The Ukrainian president announced on the presidential website that he had signed a decree to “block propagandists who work for Russia” on Sunday January 19.
“We block propagandists who work for Russia, individuals who side with the enemy, and those who help Russia continue the war”indicates Volodymyr Zelensky. The president also announces that new sanctions will soon be announced.
199 fights in the last 24 hours
The Ukrainian armed forces recorded 199 combats over the last twenty-four hours, according to the latest morning report on Sunday.
“Our soldiers inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying troops and actively undermine the offensive potential of the enemy in the rear”underlines the army in its message.
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Moscow accuses Ukraine of killing civilians in Kursk region
Russia announced on Sunday that it had opened an investigation into allegations that Ukrainian troops killed civilians in a Russian village captured by kyiv forces.
Ukraine has taken control of dozens of border towns in western Russia’s Kursk region since launching a surprise offensive there in August, and says around 2,000 civilians still live in the areas. areas it occupies.
-The Russian army began to repel this offensive and recaptured several localities. The Russian Investigative Committee, which investigates major crimes, claimed that Ukrainian troops had “killed at least seven civilians who were sheltering in the basement of a house” in the village of Russkoe Porechnoye, about twenty kilometers from the border.
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Russian state media published a video overnight, provided by the army, showing Russian troops discovering bodies in a basement.
AFP was unable to immediately verify these claims or the video, which shows Russian soldiers in a dark room removing blankets and clothing from bodies.
Ukraine has not reacted officially.
In a statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of “cannibalistic massacre of civilians”.
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of killing civilians since the conflict began almost three years ago.
