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Kyiv region police say American journalist Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Irpin

//Award-winning American journalist #BrentRenaud was killed by Russian forces in #Irpin, #Ukraine, according to Kyiv region police in social media posts on Sunday.

Kyiv police said another American journalist was wounded by Russian troops.//

//The northern Ukrainian city of Irpin, just outside Kyiv, has been the site of substantial Russian shelling in recent days and has seen extensive destruction.//

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Interview: Ukrainian Student in Hong Kong Calls for Support, and Speaks of Difficult Times for her Family and Homeland

Source: first-hand, #Mar05

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Interview: Ukrainian Student in Hong Kong Calls for Support, and Speaks of Difficult Times for her Family and Homeland

“I am 18. I just came to Hong Kong for studying. I hope Ukraine is free.” A Ukrainian student in Hong Kong said.

She was standing on the streets near Central, holding signs calling for solidarity with Ukraine, and for NATO to establish a no-fly zone to protect her homeland.

“I am 18. I came from Ukraine to Hong Kong last September. I am a Ukrainian."

"I feel sad for my family. I haven’t seen them for over half a year. Not sure what will happen in every coming minutes, because you never know if anything will happen in the city there."

"The thing happened like this - when I answered a call from my friend about the war, I was terrified and shocked. I couldn’t believe that has happened. When the war happened, everyone in Ukraine was sleeping, so I called them and woke them up. Then they started to wake up their families and friends."

"Luckily, my family is safe, so far. They are far from the war zone, but the situation is quite unpredictable at the moment."

"I noticed that keeping myself busy is a way to make myself feel better, because if not then you will just be reading the news, Russian propaganda."

"I am still in touch with my family. Connection in Ukraine is relatively stable right now. The cities that were so harmed by the war no longer has electricity, so it’s tough for people who didn’t have heating. I heard that the government is trying to restore all of them, but it’s quite not possible from all the constant attacks."

"I would like to say 'thank you' for Ukraine and Ukrainians in this tough and challenging time. We really appreciate the support of the world. We really want to work together and stop the war to save thousands of children, even the soldiers. Nobody has to die for the war. I just want to say thank you, and stay strong.”

Source: first-hand, #Mar05

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"They Are Lying to You": A Russian Journalist Stormed a Live Broadcast to Protest Against Russian Invasion in Ukraine

During the newscast, Russian TV editor, Marina Ovsyannikova, came out holding a handwritten sign that read: "No war. Stop the war. Don’t believe propaganda. Here they’re lying to you. Russians against war.” She was also chanting, "Stop the war! No to war!"

Ovsyannikova who has been hailed as 'the bravest woman in Russia' for her protest, live on Channel One, has reportedly been arrested.

Her actions are likely to have dire consequences, however, it is not immediately clear if she will face more serious consequences as a result of her demonstration.

Source: Vice; #Mar14
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gbnx/russian-protester-maria-ovsiannikova-no-war

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"I hope they did not hurt me on purpose," says Ukranian girl who lost an arm

Sasha, a 9-year-old Ukranian girl, lost her left arm when Russia invaded Ukraine.

The doctor said the injury was critical and Sasha was starting to lose her consciousness when hiding underground. Yet Sasha never cried. "She is exceptionally strong," the doctor said.

After the surgery, Sasha told the press, "I don't know why the Russian people shot me, I hope they did not hurt me on purpose."

Source: AM730 #Mar18

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Hong Kong Police Arrest #StandWithUkraine Citizens

A netizen uploaded a 11-second video on Twitter. The video showed a man and a woman, wrapped in Ukrainian flags, being taken away by police on March 24, 2022 in Central.

Hong Kong Police confirmed that they ticketed 5 people for violating the anti-gathering ban.

Video: https://mobile.twitter.com/virginiaylau/status/1506931402247671813

Source: Twitter; Ming Pao #Mar24

https://m.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20220325/s00001/1648136995410/%e4%b8%ad%e7%92%b0%e8%88%89%e6%94%af%e6%8c%81%e7%83%8f%e5%85%8b%e8%98%ad%e6%a8%99%e8%aa%9e-5%e7%94%b7%e5%a5%b3%e6%b6%89%e9%81%95%e9%99%90%e8%81%9a%e9%81%ad%e7%a5%a8%e6%8e%a7

#PoliceState #Suppression #GatheringBan #HongKongProtest

#Ukranian Sisters in #HongKong: "Humanity wins, even under these circumstances"

Oksana and Olena came to Hong Kong from Ukraine 17 years ago. 7 years ago, they opened Dacha, a restaurant in Central District, specialising in Eastern Euroean cuisine. After Russia launched its invasion in Ukraine, the sisters joined the #CookforUkraine campaign, raising funds with their signature Medovik cake.

Oksana and Olena grew up near the Eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, near the Russian border. The sisters were never confused of their national identity: "We are very clear, we are Ukrainians."

They also believed that most Russians were against the war and were victims of Putin's regime, being isolated by the international community.

"We have to do something together to stop this," Olena said. "This is affecting everyone, not only us, them [Russians] as well."

When they talked about their family and home in Ukraine, 7,600km away form Hong Kong, Oksana and Olena were visibly worried.

As they spoke, their cousin was hiding in a basement with her daughter in Kviv, while her husband was fighting in the frontline. The location of their family was far from the humanitarian corridor. If they tried to escape, it would be gambling with their lives.

Their 92-year-old grandfather, who lived through the Second World War, was now facing a war again.

The sisters were moved when they saw Russians in Hong Kong protesting in front of the Russian consulate. "We’re still human, and I’m so happy to see that humanity wins, even under this circumstance."

The added, "We don’t have to be all the same nationality to sit down together."

Oksana and Olena also expressed hope, despite the difficult circumstances, when they received the support of Hongkongers.

"When there is so much hatred, violence and ignorance in the world, these acts of kindness, courage and love still reminds us that the world is a good place."

Source: InMedia #Mar14
https://bit.ly/3MIKhSJ

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China State Media Demonizes its Netizens' #StandWithUkraine Effort

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Chinese-language comments supporting the aggression and deriding Ukrainian women were made by #LittlePink and opinion leaders on various social media platforms in China. Other Chinese-speaking netizens, who were appalled at these comments and behaviors, began translating them into other languages and posting them online for the world to see.

Calling themselves "The Great Translation Movement", the volunteer translators soon caught the attention of international media - as well as China's own propaganda machine.

Global Times, a tabloid owned by the Chinese Communist Party, condemned these volunteer translation efforts for painting China in a negative light. In a Weibo post on March 17, 2022, The Party mouthpiece called the translations an "evil force", inciting Anti-China hate on the Internet and endangering China as a whole. It also accused the participants to be supported by "foreign, anti-China forces", suggesting that they lacked "normal morals" and could not bear to see China's successful development - and its "temporary problems".

See also: Chinese in Ukraine Are Trying to Pass for Japanese as Anger Grows over Pro-Invasion Comments by ‘Little Pink’
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/312

Source: Global Times Weibo, The Great Translation Movement Twitter #Mar17
https://twitter.com/TGTM_Official/status/1504448184763904001?t=WLgra5Yo_4hpAR0H37dD3Q&s=19

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More #Journalists Died in Ukraine: “ I have a duty to tell their story”

Source: RTÉ #Mar15

Image: Channelchk

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More #Journalists Died in Ukraine: “ I have a duty to tell their story”

Since Russia invades Ukraine, several news journalists has died while covering stories in Ukraine. These casaulties include #BrentRenaud, an award winning journalist who had worked for New York Times; #PierreZakrzewski, senior Irish photography journalist, who died at 55, and #OleksandraKuvshinova, a Ukrainien producer who died at 24.

It was reported that Zakrzewski and Kuvshinova was hit by cannon when in a car to the rural area of Kyiv.

According to the statement released by Fox News, Zakrzewski had interviewed Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria war, and and “covered nearly every international story for Fox News”.

Zakrzewski once wrote, “it is difficult to explain the attraction to this way of life, but when you experience the emotional rollercoaster of war, both positive and negative, as a cameraman I feel I have a duty to tell their story”.

Zakrzewski revealed that he had to carry 400kg of equipment during transmission. Having witnessed atrocity in warzones as well as "smiles, hospitality, and camaraderie," Zakrzewski expressed that “when you think you have seen the worst excesses of man's inhumanity to man you realise the strength of the human spirit.”

Source: RTÉ #Mar15
https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/0315/1286694-pierre-zakrzewski/

Image: Channelchk

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China-Russia hails ties and scorns international sanctions against Moscow's invasion in Ukraine calling them "illegal" and "counter-productive"

#WangYi #SergeiLavrov #StoptheWar #StandwithUkraine

Source: Voice of America Chinese;
#Mar30

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China-Russian hails ties and scorns international sanctions against Moscow's invasion in Ukraine calling them "illegal" and "counter-productive"

At a time when Russia is being condemned by the international community for its all-out invasion in Ukraine, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on March 30, 2022 that the desire of China and Russia to develop bilateral relations has become even "stronger" so has the confidence to promote cooperation in various directions.

#WangYi and his Russian counterpart #SergeiLavrov emerged from their meetings with a show of unity, appearing to reaffirm their countries' friendship and criticising economic sanctions imposed by the West against Moscow for invading Ukraine as "illegal" and "counter-productive."

"China-Russia relations have withstood the new test of changing international landscape," Wang said after the meeting. "China is ready to work with Russia to take China-Russia relations to a higher level in the new era."

China has refused to condemn Russia's invasion outright, and it abstained from voting on United Nations resolutions demanding Moscow immediately stop its attack on Ukraine.

Instead, Beijing has accused the United States of intensifying tensions, while highlighting Moscow’s “legitimate security concerns” regarding the eastward expansion of #Nato.

#WangYi #SergeiLavrov #CCP #Moscow #StoptheWar #StandwithUkraine

Source: Voice of America Chinese; #Mar30
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-russia-more-determined-to-boost-ties-beijing-says-20220330/6507885.html

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UN boots Russia from UN Human Rights Council over Ukraine invasion

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on April 7, 2022 calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. 

The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting in the 193-member Assembly, with 93 nations voting in favour. 58 abstained from the process. 

Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria, Vietnam, were among the 24 countries voted against. 

The meeting marked the resumption of a special emergency session on the war in Ukraine and followed reports of violations committed by Russian forces. 

This past weekend, disturbing photos emerged from the city of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv, where hundreds of civilian bodies were found in the streets and in mass graves following Russia’s withdrawal from the area. 

Source: United Nations; #Apr7
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1115782

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Lithuanian documentarian Mantas Kvedaravičius killed in Ukraine 

It was reported on April 4, 2022 that #Lithuanian documentary filmmaker #MantasKvedaravičius was killed in the besieged Ukrainian city of #Mariupol.

The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement, calling for those responsible to face justice:

“We extend our deep condolences to the friends and family of Mantas Kvedaravičius, who was killed while reporting from Mariupol, a city he had documented for years. His killers must be brought to justice.”

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, Director Vitaliy Manski wrote on Facebook that Kvedaravičius was killed “with a camera in his hand.”

In another statement, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Kvedaravičius “until the very last moment, in spite of danger, worked in Russia-occupied Ukraine.”

Source: Committee to Protect Journalusts; #Apr2
https://cpj.org/2022/04/lithuanian-documentarian-mantas-kvedaravicius-killed-in-ukraine/

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Ukraine Stamp Design Commemorate ‘Russian Warship, Go F*ck Yourself’ Moment

This latest design, showing a soldier giving the middle finger to a Russian warship, was approved by #Ukrposhta, the Ukrainian post office and titled “Russian Warship, Go Fuck Yourself.”

The artwork for this stamp was created by Borys Groh to commemorate a Ukrainian soldier’s profane refusal to acquiesce to a Russian warship’s demand to lay down weapons. 

Ukrposhta said that the new stamp is set to encourage Ukrainians to send it to their “friends abroad or send a fiery “hello” to the Russians.”

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Source: The Liberty Times, #Apr11
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/3891233

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"We Stand with You": Train in Ukrainian Colors Running in Western Japan

A railway operator in the western Japanese city of Takamatsu repainted one of their trains in the colors of the Ukrainian flag, in solidarity with the war-torn country. The train began service in its new colors on April 19, 2022.

Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad Co., the company operating the train, said on Twitter that they wanted to recognize the staff of Ukrainian railways who continued operating trains to transport civilians to safety, some of them tragically losing their lives amid the ongoing conflict.

The two-car train wrapped in yellow and blue also bore messages saying "We stand with you," "To the Ukrainian railway operators working to protect people's lives-" and "We wish for world peace" on both sides.

Source: Channel C HK, #Apr20
https://bit.ly/3xFtbQh

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"Warmongering, lies and hatred": Russian diplomat in Geneva resigns over Ukraine invasion

Source: The Guardian; #May23

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"Warmongering, lies and hatred": Russian diplomat in Geneva resigns over Ukraine invasion

A veteran Russian diplomat in Geneva has resigned over his country’s invasion of Ukraine in a rare political protest from within the Russian foreign policy establishment.

#BorisBondarev, a counsellor at the Russian permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva, wrote in a public statement: “Never have I been so ashamed of my country.”

“Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not about diplomacy,” wrote the diplomat, a 20-year veteran of the Russian foreign ministry. “It is all about warmongering, lies and hatred. It serves interests of few, the very few people thus contributing to further isolation and degradation of my country. Russia no longer has allies, and there is no one to blame but its reckless and ill-conceived policy.”

Bondarev is the highest-level diplomat yet to resign publicly from the Russian foreign ministry over the Ukrain war, which began in February 2022.

Source: The Guardian; #May23
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/23/warmongering-lies-and-hatred-russian-diplomat-in-geneva-resigns-over-ukraine-invasion