The second part of the landmark documentary "Crimea: The War Before the War" by The Kyiv Independent's War Crimes Investigations Unit was released this week. The film shows how russia laid the groundwork for its takeover of
#Crimea for years before launching its illegal invasion and annexation in 2014 – together with its war of aggression in #Ukraine's Donbas region.
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDn_09I8co4
Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0nx6JkWR1g

#Trump's #FCC tried to censor this interview with #Texas Rep. James #Talarico by banning it from TV. It quickly became Stephen #Colbert's most watched YouTube video to date. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A

Another long-standing war criminal gone. The Head of the Operational Training Department of the russian armed forces, Lieutenant General Fanil #Sarvarov, was killed in a jeep explosion in #moscow. Before #Ukraine, he took part in the invasions of Chechnia, Georgia and Syria. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jwn9wznx1o

For the first time in history, an underwater drone hit a submarine. #Ukraine's SBU successfully attacked a russian Kilo-class submarine used for Kalibr missile attacks on Ukrainian civilians in the port of #Novorossiysk. 🔥

Good news! #Poland has arrested Alexander #Butyagin, head of ancient archaeology at russia's #hermitage. He is wanted by #Ukraine for looting a Ukrainian heritage site on temporarily occupied #Crimea. If extradited, this would be a long-overdue step towards accountability for the kremlin's war criminals and agents of influence in academia who too often still freely travel and spread the aggressor's agenda throughout Europe. https://united24media.com/latest-news/poland-arrests-top-russian-archaeologist-wanted-by-ukraine-for-looting-crimea-heritage-site-14196

After russia once again broke an agreement and struck a grain ship in the Black Sea, #Ukraine retaliated and the aggressor is now rapidly losing their 'shadow fleet' with two confirmed destructions in just one day.

Justice at last: Ukrainian intelligence executed 45-year-old russian lieutenant colonel Veniamin #Mazherin, involved in war crimes in #Bucha and the wider #Kyiv region in 2022. https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-intelligence-eliminates-russian-officer-accused-of-war-crimes-in-kyiv-oblast/ #Ukraine

#Chelyabinsk, 1,700km(!) from #Ukraine 🚭🔥