Days 95-96. Due to the war, 35% of the ๐บ๐ฆ economy does not operate. According to various estimates, from 30% to 50% of the economy has been lost as of today ๐ To know more about Ukraine's current situation, please read our fresh update ๐ฝ
#Sumy and #Chernihiv regions remain the target for the ๐ท๐บ army. On Sunday, ๐ท๐บ forces fired 10 times at border areas there from the territory of Russia. Over the weekend, ๐ท๐บ aircraft bombed a church and a kindergarten in the Sumy region.
115 miners of #Toretsk have been stuck underground because of the blackout. ๐ท๐บ forces have destroyed all of the critical infrastructure in the ๐บ๐ฆ city of #Severodonetsk. The #Slovyansk heat power station has stopped operating. Shelling of the #Kharkiv region continues.
๐ท๐บ authorities have officially announced the kick-off of preparation and distribution of the ๐ท๐บ passports. Meanwhile, the resistance at the occupied territories continues. In the temporarily occupied #Melitopol, locals organized a rally in support of Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ
The ๐ท๐บ military took almost 3000 #Mariupol residents to a filtration camp in Bezymennyi, #Donetsk region, last week. According to ombudswoman Lyudmila Denisova, after the filtration, Ukrainians will be forcibly displaced to Taganrog and then to other regions of Russia ๐
The occupying authorities of the Russian Federation use education as a tool to destroy the national identity of Ukrainians ๐ In the #Kherson region, ๐ท๐บ occupiers force teachers to switch to the ๐ท๐บ teaching curriculum. Teachers who oppose such changes face dismissal.
The โUkrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchateโ had issued an official statement saying it โcondemns the warโ and โdisagrees with Patriarch Kirill on the war in Ukraineโ ๐ค
The EU is considering launching a special maritime mission to unblock ๐บ๐ฆ ports. As it has been mentioned numerous times, the mission will not have a military character, but will solely aim at the escort of ships with cargo โ primarily grain โ from the port in #Odesa by warships.
Between Feb 24-May 26, @UNHumanRights recorded 8691 civilian casualties as result of Russiaโs all-out invasion of Ukraine: 3998 killed, including 260 children; 4693 injured, including 404 children, mostly caused by shelling & airstrikes. Actual toll is much higher ๐ฉ
@UNHumanRights 123 385 explosive devices have been neutralized since the beginning of the Russiaโs full-scale invasion, including 1983 aircraft bombs ๐คฏ The State Emergency Services report that the area of 23 772 hectares has been cleared.
To learn more about topics mentioned in this thread as well as international policy regarding ๐บ๐ฆ, pro-Russian #disinformation and #propaganda, relevant statistics, and our reading recommendations, check the brief already available in ๐ฌ๐ง, ๐ธ๐ฐ, ๐ญ๐ท & ๐ช๐ธ: sharethetruths.org/2022/05/30/warโฆ
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Day 98. June 1 is the Children's Day. But ๐ท๐บ continues to kill and injure ๐บ๐ฆ children. Due to official data, over 689 children were affected by the war in Ukraine, at least 243 of them died.
Read more about the situation in Ukraine in the today's brief.
The ๐ท๐บ army launched an airstrike on #Severodonetsk, #Luhansk region, hitting a cistern with nitric acid at a chemical plant, even though most of the city is under control of ๐ท๐บ troops ๐คทโโ๏ธ Currently, 90% of the infrastructure is damaged, while 60% cannot be repaired.
The self-proclaimed authority of #Kherson, Kyrylo Stremousov, has announced that the region will join the ๐ท๐บ banking system. Meanwhile, Kherson has been without internet and mobile connection for two days. Russian authorities blame Ukraine, while Ukraine denies the accusations.
Day 97. The ๐ท๐บ military shelled an officially approved armored evacuation vehicle in the #Luhansk region, killing a French journalist. Heavy shelling in the #Donetsk region damaged a branch of the ammonia pipeline. Read more in today's brief ๐ฒ
@DefenceHQ indicates ๐ท๐บ capture of #Lyman supports its operational main effort, which likely remains the encirclement of #Severodonetsk and the closure of the pocket around ๐บ๐ฆ forces in #Luhansk region ๐ Military goal of ๐ท๐บ is to take control of the Luhansk and #Donetsk regions.
@DefenceHQ Residents of the village of Vysokopillya in the #Kherson region are forced to survive without drugs and food, suffering from torture and repression. Another village bordering the #Dnipropetrovsk region is left without electricity, gas and drinking water as a result of ๐ท๐บ shelling