Category: The Madness of Putin

Saturday 9 April 2022 – Russian president Putin appointed Russian Army General Aleksandr Dvornikov, commander of Russia’s Southern Military District, commander of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. Dvornikov became known for his command of the Russian forces during the Russian military intervention in Syria. Russian forces again hit a storage tank containing nitric acid in… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 47

Friday 8 April 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian missile strike on a train station that killed at least 50 people in the eastern city of Kramatorsk was “another war crime of Russia, for which everyone involved will be held accountable.” Officials in towns near Kyiv, including Bucha and Makariv, have found hundreds… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 46

Wednesday 6 April 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation in Borodianka, a Kyiv suburb, was “much scarier” than in Bucha after Russian forces retreated. UN member states voted Thursday to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council after allegations of atrocities committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said “the… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 45

Tuesday 5 April 2022 – The “age of engagement with Russia is over,” the UK’s top diplomat told NATO foreign ministers as they meet in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. Despite Moscow shifting its military focus to the east of the country, NATO’s chief said the war could last years as Russia still… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 44

Scores of people, including children, have been killed when rockets hit a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. Ukrainian officials say thousands of people were waiting for evacuation trains this morning, desperate to flee heavy Russian shelling across the wider Donetsk region. Scores of people as well as children, have been killed… Continue reading Kramatorsk and other Horrors

Monday 4 April 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an end to Russian “war crimes,” as the ongoing retreat of Russian forces around Kyiv reveals alleged atrocities. Zelensky visited Bucha, a town near the Ukrainian capital, where images showed civilian bodies found strewn across a street. Reporters observed a mass grave in the town, with… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 42

Sunday 3 April 2022 –  The horrors of Russia’s occupation are becoming clear as Ukrainian forces retake the greater Kyiv area. In Bucha, northwest of the capital, images show civilian bodies found strewn across a street following the withdrawal of Russian forces, and reporters observed a mass grave in the town, with residents saying they… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 41

Saturday 2 April 2022 – As Ukrainian forces retake the greater Kyiv area, more horrors of Russia’s occupation become clear. Civilian bodies were found littering the streets in Bucha, northwest of the capital, following the withdrawal of Russian forces, according to images released by AFP on Saturday. In light of fierce Ukrainian resistance, US intelligence… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 40

Friday 1 April 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for an end to Russian “war crimes,” as the ongoing retreat of Russian forces around Kyiv reveals alleged atrocities. Zelensky visited Bucha, a town near the Ukrainian capital, where images showed civilian bodies found strewn across a street. Reporters observed a mass grave in the town, with… Continue reading The Madness of Putin Part 39