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30 Aug 2024 12:22

🇿🇦 South Africa's reform efforts gain momentum as power crisis eases, says reserve bank governor

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago highlighted that tackling the country's longstanding power crisis has set the stage for progress in other sectors, media reported. For the first time in years, South Africa has gone five consecutive months without power cuts, marking a significant turnaround.

🏦 The central bank has consistently emphasized the need for structural reforms in energy and freight rail to lift growth beyond the modest 1% expected this year and next. Kganyago reportedly noted that despite challenges, the government is getting to grips with its reform agenda. He suggested that with further action on these constraints, South Africa's growth could rise to 3.5%.

However, Kganyago acknowledged that challenges remain, particularly in the logistics sector. State-owned Transnet continues to struggle with providing efficient freight rail and port services due to equipment shortages and maintenance backlogs. Addressing these issues will be crucial for sustaining and accelerating economic growth.

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30 Aug 2024 12:05

🇩🇪 🪖 Preparations for the last two withdrawal flights of the German Bundeswehr witnessed by a Sputnik Africa correspondent in Niger

A total of five Airbus A400M Atlas and Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircraft flights were carried out since the start of the pullout.

They allowed the withdrawal of 60 German soldiers and 146 tons of equipment and materials, according to Mamane Sani Kiaou, chief of staff of the Niger army, who is heading the withdrawal committee.

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30 Aug 2024 11:52

⚛️ 🇷🇺 African winners of Russia's Rosatom nuclear agency competition visit first Russian nuclear power plant

A total of 20 students from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Egypt and Sudan were able to see the world’s first nuclear power plant, located in the Russian city of Obninsk.

The trip to Russia was the prize in the short videos competition “Atoms Empowering Africa,” organized by the Russian atomic energy giant.

In their creative works, the young people talked about the potential and future of nuclear power in Africa.

🗣 “This trip was a life-changing experience for me. The opportunity to visit the cradle of the nuclear industry in Obninsk and see the practical application of nuclear technology broadened my knowledge and fueled my aspirations to contribute to a better energy future for Africa,” one of the students was quoted as saying.

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30 Aug 2024 11:30

🇳🇮⛪️ Nicaragua orders closure of 169 non-profit organizations (NPOs), including churches

💬 "The above-mentioned organizations failed to comply with their obligations [...] as, by not publishing their financial statements for the periods varying from 2 to 30 years [...] they interfered with the control and supervision by the General Directorate for Registration and Control of NPOs of the Interior Ministry [...]," the decree signed by Nicaraguan Interior Minister Maria Coronel read.

🚫 Nicaraguan media reported that since 2018, the government has canceled the registration of over 5,600 NPOs and NGOs in the country for various violations. A decree dated August 19, 2024, disbanded about 1,500 such entities.

In 2023, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega accused the Catholic Church of inciting a coup, claiming some priests urged worshipers to overthrow the government and called for his assassination. This led to the arrests and deportations of several clergymen to the Vatican.

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30 Aug 2024 10:57

🇳🇬✈️ Boeing signs deal with Nigeria to develop booming civil aviation sector

💬 "Boeing and the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the West African country’s aviation sector," the release said. "Africa continues to be a promising market with its overall air-traffic growth forecasted well above the average global growth rate over the next 20 years."

In a strategic relationship with the aviation ministry and Nigerian airlines, Boeing will provide planning workshops, training, technical support and assessments to airline operators, the release said.

Boeing's Commercial Market Outlook projects Africa will need 1,170 airplanes over the next two decades, according to the release.

Earlier this week, Ethiopian Airlines Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew Bekele reportedly expressed concern over the fact that his company has had to lease aircraft to sustain its ambitious expansion plans because of substantial delays in aircraft deliveries from Boeing.

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30 Aug 2024 10:23

🛩 Ukrainian General Staff says in statement that F-16 fighter transferred to Ukraine crashed

"During an air battle, the F-16 aircraft demonstrated their high efficiency, four cruise missiles were shot down by on-board weapons... During the approach to the next target, communication was lost with one of the aircraft. As it turned out later, the plane crashed, the pilot was killed," the Ukrainian General Staff said on Telegram.

Earlier in the day, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported, citing sources, that the US-made F-16 fighter jet that was transferred to Ukraine by its Western partners, crashed on August 26 just weeks after the first batch of such aircraft was delivered to Kiev.

A special commission of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has been appointed to determine the causes of the crash.

However, the Ukrainian member of the parliament, Maryana Bezuglaya stated earlier that the F-16 fighter was shot down by a missile from a Ukrainian Patriot anti-aircraft missile system.

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30 Aug 2024 09:53

🇫🇷🇷🇺 Macron says not informed about Durov's arrival in France in advance

"I was completely unaware of Mr. Durov's arrival in France… It is not true that I invited anyone... I was not supposed to meet with Mr. Durov either at the end of last week or in the following days. I was not aware that he was going to arrive in France," French President Emmanuel told a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.

Last Saturday, Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram, was detained at a Paris airport on charges related to the criminal use of his messaging app, including terrorism, child pornography, drug trafficking, money laundering and fraud.

The 39-year-old billionaire holds citizenship of several countries, including France. On Wednesday, he was released under judicial supervision, banned from leaving France and ordered to pay a 5 million euro ($5.5 million) bail.

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30 Aug 2024 09:23

📌 Main world events by the morning of August 30:

🟠 South Africa is embarking on reforms aimed at enhancing the country's economic potential, stated the head of the central bank, adding that successfully overcoming the energy crisis could spur progress in other sectors;

🟠 The president of South Africa expressed his confidence that Pretoria has strong arguments before the International Court of Justice to prove that genocide has occurred and continues to be perpetrated against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip;

🟠 Niger and Nigeria have reached an agreement to join forces in strengthening security cooperation following the visit of the Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Armed Forces to Niamey;

🟠 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 18 Ukrainian UAVs overnight: 11 over the Bryansk region, four over the Kaluga region, two over Crimea, and one over the Belgorod region;

🟠 Putin awarded the President of Belarus the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle the First-Called;

🟠 Macron stated that he was unaware of Durov's arrival in France and did not plan to meet with him;

🟠 The Director General of the IAEA stressed the necessity of avoiding a nuclear accident at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant at all costs ahead of his visit to the site next week;

🟠 The US' escalation course is
becoming increasingly provocative. The US is apparently preparing to give Kiev the green light to use practically any weapons, including deep within Russian territory, stated Maria Zakharova, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman;

🟠 Donald Trump stated that he considers nuclear weapons the main problem for both the US and the world and emphasized the need to ensure they are never used;

🟠 The Maori King of New Zealand, Tūheitia Paki Te Wherowhero VII, passed away at the age of 69;

🟠 An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka, according to the local branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Service.

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29 Aug 2024 21:07

❄️🇻🇪 Extremely rare snowfall astonishes Venezuela

On Wednesday, the residents of the highlands of the state of Mérida, in Venezuela, woke up to a landscape covered in snow, after heavy snowfalls that reached their peak this week.

President Nicolás Maduro shared images of the highest highway in the South American country.

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29 Aug 2024 20:22

🇷🇺 🇿🇦 The Russian Baltic Fleet training ship Smolny arrived on an unofficial visit to the South African port of Cape Town

During the stay, the crew will replenish water, fuel, and food supplies and conduct a technical inspection of the ship.

🌍 The sailors and cadets will meet with South African naval sailors, take a number of excursions, and get acquainted with "the historical sights of the second largest city in South Africa," the Baltic Fleet said in a statement.

🇨🇺 🇻🇪 For the Smolny crew, the visit to South Africa was the third call at a foreign port during her long voyage. Before that, the ship made unofficial visits to the ports of Havana, Cuba, and La Guaira, Venezuela.

The long-distance sea voyage of the Baltic Fleet training ship is taking place as part of the sea practice of cadets of the naval educational institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Future naval officers on the ship are completing a training program, in particular, on communications and navigation.

🪖 In total, more than 300 cadets are taking part in the sea voyage.

📷 Photos courtesy of the Russian General Consulate in Cape Town.

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29 Aug 2024 19:33

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso's president cancels China trip to prioritize national security

Ibrahim Traore has reportedly made such a decision to address national security concerns following the recent attack on Barsalogho. He will not be attending the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation that was set to take place from September 4-6 in Beijing.

According to reports, the attack on Barsalogho, a town in Burkina Faso's Center-North region, on August 24 led to the deaths of up to 200 civilians and security personnel. This incident is part of the ongoing conflict in Burkina Faso, where armed groups linked to al-Qaeda* and Daesh* have increasingly targeted rural areas, leading to widespread violence and displacement.

* Terrorist organizations outlawed in Russia and many other states

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29 Aug 2024 18:52

US intelligence provided Ukraine with satellite images of the Kursk region from the start of its invasion

“We made available commercial imagery through a portal called G-EGD,” Frank Whitworth, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, told the Intelligence and National Security Summit.

“The availability of the commercial industry is sustained,” Whitworth said. “If that is what they are using for purposes of this particular campaign in Kursk, then I will refer to them to confirm that, but the availability is always there.”

"Many countries of the so-called collective West have already got into this conflict up to their ears," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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29 Aug 2024 18:13

🇨🇮 Zelensky "exports his neo-Nazism to Africa," Ivorian writer says

The defeat of Hitlerism by the Soviet army should not resurface in Africa due to Kiev's actions, stated Sylvain Takoue.

"Ukraine's support for terrorists destabilizes sovereign AES states, friends of Russia. Zelensky embodies 21st-century neo-Nazism," Takoue emphasized.

In his pamphlet "I Refuse!", the writer criticizes Alassane Ouattara's government for aligning with Kiev.

According to Malian site Bamada, Cote d'Ivoire is currently investigating the potential involvement of the Ukrainian embassy in training fighters, while Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have sent a letter to the UN Security Council condemning Ukraine's support for Sahel terrorists.

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29 Aug 2024 17:28

🇿🇦 Former President Jacob Zuma's arms deal corruption case returns to the High Court in Pietermaritzburg this Thursday, local media reports

The case involves allegations surrounding a multi-billion-rand deal with French arms trader Thales dating back to the 1990s. Initially charged in 2005, both Zuma and Thales have experienced a series of delays and reinstatements over the years, with the latest trial officially beginning in May 2021 when both parties pleaded not guilty.

Since then, the case has faced numerous procedural challenges, including a special plea from Zuma contesting the prosecutor's authority, which was dismissed. With the trial now scheduled to resume next April, this Thursday's pre-trial hearing aims to resolve any outstanding issues ahead of the main proceedings.

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29 Aug 2024 16:47

🇸🇳Senegal has suspended all mining activity for nearly three years along the southeastern Faleme River to protect the environment and support local communities impacted by artisanal gold mining

Mining-related dredging and chemical discharges have polluted the river, which flows from Guinea, along Senegal's border with Mali, and into the Senegal river, according to the Senegalese Press Agency.

The suspension applies to all Senegalese territory up to 500 meters from the river's left bank until June 30, 2027. A survey revealed that illegal mining sites along the Faleme on both the Senegalese and Malian sides have increased to over 800 from 600 in 2021.

💧The Faleme, once home to diverse fish and mammals like hippos and crucial for local agriculture, is in an urgent need of restoration. This was highlighted in a 2024 paper published in the Journal of Water Resource and Protection.

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30 Aug 2024 12:05

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30 Aug 2024 11:55

🇳🇪 🇩🇪 End of German influence in the Sahel: German troops leave the military base in Niger for good

According to a Sputnik Africa correspondent, this Friday saw the signing of the agreement on the transfer of Air Base 101 to the Nigerian Armed Forces in Niamey between the chief of staff of the land forces of Niger, Colonel-Major Mamane Sani Kiaou and Colonel Struss Karsten of Germany.

🗣 "Tonight's ceremony marks the end of the definitive withdrawal of German military personnel from Niger, as well as the closure and transfer of their facility," said one of the members of the disengagement committee.

Prior to the ceremony, the Nigerien military toured the base in the company of the German military.

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30 Aug 2024 11:40

❗️Durov had no negotiations with the Kremlin, nor any agreements, the Kremlin said

According to the spokesperson, the Russian president has never met with the founder of Telegram.

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30 Aug 2024 11:14

🇷🇺 Kiev apparently given carte blanche for operations in Russian regions, Russian MFA says

🇺🇸 Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Thursday that the US allows Ukraine to counterattack Russia with US weapons during the terrorist attack in the Kursk region.

White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said Monday that the United States and Ukraine will continue having conversations concerning the allowed use of US-supplied weapons for striking Russian territory, but those discussions will remain private.

💬 "Extremely serious conclusions follow from all this. Ukraine has been given complete carte blanche for operations in Russian regions. Moreover, the Joe Biden administration is obviously preparing to make new concessions to [Volodymyr] Zelensky and untie his hands to use virtually any type of American weapons, including deep into Russian territory," said Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

📈 She added that the US escalation course is becoming increasingly provocative.

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30 Aug 2024 10:38

🇪🇺🇷🇺 Many EU foreign ministers voice support of Ukraine attack on Kursk region, Borrell says

"Many member states express support to the [Ukraine's] Kursk operation as part of Ukraine's inherent right to self-defense in accordance with the United Nations Charter... We have a lot of information about the situation in the battlefield, how the Kursk operation [of Ukraine] is changing the frontline... I told the countries about the need to increase the supply of military equipment," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told a press conference following the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

Borrell believes that the importance of a diplomatic approach to resolving the crisis in Ukraine is increasing, but the EU is considering only Volodymyr Zelensky's plan.

Yet, the EU foreign ministers did not make a single decision on lifting the restrictions of Kiev's strikes with European weapons on the territory of Russia, he said.

"The ministers discussed the lifting of limits for the range of use of the arms provided to Ukraine. At the end the conclusion is mainly that this is a national decision and the member states want to keep it as a national decision... Some member states do not send any kind of arms," Borrell noted.

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30 Aug 2024 10:08

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 US was not notified in advance about Israel's operations in West Bank, Pentagon says

"We were not notified about operations in the West Bank," Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a press briefing.

Earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the completion of its "counterterrorism operation" in the Far'a area of the West Bank. The operations involved the destruction of an "armed terrorist cell inside a vehicle" and the discovery of an explosives laboratory and operations center in a local mosque, where weapons, explosive devices, and military equipment were found, according to the IDF.

Eleven people were killed, and 26 others injured as a result of the Israeli military's actions in the West Bank, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday.

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30 Aug 2024 09:38

📹 The first minutes following another strike on a residential neighborhood in the Gaza Strip, with a drone's view of the region

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29 Aug 2024 21:32

🇷🇺🏛 This week, Moscow hosted the Sixth International Municipal BRICS Forum with municipal representatives, businesspeople and officials coming together to foster ties and discuss urban development. #AfroVerdict host brings you highlights from key African participants to explore Africa's position on the main issues discussed at the event.

🗣 "If linked up with other municipalities, it is going to open an arena for us to always get into interacting with [one] another, sharing knowledge and technology and sharing finances among ourselves and developing ourselves," Julius Fuli, Municipal Councilor of the Tubah Municipality, Cameroon, says.

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29 Aug 2024 20:40

🇨🇲🌎 The BRICS Municipal Forum is set to bring transformative changes to waste recycling in Tubah, Cameroon, according to municipal councillor Julius Fuli

♻️ In an interview with Sputnik Africa, he explained that Tubah’s waste management system sorts waste into plastic, wood, and organic material. Plastic is used for bricks in road construction, and organic waste is converted into manure, enhancing agricultural yields. This system also generates revenue and improves municipal accessibility.

However, Fuli emphasized that with Tubah’s population of 420,000 and an additional 20,000 students from the State University, the current artisanal recycling methods are not sufficient to meet the growing waste management needs. He expressed optimism that the knowledge and technology from the BRICS forum could help modernize Tubah’s recycling efforts, enabling the production of more valuable end products like bricks and organic manure, which are essential for the community.

📖 The councillor also hopes BRICS can help turn students' knowledge into practical applications, emphasizing the need to integrate technology into education to benefit students and the community.

👏 In conclusion, Fuli praised the BRICS Municipal Forum for offering a platform for continuous interaction, knowledge exchange, and financial collaboration among municipalities. He sees it as a crucial opportunity to enhance both economic and social well-being, benefiting communities like Tubah.

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29 Aug 2024 19:54

📰❌🇮🇶Exposing the Western Client Media's War on Truth in Iraq

Rybar’s recent trip to Iraq, where they met with Muhannad al-Aqabi, the head of the media service of Iraq's Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), offers a stark reminder of the shameless agenda-driven nature of Western client media. Al-Aqabi’s account of the principles by which Western outlets operated during the war against ISIS from 2015 to 2017 is telling. Whether it was The New York Times fabricating quotes or the BBC falsely framing military operations as sectarian violence, these media giants were less interested in truth and more focused on pushing a narrative that served their intel masters' interests.

This pattern is hardly new. Western media has long been weaponized, serving as stenographers for Western intelligence agencies rather than as true journalists. Their role isn't to report the truth but to manufacture consent for Western "interventions," supporting so-called "moderate rebels" in Syria or whitewashing the money-laundering op that underpin their engineered war in Ukraine. These outlets are instrumental in gaslighting public support for forever wars while conveniently ignoring or downplaying the egregious corruption and war crimes committed by their own governments and allies.

Rybar’s work stands in stark contrast to this. Their efforts to document the reality on the ground in Iraq, a region frequently misrepresented by the West, are invaluable. They provide a necessary counter-narrative that challenges the propaganda pushed by these Western media juggernauts. The coverage from Russian, Chinese, and select South American outlets—though limited in scope—has been far more accurate and impartial in portraying the complex dynamics of the region.

Given this context, the continued reliance on Western publications as the primary source of information about the Middle East is not just a problem for Russia but for the entire Global Majority. With Western media outlets more focused on perpetuating their governments' narratives than reporting the truth, there is a pressing need for alternative sources that can challenge these biased perspectives and offer a more balanced view of the world.

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29 Aug 2024 19:19

🇿🇦🇷🇺 Africans striving for beneficial partnership over charity, South African municipal official says

Russian business sees South Africa as an equal partner, instead of looking down on it in cooperation, Lungelo Buthelezi, Project Executive in the eThekwini Municipality told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the International Municipal BRICS Forum in Moscow.

💬 "As African people where we want to be seen as partners as opposed to be seen as beggars," he explained.

South Africa has a lot to offer its partners, and whoever engages with it "should be engaging at a partner level as opposed to a master-servant kind of setup, not insinuating anything," he added.

💬 "I have found that with every Russian business person that I have engaged with, they've really seen us as partners as opposed to one being superior to the other," Buthelezi noted.

The official highlighted that Russia has a lot to offer and provides things that are really needed at a cheaper price. He mentioned oil, gas, and "a whole lot of other industries" that could establish themselves in South African cities.

Buthelezi explained that the reason for choosing Russia as a partner is because it makes sense from a business, social, and political perspective.

In addition, you can listen to the full interview in the upcoming #AfroVerdict podcast, with highlights from the Sixth International Municipal BRICS Forum hosted by Moscow this week!

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29 Aug 2024 18:31

🇳🇪🇳🇬 Nigeria and Niger are taking significant steps to enhance security along their shared 1,500 km border

🪖 During a recent visit to Niamey, Nigerian Chief of Staff General Christopher Musa and his Nigerien counterpart, General Moussa Salaou Barmou, agreed to deepen bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation in security matters, the Niger Press Agency reported. This partnership focuses on joint operations, intelligence sharing, and tactical coordination to address common challenges.

🤝 Both countries recognize the serious risks posed by arms trafficking and have committed to joining forces to combat this threat, ensuring greater stability in the region. As part of this effort, they have pledged to maintain good neighborly relations and to establish a dialogue committee to address shared security concerns, including the ongoing threat from Boko Haram*.

* A terrorist organization banned in Russia and many other states.

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29 Aug 2024 17:57

🇳🇦 🐘 Namibia produces over 56 tonnes of meat so far from the 262 wild animals culled for drought relief efforts, which include slaughtering 83 elephants

🦓 300 zebras, 100 eland, 100 blue wildebeest, 83 elephants, 60 buffalos, 50 impalas, and 30 hippos are among the more than 700 animals that will be put to death.

The environment ministry said that one of the resolutions made at the national conference on managing human-wildlife conflict in 2023 was that fewer elephants are needed in order to help lower the number of incidents of human-wildlife conflict.

🏜 According to the UN, Namibia last month used up 84% of its food reserves during the worst drought to hit Southern Africa in decades. The upcoming months are predicted to bring high levels of food insecurity to nearly half of Namibia's population.

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29 Aug 2024 16:32

📹 🪖 Captured Ukrainian soldier Bohdan Zalishnyak told Sputnik that he was mobilized into the Ukrainian Armed Forces and transferred to a rifle battalion despite health contraindications and constantly shaking hands

"I came out of the church. The bus was moving along. I was walking [with] my father and my mother; there were also neighbors walking. They stopped, one [police officer] came out, [with] three recruitment officers; [they] immediately put handcuffs [on me], and [I didn’t have] documents. Well, we were coming [home] from the church," he said.

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