{"id":144534,"date":"2021-07-05T19:55:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T16:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=144534"},"modified":"2021-07-05T19:56:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T16:56:23","slug":"weekly-update-on-ukraine-24-28-june-04-july-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/weekly-update-on-ukraine-24-28-june-04-july-2021","title":{"rendered":"How Russia weaponizes sports, Ukrainian film at Locarno, fears of Delta variant and more – Weekly Update on Ukraine #24, 28 June – 4 July 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Situation in the combat zone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On July 4, Russia-backed militants violated the\nceasefire six times, the Joint Forces command said in a morning report on Monday.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action. He was identified as the chief of a battalion aid station of the 93rd<\/sup> mechanized brigade Yuriy Pysmennyi who went by the call sign Feofan. One more serviceman incurred a shrapnel wound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remembering Ukraine\u2019s fallen defenders of June\n2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukraine\u2019s fallen service members of June 2021 remembered in a piece by UCMC\u2019s Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group. Read on<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Torture and <\/strong>f<\/strong>ear as\nRussia\u2019s <\/strong>t<\/strong>echniques to <\/strong>c<\/strong>ontrol the <\/strong>o<\/strong>ccupied <\/strong>t<\/strong>erritories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A look at Izolyatsia, a striking example of brutality by Russia-backed forces in the occupied territory in eastern Ukraine. Once an internationally acclaimed art center in Donetsk, Izolyatsia was converted into a torture chamber in 2014. Read on<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Russia weaponized sports in hybrid warfare<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The recent scandal with UEFA banning part of the slogan on Ukrainian uniforms due to the pressure from Moscow caught the attention of many \u2013 not just football fans, but disinformation experts as well. Russia has a long history of using sport, which should be a field of fair game, for political purposes \u2013 but how and why? Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group explains<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Culture: Ukrainian film selected in competition\nat Locarno<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDad\u2019s\nSneakers\u201d, a Ukrainian short film directed by Olha Zhurba was selected by the\nLocarno Film Festival in Switzerland. It will world premiere in the\ninternational competition section of the Pardi\ndi domani<\/em> (Leopards of Tomorrow) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short\ncaptures 13-year-old Sasha on his last day in an orphanage before joining his\nadoptive family in the U.S. \u201cDad\u2019s Sneakers\u201d is a live action debut of Olha\nZhurba, an editing pro who has tested the waters as a documentary film\ndirector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\npre-production took six months, the 19-minute film only took five days to\nshoot, the Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema group revealed the details. The film casts\nnon-professional actors, and casting required a creative twist. As the team was\nlooking for a proper actor type to best recreate the setting of an orphanage,\nteenagers were auditioned in the gathering places and at social centers for the\ntroubled families.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Production of the film was supported by the Ukrainian State Film Agency. For more information, see the film\u2019s page on the web site of Locarno74<\/a> (to be updated throughout July), and follow the Facebook page \u201cDad\u2019s Sneakers<\/a>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Ukraine is fighting COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On July 4, Ukraine recorded 244 new coronavirus cases, 333 hospital\nadmissions, 419 recoveries, and 14 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the pandemic began, Ukraine has reported over 2.2 million cases,\nover 52,000 deaths and more than 2.1 million recoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaccinations. <\/strong>Last week, Ukraine reported a record number of COVID-19 vaccinations,\nhealth authorities administered 440,614 doses of the vaccines. Since the\nvaccinations began, 2,074,986 people have received the first dose of a COVID-19\nvaccine, and 850,394 people have been fully immunized. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fears of spread of the Delta variant.<\/strong> Ukraine\u2019s National Academy of Sciences has developed\na mathematical model for the spread of Covid\u2019s Delta variant. Delta could\nbecome a dominant strain in Europe this summer, the research finds.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rapid spread of Delta in Europe raises fears, even though the number\nof new Covid-19 cases in Ukraine continues to be at low levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, low vaccination rates and migration flows from neighboring\nRussia where Delta is circulating, pose additional risks for Ukraine. The\nvariant could spread faster than in Western Europe, and result in more serious\noutcomes, the researchers said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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