8:50 AM: UN report reveals that Ukrainians were partly responsible for the deaths of dozens civilians during March Russian attack.
UN reports that the destruction of Stara Krasnyanka's retirement home in Lugansk on March 11 was caused by Ukrainian forces.
The Russians were accused by the Ukrainian authorities of killing more 50 civilians during the attack. The UN reveals, however, that just a few days prior to the Russian attack, Ukrainian soldiers entered the retirement home and made it a target.
The Russian invasion left those inside without electricity or water. The fire broke out. It is unknown how many of the 71 residents perished in the attack. According to the UN, at least 22 survived.
The United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights did not find any war crimes committed by either the Russian or Ukrainian armies. However, it noted in its report that the battle was an example of concern about "human shields". Some areas were used.
David Crane, a former official of the US Department of Defense, said that the Ukrainian military might have committed a crime in not evacuating the residents and staff of the nursing home.
8:22 AM: Zelensky alleges that the Russian military deliberately targets civilians
Volodymyr Zelensky, a daily video producer, recalled that the Russian army attacked the cities in Mykolaiv and Kharkiv on Saturday. "The Russian artillery strikes on the Donbass are not stopping.
He said, "It (the Russian Army) targeted ordinary homes and civilian buildings deliberately." After reiterating the need for Ukraine equipped with modern long-range weapons, he thanked the United States for sending Himars rocket launchesers.
7:34 a.m . Canada will return its turbines to Germany in fear of an energy crisis
Canada decided Saturday to return turbines destined to Russia's Nord Stream gas pipe to Germany in an effort to alleviate the energy crisis with Russia. This was despite being urged by Ukraine to not "submit to Kremlin Blackmail".
Canada had been urged by Ukraine to not return the turbines currently being stored in Siemens Group workshops near Montreal.
Gazprom, a Russian gas company, had used this work in June to justify a decrease in deliveries to Germany through the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
The Minister stated that Canada would grant Siemens Canada a revocable and time-limited permit to allow Nordstream 1 turbines to be repaired to Germany. This will support Europe's ability access reliable, affordable energy. Jonathan Wilkinson, Natural Resources Minister.
He stated that without the necessary supply of natural gases, Germany's economy would be in serious trouble and that Germans may not have enough heat to keep warm as winter approaches. In a press release, he elaborated.
The German government was in intensive contact with Ottawa for several weeks to get the equipment returned to Europe, despite the Russian sanctions.
Germany was afraid that Moscow would soon cut off all gas flow and offered Canada the chance to retrieve the turbines to keep them in Canada "on the legal basis" rather than delivering them to Russia.
Berlin didn't believe in Gazprom's technical explanation for the drop in gas deliveries. However, Berlin believed that Russia would be deprived of any pretext to prolong the closure of the gas tap. This could lead to a major energy crisis.
Ukraine believed that the Ukrainian gas pipelines could transport enough gas to Germany to make up for the decline in Russian deliveries.
6:50 a.m . : Gerard Larcher, in Kyiv, asks Ukraine to reap the "concrete fruits" of its EU candidacy
During a visit to Kiev, the President of Senate pleaded with the Ukrainian Parliament on Saturday for the country's "immediate" accession to the European Union. The LR paid a lively tribute to the leaders of the country and Ukraine, saying that "both Moldova and Ukraine have seen a European destiny unfold before their eyes, irrepressibly".
Gerard Larcher met Volodymyr Zelensky while accompanied by a delegation, which included Jean-Francois Rapin (LR), president of the European Affairs Committee of the Senate, and Patrick Kanner, leader of the socialist senators. The delegation leaves on Sunday and will visit the "martyr villages of Irpine, Boutcha, and Borodyanka".
6:46 AM: The most recent highlights from the ground
- On Saturday, the Russian army continued its bombardments of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. According to Ukrainian officials, "Further actions” are possible from him. Residents in Druzhkivka south of Kramatorsk were awakened by a suspected missile strike that caused a large crater to be left in front of their supermarket. On Saturday, the Ukrainian general staff reported that Russia had bombarded Kharkiv (northeast), but not a ground offensive.
Russian shelling has left at least one person dead and two others injured in Kryvy Rig. This is the birthplace for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zilensky. He visited Ukrainian positions in Dnipropetrovsk (center-east), on Friday.
- The Russian army claimed that it had inflicted severe damage on the Ukrainian army in the region of Mykolaiv South and Dnipropetrovsk. According to the Ukrainian local prosecutor, six civilians sustained injuries in strikes on Donetsk (South) and Kharkiv areas by the Russian Defense Ministry.
- Police in the Kherson region announced that criminal proceedings will be initiated after Russian forces destroyed crops.
6:45 AM: Good morning everyone! This live will cover the current situation in Ukraine on the 137th anniversary of the Russian invasion.
