Missile in Poland, Medvedchuk's new movement in Russia and PACE's “historic decision”: today’s highlights

Missile in Poland

The wreckage of an unidentified military object was found in northern Poland. According to media reports, these are the remains of an air-to-ground missile. It is not known how long it had been in the forest: several days or several weeks.

As noted, inscriptions in Russian were found on the wreckage. The missile was missing a warhead.

Krzysztof Zasada, a journalist for the Polish media outlet RMF FM, unofficially found out that the missile was not the result of shelling from abroad, but could be the wreckage of Polish military equipment.

Medvedchuk's new “movement”

Viktor Medvedchuk, a close associate of Russian President Putin, who is accused of treason in Ukraine, began to form the political movement “Other Ukraine” after being exchanged to Russia in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers.

According to Skhemy, “Other Ukraine” is not officially registered in Ukraine or Russia as a political party, public organization, or intellectual property. Despite this, fugitives with Ukrainian citizenship join the movement. Some have been involved in criminal proceedings in Ukraine related to separatism and high treason but have not been punished. Some are wanted by Ukrainian special services.

Former Minister of Education Tabachnyk is running for “deputy” of the occupiers

Former Minister of Education Dmytro Tabachnyk is running for local “deputies” in the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The website of the Russian ruling party United Russia states that Tabachnyk is an "advisor" to the so-called head of the occupation administration of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region. Tabachnyk is listed as non-partisan.

PACE recognizes the deportation of Ukrainian children as genocide

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in its resolution noted that the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia is a crime of genocide.

According to Ukrainian representatives, the PACE resolution is the first time that the term “genocide” has been used about the actions of the Russian Federation in an official document of this level. Not all PACE members are countries that have ratified the Rome Statute, which issued the arrest warrant for Putin. Therefore, the adoption of this resolution expands the range of countries where Putin is officially considered a war crimes suspect.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that this decision will significantly help the global effort to bring Russia and its officials, including Putin, to justice for their genocidal policy against Ukraine.

Putin authorizes the deportation of Ukrainians from occupied territories

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the possible deportation of residents of the occupied territories who have renounced Russian citizenship and “pose a threat to Russia's national security”.

The decree applies to residents of the temporarily occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts, including those who have moved to Russia but want to retain their Ukrainian citizenship.

The second Patriot division is already in operation

The Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, said that the second division of the American Patriot air defense system is already in operation.

“They say there is a General Staff ban on selfies in front of the equipment! Sorry, I couldn't resist! We are strengthening air defense! We are bringing victory closer!” he wrote.

Other news:

• A company was registered in the UK in the name of Saldo's collaborator when he was already under sanctions, media reports.
• Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be required to condemn the war to return to international competitions.
• Russia has set up combat positions on the roofs of Zaporizhzhia NPP reactors, British intelligence reports.
• A US National Guard officer suspected of a large-scale leak of classified Pentagon documents will soon stand trial. Prosecutors will ask to keep him in custody due to the risk of a threat to national security.
• NBU Governor Andriy Pyshnyy says that the decision to return military surcharges does not help Ukraine in its negotiations with international partners, including the IMF.
• On April 26, Russian occupiers fired on Italian journalist Corrado Zunino and his assistant, a Ukrainian photographer Bohdan Bitik, in Kherson Oblast. The Italian correspondent was injured and hospitalized, while the Ukrainian died on the spot.