Russian Olympic swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for 9 months for appearing at a rally in support of President Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Yryna Chebotok, 26, holds a cross which will mark the grave of her grandfather, Volodymyr Rubaylo, 71, in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 21.Russia attempting to gain ground west of Luhansk, local governor saysUkraine has continued to engage in defensive battles with Russian forces attempting to gain ground west of the city of Luhansk, local governor Serhiy Gaidai said Friday.
Major Gen. Rustam Minnekayev said the aim was to create a land bridge from Russia to Crimea and another exit to the unrecognized breakaway republic of Transnistria in Moldova to Ukraine's southwest. Russian Olympic gold medalist swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been banned from the sport for nine months for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.and wore a jacket with a “Z” on the chest. The letter isn’t part of the Russian alphabet but has become a symbol of support for Russian troops after it was used as a marker on Russian armored vehicles operating in Ukraine.
In a separate statement Friday, Vereshchuk said Russia has provided its own channel for Ukrainian troops in the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to surrender, but that Ukrainian troops have no plans to use it.
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