A pro-ruso separatist, known for being a nearby spouse of the expelled Ukrainian president, Viktor Yanukovych, the alleged objective of an explosion in Moscow
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A Ukrainian separatist who had organized combat teams opposed to his own country has reportedly been killed after an explosion northwest of Moscow.
At least five other people were injured or killed after what he informed when a bomb exploded in the Allye Parusa residential complex in the capital.
The Russian state media site said that Armen Sarkisyan, 46, a main pro-ruso paramilitary in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, died in the hospital after being seriously injured in the explosion. The explosion said an attempt to “murder. ” One of Mr. Sarkisyan’s bodyguards without a delay murdered through the explosion.
Mr. Sarkisyan is a nearby spouse of former President of Ukraine Pro for the organization of murders at the Kiev Center.
After scale invasion in 2022, Mr. Sarkisyan would also have organized the “Arbat” guard battalion to fight Ukraine.
This happens, while Ukraine has reached energy comfort in southern Russia with dozens of drones, causing fires in a giant oil refinery and a fuel remedy plant and disturbing Volga’s flights to the mountains of Caucasus, they said to Russian and Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday that a building in the number of Ukrainian prisoners of war carried out through Russian forces demands a pressing foreign response.
A United Nations organization reported on Monday that it had registered an “alarming increase” in the executions reported in months.
“The global will have not only condemned, but also to take pressing measures. We want new and effective foreign legal teams and concrete measures to hold the perpetrators,” Sybiha said in X.
The United Nations Human Rights Surveillance Mission has registered an “alarming increase” in informed Ukrainian executions captured through the Russian armed forces in the beyond a few months, he said Monday.
The mission in Ukraine said it had received reports of 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since the end of August last year. International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and regards it as a war crime.
“Many Ukrainians who surrendered or were in the custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead.
The UN body obtained and analysed video and photographic material published by Ukrainian and Russian sources showing executions or dead bodies and conducted detailed interviews with witnesses.
He said that the reported executions took position in spaces where Russian offensive operations were underway.
Danielle Bell, head of the mission, said some Russian officials “have explicitly called for inhumane treatment, and even execution” of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
The mission said it also documented the execution of a wounded and incapacitated Russian soldier by the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024, but gave no details.
The Ukrainian prosecutor said earlier that he was investigating dozens of cases of Ukrainian infantrymen through Russian forces.
Ukraine’s military proved that it hit a Russian oil refinery in the Volgograd region and a fuel processing plant in the Astrakhan region overnight, adding that the amenities contributed to Moscow’s army supply.
The main processing amenities of the refinery were damaged, said the general on Telegram, and the fuel plant caught the fireplace that leads to the suspension of operations.
Moscow sent 55 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday
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Almost one hundred Russian drones intended to succeed in targets in Ukraine transferred to the Belarusian airspace, an independent instructor reported.
The Russian offensive in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine is slowing down, in terms of acquired territory, despite capturing several key cities, they showed the figures.
Pasi Paroinen, an open source analyst who follows the front line in Ukraine for Black Bird Group, a Finnish attire, indicates that the amount of territory seized through Russia has decreased since November, the month in which Moscow troops have occupied the maximum lands of last year last year.
Russian forces captured both Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk in January, after months of heavy fighting. They also advanced to the outskirts of the city of Pokrovsk, cutting off one of the two main supply lines into the city from the west and at least partially compromising the second.
However, Russia’s general profits in January were 332 square kilometers (128 square miles), 451 square kilometers in December and 750 square kilometers in November.
“I would caution against being overly positive about the overall situation at all times, but at least for the time being, the trend calls into question the imaginable stabilization during this spring,” Mr. Paroinen wrote.
Sergey Efremov was deputy governor of eastern region of Primorsky Krai
Below, we have a picture of the aftermath of an explosion at the Alye Parusa luxury residential complex in northwest Moscow.
It is taken from a video published through the Russian Research Committee.
A pro-ruso collaborator and one of his bodyguards would have been killed through the explosion.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seen through Russia as an express contemplate for a summit between U. S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian resources familiar with discussions told Reuters.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine as soon as it is imaginable and said he was in a position to meet with Putin. Putin congratulated Trump for his choice and said he was in a position to meet with the American leader to talk about Ukraine and energy.
Russian officials have repeatedly denied any direct contact with the US about preparations for a phone call between Mr Trump and Mr Putin, which would precede an eventual meeting later this year.
However, senior Russian officials have visited both Saudi Arabia and the UAE in recent weeks, according to the Russian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
One source said there was still some opposition to the idea in Russia as some diplomats and intelligence officials were pointing to the close military and security links that both the Kingdom and the UAE have with the United States.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday that an increase in number of Ukrainian prisoners of war executed by Russian forces requires an urgent international response.
A UN body reported on Monday that it had recorded an “alarming rise” in reported executions in recent months.
“The global will have not only condemned, but also to take pressing measures. We want new and effective foreign legal teams and concrete measures to keep the guilty authors, said Sybiha in X.
The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission has recorded an “alarming rise” in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by the Russian armed forces during the war in recent months, it said on Monday.
The project in Ukraine said it had gained reports of 79 executions in 24 separate incidents since the end of August last year. International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and considers it a war crime.
Many Ukrainians who surrendered or were in custody of the Russian armed forces were shot dead.
The United Nations frame has received and analyzed video and photographic documents through Ukrainian and Russian resources that appear in executions or corpses and has conducted detailed interviews with witnesses.
He said that the reported executions had taken their position in spaces where Russian offensive operations were underway.
Danielle Bell, leader of the mission, said some Russians “had explicitly requested an inhuman treatment, and even” of the captured Ukrainian soldiers.
The mission said it also documented the execution of a wounded and incapacitated Russian soldier by the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024, but gave no details.
The workplace of the Ukrainian prosecutor said that he investigated dozens of cases of Ukrainian infantry soldiers through the Russian forces.
Footage published on Telegram showed the moments before a Russian soldier executed a Ukrainian POW
Ukraine’s military has confirmed it hit a Russian oil refinery in the Volgograd region and a gas processing plant in the Astrakhan region overnight, adding that both facilities contributed fuel to Moscow’s army.
The main comforts of transformation of the refinery have been damaged, General said on Telegram, and the fuel plant caught the fireplace that leads to the suspension of operations.
Nearly 100 Russian drones intended to hit targets in Ukraine accidentally crossed into Belarusian airspace, an independent monitor has reported.
The Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region is slowing, in terms of territory gained, despite the capture of several key towns, figures have shown.
Pasi Paroinen, an open source analyst who follows the front line in Ukraine for Black Bird Group, a Finnish attire, indicates that the amount of territory seized through Russia has decreased since November, the month in which Moscow troops have occupied the maximum lands of last year last year.
Russian forces captured Kurakhove and Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk in January, after months of heavy fighting. They also progressed to the outskirts of the city of Pokrovsk, cutting off one of the two main source lines in the city of the West and at least compromising the second.
Nonetheless, total Russian gains in January were 332 square kilometres (128 square miles), down from 451 square km in December and 750 square km in November.
“At all times, I object to being too positive about the overall situation, but at least for now, the trend emits a stabilization imaginable in the course of this spring,” Mr. Sanchez. paroinen.
Next, we have a symbol of the consequences of an explosion in the Luxury Residential Complex of Alye published in the northwest of Moscow.
It is taken from a video released by Russia’s investigative committee.
According to reports, a pro-ruso collaborator and one of his bodyguards were killed through the explosion.
This document of document taken from a video published through the Moscow Research Committee shows the explosion in a first -class residential block in Moscow
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are considered through Russia as an imaginable express for a summit between the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin told Reuters two Russian resources that know discussions.
Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine as soon as he has imagined and said he was in a position to meet Putin. Putin congratulated Trump for his choice and said he was in a position to meet the US leader to talk about Ukraine and energy.
Russian officials have continually denied any direct touch with the United States about arrangements for a phone call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin, which would precede an imaginable assembly at the end of this year.
However, senior Russian officials have visited both Saudi Arabia and the UAE in recent weeks, according to the Russian sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
A source said there is still some opposition to the concept in Russia, as some diplomats and intelligence officials pointed to the nearby military and security linking it to the kingdom and the UAE have with the United States.
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