![]() ![]() The announcement of US support for the development of such a body "in the form of an internationalized court that is rooted in Ukraine's judicial system, with international elements," in the words of a US State Department spokesperson, comes after Ukraine and other countries have for months pushed for the creation of the mechanism. "At this critical moment in history, I am pleased to announce that the United States supports the development of an internationalized tribunal dedicated to prosecuting the crime of aggression against Ukraine," US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack announced Monday. Now they don’t let us go anywhere at all, they promise to destroy us," the soldiers said. They also claimed in the video that “barrier troops” - which are also known as troops that prevent any unit from retreating - “were put up against us and did not let us leave our positions. The video message last week, addressed to Putin, showed about 20 men of the Storm detachment who said men were thrown into trenches “littered with corpses." Two of the units have vanished and “have allegedly already been put on the wanted list as having left the unit without permission,” ASTRA says, quoting relatives of the soldiers. ![]() They were subsequently sent to Donetsk, according to ASTRA. Last week, the men stated in a video that they had been confined in trenches in the village of Vodiane near Donetsk. Soldiers of a Russian army unit who complained to President Vladimir Putin about their “criminal” commanders and being forced into suicidal combat situations are now under interrogation by the military prosecutor’s office, according to an independent Russian media outlet, ASTRA.ĪSTRA said it had spoken with relatives of the men, who serve with the Storm detachment of a brigade of the 8th Russian army. Meanwhile, the US decision to fly its surveillance drones further south over the Black Sea after a Russian jet collided with a US drone earlier this month “definitely limits our ability to gather intelligence” related to the Ukraine war, a senior US military official tells CNN. In Ukraine, the government announced Tuesday that three new companies financed by donations are ready to deploy Ukrainian-made drones for combat.ĭata decisions: The US decided Tuesday to not share data under a key nuclear arms control treaty in response to Russia's announcement that it will not do so either. But Western analysts have expressed skepticism that Russia’s military-industrial capacity and supply chains can be accelerated so quickly. Military defense increases: The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday the production of individual types of ammunition will increase seven to eight times by the end of the year. Olympic developments: The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) executive board on Tuesday issued a recommendation to international federations and international sports event organizers that athletes “who actively support the war cannot compete.” But earlier on Tuesday, IOC President Thomas Bach defended plans to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions. ![]() The budgetary support is part of a US pledge of $9.9 billion to assist the Ukrainian economy in 2023 and is separate from military assistance. And on Tuesday, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the government will receive an additional $2.5 billion from the US as a grant to help with state services such as salaries and benefits. ![]() International assistance: Britain and Poland on Tuesday announced plans to build two temporary villages in Ukraine with housing for people who have been forced to flee their homes due to Russia’s invasion. Over the last day, the General Staff said it repelled 24 Russian attacks. The military also said in an update Tuesday that the heaviest combat is concentrated in several zones in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and its units have repelled the latest efforts by Russian forces to advance. The situation in the contested eastern city of Bakhmut remains "under control," with the commander of the country's ground forces taking control of the city's defense, the Ukrainian military said. ![]()
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