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Zelensky calls on creation of ‘compensation mechanism’ for victims of Russian aggression

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Addressing the Ukraine Accountability Conference in The Hague on July 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky said "it is necessary not only to punish the guilty but also to give full assistance to the victims of (Russian) crimes and to rebuild everything destroyed by this aggression.” According to Zelensky, compensation could be made at the expense of Russian assets and funds located outside Russia, “in other jurisdictions.”

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Fighting in southern Ukraine remains intense as Russian forces continue attempts to advance in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, particularly around the town of Huliaipole. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Nick Allard spent time with Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, one of the units tasked with stabilizing this critical section of the front.

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