Breaking: NY attorney general is starting a civil investigation into whether dioceses and other Roman Catholic institutions potentially covered up allegations of sexual abuse of minors within NY. nyti.ms/2Q7QGcJ
Just in:
New Jersey has launched its own inquiry into sexual abuse by Catholic clergy bit.ly/2NSlX1N
The announcements by the two states comes several weeks after an explosive Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed the abuse of more than 1,000 children in the state by hundreds of priests over decades nyti.ms/2nFLRdq
NY attorney general: "The Pennsylvania grand jury report shined a light on incredibly disturbing and depraved acts by Catholic clergy, assisted by a culture of secrecy and cover ups in the dioceses. Victims in NY deserve to be heard as well.” nyti.ms/2Q7QGcJ
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These accounts of Russian occupation:
Children held at knife point; an old woman forced to drink alcohol as her occupiers watched and laughed; whispers of rape and forced disappearances; and an old man found toothless, beaten in a ditch and defecated on. nyti.ms/3K8YOp4
“I can’t wrap my head around how this war with tanks and missiles is possible,” said the head doctor at the local hospital.
“Against who? The peaceful civilians? This is true barbarity.”
By @Tmgneff nyti.ms/3K8YOp4
@Tmgneff In the morgue, a civilian victim of Russian forces.
“This person was tortured to death,” the doctor said. "His hands and legs are tied up with sticky tape, his teeth are missing and almost all of his face is gone. It’s unknown what they wanted from him.” nyti.ms/3K8YOp4
Scoop: @nytimes obtained dozens of battlefield real-time radio transmissions between Russian forces outside Kyiv.
They reveal:
• Soldiers committing possible war crimes against civilians
• Major logistical problems and communication failures nyti.ms/3IzkuJa
@nytimes Radio intercepts suggest war crimes by Russian forces:
• “Cover the residential area with artillery.”
Evidence of chaos among Russian soldiers:
• “The boys are suffering, suffering.”
• “You fucking forgot about the fucking air support.” nyti.ms/3IzkuJa
@nytimes Shockingly, Russian troops have used unencrypted communication channels.
Ukrainians then jam them.
Russian soldier: “Looking for retreat routes. Looking for retreat routes.”
Ukrainian jammer: “Go home. It’s better to be a deserter than fertilizer.” nyti.ms/3IzkuJa
.@nytimes is deeply saddened to learn of the death of an American journalist in Ukraine, Brent Renaud.
Brent was a talented photographer and filmmaker, but he was not on assignment for @nytimes in Ukraine.
Full statement is here.
Brent's death is a terrible loss. Brave journalists like Brent take tremendous risks to bear witness and to tell the world about the devastation and suffering caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
.@Vivian recalls that Brent’s ties to @nytimes date to 2004, when he and his brother Craig directed the 10-part documentary series "Off to War" for the Discovery Times Channel.
Heartbreaking:
The photo of a deadly Russian mortar attack on a fleeing family outside Kyiv shocked the world.
This is their story. Please read.
By @AndrewKramerNYT. nyti.ms/3hSlXPM
@AndrewKramerNYT Serhiy Perebyinis, whose wife, Tetiana, was killed in the attack along with their two children, said it was important that their deaths had been recorded in photos and video.
“The whole world should know what is happening here,” he said. nyti.ms/3hSlXPM
@AndrewKramerNYT Lives lost:
• Tetiana, 43, was chief accountant in Ukraine for SE Ranking, a software company w/offices in California and London. She liked to ski and garden.
• Mykyta, 18, became very protective of his little sister, Alisa, 9, when the war started. nyti.ms/3hSlXPM
As a former Moscow bureau chief for @nytimes, I am saddened to report that we are pulling our journalists from Russia.
Here is a statement from @meslackman, assistant managing editor, to the company.
@nytimes@meslackman "We will continue our live, robust coverage of the war, and have every intention of maintaining our rigorous reporting on Russia's offensive in Ukraine and these attempts to stifle independent journalism.”
— @meslackman, assistant managing editor for @nytimes
@nytimes@meslackman NYT Russia coverage is led by @antontroian, one of the finest Moscow bureau chiefs in our long history of reporting there.
He, and the rest of our journalists in the region, will not be deterred. nyti.ms/3HUQM15
New US estimate of the Russian death toll in Ukraine: more than 3,000 soldiers.
Nearly 2 weeks into Putin’s invasion — Europe’s largest land war since 1945 — the fearsome image of the Russian military has been shattered. nyti.ms/3IUsu8v
Russian soldiers have been plagued by poor morale and fuel and food shortages. Troops have crossed the border with rotten MREs (meals ready to eat) that expired in 2002.
Some have surrendered and sabotaged their own vehicles to avoid fighting. nyti.ms/3IUsu8v
“The Kremlin spent the last 20 years trying to modernize its military,” a former Russian foreign minister said.
“Much of that budget was stolen and spent on mega-yachts in Cyprus. But as a military advisor you cannot report that to the President. So they reported lies.”