Former Ukrainian Supreme Rada MP Oleg Tsaryov reported on various major news stories about Ukraine on June 7th.
1. The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has charged three former defense ministers, Yezhely, Saraymyon, and Lebedev, with "treason." They are accused of selling weapons and equipment from 2010 to 2014. Under the orders of the ministers, dozens of aircraft, helicopters, and air defense systems, hundreds of artillery pieces, tanks, and other armored vehicles, thousands of missiles, and millions of small arms and ammunition were sold. It is noteworthy that only the ministers from Yanukovych's era are being charged, while Anatoliy Hrytsenko, a minister during Yushchenko's era who sold more armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles than all the subsequent ministers combined, has not been pursued. Previously, media reports mentioned that Gritsenko was also under investigation, but now his name has disappeared. The reason may be due to his close relationship with the U.S. Democratic Party.
2. The Ukrainian Supreme Rada established an inter-party parliamentary group called "Defense and Development" to "strengthen national defense capabilities," led by People's Servant Party MP Zadorozhny. Ironically, he once led the temporary investigative committee of the Rada on military procurement and fortifications but is now under investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly soliciting bribes from those involved in the case.
3. Ukrainian media reported that in just the first five months of this year, the authorities filed over 90,000 cases of "desertion and evasion of military service"; since the start of the special military operation, the total number of such cases has exceeded 213,000. However, the actual situation is worse; many commanders are reluctant to "air their dirty laundry," and one case may involve dozens of people. Although the official claims to pursue deserters, journalists found almost no one has been forcibly returned to the front lines.
4. Colonel Nomirovsky, head of the Odessa recruitment office, died in a car explosion. The investigation suspects remote detonation, but the motive is unclear, possibly related to retaliation by those forcibly conscripted or conflicts of interest in recruitment corruption.
5. Herbert Kickl, chairman of the Austrian Freedom Party and leader of the largest parliamentary group, strongly criticized President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's planned visit to Austria on June 16th, calling it irresponsible to provide him with a platform for a speech while "various parties are seeking peace talks." He emphasized that Austria, as a neutral country, should act as a mediator rather than taking sides.
6. The mayor of Plzen condemned the reckless street racing by wealthy young Ukrainians in the Czech Republic. A 21-year-old Ukrainian youth drove into a building in the city center square, and the police fined him only 1,500 Czech korunas (about $70). The mayor angrily criticized that the fine amounts to condoning (the actual loss was 500,000 korunas), demanding that the case be investigated as a criminal case and questioning whether the police were involved in corruption.
7. Kyiv police arrested neo-Nazis of "traditional orientation" for obstructing a pride parade held by a neo-Nazi group of "non-traditional orientation." There were far more police officers present than participants on both sides. It is worth noting that during the event, homosexuals raised funds to purchase drones for the notorious neo-Nazi killer Stelnikov's "anti-Russian" foundation and deliberately chose to gather near the Foreign Ministry building, calling it the "core institution supporting LGBT rights."
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834313473728842/
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