Ucrânia despede um dos seus pilotos de caça, apelidado de "Fantasma de Kyiv"

Ucrânia recently bid farewell to one of its 💶 fighter pilots, known as the "Ghost of Kyiv". Lt Col Valentin Korenchuk, also known as "Beekeeper", piloted a MiG-29 fighter 💶 jet in the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade. He was hailed as Ukraine's "best pilot" in an air force statement that 💶 confirmed his death in combat.

O "Fantasma de Kyiv" é uma lenda urbana

In the early days of the Russian invasion in 💶 February 2024, social media followed the embellished exploits of the Ghost of Kyiv, a fighter pilot said to have downed 💶 six Russian warplanes. However, the military later conceded that the Ghost of Kyiv is a legend created by Ukrainians, a 💶 collective image of the pilots of the 40th tactical aviation brigade. In reality, Beekeeper, who had flown from the very 💶 first day of Russia's invasion, shot down a dozen targets including a Russian bomber, the air force said.

Coreia do Norte 💶 ajudando a Rússia a matar civis ucranianos

A senior Ukrainian presidential aide accused North Korea of helping Russia kill Ukrainian civilians 💶 and called for greater international isolation of both countries. Russian forces have escalated attacks near Toretsk, a frontline town in 💶 the Donetsk region that had remained relatively calm over recent months of fighting.

Ucrânia registra acusações de estupro e violência sexual

Ukraine 💶 has set up a national registry for sexual violence allegedly committed by Russian forces. Viktoriia Litvinova, the Ukrainian deputy prosecutor 💶 general, said there had already been five convictions in absentia. The actual number of cases is likely to be much 💶 higher.

Rússia ameaça retaliação se o ocidente congelar ativos russos

Russia has "significant amounts" of western assets and property on its territory 💶 that could be targets for retaliation by Moscow if the west seizes income from Russian assets. Leaders of the G7 💶 agreed at a summit in Italy last week to use interest from Russian assets frozen in the west to provide 💶 a USR$50bn loan to Ukraine.

Baleias belugas evacuadas da Ucrânia para a Espanha

Two beluga whales were evacuated from an aquarium in 💶 Ukraine to Spain by road and plane in a "high-risk" operation. The whales arrived "in delicate health" at the Oceanagrafic 💶 aquarium in Spain's Mediterranean port of Valencia.