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Restored sovereignty over Crimea to create true peace, Zelenskyi says<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

True peace that will end Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine is only possible after Ukraine restores sovereignty over Crimea, President Zelenskyi said, addressing the First Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia by video link.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt all began with Crimea. Restored sovereignty over Crimea will bring back true peace. Russia\u2019s potential for aggression will be eradicated as soon as the Ukrainian flag will be hoisted in its rightful place \u2013 across the cities and villages in Crimea. Russia must stop using Crimea as a bridgehead [to launch more attacks]. There will be no more losses, and the world will become safer,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years of occupation make it difficult to reintegrate Crimea, \u201cbut we\u2019ll do that thanks to our cooperation,\u201d the Ukrainian President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Crimea Platform could lay the basis for similar initiatives aiming to deoccupy Transnistria and Abkhazia. \u201cWe have to turn the format of the Crimea Platform into a starting point for other humanitarian and diplomatic platforms that will help deoccupy other territories that were seized \u2013 from Transnistria and Abkhazia to northern areas,\u201d Zelenskyi proceeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bellingcat releases investigation report on Russian missile programmers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bellingcat\u2019s Christo Grozev and the team\u2019s investigative partners The Insider and Der Spiegel were able to identify the programmers behind Russia\u2019s massive missile strikes that have killed hundreds and deprived millions in Ukraine of access to electricity and heating. The secretive group is buried deep within the Russian Armed Forces\u2019 vast Main Computation Centre of the General Staff, often abbreviated as \u0413\u0412\u0426 (GVC). Russian media rarely mention the center. The function of the GVC has been opaquely described in military publications as \u201cproviding IT services\u201d and \u201cautomation\u201d to Russia\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metadata records of the GVC director Maj. Gen. Robert Baranov showed a correlation between significant Russian cruise missile attacks in Ukraine, and incoming calls prior to the missile strikes coming from one particular number that the investigators identified as belonging to Lt. Col. Igor Bagnyuk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The journalists reconstructed a team of 33 military engineers who appeared to report or communicate frequently with Lt. Col. Bagnyuk. The clandestine group of engineers appears to consist of three teams of approximately 10 engineers each, with each team dedicated to one specific high-precision missile type \u2013 \u0417\u041c-14 (Kalibr, sea-launched), R-500 (aka 9\u041c728, for Iskander systems, (ground) launched), and Kh-101 (air-launched).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Kalibr: Matvey Lyubavin, Roman Kurochkin, Ivan Popov, Sergey Ilyin, Yuriy Nikonov, Georgiy Starostin, Nikolay Tarasov, Dmitry Tikhonov, Ekaterina Chugunova, and Igor Groza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Iskander: Alexey Mikhaylov, Vitaly Yaskelaynen, Elvira Obukhova, Pavel Obukhov, Artem Vedenov, Alexandr Grigoryan, Vladimir Petrov, and Nikita Poplavski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Team Kh-101: Andrey Ivanyutin, Anton Chulikov, Alexey Betekhtin, Artem Chernov, Olga Pismenskaya, Pavel Vasilyev, Alexey Volkov, Anton Shatun, and Stanislav Minkov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The background of the military engineers working for the GVC is diverse. It includes both people who spent all of their career in the army or navy as well as young people who were recruited from civilian jobs usually linked to IT and computer science. Some of them were born in Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full text of the investigation is available at the link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyi calls on EU to establish group of financial assistance to Ukraine<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on Tuesday, President Zelenskyi urged the EU to establish a group of financial assistance to Ukraine to help rebuild its economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe that we can now adopt a decision to establish a \u2018financial Ramstein\u2019 [referring to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group often called \u2018the Ramstein format\u2019 in Ukraine \u2013 edit.] to maintain our common stability. We need a financial coordination platform that will unite and direct all the efforts aimed at rebuilding our country after hostilities,\u201d Zelenskyi said. Ukraine developed a transparent recovery plan that sets priorities \u2013 \u201cit\u2019s vital for Ukraine\u2019s survival now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur Fast Recovery Plan embraces USD 17 billion for immediate reconstruction of hospitals, schools, critical transport and energy infrastructure. Our need for housing reconstruction is huge,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine has not yet received \u201ca single cent for fast recovery\u201d. Zelenskyi urged the EU leaders to speed up respective decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to make a decision at this conference to cover next year\u2019s state budget deficit. Ukraine cannot sustain a USD 38 billion deficit. These are salaries of teachers, doctors, social benefits, and pensions. Our cooperation is strong enough to cope with the task,\u201d Zelenskyi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s win against Russia. Ukraine in Flames #229<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Research Fellow at National Institute for Strategic Studies Mykola Bielieskov, political expert, lawyer and director of the Institute of National Policy Yuriy Shulipa, and special envoy from Corriere della Sera Lorenzo Cremonesi discuss why and how Ukraine is winning the war against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Restored sovereignty over Crimea to create true peace, Zelenskyi says True peace that will end Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine is only possible after Ukraine restores sovereignty over Crimea, President Zelenskyi said, addressing the First Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform in Zagreb, Croatia by video link.\u00a0 \u201cIt all began with Crimea. 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