The UN Commissioner for Human Rights said that the number of war crimes in Ukraine is growing The UN human rights office said 50 civilians in Bucha were killed. According to The Guardian, many had signs of torture, and mass executions were confirmed during the investigation. The UN warned of "a horrifying history of violations against civilians." While working in Bucha, the monitoring mission of the organization documented the unlawful killing of 50 people.

They wanted to go to Ukraine, but the embassy did not comment on recruitment information Reuters reports that in Addis Ababa, at the Russian embassy in Ethiopia, queues are gathering from those wishing to go to the Ukrainian front. Messages about the collection of volunteers appeared two weeks ago, now the number of people wishing to join the Russian troops has seriously increased. Reporters saw about a hundred men on the spot, who were registering with the embassy security.

The reason for the criminal case was the politician's speech in Arizona Vladimir Kara-Murza's lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov , said that a criminal case was opened on April 12, allegedly about the dissemination of false information about the use of Russian armed forces (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The reason was the politician's speech on March 15 before members of the Arizona House of Representatives.

In addition to control over the Donbass and southern Ukraine, the troops are interested in access to Transnistria Rustam Minnekaev, head of the troops of the Central Military District, announced today about the new tasks of the “special operation”. Now the army will try to establish full control over the Donbass and southern Ukraine in order to create a land corridor to the Crimea and another exit to Transnistria, writes . TASS According to Minnekaev, the second phase began two days ago.

The peak of detentions occurred in the first weeks of the so-called “special operation” OVD-info* prepared a report on the suppression of protests from February 24 to April 14. 15,428 people were detained at protests against the “special operation” in different cities of Russia. In seven weeks of bloodshed in Ukraine, arrests peaked on March 6. There were protests in 77 cities of Russia, the number of detainees was 5,558 people.

Previously, he received 15 days of arrest for “changing the trajectory of movement” under the police According to the politician's lawyer Vadim Prokhorov, now Vladimir Kara-Murza is in the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia. A criminal case was initiated against him under Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Public dissemination of deliberately false information about the use of the armed forces of the Russian Federation”.

Charles Michel asked Putin for talks with Zelensky European Council President Charles Michel spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone. He urged him to open humanitarian corridors from Mariupol. Putin said that Russian troops protect civilians and humanitarian corridors operate regularly. According to DW*, Charles Michel called for immediate humanitarian access and a safe corridor from Mariupol and other cities besieged by Russian troops.

Official data of the Russian Ministry of Defense and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine The Russian Defense Ministry reported that it hit 14 Ukrainian assets in a day. Attacks on civilian targets and infrastructure are denied by the agency. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports on the ongoing partial blockade of Kharkov.

During the report of the Russian delegate, the finance ministers of both countries left the hall A meeting of the International Monetary Fund was held in Washington, where delegates from Russia spoke, writes Reuters. British Treasury Secretary Rishi Sunak and his Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland expressed their protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the IMF, the damage from the actions of the Russian army has already exceeded $60 billion.

A 300-meter trench was found on satellite images in the village of Mangush. According to RFE * and the Schemes project, a 300-meter trench was discovered on satellite images in the village of Mangush occupied by Russian troops. Presumably this is a mass grave. On the new mass graves of civilians reported yesterday and the police of the Kyiv region. The trench appeared at the end of March.

Representatives of Western intelligence services also spoke about this possibility. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, speaking in New Delhi, allowed the continuation of fighting in Ukraine until the end of 2023, the BBC reports . The same assumption was made by members of Western intelligence services. According to Johnson, Putin has a huge army.

Otherwise, the Russian troops would have suffered heavy losses. The British Ministry of Defense has published the latest intelligence data. According to the special services, the assault on Azovstal would have led to heavy losses. Therefore, it was decided to transfer the troops to other directions in order to contain the Ukrainian resistance. After the start of a large-scale ground advance into the territory of Ukraine, Russian troops will face heavy losses.

Putin's Rule Can't Survive Defeat in Ukraine Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former head of Yukos and founder of the Open Russia Foundation, in an interview with the BBC assessed the prospects for the Putin regime. In his opinion, after the defeat in Ukraine, he will not survive more than two to five years. Khodorkovsky believes that Russia will lose in its “special operation” in Ukraine. Moreover, Putin announced that he considered the change of power in Kyiv a victory - but this did not happen.

Otherwise, the Russian troops would have suffered heavy losses. The British Ministry of Defense has published the latest intelligence data. According to the special services, the assault on Azovstal would have led to heavy losses. Therefore, it was decided to transfer the troops to other directions in order to contain the Ukrainian resistance. After the start of a large-scale ground advance into the territory of Ukraine, Russian troops will face heavy losses.

The UN Commissioner for Human Rights said that the number of war crimes in Ukraine is growing The UN human rights office said 50 civilians in Bucha were killed. According to The Guardian, many had signs of torture, and mass executions were confirmed during the investigation. The UN warned of "a horrifying history of violations against civilians." While working in Bucha, the monitoring mission of the organization documented the unlawful killing of 50 people.