While the Ukrainian authorities announced Monday, September 26 that investigators are examining a possible mass grave at Lozatcha Lopan, near the Russian border, the anger of some Russians is growing over the mobilization order issued last week. On the diplomatic level, London and Washington help kyiv and sanction Moscow. Franceinfo returns to the highlights of Monday, September 26 on the front of the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine announces investigation into suspected mass grave
Ukraine announced on Monday that it was investigating an alleged mass grave located in the northeast, near the border with Russia. The site investigated by the Ukrainian authorities is located near Kozatcha Lopan. The Ukrainian authorities mentioned on Monday “up to 100 bodies”without giving further details.
UK tightens sanctions on Russia
London announced Monday, September 26 new sanctions against Russia in retaliation for the annexation polls “illegal” organized in four regions of Ukraine wholly or partly controlled by Moscow. Among the 92 entities targeted are notably “high-level Russian officials who organized the illegal polls in four regions of Ukraine, as well as ‘(Vladimir) Putin’s favorite PR agency'”details the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.
US helps Ukraine fund law enforcement
The United States announced a new aid of 457.5 million dollars to Ukraine to finance the forces of order, in particular the police, the border guards and the police officers in charge of investigating war crimes.
“Our shipments of protective equipment, medical equipment and armored vehicles have markedly reduced the number of deaths among Ukrainian civilians and their defenders”said the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken announcing this aid.
UN chief calls for end to ‘nuclear blackmail’
“The era of nuclear blackmail must end”pleaded Monday the Secretary General of the UN, claiming the“elimination” of all nuclear weapons after threats from Russia about their possible use in Ukraine.
“The Cold War had brought humanity within minutes of annihilation. Today, decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we hear the nuclear intimidation again”said Antonio Guterres during a special meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
A soldier seriously injured in a shooting in a mobilization center
A man opened fire on Monday at a Russian army recruitment center, seriously injuring an officer who worked there. No indication was given of the motive for the crime. The incident took place at a military commissariat in Oust-Ilimsk, a remote town in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, as the Kremlin is accused of seeking to prioritize mobilization in poor and isolated areas. The Russian investigative committee said the suspect, a 25-year-old resident, had been arrested. The victim is hospitalized in very serious condition.
A growing protest against the partial mobilization
According to the NGO OVD-Info, more than 2,300 people have been arrested during actions against military mobilization since Vladimir Putin’s announcement last Wednesday. Important departures of Russians to neighboring countries have also been reported.