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Ukrainian soldiers and civilians welcome new army chief

IZYUM, Ukraine - Ukrainian soldiers and civilians told AFP on Wednesday they welcomed the appointment of Mykhailo Drapaty as the new army commander in the fifth year of Russia's invasion, and they were still hoping for the return of a popular defence minister.

Bangkok Post

Former Australian soldier killed in Ukraine while working for humanitarian organisation

The 28-year-old died last week from injuries he suffered near the city of Izium in eastern Ukraine, according to reports

The Guardian - AU

‘Emotional’ outpouring from Ukraine after death of British bomb disposal expert

Christopher Garrett, 40, was killed near Izyum on Tuesday.

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72-Year-Old American Sentenced To Prison In Russia For Fighting In Ukraine

Stephen Hubbard was accused of serving as a mercenary to defend the eastern city of Izyum following the 2022 Russian invasion.

International Business Times

Elderly US citizen pleads guilty in Russia of fighting for Ukraine

Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was allegedly fighting in Izyum before he was captured by Russian forces in April 2022.

Al Jazeera

UK student's plastic windows help make bombed-out Ukraine homes liveable again

Harry Blakiston Houston created the Insulate Ukraine project to replace bullet and bomb-damaged windows with plastic ones of his own design

Wales Online

Brit student's ingenious invention helping bombed-out Ukrainians stay warm

Engineer Harry Blakiston Houston created the Insulate Ukraine project to replace bullet and bomb-damaged windows with plastic ones of his own design, pausing his studies to concentrate on the initiative

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Windows designed by Cambridge student ‘make homes liveable’ in war-torn Ukraine

The project, Insulate Ukraine, replaces bullet and bomb-damaged windows with plastic ones designed by PhD student Harry Blakiston Houston.

The Independent UK

HRW urges Ukraine to probe its military’s use of banned mines

HRW says Ukrainian forces ‘extensively’ scattered antipersonnel mines in Izyum, causing civilian casualties.

Al Jazeera

He was tortured by Russia – now he’s getting his revenge

They are responsible for ambushes, destroying infrastructure and even, allegedly, assassinations. In Kharkiv, Balakiya and Izyum, Bel Trew meets the ordinary citizens who have become the secret weapon in the fight against Putin

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: UK sanctions Russians over ‘sham referendums’

Two more mass graves found in Izium, says Volodymyr Zelensky

The Independent UK

Ukraine finds evidence of torture on bodies exhumed from Izyum burial site

Ukraine says three more grave sites have been located in areas retaken by Ukrainian forces.

The Independent UK

Inside Russian torture chamber discovered as Ukrainians found with genitals hacked off

Mutilated and tortured Ukrainian civilians were among the 450 people found in makeshift graves in Izyum after a lightning counter-offensive saw thousands of Russian soldiers flee the town

Daily Mirror

Mass burial site in Ukraine's Izyum: what we know

Ukrainian investigators have uncovered more than 440 graves in a forest near Izyum in eastern Ukraine.

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Russia says claims it carried out war crimes in Izyum are a ‘lie’

Ukraine’s leaders have accused Moscow of carrying out a ‘genocide’

Al Jazeera

EU calls for war crimes tribunal over Ukraine mass graves

EU presidency calls for formation of international tribunal for war crimes after some 450 graves found outside Izyum.

The Independent UK

Satellite images show tanks near Izyum mass graves month before bodies found

Artillery guns also seen at entrance to cemetery just weeks after Russia’s invasion

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian president says some mass burial victims were tortured

Zelenskyy says hundreds of civilians and soldiers had been found ‘tortured, shot and killed by shelling’ near Izyum.

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Blinken accuses Russia of war crimes as Ukraine cites mass grave

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the U.S. claim that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine amid reports that Ukrainian forces had uncovered a mass grave in the city of Izyum, while again pushing back against pressure to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

The Independent UK

Izyum mass grave latest in alleged Russian atrocities meted out to Ukrainians

Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians as well as committing war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Izyum mass grave: Other bodies were ‘put in sacks and thrown onto trucks’ say residents

Some locals were ‘taken to Russia’ during occupation, others are dead or missing

Daily Mirror

Russian soldiers weaponised rape in liberated town with 400 buried in mass grave

The town of Izyum in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region was liberated on Saturday after a lightning Ukrainian counteroffensive sent thousands of Russian soldiers packing, leaving a trail of weapons and ammunition as they retreated

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zelensky: Mass Grave Found in Recaptured Ukraine Town

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian authorities found a mass grave in Izyum after the northeastern town was retaken from Russian forces. "We want the world to know what the Russian occupation has caused," he said, without giving details on the number of bodies found or their cause…

Axios

Zelensky says another mass burial site's been found in Ukraine, this time in Izyum

It's the latest in a string of mass graves Ukrainian and international officials say Russian forces have left behind.

Tribune News Service

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