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Russian soldiers are increasingly willing to cooperate with Ukrainian forces, as evidenced by a recent successful strike on Russian T-62 tanks in the Zaporizhzhia sector, the partisan movement ATESH reported on August 1.

The operation was made possible thanks to intelligence provided by a Russian serviceman embedded within the 57th Separate Brigade, who passed along the coordinates of camouflaged tanks to ATESH agents. Ukraine’s Defense Forces then conducted a precise strike, destroying the equipment.

According to ATESH, a growing number of Russian troops are actively reaching out to Ukrainian forces with offers of cooperation.

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Die Staatsanwaltschaft hatte am Freitag zunächst mitgeteilt, sechs Menschen in Zusammenhang mit dem Fall festgenommen zu haben. Später berichtete sie von fünf weiteren Festnahmen.

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Den ehemaligen Ministern und weiteren Verdächtigen werde vorgeworfen, einem an den Renovierungsarbeiten beteiligten chinesischen Unternehmen zu einem "illegalen finanziellen Gewinn" von umgerechnet mehr als 15,6 Millionen Euro verholfen zu haben.

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Beim Einsturz des Bahnhofsvordachs am 1. November waren 16 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Der Hauptbahnhof der zweitgrößten Stadt Serbiens war erst im Juli 2024 nach dreijährigen Renovierungsarbeiten wieder voll in Betrieb gegangen. Das Unglück löste die heftigste Protestwelle der jüngeren serbischen Geschichte aus. Die serbische Staatsanwaltschaft hatte kurz nach dem Unglück bereits eine Untersuchung eingeleitet. Seit Februar ermittelt zudem die Staatsanwaltschaft für organisierte Kriminalität, um Vorwürfe von Korruption in Zusammenhang mit dem Unglück zu untersuchen.

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crosspostato da: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39705151

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Serbia: Arrests of former ministers, officials over alleged corruption and inflating invoices for Chinese consortium about Novi Sad’s deadly November accident

Six people, including a former minister, were arrested on Friday over their involvement in reconstruction of a railway station, whose roof collapsed last November killing 16 and triggering Serbia's biggest anti-government protests in decades.

The office of the prosecutor for organised crime said Tomislav Momirovic, former infrastructure minister, was among those arrested.

The six are suspected of inflating invoices from a consortium of the two Chinese companies - China Railway International Co and China Communications Construction Co - who were given the task of reconstructing both the railway station at Novi Sad and tracks, the statement said.

They are suspected of damaging the state budget by $115.6 million, the statement said, and also said that by inflating invoices the Chinese consortium benefited by $18.8 million, but gave no further details.

In December 11 people, including Momirovic's successor Goran Vesic, were detained on suspicion of committing a criminal act against public safety.

Months of protests across Serbia following the roof collapse, including university shutdowns, have rattled the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic, a former ultranationalist who converted to the cause of European Union membership in 2008.

The protesters, who blame corruption for the disaster, demand early elections that they hope would remove Vucic and his party from power after 13 years.

They accuse Vucic and his allies of ties to organised crime, violence against rivals and curbing media freedoms. Vucic denies the accusations.

crosspostato da: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39705151

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Serbia: Arrests of former ministers, officials over alleged corruption and inflating invoices for Chinese consortium about Novi Sad’s deadly November accident

Six people, including a former minister, were arrested on Friday over their involvement in reconstruction of a railway station, whose roof collapsed last November killing 16 and triggering Serbia's biggest anti-government protests in decades.

The office of the prosecutor for organised crime said Tomislav Momirovic, former infrastructure minister, was among those arrested.

The six are suspected of inflating invoices from a consortium of the two Chinese companies - China Railway International Co and China Communications Construction Co - who were given the task of reconstructing both the railway station at Novi Sad and tracks, the statement said.

They are suspected of damaging the state budget by $115.6 million, the statement said, and also said that by inflating invoices the Chinese consortium benefited by $18.8 million, but gave no further details.

In December 11 people, including Momirovic's successor Goran Vesic, were detained on suspicion of committing a criminal act against public safety.

Months of protests across Serbia following the roof collapse, including university shutdowns, have rattled the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic, a former ultranationalist who converted to the cause of European Union membership in 2008.

The protesters, who blame corruption for the disaster, demand early elections that they hope would remove Vucic and his party from power after 13 years.

They accuse Vucic and his allies of ties to organised crime, violence against rivals and curbing media freedoms. Vucic denies the accusations.

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Serbia: Arrests of former ministers, officials over alleged corruption and inflating invoices for Chinese consortium about Novi Sad’s deadly November accident

Six people, including a former minister, were arrested on Friday over their involvement in reconstruction of a railway station, whose roof collapsed last November killing 16 and triggering Serbia's biggest anti-government protests in decades.

The office of the prosecutor for organised crime said Tomislav Momirovic, former infrastructure minister, was among those arrested.

The six are suspected of inflating invoices from a consortium of the two Chinese companies - China Railway International Co and China Communications Construction Co - who were given the task of reconstructing both the railway station at Novi Sad and tracks, the statement said.

They are suspected of damaging the state budget by $115.6 million, the statement said, and also said that by inflating invoices the Chinese consortium benefited by $18.8 million, but gave no further details.

In December 11 people, including Momirovic's successor Goran Vesic, were detained on suspicion of committing a criminal act against public safety.

Months of protests across Serbia following the roof collapse, including university shutdowns, have rattled the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic, a former ultranationalist who converted to the cause of European Union membership in 2008.

The protesters, who blame corruption for the disaster, demand early elections that they hope would remove Vucic and his party from power after 13 years.

They accuse Vucic and his allies of ties to organised crime, violence against rivals and curbing media freedoms. Vucic denies the accusations.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39654554

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In a significant development that reinforces claims of genocide against Russia, Ukrainian intelligence officials have reportedly obtained a massive trove of files detailing the forced deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children.

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The documents, allegedly hacked from servers in Russian-occupied Crimea, are being hailed by legal experts as a potential “smoking gun” that could prove a systematic, state-sponsored campaign to erase Ukrainian national identity.

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The files reportedly include personal records, details on forced changes of guardianship to Russian citizens, and new addresses for the abducted children across Russian-controlled territory.

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Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), said these files have been turned over to law enforcement, calling the abductions “one of Russia’s largest war crimes.”

This new evidence provides powerful support for a crime that has already drawn international condemnation. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in 2023 for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, specifically over these deportations.

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Kristina Hook, a genocide scholar and lead author of a New Lines Institute report on Russian genocide, argues that the new documents add to an already “overwhelming body of proof.”

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Hook further asserted, “Millions of Russians are involved in this machinery of terror, including the mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children. Every day, we see a level of radicalization and cruelty that only makes sense if the goal is national extermination. It’s time for our leaders to publicly name this crime, as Ukraine’s children are being abducted by extremists who also openly threaten America and our allies.”

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Dr. Michael Cecire, a researcher at the RAND Corporation, described Russian doctrine as fusing “kinetic destruction with population control,” with a goal of “demographic erasure.”

He argues that the forcible transfer and “Russification” of Ukrainian children are not incidental but a key part of a “coherent, state-directed, and multi-domain approach to eliminate the viability of the Ukrainian nation in contested regions.”

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In a significant development that reinforces claims of genocide against Russia, Ukrainian intelligence officials have reportedly obtained a massive trove of files detailing the forced deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children.

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The documents, allegedly hacked from servers in Russian-occupied Crimea, are being hailed by legal experts as a potential “smoking gun” that could prove a systematic, state-sponsored campaign to erase Ukrainian national identity.

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The files reportedly include personal records, details on forced changes of guardianship to Russian citizens, and new addresses for the abducted children across Russian-controlled territory.

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Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), said these files have been turned over to law enforcement, calling the abductions “one of Russia’s largest war crimes.”

This new evidence provides powerful support for a crime that has already drawn international condemnation. The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants in 2023 for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, specifically over these deportations.

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Kristina Hook, a genocide scholar and lead author of a New Lines Institute report on Russian genocide, argues that the new documents add to an already “overwhelming body of proof.”

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Hook further asserted, “Millions of Russians are involved in this machinery of terror, including the mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children. Every day, we see a level of radicalization and cruelty that only makes sense if the goal is national extermination. It’s time for our leaders to publicly name this crime, as Ukraine’s children are being abducted by extremists who also openly threaten America and our allies.”

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Dr. Michael Cecire, a researcher at the RAND Corporation, described Russian doctrine as fusing “kinetic destruction with population control,” with a goal of “demographic erasure.”

He argues that the forcible transfer and “Russification” of Ukrainian children are not incidental but a key part of a “coherent, state-directed, and multi-domain approach to eliminate the viability of the Ukrainian nation in contested regions.”

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39652995

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Open-source intelligence analyst Kyle Glen:

“The total number of ‘Shahed’ and ‘Gerbera’ decoys launched into Ukraine in July stood at 6,297, an increase of 1,378% compared to July 2024 (426 launched). With 6,297, July has seen approximately the same number of drones as the entirety of Jan-Oct '24."

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In June 2025, Russia exceeded the 5,000-drone mark for the first time. July now sets a new record—the first time over 6,000 drones have been launched in a single month.

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On July 31, at least 28 people were killed, including 3 children, aged three, six, and 17, while some 159 others were wounded in the a Russian attack on Kyiv.

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Open-source intelligence analyst Kyle Glen:

“The total number of ‘Shahed’ and ‘Gerbera’ decoys launched into Ukraine in July stood at 6,297, an increase of 1,378% compared to July 2024 (426 launched). With 6,297, July has seen approximately the same number of drones as the entirety of Jan-Oct '24."

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In June 2025, Russia exceeded the 5,000-drone mark for the first time. July now sets a new record—the first time over 6,000 drones have been launched in a single month.

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On July 31, at least 28 people were killed, including 3 children, aged three, six, and 17, while some 159 others were wounded in the a Russian attack on Kyiv.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39613651

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39613651

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39645196

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Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has published personally identifiable information of a Russian war criminal and commander of one of the brigades of the Russian forces that regularly launches Shahed attacks on Ukraine.

Details: Lieutenant Colonel of the Russian Armed Forces Ruslan Negrub is the commander of a separate UAV brigade HROM Cascade (military unit No. 35666-B, based in the town of Korenovsk, Krasnodar Krai).

This brigade launches Shahed UAV attacks on the territory of Ukraine. The Russians use them to attack civilian and humanitarian infrastructure and terrorise the civilian population.

DIU reported that war criminal Ruslan Negrub was born on 4 January 1983. His ID information is series 9002 No. 447425, issued on 17 April 2003 by the Mozdok District Department of Internal Affairs, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. He graduated from the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation Engineering School.

Ruslan Negrub is married to Nadia Negrub, born on 8 March 1981.

The couple are parents to a 20-year-old son. Their registration/residence address is Stavropol Krai, Budyonnovsk, Microraion Severnyi Street 1, apt. 76.