08.04.22 | Civilians
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Civilian Statistics as of 08.04
Confirmed victims among civilians: 5,327 dead (352 of which were children), and 7,257 injured (572 of which were children) as of 08.01.2022 — Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;
Victims among the children: 358 dead and 693 injured — Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine;
6,162,309 individual refugees from Ukraine recorded across Europe (9,926,884 border crossings from Ukraine; 3,995,658 border crossings to Ukraine) as of 07.26.2022 — UNHCR;
6,275,000 IDP Population; 5,547,000 Returnees Population (as of 06.23.2022) — IOM;
2,207 educational institutions damaged, 226 of which were fully destroyed — Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine;
869 medical facilities damaged, 123 of which fully destroyed (as of 07.24.2022) — Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
About 120,000 private homes and more than 20,000 high-rise buildings damaged or destroyed (as of 06.30.2022) — Oleksii Chernyshov, Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine;
434 cultural heritage sites destroyed (as of 7.22.2022) — Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, 183 of them are religious buildings (as of 07.23.2022) — Ministry of Culture and Information Policy;
172,051 explosive objects and 663 kg of explosives neutralized since the beginning of Russia's large-scale military invasion — Ministry of State Emergency Service
Amnesty International accused the Ukrainian military of violating international humanitarian law
Amnesty International claimed that the tactics of the Ukrainian army allegedly "violate international humanitarian law and put civilians at risk." Moreover, human rights defenders believe that the Ukrainian military allegedly turns civilian objects into military targets.
This statement was published on the official Amnesty International Twitter.
Oleksii Reznikov, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, believes that the Amnesty International report shows that the organization has "lost common sense", and any attempts to justify the genocide of Ukrainians and call the right to resist it into question are a perversion.
"Any attempts to call into question Ukrainians’ right to resist genocide, to defend their families and homes, to defend their lives and those of their children, and to resist the actions of Russia as a terrorist state, are a perversion, no matter what legal constructions they are dressed up in,” the Minister said.
Reznikov stressed that the selfless and heroic actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are the only reason why hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still alive and have a home.
As Reznikov emphasized, Ukraine is a state governed by the rule of law, therefore the Ministry of Defence comprehensively analyses and gives an assessment, including a legal one, of the events of the war, as required by the obligations.
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, responded to Amnesty International's reporting.
According to Kuleba, such a statement by Amnesty International shows an attempt to create a false balance between criminals and victims. He noted that Russia is destroying hundreds of Ukrainian cities and killing civilians, while Ukraine is desperately defending itself, saving not only its people, but also the entire European continent from Russian aggression.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, called this report “…an attempt to amnesty the country of the aggressor and shift responsibility from the aggressor to the victim.”
“Aggression against our state is unprovoked, invasive and frankly terroristic. If someone makes a report showing the victim and the aggressor to be allegedly the same in some way, if some data about the victims is analyzed, and the aggressor’s actions are ignored, then this cannot be tolerated” — Zelensky said.
Agnes Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International, suggested that the dissent expressed by Ukrainians goes from “…media mobs and trolls” and that such feedback “won’t dent our (Amnesty International — ed.) impartiality and won’t change the facts.”
Kateryna Mitieva, the Spokesperson for Amnesty International Ukraine, reported that the Ukrainian office did not participate in the preparation or distribution of this report.
“According to the rules of the organization, during armed conflicts and wars, the documentation of violations and crimes is exclusively handled by the Crisis Response Department.”
Sources: Amnesty International; Minister of Defence; Minister of Foreign Affairs; President of Ukraine; Secretary General at Amnesty International; Spokesperson for Amnesty International Ukraine
Occupiers are intensifying the filtering procedures in Kherson region
The liberation of Kherson Oblast is getting closer, the terror of the Russian invaders against the population is the only tool for restraining protest sentiments.
This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, Yuriy Sobolevskyi.
"The number of reports on the strengthening of filtration procedures in the Kherson Region is steadily increasing. Before the offensive of the AFU, the Russians are clearing their position behind the frontlines”, Sobolevskyi wrote.
He noted that the agitating of the population by the enemy before the "referendum" show does not give tangible results — the number of "Russian world" sympathizers did not increase, so terror is the only tool of the occupiers to suppress protest sentiments.
Sobolevskyi emphasized: "The Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking the invaders every day, and with each passing day, the liberation of Kherson Region is getting closer."
Source: Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council
Russians make up for losses at the cost of local population of the occupied territories
Russian invaders in the eastern regions of Ukraine are trying every day to improve their tactical position through powerful artillery work and numerous assault operations, where they involve local men as infantry.
This was reported by the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Haidai.
He emphasized that those who did not manage to evacuate to safe regions of Ukraine are suffering. They are sent to military commissars against their will.
"They don't count the losses, because most residents of the occupied territories die. The Russians do not need them for the future, because for eight years the population of the "LNR" has been a burden on the budget of the Russian Federation. Now men are working off these financial losses. In the territories occupied in 2014, they have already mobilized everyone they can. Now even irreplaceable miners are being taken away," Serhii Haidai emphasized.
Haidai added that according to available information, about 80 men have already been sent to the front in Starobilsk alone this week. They replenish the composition of assault groups, which are regularly terminated by the AFU.
Source: Head of Luhansk Regional Military Administration
Bodies in plastic bags are still lying on the streets of Mariupol
In the occupied Mariupol, corpses of civilians in bags are still lying in the streets because the "authorities" refuse to remove them.
This was reported by Petro Andrishchenko, Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol.
"At the intersection of Lomizova and Azovstalska Streets, two corpses of civilians are still lying on the street, packed in plastic bags. The bags are torn by stray dogs, who drag body parts around the neighborhood. The Russian occupation authorities refuse to respond to local residents’ requests to hold funerals.”
He also reported that in the new morgue on the basis of hospital No.1 in Mariupol, when searching for a burial place in a mass grave, the invaders provide a catalog of photographs of corpses in the amount of 3-4 thousand.
"The people of Mariupol say that their loved ones cannot mentally withstand such a search. Moreover, the occupiers themselves declare that no more than 20 percent of all those who passed through the morgue are in the "death catalog," the Mayor's Aide explained.
Source: Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol
Invaders damaged and destroyed 113 objects of cultural heritage in Kharkiv region
Russian invaders damaged and destroyed 113 objects of cultural heritage of Kharkiv Region, among them the Skovoroda Museum, a symbol of Ukraine.
This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Syniehubov.
He added that the preservation of Ukrainian cultural heritage in the conditions of hostilities was discussed during the working trip of the Minister of Culture and Information Policy to Kharkiv region.
The officials visited a number of facilities affected by Russian shelling and jointly assessed the extent of the destruction.
The fate of the museum destroyed by the occupiers was discussed separately. As Oleksandr Tkachenko informed during the briefing, it is currently difficult to determine how much money is needed for the restoration of the museum.
"There is one special object of special importance in the Kharkiv region - it is Skovorodynivka, a museum that was bombed on purpose, in which we are convinced. After all, this building is located in a village, and there were no military objects nearby, but it was exactly the target of a Russian rocket," said the minister.
It was decided that a project will be developed for the restoration of the Hryhoriy Skovoroda museum, which was damaged as a result of Russian shelling.
Sources: Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration; Ukrinform, government-owned media
Firefighters saved more than 1.5 thousand hectares of grain from fires after shelling
Employees of the state Emergency Service of Ukraine saved more than one and a half thousand hectares of grain crops. The largest number of fires occurred in the Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Anatolii Shkarbuta, deputy head of the preventive work department of the fire safety department of the Emergency Prevention Department of the State Emergency Service, reported on this.
According to him, the largest number of fires occurred in Donetsk region — 101 fires, 33 fires were recorded in Mykolaiv region, as well as in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Shkarbuta emphasized the importance of demining areas used for sowing. He urged farmers to take care of their own safety first, to stay away from dangerous objects.
"We recommend that farmers check the fields for demining before harvesting. This can be done by applying for the chatbot of the State Emergency Service, filling out the appropriate form at the State Emergency Service office, or by calling 101."
Source: Deputy Head of the Fire Safety Department at State Emergency Service
Over a thousand people were evacuated from Donetsk region in three days
This is reported by the Donetsk Region Military Administration.
"Among them, there are 246 children and 57 persons with limited mobility and disabilities," the report reads.
They added that the Cabinet of Ministers published a list of 13 regions of Ukraine to become the destination for Donetsk region residents’ evacuation.
Source: Donetsk Regional Military Administration
Russians fired 60 shells from “Grad” on Dnipropetrovsk region
On the night of August 4, the Russians shelled the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
It was reported by the head of the regional administration, Valentyn Reznichenko.
Russian troops shelled Nikopol twice, 60 shells from “Grad”s ****landed on residential quarters. Previously, people were not injured. One house was destroyed, almost 50 were damaged, and about three dozen farm buildings were also affected. There were fires in two private yards. Firefighters tamed the flames.
Buildings and equipment of three local enterprises, as well as more than 100 solar panels, were damaged by the shelling.
Two power lines were cut in the city. More than three thousand Nikopol citizens were left without electricity.
In the Kryvyi Rih district, the enemy covered the Karpivsk and Shyrokivsk communities with "Uragans". The destruction of housing was recorded in Shyroke. A 44-year-old woman was injured.
Source: Head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration
Russian shelling of Donetsk region: three civilians killed
In the Donetsk region yesterday, August 3, Russian invaders killed three civilians and wounded five.
This was reported by the head of Donetsk Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.
"On August 3, the Russians killed 3 civilians of Donetsk region: in Bakhmut, Mariinka and Shevchenko. Another 5 people were injured," the report says.
The National Police of Ukraine reports that during the day Russian troops shelled 10 settlements in Donetsk region.
As specified, the Russian army fired on civilians with aviation, artillery, tanks, and Uragan MSVs. 11 civilian objects were destroyed and damaged - 8 residential buildings, cars, etc.
The total number of killed residents of Donetsk region since February 24 is 678, wounded - 1,750.
Sources: Head of Donetsk Military Administration; Donetsk Region Police Department
Kharkiv Region got shelled at night with rockets from Belgorod
Last night, the Russians shelled Kharkiv and the region with rockets from Belgorod.
This was announced by the Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh Syniehubov.
"At around 1:30 this night, the enemy fired rockets from Belgorod, Russia. Previously - from the S-300 air defense system. The rockets hit an infrastructure object in the Nemyshlyany district. According to preliminary data, 2 hits were recorded in an open area in the Kharkiv district. There are no casualties," Syniehubov wrote.
According to him, during the past day, the enemy shelled the Chuhuiv and Kharkiv districts of the region. As a result of the shelling, residential buildings and commercial buildings were damaged, several fires broke out. The occupiers fired artillery at Tsyrkuny three times.
According to the Regional Center of Emergency Medical Aid, as a result of enemy shelling, four people were hospitalized during the day - three women in Chuhuiv district and a man in Kharkiv district.
A 58-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation died in the city of Chuhuiv as a result of Russian shelling.
Source: Head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration
One person injured as a result of Russian missile attack on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia
One person was injured as a result of the invaders' rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
Oleksandr Starukh, the head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, announced this.
"An infrastructure object in the Zavodskyi district of the regional center was hit by a rocket attack - two hits were recorded. There is one victim who was injured by glass fragments, who is currently in satisfactory condition.”
Another rocket, according to Starukh, hit near the highway in the area of the village of Vilnoandriivka. There are no casualties.
The Administration also added that around four o'clock in the morning, the occupier struck the warehouses of an agricultural company in the Ternuvate community. There are no casualties.
At 02:10, the village of Novoivanivka of the Komyshuvaha community was shelled. Residential buildings were destroyed, as well as a granary.
Source: Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration
Russian shelling in Mykolaiv region: two people injured
Two residents of the Zorya village, Mykolaiv region, were injured as a result of enemy shelling.
This was reported by the press service of the Mykolaiv Regional Administration.
Also, due to the fall of ammunition and its fragments, a residential building in the village caught fire in the village of Shevchenkove.
In addition, in the Mykolaiv District on the morning of August 3, an electrical substation was damaged during enemy shelling of the town of Ochakiv. As a result, part of the city was left without electricity. It has now been restored. There are no casualties.
On the evening of August 3, at approximately 18:00, the horticultural society in the village of Lupareve, Halytsynove community was shelled. The shelling damaged power grid, along with both residential and non-residential buildings. Electricity supply has been restored to some people, work is ongoing.
Also, after the enemy shelling of the Kutsurub community on August 3, dry grass caught fire in the villages of Kutsurub and Solonchaky.
Source: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration
Russian troops shelled Sumy region in the morning
On the morning of August 4, the Russians shelled the Sumy region, causing fires in the Nova Sloboda community.
This was announced by the Head of Sumy Regional Military Administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.
"From five in the morning, the Russians started shelling Shalyhyne community, 12 mortar hits. And another 10 artillery hits at six in the morning," he said.
Also, according to Zhyvytskyi, mortar fire began at 6 a.m. in the Krasnopillia community, and eight "hits" were recorded.
As Zhyvytskyi notes, in the Nova Sloboda community, at almost six o'clock in the morning, the Russians opened fire on two villages of the community, 6 "hits" on private houses of civilians, streets, towns. As a result, fires started.
At the moment, no casualties were reported.
Source: Head of Sumy Regional Military Administration
The prosecutorʼs office issued a notice of suspicion to the Russian military for torturing Kyiv region residents
The notice of suspicion was issued against a Russian military officer, the commander of a combat vehicle, who tortured civilians in Kyiv region.
It is reported by the Prosecutor Generalʼs Office.
According to the investigation, in March 2022, during the occupation of Lubyanka, a soldier stopped three locals on the street and, threatening to shoot them, ordered them to go to the premises controlled by the occupiers.
There he interrogated men about their affiliation to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or the Territorial Defence Forces. The Russian put a bag on the head of one of the detainees, tied his hands behind his back and beat him on the head with the butt of a machine gun.
After that, he put the three men on their knees and continued to beat them all. At the same time, he shot in the direction of the men, imitating their execution. One by one, he took the detainees to the basement, where he forced them to undress and looked for symbolic tattoos on their bodies
Source: Prosecutor General’s Office
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