Tim MakAug 1, 2024

Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Two years ago, Russia allegedly committed the #Olenivka prison massacre.

Arseniy, a former POW, was so close he heard the explosion. In our latest investigation, he tells us what it was like to survive the terrible event.

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Arseniy Fedosiuk is only 31, but he’s already fought the Russian invaders for a decade as a sergeant in the #Azov Regiment. After the full-scale invasion, Fedosiuk witnessed firsthand the brutal destruction of #Mariupol and then fought in the famous Azovstal steelworks siege.
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Many of his friends and comrades died during the siege, but he survived and was captured. As a prisoner of war, he spent seven months in Russian detention where he was tortured and slowly starved.
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Two months after his capture, explosions tore through a building right next to where he was kept as a POW in a make-shift prison colony, near the town of #Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.
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If proven to be carried out by Russia, as the evidence suggests, the incident would be among the most atrocious war crimes carried out by the Russian government since the full-scale invasion began – and a mockery of the Geneva Conventions.
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The notorious incident became known as the Olenivka Prison Massacre.

And Arseniy was there.

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https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/i-survived-the-olenivka-prison-massacre

I survived the Olenivka prison massacre

It has been two years since the Olenivka Prison Massacre, one of the war's most egregious alleged war crimes. We take you behind the scenes to share what it was like to be there.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

#UKRAINE FIRST COUNTRY TO DESTROY A HELICOPTER IN MID-AIR WITH A #DRONE: A Ukrainian drone shot down a Russian Mi-8 transportation helicopter near #Donetsk, according to Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/07/31/a-two-pound-ukrainian-drone-just-shot-down-a-12-ton-russian-helicopter/

A Two-Pound Ukrainian Drone Just Shot Down A 12-Ton Russian Helicopter

It may be the first time a drone has destroyed a helicopter in mid-air.

Forbes
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#RUSSIA RELEASES U.S. REPORTER IN PRISONER SWAP: Evan #Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal journalist, as well as a former American Marine Paul #Whelan jailed in Russia on espionage charges, have been freed due to the major prisoner swap with the United States, Bloomberg reports.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-01/us-reporter-released-by-russia-in-multi-country-prisoner-swap?embedded-checkout=true

US Reporter Evan Gershkovich To Be Released By Russia in Major Prisoner Swap

Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.

Bloomberg
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#CHINA TO BAN EXPORT OF ALL MILITARY DRONES: #Beijing has tightened its export controls on military drones amid mounting criticism over alleged China’s support for #Russia in the war against #Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/china-expands-military-drone-export-curbs-after-ukrainian-visit
China Expands Military Drone Export Curbs After Ukrainian Visit

China has adjusted its export controls on drones intended for military use, as Beijing faces growing criticism from the US and it allies over bolstering Russia’s battlefield efforts in Ukraine.

Bloomberg
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#UKRAINE RECEIVES SIX #f16 FROM THE #NETHERLANDS: #Ukraine receives the first delivery of F-16 fighter jets, and several more will soon arrive from Denmark, the Times reports.

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2024/07/31/ukraine-receives-first-delivery-of-f-16-fighter-jets-from-nato-allies/#:~:text=The%20first%20delivery%20of%20F,also%20promised%20to%20deliver%20jets

Ukraine receives first delivery of F-16 fighter jets from Nato allies

Transfer of jets should, over time, help Kyiv build capacity to put a dent in Russia’s aerial superiority

The Irish Times
Aug 1, 2024 at 1:53pmWeb
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UKRAINE GAINS ANOTHER VICTORY AT THE OLYMPICS: Shooter Serhii Kulish brings home second in the 50m rifle three positions event, winning silver at the Paris #Olympics. He received the second medal for #Ukraine this Olympic cycle, following fencer Olha #Kharlan's bronze medal in the women's individual saber event.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/31/7468244/

Ukrainian sport shooter Serhii Kulish reaches final in 50 metre rifle

Ukrainska Pravda
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Show threadHein RagasAug 1, 2024
@timkmak As a Dutch person, I am proud that we are helping to keep the airspace above Ukraine safe.
I'm glad this is happening now, because our new government is led by a petrofascist who is in Putin's pocket. It might get harder to get support from the Netherlands from now on, and that sucks.