Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions on and near the border with Ukraine have killed 652 civilians so far, the head of Russia's Investigative Committee told the TASS news agency in remarks published on Sunday, without providing evidence.
Twenty-three children were among those killed, Alexander Bastrykin, the head of the committee, told TASS. Nearly 3,000 have been wounded, he added.
Both sides deny targeting civilians in their attack in the war that Russia launched with its full-scale invasion on Ukraine three years ago. But thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian.
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Ukrainian attacks on Russian border have killed 652 civilian so far, TASS reports
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US completes first Venezuelan oil sales valued at $500 million, US official says
- Additional sales expected in coming days and weeks
- Main account located in Qatar for neutral fund movement
WASHINGTON: The US has completed the first sales of Venezuelan oil that are part of a $2 billion deal reached earlier this month between Caracas and Washington, a US official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Additional sales are expected in the coming days and weeks, the official added.
Revenue from the initial oil sales — valued around $500 million — is being held in bank accounts controlled by the US government, according to an administration official, citing an order issued on Friday.
The main account is located in Qatar, according to an industry source familiar with the plan, who said the country represented a neutral venue where funds can move with US approval and without risk of seizure. Semafor first reported that the sales had been completed.
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