Friday, September 16. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine

Business Friday, September 16. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Sep 16, 2022, 06:16pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Experts lift a body during an exhumation in the recently retaken area of Izium, Ukraine, Friday, . .

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Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass burial site near the recaptured city of Izium that contained hundreds of graves. It was not clear who was buried in many of the plots or how all of them died, though witnesses and a Ukrainian investigator said some were shot and others were killed by artillery fire, mines or airstrikes. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

All rights reserved Dispatches from Ukraine. Friday, September 16. Day 205.

As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation. By Polina Rasskazova Kharkiv Region.

A mass grave was discovered in de-occupied Izium. More than 450 bodies of civilians were found buried in the forest, among them tortured Ukrainian soldiers. “Among the bodies that were exhumed today, 99% showed signs of violent death,” reported Oleg Synegubov, the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration.

“There are several bodies with their hands tied behind their backs and one person is buried with a rope around his neck. Obviously, these people were tortured and executed. There are also children among the buried .

” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recorded a video message about the Izium tragedy, addressed to Europe, America and all world figures and international organizations: “Today there is only one thing missing: recognition of Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism ,” he said. “Russia has already become the largest source of terrorism in the world and no other terrorist power leaves behind so many deaths. This must be recognized legally.

We must act so that Bucha, Mariupol and Izium do not happen again. ” EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Emergency workers move the body of a civilian during an exhumation in . .

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Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass burial site near the recaptured city of Izium that contained hundreds of graves. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Dnipropetrovsk Region.

Russian invaders bombarded four communities with BM-21 “Grad” rockets and heavy artillery. In Nikopol, shelling injured one person and damaged 11 high-rise and private buildings, a kindergarten, a school, gas furnaces and power lines. Three high-rise buildings and a shop were damaged in the Chervonogrihorivska community.

In Kryvyi Rih, Russian forces directed their missiles at critical infrastructure, causing serious damage to hydraulic structures, according to the Telegram channel of Valentyn Reznichenko, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration. MORE FOR YOU Pfizer Tests Pill That Could Prevent Covid Infection Liz Cheney Needles Trump For Bashing Bush: ‘I Like Republican Presidents Who Win Re-Election’ Covid Pandemic Slashes Life Expectancy — Here’s Where It Fell The Most Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. Rockets struck the Slobidskyi and Kyivskyi districts of the city of Kharkiv.

As a result of the shelling, 2 adults and 2 children suffered shrapnel wounds and there was damage to a civilian building and communications infrastructure. The Russian military shelled the recently liberated settlements of the Kharkiv Region, in the Kupyansk and Izyum districts. During that attack, ten people were injured in Kupyansk, among them children, and one woman was injured in the Izyum district, according to the Telegram channel of Oleg Synegubod, the head of the Kharkiv regional state administration.

Ukraine took third place in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index Top 20, according to research by the analytical firm Chainalysis . The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, together with market representatives, worked for three years on the legalization of crypto industry in Ukraine in order to create a legal environment for business development. In March, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed the “On Virtual Assets” law, which enables Ukraine to launch a legal market of virtual assets and bring transactions with cryptocurrencies out of the shadows.

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