Russian state media insists that it's the Ukrainians who are doing torchlight parades to honor nazis, but now I guess that they either want to join or just don't see any reason to hide.


Another thing that I forgot to mention is that they lit their torches from the eternal fire monument, and it's not the first year that this is happening, just this time it's very illustrative in the context of alleged "denazification" of Ukraine.

Denazify yourself first.

Ovsyannikova was fined for 30 000 rubles, around the median monthly wage in Russia.

Also she's reportedly facing criminal charges over chapter 203.7 of the russian criminal code for "spreading misinformation about russian army and it's actions".

🛑The Russian military attacked Mariupol's Drama Theater, where a large number of citizens were hiding

"A huge number of citizens were hiding from the shelling, it is unknown how many people died under the rubble. Now there are fierce battles. No one can reach the blockages, we don't know if there are any survivors," The People's Deputy of Ukraine Sergey Taruta reports.

The bomb shelter where people were hiding is also under the rubble.

Mass arrests of anti-war protestors across Russia continue, with over 740 people arrested on Sunday at anti-war demonstrations decrying the war with Ukraine.

The total number of arrests at anti-war protests in Russia has risen to almost 15,000, according to OVD-Info, an independent protest monitoring group.

#Russia #Ukraine #Moscow

Seventeen minutes of Spring, part 8.

EU member states exported weapons to Russia after the 2014 embargo: Despite the ongoing embargo, ten member states exported € 346 million worth of military equipment, according to public data analysed by Investigate Europe. Some of these weapons could be used against Ukraine now.

https://www.investigate-europe.eu/en/2022/eu-states-exported-weapons-to-russia/

Bellingcat launched a web service that is meant to collect information about Russian war crimes against civilians in Ukraine.
https://ukraine.bellingcat.com/

Ukrainian mathematician Konstantin Olmezov had reportedly committed suicide after being detained in Russia.

Yesterday russian state outlet RIA Novosti had confirmed that Russia used TOS-1A heavy flamethrower (thermobaric) launchers in Ukraine.

Another war crime to the list.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ria.ru/amp/20220320/solntsepek-1779134027.html

Each shot can obliterate up to 40 000 square meters depending on the conditions.

Officially the flamethrower was used against the omnipotent Ukrainian nationalists.

(Picture source: socialist alternative)

Russian embassy in Warsaw is burning it's archives.
Either an attempt to put pressure on Poland, or Putin is really ready to start a war with NATO.

Usually when embassies burn their archives it's an informal declaration of war, in Russia it's a cultural stamp that is even reflected in literature.
The same thing happened on the 22th of February in Ukraine, two days before the war broke out.
On the other hand, these two things aren't necessarily related, and it can be just an attempt into international passive agression.

In any case, Putin is either ready to start a war with NATO, wants to pressure Poland, or just delusional.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/22/world/europe/videos-show-burning-of-documents-in-a-russian-consulate-in-ukraine.html

And yes, it is the embassy, 52 Belwederska, Warsaw

Pictures from besieged Maryopol.
They are just leveling the city.