Sebastian Hughes
Russia devised plans to stage public executions in cities its forces conquer as a way to cut down the morale of Ukrainians, a European intelligence official told Bloomberg.
In addition to the executions, the plan includes crackdowns on protests and detention of opponents, the official told the outlet. Fox News also cited a European official in reporting the alleged development.
Civilians have thus far put up a tough fight against Russian forces, arming themselves with weapons and Molotov cocktails. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on Wednesday that over 2,000 Ukrainian civilians have perished since the invasion began.
“More than 2,000 Ukrainians died, not counting our defenders,” the service said in a statement, CNN reported. “Children, women and our defense forces are losing their lives every hour.”
Russian troops captured their first major city, Kherson, in southern Ukraine, on Wednesday. The port city’s mayor announced the city hall had been seized by Russian forces, who reportedly set a curfew of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Approximately one million Ukrainians have fled their country amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, equivalent to 2% of Ukraine’s entire population, the United Nations announced Wednesday.
“In just seven days we have witnessed the exodus of one million refugees from Ukraine to neighbouring countries,” U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted. “For many millions more, inside Ukraine, it’s time for guns to fall silent, so that life-saving humanitarian assistance can be provided.”
Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny called on fellow Russians to protest the war daily, calling President Vladimir Putin an “obviously insane czar.”
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Its Putin’s century.
Was the last one Hitler’s century?
It’s his as much as the 20th was Germany’s. No one will see him as anything other then a dead menical despot in 100 years
Calling BS on Jenny Griffin, she is a toady for the deep state
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