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Kremlin: Sentsov must personally appeal to Putin for pardon
In reply to the Sentsov mother’s appeal, the Russian Office for the Guarantee of Citizens Constitutional Rights under the Presidential Administration said that to apply for a pardon, the film director Oleh Sentsov must write a personal plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Putin administration stated that they forwarded Oleh’s mother’s Ludmila Sentsova's appeal to the Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area for his preliminary consideration, reports Hromadske.
"At the same time, …
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Former Ukrainian President: Ukrainians will be slaves without a victory plan over Russia
In an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda, Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko explained why there has been no successful conflict resolution in the Donbas or a settlement of the Crimea issue for several years.
According to him, the will determines the result of any military conflict, “If you have strong will, you will be always victorious. If you don’t it, no Buk [anti-aircraft missile system], nothing will help.”
The ex-president provided the war in Vietnam as an example. He …
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Ukraine lays charges against former LPR leader Plotnitsky
On August 13, the judge read out the charges on the case of the downed IL-76 aircraft against the ex-head of the LPR, Igor Plotnitsky and two leaders of the armed formations, Alexander Gureyev and Nikolai Patrushevm, as stated on Facebook by the lawyer of the families of killed paratroopers and crew members of IL-76, Vitaly Pogosyan.
"Today, an indictment on Plotnitsky, Patrushev and Gureyev has been announced at the Krasnohvardiisky district Court in Dnipro,” he wrote. The lawyer added that …
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Ukrainian President announces tests of modernized T-72 tank
The firing tests of the modernized Т-72АМТ tank that was modernized at the Kyiv Armor Plant started in Ukraine, announced Ukrainian President Poroshenko on his Facebook page. According to the Ukrainian President, during the tests, the tank crews tested all shooting modes using all types of ammunition, including Kombat precision guided missiles.
“The power of the Kombat is enough to destroy even the most protected enemy tanks,” Poroshenko wrote. According to him, due to the use of high- …
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Ukraine studying force-based scenario for unblocking the Azov Sea
Ukraine is studying a force-based scenario for unblocking the Azov Sea in response to Russia’s actions, stated the Deputy Minister for the Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, George Tuka in an interview with Apostrophe news outlet.
Tuka was reluctant to discuss specifics or difficulties about how the situation might play out. "The situation is complicated, but I cannot say that we have lost [the Azov Sea]. I am not ready to make public certain scenarios that we …