Topic: World
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Finland court cuts Rusich co-founder Torden's war crimes sentence from life to 12.5 years
Finland's Helsinki Court of Appeal reduced the sentence of Voislav Torden (Yan Petrovsky), co-founder of the Russian neo-Nazi Rusich group, from life imprisonment to 12.5 years for war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014. The court dismissed several charges, including command responsibility and the personal-killing charge, while confirming other war crimes including firing on Ukrainian soldiers and distributing photographs of a burned Ukrainian soldier's body.
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Fire breaks out at Polish drone plant supplying Ukrainian military; arson investigated
A fire broke out at the WB Electronics plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland, on the night of August 31. Polish authorities, including the Internal Security Agency, are investigating the possibility of arson or sabotage. No casualties were reported.
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Wheat prices surge as Black Sea attacks cripple Ukraine's agricultural exports
Russian strikes on shipping in the Black Sea have driven Chicago wheat prices to their highest level since July 2023 and slashed Ukraine's seaborne grain exports. Ukraine's agricultural sector faces tens of billions of dollars in cumulative losses, with alternative routes only partially able to compensate for the loss of Black Sea capacity.