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The mayor of Mariupol accuses Russia of mass burial of civilians
Up to 9,000 civilians may be buried in a mass grave in the village of Manhush near the city of Mariupol, says the mayor of Mariupol Vadym Bochenko. U.S. satellite company Maxar released satellite images on Thursday showing line-up formations in the village of Manhush. According to the company, the lines have appeared in the country since mid-March.
We compiled three key news stories about the situation in Ukraine last night for this article.
UPM and the Paper Association will respond today to the settlement proposal
The positions of the Paper Association and UPM on the settlement proposal are expected on Friday. Mediator Leo Finland made a settlement proposal to resolve the entire labor dispute yesterday Thursday. The parties are due to respond today. The paper union’s strike at UPM’s mills has continued since the beginning of the year.
Child abuse online is on the rise
According to police, online sexual offenses against children and young people have clearly increased. For example, in the area of the Inland Finland Police Department, the numbers have increased by tens of per cent in recent years. The extensive torture of child abuse discussed in Jyväskylä may become a precedent that outlines the use of justice in online harassment.
Demand for electric cars is growing
The sharp rise in fuel prices has confused the car trade. It takes up to a year to get a new electric car, and many are willing to pay even more for a used car in less than a year than a new one to get it on the road right away. Last year, 3,400 used electric cars were imported to the country, and about 10,000 of them were first registered as new. Finland’s total electric car fleet has tripled in a year.
Young Americans are dying from fentanyl more than ever
Finnish-American Matthew Rautionmaa lost a friend to fentanyl poisoning. Amy Nevillen A 14-year-old boy died in the summer of 2020 after taking one pill containing fentanyl without his knowledge. Fentanyl is a potent analgesic with a sharp increase in drug use. The DEA’s seizures by the drug police have also increased by almost 430 percent since 2019. Almost two-thirds of drug-related deaths are due to fentanyl.
The weather cools down over the weekend
The weather will continue to be sunny and sunny in the coming days due to high pressure. There is still a bit of frost at night in many places. Over the weekend, colder air will start flowing into Finland from the north.
By Friday, colder air is flowing from the north to the center of the country. In the south, the still largely sunny and warm spring weather, in the southwest, the temperature can still rise in places by more than 15 degrees. There will be showers in the north and the temperature is between 5 and 10 degrees.