Pokrovsk in the Donestk region of Ukraine woke to the shriek and rumble of a rocket that exploded in a residential neighbourhood. Ukraine latest:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has banned the commercial import of books from Russia, in his latest move to reduce cultural ties between the two countries.
Ukraine has been carrying out what it describes as"derussification" process, saying it is necessary to undo centuries of policies it considers were aimed at crushing the Ukrainian identity."The adoption of this draft law will protect the Ukrainian book publishing and distribution sector from the destructive influence of the 'Russian world'," he said on Telegram.
The complaint is one of many the 47-year-old politician has filed against prison officials, alleging multiple violations of his rights as a convict.During the hearing, Russian authorities argued that there was nothing wrong with prison regulations and that Mr Navalny should be given a pen and paper whenever he asked for them, if he was not required to do something else at that time.
"Power generation and distribution facilities are being restored, and work is under way to strengthen the power system's resilience to military challenges." In its latest update on the conflict, the think-tank said Ukrainian forces are likely successfully setting conditions for a future main effort, despite initial setbacks.
Today's question comes from Mike Davison, who asks if there is any chance China encouraged the invasion of Ukraine, knowing how it would destabilise the Western economies, weaken Vladimir Putin and ultimately leave China as the real geopolitical, economic and military winner. The war has certainly benefited China up to a point. It has made Russia beholden to it in a deeply imbalanced relationship.
What's clear is Xi Jinping either had the wool pulled over his eyes by Vladimir Putin or did not do enough to restrain him over Ukraine, possibly tempted to see how the conflict might turn out. Got a question? Or want to read other answers? Click here...One of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top advisers has claimed that Russia is planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to create a"depopulated grey zone".
The city's authorities have identified two boarding schools for temporary accommodation of the building's residents.
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