Kremlin denies Russians are about to withdraw from nuclear plant; ‘ugly’ clash erupts between Kyiv officials

Biden signs memorandum to combat conflict-related sexual violence

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U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a memorandum designed to combat sexual violence in conflict zones, including Ukraine. buy Norco online cheap with overnight delivery

The Presidential Memorandum on Promoting Accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence will strengthen accountability and deterrence measures for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict situations through legal, policy, diplomatic and financial tools.

“For each rape reported in connection with a conflict, the United Nations estimates that 10 to 20 cases go undocumented,” the White House said in a statement. “The United States does not accept (sexual violence) as an inevitable cost of armed conflict, and is committed to supporting survivors through all available measures.”

The action will build on existing efforts from the U.S., including the use of sanctions and international coalitions to strengthen accountability.

Since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine, cases of sexual violence

have skyrocketed. Last month, an independent investigation by the

UN Human Rights Commission found “patterns”

of alleged sexual violence perpetrated by Russian forces across Ukraine.

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Russia has launched over 16,000 missile

attacks at Ukraine since the start of war, 97% at civilian targets

A militant of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic inspects the remains of a missile that landed on a street in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine February 26, 2022.

Alexander Ermochenko | Reuters. Russia has launched more than 16,000 missiles attacks on Ukraine

Russia has launched more than 16,000 missiles attacks on Ukraine

since the start its invasion of the sovereign nation on Feb. 24, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

The majority of these strikes — 97% of them — were aimed at civilian targets, he said over Twitter.

“We are fighting against a terrorist state,” Reznikov said. “Ukraine will prevail and will bring the war criminals to justice.”

Last week, the European Parliament declared Russia a state sponsor

of terrorism for its attacks on civilian sites.

Russia has increasingly turned to missile and drone strikes as its battlefield losses mount. The energy sector became a primary target for Russian strikes, which have left large swaths of the Ukrainian population without power. Fears of a harsh and deadly winter grow as Russia’s ongoing attacks continue to debilitate Ukraine’s already unstable energy infrastructure.

The head of Energoatom, Petr Kotin,

The Kremlin denied a claim made by the head of Ukraine’s state

nuclear energy company that Russian forces could be preparing

to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that they’ve occupied since March.

said Sunday that he saw signs Russia could be preparing to leave the plant, Europe’s largest nuclear facility and the center of bitter missile attacks between Russia and Ukraine.

“In recent weeks we are effectively receiving information that signs have appeared that they are possibly preparing to leave the [plant],” Kotin said on national television, Reuters reported.

“Firstly, there are a very large number of reports in Russian media that it would be worth vacating the [plant] and maybe worth handing control [of it] to the [International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA],” he said, referring to the United Nations nuclear watchdog.

“One gets the impression they’re packing their bags and stealing everything they can.”

The Kremlin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov denied the claim Monday, stating “there is no need to look for some signs where they are not and cannot be,” state news agency Tass reported.

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to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that they’ve occupied since March.