Heatwave smothers Ukraine as heavy fighting continues in Donbas & investigating sexual crimes by Russian troops

Day 874.


Today, we analyse the heavy fighting around Toretsk and New York
as Russian forces push forward, bring you political and
diplomatic updates from around the world, and speak to War Crimes
Reporter Olesia Bida from the Kyiv Independent about her
documentary ‘He Came Back.’


Just a note from us that this episode contains discussion of
extreme sexual violence and cruelty.


Contributors:


David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.


Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.


Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).
@FrancisDearnley on X.


With thanks to Olesia Bida (War Crimes Investigations Unit and
Ukrainian journalist @KyivIndependent; author of documentary 'He
Came Back'). @OlesyaBida on X. He Came
Back: https://kyivindependent.com/he-came-back/


Articles referenced:


Journalists identify 2 Russian soldiers who committed sexual
violence during
occupation: https://kyivindependent.com/the-kyiv-independent-identified-russian-soldiers-who-raped-women-during-occupation/


Ukrainian women shared their accounts of rape by Russian forces.
We found their
assailants: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-women-share-their-accounts-of-rape-by-russian-forces-as-reporters-investigate-their-assailants/


Trump’s shooting will transform this election - just not in the
way you think (Frank Luntz in The Telegraph)


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/15/trumps-shooting-will-transform-this-election/


44% of Ukrainians believe that the time for negotiations has
come, but the majority do not agree to Putin's conditions
(Ukrainian Pravda)


https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2024/07/15/7465706/





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