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Read previewUkrainian forces in a priority section of the front line near Avdiivka appear to have defeated a large Russian mechanized assault involving tanks and fighting vehicles over the weekend. Footage shared by Ukraine showed some of the assault, including Russian tanks being destroyed by anti-tank guided missiles, according to open-source intelligence accounts on social media. On Saturday, Russian forces attempted a sizeable armored assault west of Tonenke, Donetsk Oblast. AdvertisementAs Ukraine's forces fell back from Avdiivka, Russia pushed forward, exploiting weak or limited Ukrainian defenses for gains. The recent win may have come at a cost for Ukraine, ISW noted, saying that "Ukrainian forces may have had to expend a significant amount of material to defend against the Russian assault."
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LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Britain on Friday announced sanctions targeting 30 people around the world who it described as "corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence." It said the sanctions were coordinated with international partners to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Global Human Rights Day and included individuals involved in activities including the torture of prisoners and the mobilisation of troops to rape civilians. "Today our sanctions go further to expose those behind the heinous violations of our most fundamental rights," Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in a statement. They included targets from 11 countries, including:- 10 Iranian officials connected to Iran’s judicial and prison systems- Figures involved in the Myanmar military junta- Russian Colonel Ibatullin for his role as the commander of the 90th Tank Division- Mali's Katiba Macina group, also known as the Macina Liberation Front, over what Britain said was links to sexual violence- Officials in South Sudan over what Britain said were links to sexual violenceReporting by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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