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The Moscow court considered the appeal and upheld the decision on 13 years in prison for Maksym Butkevych, the Ukrainian human rights activist, who was taken prisoner last summer. Source: Suspilne; Mediazona Details: The judges decided to count the actual time of detention from 19 August 2022 - that is, from the moment when the Russian Ministry of Defence recognised the fact of Butkevych's imprisonment.

The Moscow First Appellate Court has upheld a decision by Russian authorities to sentence Ukrainian human rights defender and soldier Maxim Butkevych to 13 years in prison, the Graty Telegram channel reported on Aug. 22.

The National Guard of Ukraine said on Thursday that its forces are entrenched near the village of Urozhaine in the eastern Donetsk region and repelling Russian attacks after retaking the area. 

Platoons from the 115th famously retreated, despite orders to stand and fight, during a high-stakes battle in late May 2022.

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 16 and advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast and on the Donetsk-Zaporizhia Oblast border, including liberating the village of Urozhaine. The Ukrainian

"Four thousand largely isolated Wagner personnel do not pose a serious threat ... to Poland, Lithuania, or Ukraine," George Barros of ISW told Newsweek.

A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for Ukraine last year has died, according to Russian state media.

A Russian commander who got sacked for massive defeats in Ukraine has died of an illness in Moscow - triggering speculation he was poisoned.

A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for Ukraine last year has died, according to Russian state media.

A Russian general who reportedly served as the top military commander for Ukraine last year has died, according to Russian state media.