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Ukrainian police discovers mass burial site containing over 440 bodies in Izium A mass burial site in Izium was discovered after the city was liberated from Russian forces. In addition, two more burial sites were found in Kharkiv. Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a mass burial site in Izium was discovered after the city was liberated from Russian forces on September 10. The burial site of civilians contained 447 bodies and some of them indicated signs of torture, The Kyiv Independent reported citing Ukrainian police. The Ukrainian…

Ukrainian POW says he was forced to listen to ABBA repeatedly during torture sessions A British soldier who was captured by Russian-backed troops claimed that while he was being tortured, he was made to repeatedly listen to “Mamma Mia” by ABBA A British soldier who was captured by Russian-backed troops in war-torn Ukraine claimed that while he was being tortured, he was made to repeatedly listen to “Mamma Mia” by ABBA. During his detention as a prisoner of war in Russia, hostage Shaun Pinner endured electrocution, stabbings, a fake execution,…

Ukraine nuclear workers recount abuse, threats from Russians Alone in his apartment in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine, nuclear plant security guard Serhiy Shvets looked out his kitchen window in late May and saw gunmen approaching on the street below. When his buzzer rang, he was sure he was about to die. Alone in his apartment in the Russian-occupied city of Enerhodar in southeastern Ukraine, nuclear plant security guard Serhiy Shvets looked out his kitchen window in late May and saw gunmen approaching on the street below.…

Michelle & Barack Obama pen special note for each other on 30th wedding anniversary Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama celebrated 30 years of togetherness, marking the milestone with special posts on social media. Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama celebrated 30 years of togetherness, marking the milestone with special posts on social media. The couple reflected on their journey and relationship as they shared a carousel of memories on social media, including their wedding pictures. While Michelle stated she was extremely…

Russia to ‘consult’ with locals on borders of annexed Ukraine regions: Kremlin “We are going to continue to consult populations of these regions,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, as he referred to the captured Ukrainian territories. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will hold consultations with the locals of the two annexed regions in Ukraine about the demarcation of the exact borders, Kremlin said in a statement on Monday. This came as the Russian Duma’s upper house, Russia’s Federation Council, prepared to formalize the annexations that the West labelled as “sham” and…