Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN has recorded 77 summary executions of civilians arbitrarily detained by Russia in the territories it occupies, according to a report published on Tuesday (June 27th). The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has also counted 864 cases of arbitrary detention. He points out that “Russian armed forces, law enforcement and prison authorities have engaged in widespread torture and ill-treatment of civilian detainees”. Follow our live.
Vladimir Putin says he “avoided great bloodshed”. The Russian President spoke for the first time since Wagner’s brief rebellion. “From the beginning of the events, measures were taken on my direct instructions in order to avoid a great bloodshed”affirmed the Russian president in a short televised address to the nation.
Evgeni Prigojine justifies his actions. On Monday, Wagner’s boss said he started the rebellion to save his organization, not to seize power. He claimed that his actions had brought to light the “serious security issues” in Russia.
kyiv claims that its “soldiers have advanced in all areas”. Volodymyr Zelensky “visited units of the armed forces of the operational and strategic group of Khortytsia”, near Donetsk, on Monday. He claimed that his “soldiers [avaient] progressed in all areas”celebrating “a happy day”. “I wished them more days like this”he said in his daily address.