Ukraine and Russia war news: daily updates as of July 10, 2021

Ukraine and Russia war news from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of July 10, 2021 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights. (1) Russian — Read on empr.media/news/conflict-zone/war-news-7-10-2021/

Polish and Lithuanian investigators obtained the black boxes from the Ryanair plane that landed in Minsk

They also interviewed the passengers of the flight — Read on belsat.eu/en/news/10-07-2021-polish-and-lithuanian-investigators-obtain-black-boxes-from-ryanair-plane-that-landed-in-minsk/

Crushing non-state media in Belarus 2.0

Over the course of 2 days, security officers conducted at least 23 searches of journalists. — Read on belsat.eu/en/news/10-07-2021-crushing-non-state-media-in-belarus-2-0/

Halya Coynash: Crimean Solidarity activist faces 19-year sentence for discussing religion | KyivPost – Ukraine’s Global Voice

Halya Coynash: Crimean Solidarity activist faces 19-year sentence for discussing religion | KyivPost – Ukraine’s Global Voice — Read on http://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-crimean-solidarity-activist-faces-19-year-sentence-for-discussing-religion.html

Belarus has 12 new political prisoners

Human rights activists recognized 12 more people as political prisoners. Lawyers consider political persecution and the arrest of citizens accused of — Read on belsat.eu/en/news/09-07-2021-12-new-political-prisoners-in-belarus/

Massive crackdown on independent media throughout Belarus

Since early morning, Belsat TV has been getting reports about persecuting independent media from cities and towns of Belarus. — Read on belsat.eu/en/news/08-07-2021-massive-crackdown-on-independent-media-in-belarus/

Hot Air on Sea Breeze – EU vs DISINFORMATION

This week’s disinformation focuses largely on Ukraine, particularly the HMS Defender incident and operation Sea Breeze. — Read on euvsdisinfo.eu/hot-air-on-sea-breeze/

Russia’s ‘Ukrainian spy’ mania gathers pace and new victims in occupied Crimea

Russia’s ‘Ukrainian spy’ mania gathers pace and new victims in occupied Crimea — Read on khpg.org/en/1608809275

Storytelling and Disinformation – An EUvsDisinfo Classic – EU vs DISINFORMATION

Storytelling and Disinformation – An EUvsDisinfo Classic – EU vs DISINFORMATION — Read on euvsdisinfo.eu/storytelling-the-disinformation-2/

Shifting attention to accuracy can reduce misinformation online | Nature

In recent years, there has been a great deal of concern about the proliferation of false and misleading news on social media1–4. Academics and practitioners alike have asked why people share such misinformation, and sought solutions to reduce the sharing of misinformation5–7. Here, we attempt to address both of these questions. First, we find that the veracity of headlines has little effect on sharing intentions, despite having a large effect on judgments of accuracy. This dissociation suggests that sharing does not necessarily indicate belief. Nonetheless, most participants say it is important to… Read More

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