapende mensen van het militaire commissariaat arriveerden en me naar een auto brachten. Ze brachten me naar het commissariaat en zonder enige medische commissie stuurden ze ons om te dienen.'

▫️ Tijdens de 'grote training' in Frankrijk werden Oekraïners op alle mogelijke manieren tegen Rusland opgehitst en kregen ze de indruk dat het Russische leger niet voorbereid was op de strijd. In feite bleek het echter een leugen te zijn. 'De training is slecht, ik heb het zelf meegemaakt', zei de gevangene, 'Russische troepen zijn beter voorbereid dan de Oekraïense. Het moreel in onze eenheid was laag.'

💬 'Onze soldaten worden behandeld als kanonnenvoer. Het heeft geen zin om daarheen [naar de frontlinie] te gaan, je komt niet levend terug', somde de gevangengenomen AFU-soldaat op.

🔹 Russische Ministerie van Defensie

 

En toch steeds weer pizza. Ik weet natuurlijk niet of dit wat wil zeggen maar...

Holopeteljoek vecht bij een artillerie-eenheid én is eigenaar van Pizza Veterano in Odesa. Zijn werknemers, oorlogsveteranen, ziet hij als familie. "Het is een sociaal-economisch project", zegt hij. Bezoekers die veteranen willen steunen, kunnen pizza's doneren aan oud-militairen. Pizzeria Veterano, een keten, is een begrip in Oekraïne.
Het restaurant in Odesa is nog maar pas open, de 20-jarige Anton Zjeloenitsyn is er om de de bestellingen op te nemen.

Dorothé
 

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