NEW: 'It is such an egregious breach of the principle of nuclear safety,' US Ambassador Michael Carpenter tells me of Russia's actions at Zaporizhzhia. Russia’s takeover and refusal of a demilitarized zone is “the height of irresponsibility.” The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com/russia-is-alre…

This is this week speech by a Russian film director (and an Oscar Prize winner) Nikita Mikhalkov who says, Ukrainian language must be exterminated in Ukraine /2

Had a great conversation with President Biden. Thanked for the unwavering U.S. support for Ukrainian people – security and financial. We discussed Ukraine’s further steps on our path to the victory over the aggressor and importance of holding Russia accountable for war crimes.

James Andre #Ukraine 's 🇺🇦 #Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the national power supply on Thursday.

Fire damage to overhead power lines caused the remaining two operating reactors to shut down.

Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for developments ⤵️

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Tragedy in Dnipro. Hope the $3 billion gets there soon.

“I saw that my daughter had no trainers on her feet, then I realised that she had no feet.” — A survivor of the Kramatorsk attack. The OSCE/ODIHR report below on the #UkraineRussiaWar

Tomorrow, Helsinki Commission is joined by Michael Carpenter, Oleksiy Goncharenko, and Olga Aivazovska for a hearing on life in #Ukraine ’s newly occupied territories.
Details: csce.gov/international-…

The US rep to OSCE is Michael Carpenter, a man I deeply respect from previous interactions.

Having served many years in Europe, I have deep appreciation & respect for the very difficult mission the Commission has executed over the years.

Here's a summary of what OSCE does. 2/

Horrific new OSCE report on the atrocities by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, including 25 girls aged 14-24 were kept in a basement in Bucha and gang-raped by Russian troops, resulting in nine becoming pregnant, per Ukraine's commissioner for human rights. osce.usmission.gov/response-to-mo…

At 9:38, 4 y.o. Liza is going to a child development club in 🇺🇦Vinnytsia with her mom. Shortly after, her mother posts a photo of Liza at the club.

Minutes after 11:00, 🇷🇺Russian missiles hit the central part of Vinnytsia. Liza is killed on the spot. Her mom is badly injured.

Russia’s troops set fire to grain fields in Ukraine’s fertile Zaporizhzhia region. Remember this picture every time Russians say they care about global food security. Millions of people across the world will face hunger - because Russia launched a brutal war against Ukraine.

Our Ukraine 🇺🇦 security assistance efforts continue.

Yesterday evening, we announced another $400m in aid, including four more HIMARS systems and ammunition for those systems.

For the record.

Worth watching

Michael Carpenter: President #Biden has said many times - America will be with #Ukraine as long as necessary. Our goal is to maintain your sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
#StandWithUkraine️

👉 m.gazeta.ua/articles/world…

Grateful to have the opportunity to spend a few days in beautiful #NorthMacedonia at the #PrespaForumDialogue discussing the future of the #OSCE .

What kind of weapons does 🇺🇦 *need* right now? And how might Putin's invasion become much more damaging, if not contained? Patrick Tucker sat down with Olga Stefanishyna, Michael Carpenter and Christian Borys of St. Javelin for our latest #DefenseOneRadio

🎧defenseone.com/ideas/2022/06/…

Anna Episheva: My niece was supposed to graduate this year from her high school. She and her friends bought dresses and were looking forward to this day. Then Russians came. Her school was directly hit and destroyed. Today she came back to what is left of her school and her plans