[Sticky] Russia-Ukraine War Geopolitical Analysis

Above is a photo of Ukrainian medic Yulia Paievska; in an interview, Paievska stated that she was tortured after she was captured by Russian troops. This Facebook image of Paievska was posted within the article linked to below.

 

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The UN’s human rights office said this week it has verified 28 cases of torture, gang rape and threats of sexual violence against prisoners of war in Ukraine, mostly in Russian-controlled territories.

“Appalling reports of torture and ill-treatment by both parties continue, including prisoners of war, with little progress holding those responsible to account,” UN human rights chief Michele Bachelet said.

Full story in The Moscow Times

"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken." The photo is credited to the "U.S. Department of State". The photo, its caption, and the photo credit were all posted within the article linked to below.

 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia Wednesday of forcibly deporting up to 1.6 million Ukrainians to Russia, accusing Moscow of a deliberate criminal operation to depopulate parts of Ukraine.

In a statement a day before the Ukraine Accountability Conference in the Hague on alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Blinken said Moscow is conducting a 'filtration' operation to relocate Ukrainians from the occupied east and south to areas deep inside Russia.

'The unlawful transfer and deportation of protected persons is a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians and  is  a war crime,' Blinken said.
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Full story in The Moscow Times

"Ukrainian HIMARS target a Russian ammo dump in Melitopol on July 3, 2022. Ukrainian defense ministry photo" The photo, caption and photo credit were all posted within the article linked to below. HIMARS stands for High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and MLRS stands for Multiple Launch Rocket System. The destruction of Russian ammo depots could lead to a shortage of ammunition for Russian artillery.

 

The Ukrainian army systematically is demolishing Russian ammunition supplies. The strategy could have big implications as Russia’s wider war in Ukraine grinds into its (fifth) month.

Firing new, American-supplied GPS-guided rockets—plus a few old, ex-Soviet ballistic missiles—the army in just the last two weeks has targeted no fewer than a dozen Russian ammo dumps.

The Ukrainians have concentrated their ammo strikes in the east, where Kyiv’s brigades have been staging a fighting withdrawal west along a 40-mile-deep pocket of Ukrainian-held terrain anchored in the east at Siversk.
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Full story from Forbes

Above is a photo of Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian Duma, and the image was posted within the article linked to below. In remarks made to the Russian parliament, Volodin said that Russia should take Alaska back by force if seized Russian assets were used to rebuild Ukraine. In his speech, Volodin ignored the fact that "... Tsar Alexander II sold the territory to (U.S.) President Andrew Johnson in 1867 for $7.2million - $144million in today's money - and it became a state in 1959." The quotation was taken from the article.

Full story in the Daily Mail

Above is a photo of Andrey Gurulyov, a member of the Duma. The photo was taken from the Wiki article about him. According to him, this is the only way for Putin to achieve his aims in Ukraine. Within the article linked to below, there is a video in which Gurulyov makes his statements on this point.

Full article in the Express