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Britons sentenced to death after 'show trial' in Russian-occupied ... (The Guardian)

Two British men and a Moroccan national captured while fighting in the Ukrainian army in Mariupol have been sentenced to death by pro-Russia officials after ...

On 31 May, Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov were each sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for shelling attacks on population centres that “violated the laws and customs of war”. “Contrary to the Kremlin’s propaganda, Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner are not mercenaries. You will know that under the Geneva conventions prisoners of war are entitled to combatant immunity and they should not be prosecuted for participation in hostilities. Both Britons have said they were serving in the Ukrainian marines, making them active-duty soldiers who should be protected by the Geneva conventions on prisoners of war. We have said continually that prisoners of war shouldn’t be exploited for political purposes. This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy … my thoughts are with the families.

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Britons and Moroccan sentenced to death after capture in Ukraine ... (NBC News)

Two British citizens and a Moroccan are set to face a firing squad after they were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, ...

Sievierodonetsk is part of the very last pocket of Luhansk that the Russians have yet to seize.” The defendants have a month to appeal. “My thoughts are with the families.

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Russia-Ukraine live news: Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine (Aljazeera.com)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has compared himself to Peter the Great, and spoke of Russia's need to “take back [territory] and defend itself”. Ukrainian ...

The Ukrainian government will continue to make every effort to release all the defenders of Ukraine,” Nikolenko added. Special attention was paid to Ukraine's path to the #EU, we are coordinating steps. Discussed further defense support for 🇺🇦 and work on security guarantees. “The so-called ‘trial’ of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the occupied Ukrainian territories is of no significance,” Oleh Nikolenko told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. “Special attention was paid to Ukraine’s path to the #EU, we are coordinating steps,” the Ukrainian president said on Twitter. - The Ukrainian army has said its forces continue to frustrate Russian attempts to take the fiercely contested eastern city of Severodonetsk.

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British, Moroccan fighters sentenced to death by Russian proxy court ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Two British men and one Moroccan man have been sentenced to death by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.

It was that which made it possible to take this complex and difficult decision to apply an exceptional measure of punishment in the form of the death penalty,” he added. Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Aslin appeared to have pleaded guilty to a lesser charge involving weapons and explosives. Their families say they have both lived in Ukraine since 2018. This is a sham judgment with absolutely no legitimacy.” Their lawyer said they would appeal against the decision.

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Moroccan Man Pleads Guilty, Could Face ... (Morocco World News)

A Moroccan arrested by Russian troops could face the death penalty for fighting on Ukraine's side against Russia.

RUNEWS24 quoted him as saying he was frightened when he was arrested by Russian troops. The Russian agency said that the charges could lead to death penalty sentences for the three men. The Russian news agency said that Brahim Saadoun and Shaun Pinner, one of the two British prisoners, pleaded guilty to “actions aimed at the violent seizure of power.”

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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Fate of eastern Ukraine at stake in ... (The Washington Post)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the fight for the city as “a very fierce battle … probably one of the most difficult throughout this war,” ...

You’ve got to be trained on it to get the maximum effective use out of the weapon as a precision system.” Typically, this data is long outdated and the person has moved on to another area, changed units or stopped military service, it added. Zelensky, a comedian turned politician, has won global affection through his daily video broadcasts, savvy use of social media and speeches to national parliaments. “It is time to be 100 percent influential. He was covering humanitarian efforts in eastern Ukraine for the French television station BFM. Two colleagues who were with him have since returned to France, according to Agence France-Presse. “Uber is thrilled to be working with WFP to help them more efficiently distribute emergency food relief across Ukraine,” Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi said in the statement. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, said Wednesday in its latest intelligence assessment that “Russian forces are intensifying their operations in northwestern Kherson Oblast in response to recent Ukrainian counterattacks.” The coming years are “critical for climate action,” the analysis noted, and the “last chance” to keep rising temperatures under control. “In this moment of crisis, our duty is to stand by the most vulnerable.” Saadun Brahim reportedly came to Ukraine as a student. ❗️🤬The so-called Supreme Court of the Donetsk People's Republic sentenced to death three foreigners who fought for Ukraine, according to the Russian media. Some 10,000 civilians remain stuck in the city and evacuations are “impossible” for most because of the intensity of Russian attacks, Oleksandr Stryuk, the city’s mayor, said Thursday.

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