Skip next section Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimes
04/02/2024April 2, 2024
Hague conference discusses compensation for Russian war crimes
Ministers and officials from dozens of European countries will gather in The Hague on Tuesday for a conference on prosecuting Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
The conference will initially focus on damage or destruction of residential property and will open where Ukrainians can submit compensation claims.
Among the speakers will be the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who last year and other high-ranking Kremlin officials for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
“The Netherlands believes it is of vital importance that truth and justice be achieved both for Ukraine and for all victims of Russia’s aggression,” said the Dutch government, which is hosting the conference.
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Skip next section Russia reports drone strikes at Tatarstan industrial sites
04/02/2024April 2, 2024
Russia reports drone strikes at Tatarstan industrial sites
At least six people were injured in drone attacks industrial facilities in Tatarstan, Russia, according to Moscow’s state-run TASS news agency on Monday.
The drones reportedly hit a dormitory in a special economic zone near Yelabuga — — that houses chemical and mechanical engineering facilities as well as metal treatment factories.
“This morning, the republic’s industrial enterprises in Yelabuga and Nizhnekamsk were attacked by drones. There is no serious damage, the technological process of the enterprises was not disrupted,” Tatarstan’s leader Rustam Minnikhanov said in a post on Telegram.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Nizhnekamsk said air defenses had thwarted an attempted attack on an oil refinery in his district. Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency said a drone hit the Taneco oil refinery, resulting in a fire that was quickly extinguished.
Analysis by the Reuters news agency showed that the facility’s primary oil refining unit had been hit, although Russian officials said production had not been halted.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters that Kyiv’s military spy agency caused “significant damage” to a military target in Tatarstan on Tuesday. It said the target was a factory involved in the production of .
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Skip next section Russia damages Ukrainian energy facility in fresh strikes
04/02/2024April 2, 2024
Russia damages Ukrainian energy facility in fresh strikes
Russia once again targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a series of overnight attacks, Ukraine’s military said on Tuesday.
Grid operator Ukrenergo said a Russian drone had hit a high-voltage substation in the Kirovohrad region, causing a fire.
Meanwhile, nine drones were shot down over Dnipropetrovsk, the regional governor said, with debris causing two fires in the regional capital of Dnipro.
Russia has and other energy infrastructure in recent weeks, causing blackouts in many regions.
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Skip next section Russia border officers seize explosives concealed in Orthodox Christian icons
04/02/2024April 2, 2024
Russia border officers seize explosives concealed in Orthodox Christian icons
Russia seized dozens of kilograms of explosives at the border with Latvia, the FSB security service said on Tuesday.
The explosives were reportedly found “hidden” inside Orthodox Christian religious icons during a cargo inspection in the Pskov region .
The FSB said the cargo was “part of the cross-border traffic of explosives from Ukraine through the European Union,” and claimed that the cargo had passed through Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
One person was arrested.
zc/rc (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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