Daily: 07/04/2022

Об’єднаними силами НАТО у Європі починає командувати генерал армії США Крістофер Каволі

Крістофер Каволі на цій посаді замінює генерала США Тода Волтерса

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На передовій – без змін, ЗСУ тиснуть і знищують «наступальний потенціал окупантів» – президент

«Нам потрібно переломити їх. Це важке завдання, це потребує часу й надлюдських зусиль»

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Число загиблих від вибухів у російському Бєлгороді зросло до 5

3 липня губернатор Бєлгородської області Росії В’ячеслав Гладков заявляв про чотирьох загиблих

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Литва після 6 липня передасть Україні «Байрактар» – міністр оборони

На початку червня Анушаускас повідомив, що Туреччина безкоштовно передасть дрон «Байрактар», на який у Литві збирали гроші

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У Міноборони заявили, що обмежень на перетин кордону для жінок не планують

Як заявила заступниця міністра оборони Ганна Маляр, «у російському медіапросторі вкотре запустили фейк про мобілізацію жінок в Україні, і цей фейк підхопили в нас»

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Ukrainian Filmmaker Joins Ranks of Ukraine’s Armed Forces

Since the start of the war, many well-known Ukrainians have joined their less well-known comrades to protect their land against Russian aggression. VOA’s Russian Service spoke to film director Alisa Kovalenko about her work, and fight for Ukraine.

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Зеленський анонсував у Лугано національний План відбудови України

На думку президента, конференція у Лугано та її рішення можуть стати «першим великим кроком до історичної перемоги демократичного світу»

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Amid War, Ukraine High Schools Hold Improvised Graduations

All around the world students are celebrating their graduations, even in Ukraine. But as Lesia Bakalets reports, with the country in the middle of a war, the events look and feel different. Anna Rice narrates. VOA footage by Andrey Degtyarev.

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Кулеба сумнівається, що найближчим часом Україна стане членом НАТО

Водночас він очікує, що «найближчим часом з боку НАТО продовжаться підтвердження, що «двері відкриті», і рішення Бухарестського саміту залишається в силі»

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Влада Узбекистану заявила про 18 загиблих під час протестів у Каракалпакстані

Під час розгону протестів співробітники сил безпеки затримали понад 500 людей, багатьох з яких уже відпустили, заявила пресслужба Національної гвардії

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Білоруське суспільство підтримує Україну – Зеленський про заяви Лукашенка

Лукашенко «не повинен втягувати Білорусь у загарбницьку війну Росії проти України», вважає президент

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Zelenskyy Vows to Regain Territory After Russia Captures Lysychansk

 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to win back territory with the help of advanced weapons after his forces withdrew from Lysychansk, the last remaining Ukrainian-held territory in the eastern Luhansk province. 

In his nightly address Sunday, Zelenskyy said Russia was focusing its firepower on the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, and that Ukrainian forces would respond with long-range weapons supplied by Western allies such as the U High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from the United States. 

“The fact that we protect the lives of our soldiers, our people, plays an equally important role. We will rebuild the walls, we will win back the land, and people must be protected above all else,” Zelenskiyy said. 

Ukraine’s military said Sunday it decided to withdraw its remaining fighters from Lysychansk because continuing defense efforts in the face of superior Russian troop numbers and equipment “would lead to fatal consequences.” 

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly urged allies to help bolster its arsenal with more advanced weapons to help them match up against Russia’s military. 

Since failing early in its four-month invasion of Ukraine to topple Zelenskyy or capture the capital, Kyiv, Russia has focused on taking control of the Donbas region, which includes Luhansk and Donetsk provinces. Ukraine retains control of several cities in Donetsk. 

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin that the Luhansk People’s Republic — as the pro-Russian separatist government that claims control over Luhansk calls itself — has been “liberated,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Telegram. “As Army General Sergei Shoigu reported, as a result of successful combat operations, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, together with units of the People’s Militia of the Lugansk People’s Republic, have established full control over the city of Lisichansk and a number of nearby settlements, the largest of which are Belogorovka, Novodruzhesk, Maloryazantsevo and Belaya Gora,” the ministry said in its post, using the Russian spelling of Lysychansk. 

Meanwhile, Russian officials said blasts Sunday in a Russian city bordering Ukraine killed at least three people. 

Dozens of residential buildings were damaged in the explosions in Belgorod. Russian lawmaker Andrei Klishas has called for a military response. 

“The death of civilians and the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Belgorod,” Klishas posted on Telegram, “are a direct act of aggression on the part of Ukraine and require the most severe — including a military — response.” 

Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the Russian claims about the Belgorod explosions. 

Recovery plan 

Switzerland is hosting a conference Monday and Tuesday focusing on what it will take to rebuild Ukraine. 

The meeting in Lugano brings together leaders from dozens of countries as well as international organizations and the private sector. 

Ukrainian Ambassador to Switzerland Artem Rybchenko said the conference would help produce a roadmap for his country’s recovery. 

Zelenskyy is expected to address the gathering by video, while Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal made a rare trip outside of Ukraine to attend in person. 

Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.

 

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Uzbekistan reports casualties in unrest, opposition says at least 5 killed

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Sunday there were casualties among civilians and law enforcement officers after rare protests in the Central Asian country, and an exiled opposition politician said at least five people had been killed. 

Separately, a local government official told an Uzbek news website that thousands of people have been hospitalized. 

In a statement posted online, Mirziyoyev said rioters had carried out “destructive actions” in the city of Nukus, capital of the northwestern Karakalpakstan region, by throwing stones, starting fires and attacking police. 

“Unfortunately there are victims among civilians and law enforcement officers,” he said. The statement did not specify the number and nature of the casualties. 

Sultanbek Ziyayev, the head of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, told news website Daryo.uz that hospitals in Nukus were full of patients who had been wounded when protesters clashed with security forces. 

“Thousands of wounded have been hospitalized and are being treated,” he said, according to the website. 

Photographs from Nukus published on Sunday by another news website, Kun.uz, showed street barricades, burned trucks and a heavy military presence including armored personnel carriers. 

Videos shared on social media showed at least two severely wounded people being carried by their arms and legs. One was bleeding from the abdomen, while the other was screaming. 

Another showed a young man crouching by an apparently lifeless body in the street, screaming “A man is dying” and then running for cover as shots rang out. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the videos. 

An exiled opposition politician, Pulat Ahunov, told Reuters that, based on contacts with local sources and video evidence, at least five people had been killed. He said there were unconfirmed reports of dozens more dead. 

Ahunov said people were unable to move around and obtain more information because of a state of emergency imposed by the authorities. 

Uzbekistan is a tightly controlled former Soviet republic where the government clamps down hard on any form of dissent. 

It was the second outbreak of unrest in Central Asia this year, after Kazakhstan crushed mass protests in January and Russia and other former Soviet republics sent in troops to help the authorities restore order. 

The protests in Uzbekistan were prompted by planned constitutional changes that would have stripped Karakalpakstan of its autonomous status. In an about-turn, the president dropped those plans on Saturday. 

Ahunov, chairman of the opposition Berlik party, told Reuters from Sweden that he condemned the use of lethal force. 

“The authorities, from the start, should have opted for dialogue and negotiations,” he said. 

He said he feared the potential for the situation to escalate into an ethnic conflict between Uzbeks and Karakalpaks, a minority group with their own language. Authorities had called a public meeting for Tuesday to discuss the situation, he added. 

Kazakhstan said it was concerned by the events in Uzbekistan and welcomed moves by the authorities to stabilize the situation. 

Steve Swerdlow, Associate Professor of Human Rights at the University of Southern California and an expert on the region, said Uzbekistan should engage as transparently as possible in declaring casualties and the use of force and over the longer term look at what concerns were at the heart of the protests. 

(Reporting by Olzhas Auyezov in Almaty and Mark Trevelyan in London, Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky, Alexandra Hudson)

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Канада і Україна «скоординували позиції» перед зустріччю міністрів закордонних справ G20 – Кулеба

За словами міністра, Жолі поінформувала його про результати саміту НАТО в Мадриді

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Pub Numbers in England, Wales Hit Record Lows, Study Shows

The number of pubs in England and Wales has plunged to its lowest ever level, according to analysis published on Monday which blames the coronavirus pandemic and soaring costs.

In the first half of this year, pub numbers dropped below 40,000 — a fall of more than 7,000 since 10 years ago.

A total of 200 pubs called “last orders” for good from the end of December to the end of last month, real estate advisers Altus Group said.

Pubs, which have been central to British communities for centuries, have either been demolished or converted into homes and offices, it added.

The analysis comes after the pub trade and wider hospitality sector suffered a slump in business due to the series of coronavirus lockdowns and social distancing restrictions.

Throughout the public health crisis, industry bodies urged the government for more financial support to prop up affected businesses and prevent many from going to the wall.

But with inflation now at 40-year highs, pubs have been confronted with a new challenge.

“Whilst pubs proved remarkably resilient during the pandemic, they’re now facing new headwinds grappling with the cost of doing business crisis through soaring energy costs, inflationary pressures and tax rises,” Altus Group UK president Robert Hayton said.

Separate research from industry bodies the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping suggests only about one-third (37%) of hospitality businesses are in profit.

Rising costs of energy, goods and labor were blamed.

BBPA chief executive Emma McClarkin said: “When pubs are forced to close it’s a huge loss to the local community, and these numbers paint a devastating picture of how pubs are being lost in villages, towns and cities across the country.”

She called on the government to act or risk losing more pubs every year.

Britain is facing the prospect of a wave of public sector strikes over pay and conditions, as the cost of living rises.

Pub owners have said a series of walkouts by railway workers have also hit trade.

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Germany, Ireland Tell UK: No Justification for Breaking Brexit Deal

Germany and Ireland on Sunday told Britain there was no legal or political justification for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the Brexit deal governing trade with Northern Ireland.

The British parliament is considering a new law which would unilaterally change customs arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland that were initially agreed as part of its exit deal from the European Union.

Britain says the changes are necessary to ease the overly burdensome requirements of the divorce deal, designed to prevent goods flowing into EU member Ireland via British province Northern Ireland. Johnson says the checks are creating tensions that threaten the region’s 1998 peace deal.

But, writing in the Observer newspaper, foreign ministers from Germany and Ireland rejected that argument.

“There is no legal or political justification for unilaterally breaking an international agreement entered into only two years ago,” Germany’s Annalena Baerbock and Ireland’s Simon Coveney said.

“The tabling of legislation will not fix the challenges around the protocol. Instead, it will create a new set of uncertainties and make it more challenging to find durable solutions.”

Johnson’s government says its preference remains to find a negotiated solution with the EU, but that Brussels needs to be more flexible to make that possible. The EU says it has put forward a range of possible solutions.

“We urge the British government to step back from their unilateral approach and show the same pragmatism and readiness to compromise the EU has shown,” Baerbock and Coveney said.

The legislation, known as the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, passed its first parliamentary hurdle last week, but is expected to face stiffer tests before it becomes law with many parliamentarians opposed to breaking a treaty obligation.

It is next due to be debated in parliament on July 13.

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Данія: поліція повідомила, що декілька людей загинули під час стрілянини в торговому центрі у Копенгагені

Стрілянина сталася у найбільшому торговому центрі Данії Fields

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У День незалежності Білорусі Держдепартамент США нагадав про політичні репресії режиму Лукашенка

Захід застосував до Білорусі, як і до її близького союзника Росії, фінансові санкції у відповідь на війну Кремля проти України і зусилля Білорусі щодо сприяння цьому російському вторгненню

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