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US firms account for over 75% of parts in examined Geran-4 controller
US companies accounted for more than three-quarters of the electronic components catalogued in a recovered Geran-4 flight controller, according to an analysis shared with Militarnyi. Texas Instruments and its subsidiary National Semiconductor accounted for more than half. The article presenting the findings argues that this dependence exposes ineffective sanctions monitoring by companies and governments. The […]
Zelenskyy says Musk’s SpaceX restrictions on Starlink will cost lives in Ukraine
The Ukrainian president said Starlink is slowing down in Ukraine due to a decision by Musk's company
Zelenskyy says Ukraine again received no warning before Russian ballistic strike on Kyiv that killed two, injured 21, including a child
According to intelligence reports, Russian forces are preparing further ballistic missile launches
Zelenskyy says partners provided no early warning before Russian attack on Kyiv
Zelenskyy did not specify why the warning was not received and from which specific partners Ukraine expected information
Russian aerial bomb strike on Zaporizhzhia apartment block kills at least 24 civilians (updated)
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into a war crime resulting in casualties under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Investigators from the Security Service of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast are conducting the inquiry
US imposes sanctions against International Criminal Court as an institution
The ICC stressed that the sanctions target an independent institution created under an international treaty. Currently, 125 states parties to the Rome Statute have entrusted the court to investigate genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression, as well as to bring perpetrators to justice
Zelenskyy calls for total shutdown of Russian economy to force negotiations
Zelenskyy recalled Rubio that the US had already done this when it attacked Iran, when "Israel had complete control of the skies over Iran"
Zelenskyy urges foreign nations to disrupt supply chains powering Russian drones
Zelenskyy said most of these companies are well-known manufacturers, but their components still reach Russia
UN human rights chief and nine independent rights experts urge Tennessee to commute death sentence after botched execution
Her lawyers are now asking for her sentence to be commuted. Pike, 50, was sentenced to death in 1996. Pike was 18 when she and her then-boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, beat, tortured and killed 19-year-old Slemmer
September sanctions wave: US and Canada target individuals and legal entities involved in the deportation of Ukrainian children
The US law targets not only direct perpetrators but also those "indirectly" involved, effectively threatening sanctions against the vast network of Russian officials, guardianship structures, and transport operators facilitating child removals
Anthropic details misuse of AI models for biological weapons research and cyber espionage
In addition to detecting the use of its models for cyber and influence operations, surveillance, scams and fraud, and weapon development, Anthropic said it had blocked scientists who used its AI in ways that could support biological weapons development
‘I’m not a spy – I just want to live here’: What children leaving occupied territories go through
ZMINA tells the story of Sofiia, whose name has been changed for security reasons. She left temporarily occupied Donetsk to enrol at a Ukrainian university. Sofiia's experience shows that reintegration is about more than documents, education and safety
Russia designated U.S.-based Crimean Tatar Foundation an “undesirable organisation”
Russian prosecutors also claim that the Crimean Tatar Foundation organises lectures, conferences and exhibitions covering the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, Russia’s occupation of Crimea and its war against Ukraine
Four Ukrainian сhildren return from Russian-occupied territories with U.S. First Lady’s support
International humanitarian law prohibits the forcible transfer and deportation of children and any change to their personal status, and obliges parties to an armed conflict to facilitate the reunification of children with their families
“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
In this column, Kateryna Rashevska, expert at the Regional Centre for Human Rights, explains what consequences this decision will have for the U.S., the ICC and Ukraine
Law professor who helped draft Rome Statute accuses Washington of ICC double standard
Sands noted that the U.S. Senate strongly supported ICC efforts to investigate alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine before Washington strongly opposed the ICC after its prosecutor sought arrest warrants for three Hamas members and two Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
ICC dismantling would destroy hope for justice – Ukraine’s victims and civil society
Ukrainian civil society organisations are concerned that U.S. actions - and even threats thereof - may result in significant damage to the work of the Court, including disruption of operations, lack of support and cooperation from states, as well as disincentivisation of victims and CSOs to engage with the ICC
Valve is still whitewashing Russia’s Kyiv offensive, international crimes in Russian game, profiting from it on Steam
The game features six missions detailing events from the initial paratrooper assault on the Antonov Airport to the subsequent withdrawal of Russian troops at the end of March 2022. Experts point out that the game's attempts at historical revisionism and war crime denial
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Fighting a ‘holy war’: Why a sacralised war resists Western strategy
“Reaching an agreement with the US on what we disagree on”: What the campaign against ICC means for Ukraine
ICC must remain free from political pressure to bring justice to victims of world’s gravest crimes
Only 5% of those responsible for deporting Ukrainian children face global sanctions
