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Yahoo
21 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Russian drone hits apartment block in Donetsk Oblast, injuring two
A Russian drone has struck a five-storey residential building in the city of Bilozerske, Donetsk Oblast, on the night of 29-30 May, injuring a woman and her teenage son. Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office on Telegram Quote: "At 02:30, the occupiers struck Bilozerske. A Russian Geran-2 UAV hit a five-storey residential building. The strike caused a fire." The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Prosecutor's Office Details: A 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old son sustained injuries while inside their flat. The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Prosecutor's Office "The injured have been diagnosed with blast injuries and carbon monoxide poisoning. Medical assistance has been provided." the prosecutor's office summed up. The aftermath of the attack. Photo: Prosecutor's Office Background: Ukraine's Air Force reported that on the evening of 29 May, Russia launched two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 90 Shahed-type attack UAVs, along with various decoy drones. A total of 56 drones were shot down, but impacts were recorded at 12 locations. On the same night, Russian forces targeted Kharkiv, Odesa and Donetsk oblasts. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Costa Rican police say they busted crime ring trafficking Asian migrants to US
Costa Rican authorities said they arrested 19 people accused of trafficking hundreds of predominantly Asian migrants to the United States. The arrests Wednesday came during multi-city raids aimed at disrupting what Costa Rica's immigration police call 'a transnational organized crime structure' dedicated to human trafficking and money laundering. 'The operations were carried out in homes and hotels located in Corredores and Los Chiles — locations where the criminal network allegedly moved migrants of various nationalities, primarily Chinese and Vietnamese,' the Costa Rica Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. The Prosecutor's Office claims that migrants trafficked by the criminals were hidden in 'various hotels' in Costa Rica, adding that police found 'high-caliber weapons and cash' when executing their warrants. Police said they uncovered at least 437 people trafficked into Costa Rica via land, sea and air. Most were from China, but the victims included Vietnamese, Venezuelans, Ecuadorians and Peruvians, as well. 'Once these migrants were illegally introduced into Costa Rica,' the statement continues, the traffickers 'charged amounts ranging from $7,000, depending on their nationality, to $40,000 for these criminal services.' 'Once (migrants) were in the hands of this criminal group,' deputy attorney general Mauricio Boraschi told a press conference, 'They were also illegally moved to the border with Nicaragua … so that they could continue to their final destination in the United States.' A video posted by police on social media shows officers armed with battering rams, bolt cutters and rifles raiding two different buildings on residential streets, and appears to show at least one person being detained. In the same video, Commissioner Enrique Arguedas of the Costa Rican Immigration Police said that the investigation began over a year ago in collaboration with Panamanian authorities. The victims 'were being recruited by different criminal organizations that operated between Panama and Costa Rica and facilitated the movement of migrants … toward the northern part of the continent, specifically the United States,' Arguedas said. Asked whether those arrested have legal representation, the Costa Rican Prosecutor's Office told CNN that the detainees would likely appear in court later on Wednesday with lawyers present, but that the 'the searches are still ongoing.'
Euronews
3 days ago
- Euronews
Three charged with spying for Russia, German prosecutor's office says
Three people have been charged in Germany with working for one of Russia's intelligence agencies and could have been plotting to kill a man, the Federal Prosecutor's Office has said. The three men arrested in the "particularly serious case" on 19 June last year in Frankfurt were identified as Robert A., a Ukrainian citizen; Vardges I., an Armenian national; and Arman S., a Russian citizen. Their full names weren't released in line with German privacy rules. 'The spying operation presumably served to prepare further intelligence operations in Germany, possibly even leading to killing,' the Prosecutor's Office said. German prosecutors said at the beginning of May 2024, Vardges I. received an order from a Russian intelligence agency to spy on a man living in Germany who fought in Ukraine's armed forces after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. To do this, Vardges I. recruited Robert A. and Arman S., who are accused of trying to lure the man to a meeting in a cafe in downtown Frankfurt with the aim of identifying him and gathering further information about him. Because the man had previously been in touch with German police, no meeting ever took place, the Prosecutor's Office said, adding that the three men remain in custody. The charges against the men, filed on 16 May, are the latest in a series of cases across Europe where Ukrainians and other nationals have been accused of working on behalf of Russia's intelligence services. In May, German prosecutors said three Ukrainians were arrested in Germany and Switzerland on suspicion of agreeing to send parcels containing explosive or incendiary devices from Germany to Ukraine, apparently at the behest of people acting for Russia. In April 2024, two German-Russian men were arrested n Germany on suspicion of espionage, one of them accused of agreeing to carry out attacks on potential targets including US military facilities in the hope of sabotaging aid for Ukraine, prosecutors said. Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks ranging from arson and sabotage to cyberattacks and espionage since Moscow's invasion. Russia has previously been accused of trying to kill people in Germany who have a connection to the war in Ukraine. In July 2024, Western officials said a plot was uncovered to kill Armin Papperger, the CEO of defence company Rheinmetall which provides weapons to Ukraine. In 2019, a Russian national, Vadim Krasikov, was convicted in Germany of killing a Georgian citizen who had fought Russian troops in Chechnya. Krasikov was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was released as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine in 2024. At his sentencing, German judges said Krasikov had acted on the orders of Russian authorities, who gave him a false identity, passport and the resources to carry out the killing.
CBS News
22-05-2025
- CBS News
Suspect flees deputies while crossing Mackinac Bridge, attempts carjacking in St. Ignace
Oakland County fire chiefs sound off on I-75 traffic delays and more top stories Oakland County fire chiefs sound off on I-75 traffic delays; Memorial Day travel; and more top stori Oakland County fire chiefs sound off on I-75 traffic delays; Memorial Day travel; and more top stori A Northville man being chased by police reportedly crashed through the toll gate at the Mackinac Bridge amid a series of circumstances that included an attempted carjacking in St. Ignace, Michigan. Jack Maibach, 27, was lodged at the Mackinac County Jail after a pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies from Northern Lower Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, according to reports from the St. Ignace Police and Emmett County Sheriff's office. The Mackinac County Prosecutor's office has since charged him with fleeing and eluding, carjacking and resisting/obstructing an officer. A report will also be forwarded to the Emmett County Prosecutor's Office. Chase started in northern Lower Michigan The chase started about 1:50 p.m. Monday just south of Pellston, in Emmett County. That's when deputies tried to stop a vehicle for excessive speed, according to a report from the Emmett County Sheriff's Office. The suspect refused to pull over and sped away toward the Mackinac Bridge. As the pursuit reached the bridge about 2:10 p.m., Emmett County deputies called off their pursuit, citing "the interest of safety." In the meantime, Emmett County notified Mackinac County law enforcement about the situation and explained the suspect was driving northbound across the Mackinac Bridge. The driver crashed through a gate arm at the bridge's toll booth and continued northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75. Crossing into St. Ignace Police lost sight of the suspect after he crossed the bridge and headed into St. Ignace. The vehicle became disabled near the Mackinac Straits Hospital on North State Street in St. Ignace, where the driver attempted to carjack another vehicle occupied by a woman and her child, St. Ignace police reported. "The woman was able to drive away with the suspect clinging to the outside of her vehicle until he fell off," St. Ignace police added. Shortly afterwards, a St. Ignace police officer and Michigan State Police trooper saw the suspect in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn on North State Street and attempted to take him into custody. "The suspect violently resisted and was eventually taken into custody with the assistance of a Mackinac County deputy and a Sault Tribal Police officer," the report said.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Russians attack Kherson Oblast with drones, injuring six civilians
Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson and the village of Bilozerka in Kherson Oblast using drones on 21 May, injuring six civilians. Source: Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Kherson Oblast Military Administration Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "Investigators have found that Russian troops used drones to attack civilians in the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson district on the morning of 21 May 2025. Five people have been injured as a result of explosives being dropped." Details: The Oleshky District Prosecutor's Office has launched a criminal investigation under Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of the laws and customs of war. A pre-trial investigation is underway. At around 09:00, the Russians also carried out a drone strike on Kherson, injuring a 64-year-old man. He sustained a blast injury, concussion and a head wound. His condition is currently assessed as mild and he remains under medical supervision. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
