The Madness of Putin Part 31

The number of civilian casualties across Ukraine continues to rise. As of 20 March, OHCHR reports 2,421 civilian casualties, including 925 killed; actual figures are likely much higher. Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped in areas which are heavily impacted by fighting and shelling.The intensity of the fighting, and notably the indiscriminate airstrikes hitting… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 31

Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 24

South Yorkshire police has accepted the findings of the Grooming Gangs report and said it has been developing a “far deeper understanding” of child sexual exploitation since 2014. It will now await the full and final report, which will focus on the actions of its former senior command team and whether it deliberately turned a… Continue reading Muslim Grooming Gangs Part 24

The Madness of Putin Part 30

Ukrainian forces are now fighting to take back territory, according to a US official. Ukraine’s forces said a counterattack north and west of Kyiv appears to have made some headway, and they regained control of Makariv, a town west of the capital. The war is unrelenting in Mariupol, where satellite images show more fires and destruction across the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 30

The Madness of Putin Part 29

22 March 2022. The war is unrelenting in Mariupol, where new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show more fires and destruction across the city besieged by the Russian military. Despite Russian-backed troops from Ukraine’s Luhansk region taking control of Mariupol’s “left bank” neighborhood government buildings, smoke from fires was still rising from the area in… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 29

The Madness of Putin Part 28

21 March 2022. The Russian issued deadline for Mariupol authorities to surrender the city passed at 5 a.m. Moscow (10 p.m. ET Sunday), with Ukrainians rejecting the ultimatum. At least eight people were killed in a Russian attack on a Kyiv shopping centre. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN he’s open to negotiations with Russian… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 28