Russia has yet to develop main reason for Navalny death, spokesperson states
Russian detectives have actually not yet developed the reason for Alexei Navalny’s death and it is uncertain the length of time it will consider main conclusions to be made, his mom was informed, Navalny’s spokesperson stated on Monday.
Navalny, a 47- year-old previous legal representative, fell unconscious and passed away on Friday after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” chastening nest in Kharp, about 1,900 km (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow, where he was serving a three-decade sentence, the jail service stated.
A demonstrator brings a placard with an image of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as individuals collect to participate in a rally in front of the Russian Embassy in Warsaw onFeb 16, 2024.
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Navalny’s mom, Lyudmila, was informed on Saturday at the jail nest that he had actually died from “sudden death syndrome”, an unclear term for various heart disease that end in death, according to Navalny’s group.
Navalny’s spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, stated that his 69- year-old mom, and legal representatives were informed that the main confirmation of the cause of death had actually been extended which it was uncertain the length of time it would take.
“The cause of death is ‘undetermined’,” Yarmysh stated, including that the Russian authorities were lying and stalling.
His mom and legal representatives were not permitted into the morgue on Monday in the Arctic town near the jail nest where the authorities stated he dropped dead, Yarmysh stated.
“Asked if Alexei’s body was there, the staff did not answer,” stated Yarmysh.
The death of Navalny, a previous legal representative, robs the diverse Russian opposition of its most charming and brave leader as President Vladimir Putin gets ready for an election that will keep him in power up until a minimum of 2030.
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Russian forces have actually supposedly taken control of Avdiivka’s coke plant
Russian militaries have actually supposedly taken complete control of the chemical and coke plant in Avdiivka, the Donetsk city that was caught at the weekend after Ukraine withdrew its soldiers, fearing encirclement.
Russian news firm Tass, mentioning Russia’s Defense Ministry, mentioned that Russian forces had now “completely liberated the coke plant in Avdiivka, the flags of the Russian Federation have been hoisted on the buildings of the enterprise.”
View of the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant (AKHZ) in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry stated on Sunday that some Ukrainian systems were entrenched at the plant, among the biggest of its kind in Europe, which lies on northwestern borders of the city.
Russia’s capture of Avdiivka represents its most substantial success in Ukraine considering that declaring control of Bakhmut in Donetsk lastMay Tass reported Monday that military workers had actually currently started to clear mines from roadways and structures in Avdiivka.
Ukraine’s military management stated the choice to withdraw soldiers from Avdiivka was made in order to conserve them from being surrounded.
“In a circumstance where the opponent is bearing down the remains of their own soldiers with a ten-to-one shell benefit, under continuous barrage, this is the only appropriate service,” Oleksandr Tarnavskyy, Ukraine’s army’s leader in the Donetsk location, stated on Telegram.
 “We did no allow to encircle us, the personnel has been withdrawn, our soldiers have taken up defense in the designated areas.”
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Ukraine releases examination into supposed shootings of unarmed POWs in Avdiivka
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Ukrainian authorities state they have actually introduced an examination into the supposed shooting of unarmed detainees of war in the just recently Russian- caught towns of Avdiivka and Vesele in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.
The Prosecutor Office of the Donetsk area stated on Telegram Sunday that a “pre-trial investigation was launched into the facts of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder.”
The district attorney stated that an unnamed Telegram channel had “published a message about the execution of 6 prisoners of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at one of the positions in the city of Avdiivka. The defenders were seriously injured and were waiting for evacuation.”
” A video recording with a piece of the murder of 2 more soldiers near the town was likewise found [in] Vesele,” the local district attorney’s workplace declared.
“The recording from the drone camera shows how today, during the assault on our positions, a representative of the Russian Armed Forces shoots at close range, first at one captured soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and then at the second. Not wanting to leave the prisoners alive, the occupier deliberately kills them with automatic weapons,” the post mentioned.
CNBC was not able to verify the info within the report and Russia has actually not reacted to Reuters’ ask for discuss the claims, which come as Russian forces declared to have actually taken complete control of Avdiivka, and the town of Vesele, after months of harsh combating in the location.
Capturing Avdiivka  is Russia’s most significant gain considering that it totally inhabited the Donetsk city of Bakhmut in May in 2015.
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European leaders appeal for higher assistance for Ukraine
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The West is suffering a “colossal failure of imagination” in thinking Russia’s war in Ukraine will not strike them next, European policymakers have actually been informed amidst require a doubling down of transatlantic assistance for Kyiv.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen slammed a subsiding sense of seriousness amongst delegates at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday as Moscow’s full-blown offending almost enters its 3rd year.
“The sense of urgency is simply not clear enough in our discussions,” Frederiksen informed a lunch break session. “We have to speed up and we have to scale up.”
Denmark has actually now contributed its whole weapons to Ukraine, Frederiksen stated, advising other nations to do the like the war marks its 2nd anniversary onFeb 24.
“On Saturday, there should be new deliveries,” she stated. “Words will not solve this situation.”
Frederiksen’s belief was echoed by others in the space. The policymakers were speaking at the 7th Munich Ukrainian Lunch, hosted on the sidelines of the MSC by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) online forum and Ukrainian non-profit the Victor PinchukFoundation Sweden’s Foreign Minister Tobias Billstr à ¶ m stated nations should offer Ukraine “what we already have.”
The remarks came hours after Ukrainian soldiers withdrew from the eastern city of Avdiivka, a long time military fortress, to prevent Russian encirclement. The fall of Avdiivka marks the most significant modification on the frontlines considering that Moscow caught Bakhmut last May.
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