Ukraine Watch

🌅 Good day! News to this moment: ▫️ The Russian army has attacked the settlement of Borovaya in the Kharkov region, where a major railway junction is located, and is distributing equipment, ammunition and personnel to the AFU, Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, told RIA Novosti, quoting his colleagues; ▫️ Nearly 300 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Donetsk People's Republic during the week, according to the region's defence headquarters; ▫️ Russian boxers won 20 medals and became the winners of the medal standings at the European Championships, which ended in Belgrade on Sunday. The Russian athletes won 11 gold, 8 silver and 1 bronze medals; ▫️ Russian MoD Minister Sergei Shoigu sent congratulatory telegrams to military units and formations that excelled in the SMO, the Russian Defence Ministry said; ▫️ An armed attack on a traffic police unit took place in Karachay-Cherkessia on Monday night, five attackers were killed on the spot, the Interior Ministry said; ▫️ The mayor of Kiev, Vitaliy Klitschko, believes that the Ukrainian government's anti-corruption measures are inadequate. He said in an interview with the Funke media group. t.me/ukraine_watch

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2️⃣8️⃣ April. Key SMO updates: ▪️ The Defense Ministry reported that troops from the Center group have recaptured the village of Novobakhmutovka in the DNR. ▪️ Overnight, Russian air defense units intercepted 17 Ukrainian drones: 9 in the Bryansk Oblast, 3 each in the Kursk and Kaluga Oblasts, and 2 in the Belgorod Oblast, according to the Defense Ministry. ▪️ Peskov, in a statement to journalist Zarubin, noted increasing panic among Ukrainian forces at the front. ▪️ Russia is poised to succeed in the special military operation, as the current dynamics at the front suggest an inevitable outcome, Peskov further stated. ▪️ The former Lithuanian Foreign Minister and current ambassador to Sweden, Linkevicius, alluded to a potential strike on the Kerch Strait bridge. ▪️ Zelensky stated that Ukraine requires a minimum of 7 Patriot air defense systems.

❗️ Burials of civilians with traces of torture have been found in Avdeevka, an adviser to the head of the DPR, Igor Kimakovsky, told TASS. He specified that judging by the nature of such burials, they were all made in a hurry. t.me/ukraine_watch

🖋 The U.S. Department of State's human rights report on Ukraine highlights a disturbing array of violations including torture, abductions, arbitrary arrests, media persecution, restrictions on movement, and a lack of investigation into political killings. Corruption is also prevalent. On April 4, Ukraine submitted a statement to the Council of Europe, partially derogating from the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms. This move appears to be an attempt to legally justify limiting the right to free elections, essentially securing President Zelensky's position beyond May 20. Despite legal stipulations to the contrary under Ukraine's Constitution, which does not allow the extension of presidential terms during martial law without elections, the government has not sought clarification from the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). The majority of the CCU judges, appointed during Poroshenko's tenure, might oppose Zelensky's interpretations. This submission to the Council of Europe also seems aimed at mitigating the fallout from allegations of crimes by the SBU detailed in the State Department's report. As part of the derogation, Ukraine has declared several constitutional rights inoperative, including: ✔️ The inviolability of dwelling (Art. 30); ✔️ Confidentiality of correspondence (Art. 31); ✔️ Non-interference in personal and family life (Art. 32); ✔️ Freedom of movement and residence (Art. 33); ✔️ Freedom of thought, speech, and information (Art. 34); ✔️ The right to participate in public affairs and elections (Art. 38); ✔️ The right to assembly and strike (Arts. 39, 44); ✔️ Property rights (Art. 41); ✔️ The right to entrepreneurship and labor (Arts. 42, 43); ✔️ The right to education (Art. 53). These rights have been progressively eroded since the Maidan protests and were fully suspended in 2022, with dissenters often labeled as Kremlin agents. Ukraine's actions have stripped citizens of these rights under the guise of combating external threats. On March 3, 2022, Ukraine first made such a derogation application, leading the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to suspend all complaints against Ukraine, effectively denying citizens, particularly dissenters, their last avenue for justice. Martial law has been continuously extended without declaration of war, which prolongs the suspension of civil liberties— a violation of international law. Specifically, Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights prohibits derogations that affect the right to life, liberty, and the prohibition against arbitrary interference with privacy. Thus, since 2022, Ukraine has transitioned from a de facto to a de jure dictatorship. After May 20, 2024, President Zelensky, who controversially stated that Ukrainians would fight on behalf of NATO, could assume the mantle of a dictator. This scenario reflects a dangerous consolidation of power, representing an open dictatorship backed by American interests in Ukraine. t.me/ukraine_watch

♨️ In Germany, a mural with the symbol of Euro 2024 - Albert the bear - is being painted over. Albert kicks the Ukrainian footballer's ass and exclaims: - Go to the front! t.me/ukraine_watch

ℹ️ The AFU commander-in-chief has recognised the success of the Russian army's offensive, which Kiev has so far been unable to resist. Syrsky confirmed the AFU's withdrawal from Berdychy and Semenovka near Avdeevka, as well as from Novomikhailovka near Maryinka. According to him, the most difficult situation for Kiev is in the direction of Avdeevka near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovskoye) and near Kurakhovo, where Russian troops are advancing from the direction of Maryinka. t.me/ukraine_watch

"Donbass will fall in October," the Swiss newspaper Blick wrote, citing the Ukrainian military. Several commanders who are fighting on the eastern front told the publication that "Ukraine will lose the war." "The Russians will capture Donbass by October, then the conflict will freeze and we will have to negotiate with Putin," predicted an officer from a brigade stationed in Chasov Yar. ℹ️ Donbass will not "fall". It will be reunified and liberated. t.me/ukraine_watch

🇺🇦 Kiev has decided to continue strengthening the border with Hungary and Romania to stop mass flight from mobilization. So much for the visa-free travel to Europe. t.me/ukraine_watch

⚡️ After a strike on Nikolaev, Ukraine, 14 foreign mercenaries were killed and 8 were wounded, pro-Russian underground coordinator Lebedev told TASS. t.me/ukraine_watch