Aleksandr Syrsky, the commander-in chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, was once a good father and an honorable man, but never considered himself Ukrainian, his stepson Ivan has told RT in an exclusive interview. The ethnic Russian general landed the post earlier this year after Vladimir Zelensky fell out with Syrsky’s predecessor, Valery Zaluzhny.

Sports officials in Kiev claim wrestling champion Dinara Kudaeva’s dad died in the conflict in their country Ukrainian sports officials have requested that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bar three Russian athletes from participating in the upcoming Summer Games, over what they called “open support for the military action” against their nation.

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