Participants in 6th Intl Crimea Platform summit call for tougher sanctions on Russia, condemn 'elections' in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, back ICC

Participants in the sixth International Crimea Platform summit have called for tougher sanctions on Russia and condemned elections in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. The summit, held in New York City, adopted a joint statement reaffirming support for international judicial mechanisms, including the International Criminal Court. The participants emphasized that ending Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine is crucial for restoring Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty.

The joint statement also urged unity and strengthening of sanctions against Russia. According to Interfax-Ukraine, the participants condemned any illegal elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

Separately, a Ukrainian military operation reportedly killed a Russian artillery regiment commander, Colonel Oleksandr Isaiev, in Kherson Oblast on September 19. Euromaidan Press reported that Isaiev, a Ukrainian native who defected to Russia in 2014, was struck by a Ukrainian FPV drone. Isaiev had risen to command Russia's 8th Artillery Regiment, which operated in southern Ukraine as part of Russia's Dnepr grouping.

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