We quote below the current highlights of this geopolitical conflict, which still shows no signs of pacification and is led by Russians and Ukrainians.
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Human harm
It is estimated that Around 15 Ukrainians have been killed since the start of the Russian invasion, on February 24th. About 41 million or a third of civilians were forced to leave their homes. According to the United Nations, the conflict caused the biggest crisis in refugees in the world: there are more than 6,6 million Ukrainians fleeing their country of origin, spread across Europe. ((CNN)
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What Zelensky said
On Independence Day, the President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky, stated that the country was “reborn” and united after the dawn of February 24th. The Ukrainian leader stated that the Russian invasion has not been or will be forgotten, and that he will fight “until the end” against the attacks, promealso having to recover the regions of the extreme South and East, occupied by Russianssystem. (AFP)
Among the occupied territories is Crimea, dominated by Russia since 2014. Zelensky also stated that he will not make “any concessions or compromises” in the face of opposition threats. Read more about the speech of the Ukrainian president. (UOL)
What Russia argues
“During the special operation, we vigorously complied with the standards of humanitarian law. The attacks are carried out with precision weapons against installations of the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, said the head of Russian Defense this Wednesday (24). Sergei Shoigu also said that the operation is proceeding according to plan, including slowing down the offensive to minimize casualties. (Sputnik Brazil)
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Ukrainian resistance
Recently, Zelensky expressed concern about the possibility of the Russians intensifying attacks in the midst of the country's independence week. APublic celebrations in Ukraine were banned by the president, and the United States (US) asked all Americans to leave the country under the same warning.
In Kviv, the Ukrainian leader received “Ukraine's great friend” Boris Johnson, this Wednesday (3), a supporter of the resistance against Russia. Zelensky confirmed the arrival of the British Prime Minister. Johnson resigned as prime minister but remains until a replacement is appointed by the English parliament. According to Zelensky, Johnson is one of the public figures closest to him, with whom he exchanges daily messages on Telegram.
Resignation in the midst of catastrophe
After half a year of not being able to sleep at night due to the attacks, Ukrainian Eva Goudzon, 35, says that “we got terribly used to it”. Eva is one of the residents of Mykolaiv, a city in southern Ukraine, whose drinking water pipes were hit by military actions. There, the bombings have not stopped since March, and siren signals have become part of the daily life of the population, who resist the destruction of the city caused by the explosions.
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Top photo: Girl protesting in favor of Ukraine, 23/08/2022. Zagreb, Croatia. DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP
