Zelensky Warns Russia Of Strong Response To Independence Day Attacks Ukraine

The Ukrainian president’s defiant message followed warnings by Western and Ukrainian officials that Russia was preparing to attack the capital, Kyiv, again, on the date that also marks six months since the February 24 invasion. The US on Tuesday urged all its citizens to leave the country, saying it believed Russia would target civilian and government infrastructure in the coming days. Kiev authorities banned mass gatherings in the capital to mark Ukraine’s 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. Instead of the traditional parade down Kiev’s main street, the authorities have lined the street with captured and destroyed Russian military equipment. The car bomb killing of the daughter of a prominent ultranationalist Russian ideologue over the weekend, which Russia blamed on Ukraine, has also raised fears of reprisals. Darya Dugina’s funeral was held in Moscow on Tuesday, at which her father, Alexander Dugin, said only victory in Ukraine could justify the price she paid. Zelensky said he had information from Ukraine’s intelligence services and international partners that there was an increased threat, but stressed that the threat from Russia had remained daily and constant since February 24. He told a news conference in Kyiv that Ukraine would not agree to any proposal to freeze the current fronts in order to “appease” Moscow, which now controls about 22 percent of Ukraine, including Crimea. On Wednesday, the US will announce a new security aid package for Ukraine of around $3bn (£2.5bn) to coincide with Ukraine’s independence day and equip the country for a war of attrition mainly in eastern and southern Ukraine. “If the world shows weariness with the war in Ukraine, it will be a big threat to the whole world,” Zelensky told an online conference on Crimea attended by representatives of 60 countries. He also vowed to return Crimea to Ukraine, saying it would become part of the EU, along with the rest of the country. “Everything started with Crimea and will end with Crimea,” Zelensky said. Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spoke via video link at the conference, said Britain would never recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea or any other part of Ukrainian territory. “In the face of Putin’s offensive, we must continue to provide our Ukrainian friends with all the military, humanitarian, economic and diplomatic support they need until Russia ends this heinous war and withdraws its forces from all of Ukraine,” Johnson said. . Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also spoke at the conference, saying Crimea should be returned to Ukraine. Erdogan, who helped negotiate the recent grain deal, maintains ties to Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crimea has become the focus of attention in the past two weeks after a series of explosions at Russian military bases on the peninsula. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, Ukraine’s defense ministry worked to reinforce the impression that Ukraine was involved, posting a video on Twitter warning Russians not to visit Crimea “unless they want a nasty hot summer break”. Unless they want an uncomfortably hot summer break, we advise our valued Russian visitors not to visit Ukrainian Crimea. Because no amount of sunscreen will protect them from the dangerous effects of smoking in unauthorized areas.🎶Bananarama pic.twitter.com/NnWnpZqMhR — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 11, 2022 Several media reports, including one by CNN, said they confirmed Ukraine was responsible, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials. On the eve of Ukraine’s independence day, there were reports of explosions in Sevastopol, south of Crimea. Russian occupation authorities in the city said air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone over the sea. Meanwhile, Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov said Russia fired a missile into the central Ukrainian city on Tuesday morning. “Please stay at [bomb] shelters,” Filatov wrote on his Telegram channel. He later wrote that the missile had landed in private homes and there was no military target nearby. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ukraine’s defense ministry has advised Ukrainians to be extra cautious on Independence Day, citing the threat of missile attacks and “provocations” from Russia. “Russia and the Putin regime attacked the independence of Ukraine and independent Ukraine. They are really obsessed with dates and symbols, so it would make sense for them to be on guard and be prepared for independence day when they will be attacked,” Andriy Yusov, head of the ministry’s intelligence directorate, told Ukrainian state television . Kyiv is far from the front lines and has rarely been hit by Russian missiles since Ukraine repelled a ground offensive to seize the capital in March, but some restaurants in Kyiv have closed earlier this week because of the increased threat. The head of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said he expected Russian security services to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in Russian cities resulting in civilian casualties in an attempt to rekindle domestic support for the war. Danilov said he believed Dugina’s killing was the first such attack. After the attack, which Russian security services blamed on Ukraine, a number of prominent pro-Putin figures called for revenge. Ukraine denies responsibility. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised “no mercy” for the killers. Dugin’s truly incredible speech at the funeral of his own daughter Daria, who he exalts as a martyr for the cause of Russia’s victory in Ukraine. Only victory can justify the price he paid, he says: “He died in the name of victory.” pic.twitter.com/FBIJQ1zLEu — Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) August 23, 2022 A spokesman for the United Nations rights office said it was concerned about Russia’s efforts to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in the coming days, saying the process could amount to a war crime. “We are very concerned about the way this is being done. There are pictures in the media of cages being built in the Mariupol philharmonic hall, really huge cages and apparently the idea is to confine the prisoners,” Ravina Samdasani told a UN briefing. “This is not acceptable, it is humiliating.” Deliberately depriving a prisoner of war of the right to a fair trial amounted to a war crime by Russia, he added. Zelensky said that if Russia tried the prisoners it would eliminate the possibility of talks with Moscow. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, called on the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene and prevent the trial.

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The Ukrainian president’s defiant message followed warnings by Western and Ukrainian officials that Russia was preparing to attack the capital, Kyiv, again, on the date that also marks six months since the February 24 invasion. The US on Tuesday urged all its citizens to leave the country, saying it believed Russia would target civilian and government infrastructure in the coming days. Kiev authorities banned mass gatherings in the capital to mark Ukraine’s 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. Instead of the traditional parade down Kiev’s main street, the authorities have lined the street with captured and destroyed Russian military equipment. The car bomb killing of the daughter of a prominent ultranationalist Russian ideologue over the weekend, which Russia blamed on Ukraine, has also raised fears of reprisals. Darya Dugina’s funeral was held in Moscow on Tuesday, at which her father, Alexander Dugin, said only victory in Ukraine could justify the price she paid. Zelensky said he had information from Ukraine’s intelligence services and international partners that there was an increased threat, but stressed that the threat from Russia had remained daily and constant since February 24. He told a news conference in Kyiv that Ukraine would not agree to any proposal to freeze the current fronts in order to “appease” Moscow, which now controls about 22 percent of Ukraine, including Crimea. On Wednesday, the US will announce a new security aid package for Ukraine of around $3bn (£2.5bn) to coincide with Ukraine’s independence day and equip the country for a war of attrition mainly in eastern and southern Ukraine. “If the world shows weariness with the war in Ukraine, it will be a big threat to the whole world,” Zelensky told an online conference on Crimea attended by representatives of 60 countries. He also vowed to return Crimea to Ukraine, saying it would become part of the EU, along with the rest of the country. “Everything started with Crimea and will end with Crimea,” Zelensky said. Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spoke via video link at the conference, said Britain would never recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea or any other part of Ukrainian territory. “In the face of Putin’s offensive, we must continue to provide our Ukrainian friends with all the military, humanitarian, economic and diplomatic support they need until Russia ends this heinous war and withdraws its forces from all of Ukraine,” Johnson said. . Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also spoke at the conference, saying Crimea should be returned to Ukraine. Erdogan, who helped negotiate the recent grain deal, maintains ties to Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Crimea has become the focus of attention in the past two weeks after a series of explosions at Russian military bases on the peninsula. Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, Ukraine’s defense ministry worked to reinforce the impression that Ukraine was involved, posting a video on Twitter warning Russians not to visit Crimea “unless they want a nasty hot summer break”. Unless they want an uncomfortably hot summer break, we advise our valued Russian visitors not to visit Ukrainian Crimea. Because no amount of sunscreen will protect them from the dangerous effects of smoking in unauthorized areas.🎶Bananarama pic.twitter.com/NnWnpZqMhR — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 11, 2022 Several media reports, including one by CNN, said they confirmed Ukraine was responsible, citing unnamed Ukrainian officials. On the eve of Ukraine’s independence day, there were reports of explosions in Sevastopol, south of Crimea. Russian occupation authorities in the city said air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone over the sea. Meanwhile, Dnipro Mayor Boris Filatov said Russia fired a missile into the central Ukrainian city on Tuesday morning. “Please stay at [bomb] shelters,” Filatov wrote on his Telegram channel. He later wrote that the missile had landed in private homes and there was no military target nearby. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Ukraine’s defense ministry has advised Ukrainians to be extra cautious on Independence Day, citing the threat of missile attacks and “provocations” from Russia. “Russia and the Putin regime attacked the independence of Ukraine and independent Ukraine. They are really obsessed with dates and symbols, so it would make sense for them to be on guard and be prepared for independence day when they will be attacked,” Andriy Yusov, head of the ministry’s intelligence directorate, told Ukrainian state television . Kyiv is far from the front lines and has rarely been hit by Russian missiles since Ukraine repelled a ground offensive to seize the capital in March, but some restaurants in Kyiv have closed earlier this week because of the increased threat. The head of Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said he expected Russian security services to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in Russian cities resulting in civilian casualties in an attempt to rekindle domestic support for the war. Danilov said he believed Dugina’s killing was the first such attack. After the attack, which Russian security services blamed on Ukraine, a number of prominent pro-Putin figures called for revenge. Ukraine denies responsibility. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised “no mercy” for the killers. Dugin’s truly incredible speech at the funeral of his own daughter Daria, who he exalts as a martyr for the cause of Russia’s victory in Ukraine. Only victory can justify the price he paid, he says: “He died in the name of victory.” pic.twitter.com/FBIJQ1zLEu — Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) August 23, 2022 A spokesman for the United Nations rights office said it was concerned about Russia’s efforts to try Ukrainian prisoners of war in the coming days, saying the process could amount to a war crime. “We are very concerned about the way this is being done. There are pictures in the media of cages being built in the Mariupol philharmonic hall, really huge cages and apparently the idea is to confine the prisoners,” Ravina Samdasani told a UN briefing. “This is not acceptable, it is humiliating.” Deliberately depriving a prisoner of war of the right to a fair trial amounted to a war crime by Russia, he added. Zelensky said that if Russia tried the prisoners it would eliminate the possibility of talks with Moscow. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, called on the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene and prevent the trial.