Here's the latest on Ukraine:
- Ukraine has laid more than 6,000 antitank mines along its border with Belarus and Russia to fortify its defenses, Lt. Gen. Serhiy Naev said in a statement posted on Telegram by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak asserted that the leaked documents contained largely “fictitious information” and had “nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans.”
- Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Moscow for Vladlen Tatarsky, the Russian pro-war blogger killed in an explosion at a cafe in the city.
- A top Ukrainian diplomat is set to visit India on Sunday to discuss the Russian invasion, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
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- Ukraine has laid more than 6,000 antitank mines along its border with Belarus and Russia to fortify its defenses, Lt. Gen. Serhiy Naev said in a statement posted on Telegram by Ukraine’s Defense Ministry.
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak asserted that the leaked documents contained largely “fictitious information” and had “nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans.”
- Hundreds of people attended the funeral in Moscow for Vladlen Tatarsky, the Russian pro-war blogger killed in an explosion at a cafe in the city.
- A top Ukrainian diplomat is set to visit India on Sunday to discuss the Russian invasion, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
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Analysis: Russia’s Lefortovo prison is a relic of Soviet control that never left
Forty-five years after that exchange, the Soviet Union is gone. But Lefortovo still stands, and today it is used largely by the KGB’s successor, the Federal Security Service or FSB, as a pretrial detention facility. It is also where Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter arrested last week on espionage charges, is currently being held. The arrest of an accredited foreign journalist on seemingly far-fetched espionage charges is an echo of the Soviet Union’s Cold War tactics — and a move his employer and those who know him say is preposterous and clearly politically motivated.
Gershkovich has now spent a week in the faded yellow walls of Lefortovo. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the reporter was “wrongfully detained,” adding that his department is working to assess whether he meets the criteria needed to launch a broad government effort for his release.
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Forty-five years after that exchange, the Soviet Union is gone. But Lefortovo still stands, and today it is used largely by the KGB’s successor, the Federal Security Service or FSB, as a pretrial detention facility. It is also where Evan Gershkovich, the 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter arrested last week on espionage charges, is currently being held. The arrest of an accredited foreign journalist on seemingly far-fetched espionage charges is an echo of the Soviet Union’s Cold War tactics — and a move his employer and those who know him say is preposterous and clearly politically motivated.
Gershkovich has now spent a week in the faded yellow walls of Lefortovo. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the reporter was “wrongfully detained,” adding that his department is working to assess whether he meets the criteria needed to launch a broad government effort for his release.
Read the full analysis here.
Facing critical ammunition shortage, Ukrainian troops ration shells
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The ammunition that has pounded parts of Ukraine daily for more than a year has become a precious resource in the artillery war with Russia — and which side conserves shells and rearms faster could turn the tide on the battlefield.
Even amid a shortage, Ukraine is firing some 7,700 shells per day, or roughly one every six seconds, according to a Ukrainian military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly. Russia, which may also be running low, is firing more — by some estimates triple that amount.
To keep up with their adversary and still conserve ammunition, the Ukrainian military is now pickier in selecting targets, often prioritizing equipment over small groups of infantry. Precision is key because misses mean wasted shells.
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DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The ammunition that has pounded parts of Ukraine daily for more than a year has become a precious resource in the artillery war with Russia — and which side conserves shells and rearms faster could turn the tide on the battlefield.
Even amid a shortage, Ukraine is firing some 7,700 shells per day, or roughly one every six seconds, according to a Ukrainian military official who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly. Russia, which may also be running low, is firing more — by some estimates triple that amount.
To keep up with their adversary and still conserve ammunition, the Ukrainian military is now pickier in selecting targets, often prioritizing equipment over small groups of infantry. Precision is key because misses mean wasted shells.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- A leaked classified report shows that a Russian jet nearly shot down a British spy plane near Ukraine last year, an incident that appears to have been closer to pulling NATO into the war than publicly disclosed.
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak asserted that the leaked documents, which appeared to detail Ukraine’s combat capabilities and Western support, contained largely “fictitious information” and had “nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans.”
- The artillery shortage for Ukrainian forces described in the leaked documents dated a month ago has persisted, said a Ukrainian officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the leak with the press.
More live updates here.
- A leaked classified report shows that a Russian jet nearly shot down a British spy plane near Ukraine last year, an incident that appears to have been closer to pulling NATO into the war than publicly disclosed.
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak asserted that the leaked documents, which appeared to detail Ukraine’s combat capabilities and Western support, contained largely “fictitious information” and had “nothing to do with Ukraine’s real plans.”
- The artillery shortage for Ukrainian forces described in the leaked documents dated a month ago has persisted, said a Ukrainian officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the leak with the press.
More live updates here.
Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- As Ukraine prepares for its upcoming spring counteroffensive against Russia, it is in need of more soldiers and weapons. Men in uniforms are knocking on doors and sometimes handing out draft papers on street corners.
- The Defense Department is still assessing the validity of the leaked documents that have triggered a Justice Department investigation, the Pentagon's deputy spokeswoman said Sunday.
- Pope Francis prayed for Ukraine and Russia in his Easter Sunday address and called for the “light of Easter” to shine upon the people of Russia.
- Russia plans to implement reforms to its air and missile defense forces, said Andrey Dermin, commander of the country’s air defense forces.
- China will have to work out the consequences of Russia’s actions, French President Macron said after wrapping up his state visit to China.
- Latvia will build a 39-mile fence on the border with Russian ally Belarus, local media outlet Delfi reported Sunday.
More live updates here.
- As Ukraine prepares for its upcoming spring counteroffensive against Russia, it is in need of more soldiers and weapons. Men in uniforms are knocking on doors and sometimes handing out draft papers on street corners.
- The Defense Department is still assessing the validity of the leaked documents that have triggered a Justice Department investigation, the Pentagon's deputy spokeswoman said Sunday.
- Pope Francis prayed for Ukraine and Russia in his Easter Sunday address and called for the “light of Easter” to shine upon the people of Russia.
- Russia plans to implement reforms to its air and missile defense forces, said Andrey Dermin, commander of the country’s air defense forces.
- China will have to work out the consequences of Russia’s actions, French President Macron said after wrapping up his state visit to China.
- Latvia will build a 39-mile fence on the border with Russian ally Belarus, local media outlet Delfi reported Sunday.
More live updates here.
Evan Gershkovich adored life in Russia. Now, the reporter waits in prison.
Inside a Moscow prison, Evan Gershkovich is waiting. He is joking about how the TV in his cell doesn’t carry the matches of his beloved Arsenal F.C., his friends say. And as the American journalist accused of spying remains imprisoned for what could be months or years, he is reading.
Since Gershkovich was arrested during a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals in late March, Secretary of U.S. State Antony Blinken has denounced the espionage charges against the “wrongfully detained” journalist, who could face up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted.
Friends and colleagues who spoke to The Post emphasized how they’ve come together to do whatever they can to help free Gershkovich — a high school soccer star in New Jersey, a philosophy major in Maine, a curious reporter in Russia.
Read the full story here.
Inside a Moscow prison, Evan Gershkovich is waiting. He is joking about how the TV in his cell doesn’t carry the matches of his beloved Arsenal F.C., his friends say. And as the American journalist accused of spying remains imprisoned for what could be months or years, he is reading.
Since Gershkovich was arrested during a reporting trip in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Urals in late March, Secretary of U.S. State Antony Blinken has denounced the espionage charges against the “wrongfully detained” journalist, who could face up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted.
Friends and colleagues who spoke to The Post emphasized how they’ve come together to do whatever they can to help free Gershkovich — a high school soccer star in New Jersey, a philosophy major in Maine, a curious reporter in Russia.
Read the full story here.
Leaked documents warn of weaknesses in Ukraine’s defenses
Leaked U.S. military and intelligence documents indicate alarming Ukrainian shortfalls in Western-supplied weaponry — especially ammunition and air defense — even as they show deep American penetration into Russian plans, equipment and manpower.
The disclosures offer an extraordinarily detailed snapshot of battlefield conditions in the Ukraine war from late February and early March, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the rate of Ukraine’s expenditure of ammunition was “many times higher” than the rate at which its benefactors could produce it.
That vulnerability and urgency still exists. The United States, NATO, the European Union and allies much farther afield have been furiously seeking more ammunition from South Korea to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the means to produce more themselves in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive that may just be weeks away.
Read the full story here.
Leaked U.S. military and intelligence documents indicate alarming Ukrainian shortfalls in Western-supplied weaponry — especially ammunition and air defense — even as they show deep American penetration into Russian plans, equipment and manpower.
The disclosures offer an extraordinarily detailed snapshot of battlefield conditions in the Ukraine war from late February and early March, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned that the rate of Ukraine’s expenditure of ammunition was “many times higher” than the rate at which its benefactors could produce it.
That vulnerability and urgency still exists. The United States, NATO, the European Union and allies much farther afield have been furiously seeking more ammunition from South Korea to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and the means to produce more themselves in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive that may just be weeks away.
Read the full story here.
Russia nearly shot down British spy plane near Ukraine, leaked document says
A Russian fighter jet nearly shot down a British surveillance plane last year, according to a leaked U.S. military document circulating online, an incident more significant than was previously disclosed and that could have drawn the United States and its NATO allies directly into the Ukraine war.
The near miss occurred on Sept. 29 off the coast of Crimea, the heavily fortified Ukrainian peninsula that Russia seized in 2014 and has used to base its Black Sea naval fleet and launch attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.
The document, one of dozens in a trove of leaked classified Pentagon documents that has triggered a Justice Department investigation, refers to the incident as a “near-shoot down of UK RJ,” a reference to the “Rivet Joint” moniker common for RC-135 reconnaissance planes. The aircraft is used to collect radio transmissions and other electronic messages.
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A Russian fighter jet nearly shot down a British surveillance plane last year, according to a leaked U.S. military document circulating online, an incident more significant than was previously disclosed and that could have drawn the United States and its NATO allies directly into the Ukraine war.
The near miss occurred on Sept. 29 off the coast of Crimea, the heavily fortified Ukrainian peninsula that Russia seized in 2014 and has used to base its Black Sea naval fleet and launch attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.
The document, one of dozens in a trove of leaked classified Pentagon documents that has triggered a Justice Department investigation, refers to the incident as a “near-shoot down of UK RJ,” a reference to the “Rivet Joint” moniker common for RC-135 reconnaissance planes. The aircraft is used to collect radio transmissions and other electronic messages.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- As Ukraine mobilizes fighters for a spring counterattack and a commander warns that Russia is reinforcing its Bakhmut front line, leaked U.S. intelligence documents indicate Kyiv is facing a shortfall of Western ammunition and air defense weapons.
- Ukraine and Russia swapped prisoners Monday, each side sending about 100 home, as they have periodically throughout the war.
- The U.S. Defense Department is still assessing the validity of the leaked documents that have triggered a Justice Department investigation, Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said.
- The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said Russia is bringing in special forces and airborne assault units to reinforce its assault on the eastern city of Bakhmut.
- Russian air defense forces are practicing border protection in the northwest after Finland’s accession to NATO and Sweden’s membership bid, a commander of Russian air defense forces said in comments published Monday.
More live updates here.
- As Ukraine mobilizes fighters for a spring counterattack and a commander warns that Russia is reinforcing its Bakhmut front line, leaked U.S. intelligence documents indicate Kyiv is facing a shortfall of Western ammunition and air defense weapons.
- Ukraine and Russia swapped prisoners Monday, each side sending about 100 home, as they have periodically throughout the war.
- The U.S. Defense Department is still assessing the validity of the leaked documents that have triggered a Justice Department investigation, Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said.
- The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said Russia is bringing in special forces and airborne assault units to reinforce its assault on the eastern city of Bakhmut.
- Russian air defense forces are practicing border protection in the northwest after Finland’s accession to NATO and Sweden’s membership bid, a commander of Russian air defense forces said in comments published Monday.
More live updates here.
Exclusive: Egypt secretly planned to supply rockets to Russia, leaked U.S. document says
President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi of Egypt, one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East and a major recipient of U.S. aid, recently ordered subordinates to produce up to 40,000 rockets to be covertly shipped to Russia, according to a leaked U.S. intelligence document.
A portion of a top secret document, dated Feb. 17, summarizes purported conversations between Sisi and senior Egyptian military officials and also references plans to supply Russia with artillery rounds and gunpowder. In the document, Sisi instructs the officials to keep the production and shipment of the rockets secret “to avoid problems with the West.”
The Washington Post obtained the document from a trove of images of classified files posted in February and March on Discord, a chat app popular with gamers. The document has not been previously reported.
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President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi of Egypt, one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East and a major recipient of U.S. aid, recently ordered subordinates to produce up to 40,000 rockets to be covertly shipped to Russia, according to a leaked U.S. intelligence document.
A portion of a top secret document, dated Feb. 17, summarizes purported conversations between Sisi and senior Egyptian military officials and also references plans to supply Russia with artillery rounds and gunpowder. In the document, Sisi instructs the officials to keep the production and shipment of the rockets secret “to avoid problems with the West.”
The Washington Post obtained the document from a trove of images of classified files posted in February and March on Discord, a chat app popular with gamers. The document has not been previously reported.
Read the full story here.
Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- The scope of a trove of Pentagon documents leaked online continues to be uncovered, with dozens of apparently highly classified military and intelligence documents emerging.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken has officially declared that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was “wrongfully detained” by Russia.
- Leaked intelligence documents suggest that the president of Egypt has asked his government to produce up to 40,000 rockets and quietly ship them to Russia.
- Russian spies purportedly claimed to have persuaded the United Arab Emirates, a major security partner of the United States, to work against U.S. and British intelligence, the Associated Press reported.
- Moscow has ordered military preparations in response to the NATO accession of Finland, which was formerly military nonaligned.
More live updates here.
- The scope of a trove of Pentagon documents leaked online continues to be uncovered, with dozens of apparently highly classified military and intelligence documents emerging.
- Secretary of State Antony Blinken has officially declared that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was “wrongfully detained” by Russia.
- Leaked intelligence documents suggest that the president of Egypt has asked his government to produce up to 40,000 rockets and quietly ship them to Russia.
- Russian spies purportedly claimed to have persuaded the United Arab Emirates, a major security partner of the United States, to work against U.S. and British intelligence, the Associated Press reported.
- Moscow has ordered military preparations in response to the NATO accession of Finland, which was formerly military nonaligned.
More live updates here.
Vladimir Kara-Murza condemns Russian treason case
RIGA, Latvia — Prominent Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, facing up to 25 years in prison on treason charges for criticizing Russia’s war against Ukraine, told a Moscow court on Monday that his trial had turned the clock back to the 1930s during the height of the Stalinist political repressions.
If the court accepts the prosecutor’s request for the maximum 25-year term, it would be the harshest punishment to date of a politician or activist for criticizing Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Kara-Murza, who is an opinions contributor for The Washington Post, spoke during a hearing on Monday ahead of a verdict that is expected on April 17. He described the charges as “unfounded, illegal and politically motivated” in comments on Facebook. His lawyers said the trial, which began last month, had been rushed, with it handled much more swiftly than usual treason cases.
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RIGA, Latvia — Prominent Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, facing up to 25 years in prison on treason charges for criticizing Russia’s war against Ukraine, told a Moscow court on Monday that his trial had turned the clock back to the 1930s during the height of the Stalinist political repressions.
If the court accepts the prosecutor’s request for the maximum 25-year term, it would be the harshest punishment to date of a politician or activist for criticizing Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Kara-Murza, who is an opinions contributor for The Washington Post, spoke during a hearing on Monday ahead of a verdict that is expected on April 17. He described the charges as “unfounded, illegal and politically motivated” in comments on Facebook. His lawyers said the trial, which began last month, had been rushed, with it handled much more swiftly than usual treason cases.
Read the full story here.
Exclusive: U.S. doubts Ukraine counteroffensive will yield big gains, leaked document says
Ukraine’s challenges in massing troops, ammunition and equipment could cause its military to fall “well short” of Kyiv’s original goals for an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at retaking Russian-occupied areas this spring, according to U.S. intelligence assessments contained in a growing leak of classified documents revealing Washington’s misgivings about the state of the war.
Labeled “top secret,” the bleak assessment from early February warns of significant “force generation and sustainment shortfalls,” and the likelihood that such an operation will result in only “modest territorial gains.” It’s a marked departure from the Biden administration’s public statements about the vitality of Ukraine’s military and is likely to embolden critics who feel the United States and NATO should do more to push for a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
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Ukraine’s challenges in massing troops, ammunition and equipment could cause its military to fall “well short” of Kyiv’s original goals for an anticipated counteroffensive aimed at retaking Russian-occupied areas this spring, according to U.S. intelligence assessments contained in a growing leak of classified documents revealing Washington’s misgivings about the state of the war.
Labeled “top secret,” the bleak assessment from early February warns of significant “force generation and sustainment shortfalls,” and the likelihood that such an operation will result in only “modest territorial gains.” It’s a marked departure from the Biden administration’s public statements about the vitality of Ukraine’s military and is likely to embolden critics who feel the United States and NATO should do more to push for a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
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Russia moves to tighten conscription law, pressing more men to fight
RIGA, Latvia — When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization in the fall to commandeer reinforcements for the war against Ukraine, thousands of men fled the country or went into hiding. But tough new measures approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday will make it almost impossible for Russians to dodge conscription in the future.
The law provides for electronic military summonses with bans on draftees leaving the country, making it possible to quietly sweep up thousands more men to fight — even as the Kremlin is denying plans for a controversial new mobilization.
The State Duma, which is the lower chamber, approved the legislation with just one abstention. The upper house, the Federation Council, is expected to adopt it Wednesday, and send it on to Putin for his approval, which is widely expected.
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RIGA, Latvia — When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization in the fall to commandeer reinforcements for the war against Ukraine, thousands of men fled the country or went into hiding. But tough new measures approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday will make it almost impossible for Russians to dodge conscription in the future.
The law provides for electronic military summonses with bans on draftees leaving the country, making it possible to quietly sweep up thousands more men to fight — even as the Kremlin is denying plans for a controversial new mobilization.
The State Duma, which is the lower chamber, approved the legislation with just one abstention. The upper house, the Federation Council, is expected to adopt it Wednesday, and send it on to Putin for his approval, which is widely expected.
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Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- U.S. government agencies are working together to assess the fallout from a stunning leak of Pentagon documents that appeared to reveal, among other information, sensitive U.S. intelligence about the war in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Secretary of State Antony Blinken “vehemently rejected any attempts to cast doubt on Ukraine’s capacity to win on the battlefield” in a call Tuesday.
- When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization in the fall to commandeer reinforcements for the war, thousands of men fled Russia or went into hiding.
- Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to 25 years in prison on treason charges for criticizing his country’s military, described his trial as reminiscent of the Stalinist repression of the 1930s.
More live updates here.
- U.S. government agencies are working together to assess the fallout from a stunning leak of Pentagon documents that appeared to reveal, among other information, sensitive U.S. intelligence about the war in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Secretary of State Antony Blinken “vehemently rejected any attempts to cast doubt on Ukraine’s capacity to win on the battlefield” in a call Tuesday.
- When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a mobilization in the fall to commandeer reinforcements for the war, thousands of men fled Russia or went into hiding.
- Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to 25 years in prison on treason charges for criticizing his country’s military, described his trial as reminiscent of the Stalinist repression of the 1930s.
More live updates here.
Here is the latest from Ukraine:
- Top Biden administration officials have spoken publicly for the first time about the leak of a trove of sensitive Pentagon documents, including intelligence about the war in Ukraine.
- On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold an inter-committee meeting with lawmakers from Kyiv regarding Ukraine’s potential accession to the E.U. — a process that usually takes years.
- President Biden spoke with the family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since March.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov. Austin said Ukraine is working toward its anticipated spring offensive.
- The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claims his forces now control about 80 percent of Bakhmut.
- The U.N. expects inspections to resume under the Black Sea grain deal on Wednesday, after “intensive discussions” supported by Turkey and the global body.
More live updates here.
- Top Biden administration officials have spoken publicly for the first time about the leak of a trove of sensitive Pentagon documents, including intelligence about the war in Ukraine.
- On Wednesday, the European Parliament will hold an inter-committee meeting with lawmakers from Kyiv regarding Ukraine’s potential accession to the E.U. — a process that usually takes years.
- President Biden spoke with the family of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since March.
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov. Austin said Ukraine is working toward its anticipated spring offensive.
- The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claims his forces now control about 80 percent of Bakhmut.
- The U.N. expects inspections to resume under the Black Sea grain deal on Wednesday, after “intensive discussions” supported by Turkey and the global body.
More live updates here.
Russian court delays custody decision for girl who made antiwar drawing
As a Russian court on Thursday considered restricting the custody rights of a father whose 13-year-old daughter drew an antiwar picture in class, a young woman protested outside holding up a nearly identical picture. She was swiftly detained.
The custody hearing and the new arrest, which occurred in Yefremov, a town in the Tula region about 200 miles south of Moscow, highlighted how the case of the father, Alexei Moskalyov, and his daughter, Maria, has transfixed wartime Russia.
Moskalyov, 54, came under scrutiny of the authorities after Maria, then 12, drew the antiwar picture in her sixth-grade art class. He was arrested and prosecuted for antiwar posts on social media under tough new laws prohibiting criticism of the military.
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As a Russian court on Thursday considered restricting the custody rights of a father whose 13-year-old daughter drew an antiwar picture in class, a young woman protested outside holding up a nearly identical picture. She was swiftly detained.
The custody hearing and the new arrest, which occurred in Yefremov, a town in the Tula region about 200 miles south of Moscow, highlighted how the case of the father, Alexei Moskalyov, and his daughter, Maria, has transfixed wartime Russia.
Moskalyov, 54, came under scrutiny of the authorities after Maria, then 12, drew the antiwar picture in her sixth-grade art class. He was arrested and prosecuted for antiwar posts on social media under tough new laws prohibiting criticism of the military.
Read the full story here.