yesterday
Friday, January 19, 2024
10:20 p.m
“DEPUTY” OF RUSSIA
The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, estimated in an interview on the LCI channel that “a large part” of the National Rally and France Insoumise were “proxies” of Moscow.
9:25 p.m
A growing conflict?
When asked about the possibility of the conflict expanding, Sébastien Lecornu replied on LCI: “As long as our Ukrainian friends resist and manage to resist, I don't think so.” For this reason, the minister recalled that this conflict “is clearly ours “matter” and warned against certain parties that, in his opinion, advocate positions contrary to France's interests, “with a lexical field and rhetoric that serve Moscow's interests.”
9:06 p.m
“A FRONT LINE THAT’S DRYING OUT”
The Minister of the Armed Forces reported to LCI on the state of the war front between Ukraine and Russia and believed that the line of confrontation was “drying up”. “We can clearly see that there is no longer much movement and if the Ukrainian counteroffensive did not work the way the Ukrainians wanted it or how we wanted it ourselves, then that is not why the Russians took the advantage,” emphasized Sébastien Lecornu.
In this context, the minister emphasizes that only through long-range attacks will the Ukrainians be able to “cross the front line” to “hit military command centers and logistics hubs”, i.e. key attacks for a possible next counteroffensive.
20:56
A WAR ECONOMY
At LCI, the Minister of the Armed Forces returned to the “war economy” into which France is falling and the acceleration of production by the defense industry. “Industrialists who do not switch to the war economy are doomed to miss out on export orders,” warned Sébastien Lecornu.
8:49 p.m
RUSSIA “RESPONSIBLE” FOR ALL “ESCALATIONS”
French Military Minister Sébastien Lecornu estimated in an interview with broadcaster LCI on Friday that Russia was “absolutely responsible for any escalation” and Ukrainian attacks on its soil. “If there is an escalation, it is reprehensible, but Russia is inevitably responsible for it. Make sure that the victim does not appear as an attacker,” explained Sébastien Lecornu, asked about the increasingly frequent Ukrainian attacks in Russia.
19:42
1.3 MILLION BOWLS COULD BE PRODUCED IN THE EU
European Commissioner Thierry Breton has announced that the European Union will have the capacity to produce at least 1.3 million shells by the end of the year. “We will continue to improve our production capacity, expected to be around 1.3 to 1.4 million… at the end of this year, and continue to increase it significantly next year,” in 2025, he announced during a visit to Tallinn. The commissioner also estimated that the EU would reach its target of producing one million shells per year in March or April.
“We are at a crucial moment for our collective security in Europe, and in the Russian-led war of aggression in Ukraine, Europe must and will continue to support Ukraine by all means,” Thierry also said. Breton promised that “the majority will go to Ukraine as a priority. Because there is an urgent need there.”
5:50 p.m
NEW EUROPEAN SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA
The European Union plans to announce a 13th package of sanctions against Russia on February 24 to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, AFP has learned from diplomatic sources. Talks are ongoing, these diplomats said on condition of anonymity, without giving details. However, the sanctions should mainly target personalities and organizations, a senior European official said on condition of anonymity.
The Baltic countries and Poland are among the countries most in favor of sanctions against the nuclear sector or Russian liquefied natural gas imports, while other member states are more cautious. The Twenty-Seven announced a twelfth sanctions package in December that banned imports of Russian diamonds, a sector that generates $4 billion to $5 billion in revenue for the Russian economy.
5:20 p.m
UKRAINIAN ATTACKS IN RUSSIA
There was an attack in Saint Petersburg on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. Several drones are said to have attacked an oil depot without causing any casualties. This is the first time that Kiev has targeted this city, located 850 km from Ukraine. However, Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory are increasing. Explanations in the video below.
Attacks on Saint Petersburg and Bryansk in RussiaSource: TF1 Info
16:43
FRENCH AMBASSADOR INVITED TO RUSSIA
While Emmanuel Macron conveyed his wishes to the French armed forces and discussed the various conflicts, including Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the French ambassador had been summoned to Moscow. He was formally criticized over Paris's alleged “increasing involvement” in the conflict in Ukraine, days after he claimed responsibility for an attack on “French mercenaries.”
This Friday, January 19, French Ambassador Pierre Levy “was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was presented with evidence of Paris' growing involvement in the conflict in Ukraine,” the ministry said in a press release. The announcement comes two days after Russia claimed on Wednesday that it had attacked a building where “French mercenaries” were stationed the previous evening in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
4:40 p.m
19 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER A SHOOTING AT A RECRUITMENT CENTER
A Russian man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for opening fire at an army recruiting center in Siberia, injuring a soldier working there. Ruslan Zinin, 26, shot and killed a military recruiter in September 2022, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the recall of nearly 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine.
Rouslan Zinine “fired three shots at the military commissar (…) inflicting several gunshot wounds,” investigators said when announcing his conviction. The soldier was taken to hospital and survived. According to Russian media, this young man wanted to prevent his loved ones from being called to fight after his best friend was killed in Ukraine.
16:33
DEFENSE SYSTEMS ON THE SIDE OF THE BALTIC STATES
The three Baltic states have agreed to equip their borders with Russia and Belarus with “defense facilities” to deter possible military threats related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Estonian Defense Ministry said.
The Baltic defense ministers signed an agreement according to which “Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will build anti-mobility defenses in the coming years to deter and, if necessary, repel military threats,” according to a press release.
4:10 p.m
A Russian victory, “the end of European security”
During his welcome to the Armed Forces, Emmanuel Macron spoke about the various challenges facing the regiments of the French Army, focusing in particular on the situation in Ukraine. Check out his contribution on this point in the video below.
“We cannot let Russia believe that it can win,” Macron told the French army. Source: TF1 Info
15:43
“Russian aggression continues”
“In the freezing winter, Russian aggression continues.” In his wishes to the French army, French head of state Emmanuel Macron reiterated his goal: “We cannot let Russia believe that it can win.” The president clarified his statement and emphasized that “We are not at war with Russia, but our duty is to make its victory impossible,” and ensures that this is the only way to protect Europe’s future.
“A Russian victory is the end of European security,” emphasized Emmanuel Macron. That is why the French head of state promises to continue to help the Ukrainians “through further training, through equipment in all areas essential to them, artillery, surface-to-air defense and air strikes.”
3:19 p.m
He wanted to join the Ukrainian army
The Russian justice system has sentenced a man from the Khakassia region, in the middle of Siberia, to eight years in prison. He is accused of planning to join the Ukrainian army, a crime described as “preparation for high treason.” He must serve his sentence in a “strict regime penal colony”.
The 61-year-old pilot, who was born under the USSR in Odessa, a major Ukrainian port, “opposed” the Russian attack in Ukraine, according to the indictment, and wanted to join “Ukrainian paramilitary forces” to “against Russian forces.” to fight forces. According to an NGO that followed the trial, Igor Pokoussine pleaded not guilty before judges and said he was against the attack on Moscow in Ukraine.
1:01 p.m
Tank warfare
A video shows how the Russian 7-90 tank comes under fire from an American Bradley tank. We decode this spectacular sequence.
T-90 vs Bradley: The video of a tank “duel” has gone viralSource: TF1 Info
12:52
Charged with murder of anti-UKRAINE blogger
Russian prosecutors have requested 28 years in prison for Daria Trepova, a 26-year-old woman accused of the explosive April 2023 murder of a Russian nationalist blogger who specialized in attacking Ukraine.
“The prosecutor has asked the court to find Ms. Trepova guilty and sentence her to 28 years in a penal colony,” said a statement from the press service of the St. Petersburg court where she is being tried.
12:33
RUSSIAN WEAPONS PRODUCTION
Ukraine's diplomatic chief on Friday called on the West to do more to “throttle” weapons production in Russia, estimating that 95% of “foreign critical components” used in Russian weapons are made by Western companies would.
“The West must seriously start restricting Russia's ability to produce weapons,” said Dmytro Kouleba on X (ex-Twitter), assuring that “according to certain data, 95% of foreign critical components found in weapons destroyed in Ukraine , come from Western countries.” .
08:26
A RUSSIAN OIL DEPOT ON FIRE
An oil depot was engulfed in flames in the Bryansk region on the border with Ukraine after a Ukrainian drone strike on Friday morning, Russian authorities said, reporting no casualties at this time.
“Ukrainian terrorists tried to use a drone to attack infrastructure in the territory of the city of Klintsy,” regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in Telegram.
According to him, the drone was “neutralized” by Russian anti-aircraft defense, but at the time of its interception, the machine “dropped an ammunition” at an oil depot in Klintsy, a town of around 60,000 people, 70 km away from the Ukrainian border.
The official said that the attack “caused no loss of life” but “a fire” broke out and 13 fire engines were currently deployed to stop the flames.
07:30
UPDATE ON THE SITUATION
Ukraine warns of “ammunition shortage”: “The lack of ammunition is a very real and urgent problem that our armed forces are currently facing,” complained Ukrainian Defense Minister Roustem Umerov this Thursday on X. We must strengthen Ukrainian defense capabilities to protect the free world from the Russian threat . France founded an “artillery coalition” on the same day. This initiative is one of the components of the contact group for the defense of Ukraine known as the Ramstein Group and brings together more than 50 countries in several subgroups, from mine clearance to air defense.
Russia claims capture of a very small place: The Russian army claimed on Thursday that it had captured a very small town in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, highlighting the increased pressure that Moscow forces have been exerting on the front line for several weeks. “In the Donetsk area, active operations of the units of the 'South' group made it possible to liberate the village of Veseloye,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily bulletin on operations in Ukraine. The town, which was home to about 100 residents before the Russian attack almost two years ago, is about twenty kilometers northeast of Bakhmout, a town that the Russians captured in May 2023 after a bloody battle against the Ukrainian army.
06:57
WELCOME
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