22:13
This life is over
See you tomorrow to learn about the development of the war in Ukraine.
22:00
700 Russian prisoners
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk pointed out that Russia is holding 1,000 civilians and 700 captured Ukrainian servicemen. Ukraine has about 700 Russian soldiers in its prisons.
21:53
An awkward friendship between the National Assembly and Russia
Embarrassed by her ties and those of her party’s elected officials to the Russian government, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been trying to minimize these affinities with Moscow since the beginning of the offensive against Ukraine. Our history.
21:48
Ukrainian military transport plane shot down in Odessa region
In southern Ukraine’s Odessa region, “Russian anti-aircraft defenses shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, delivering a large shipment of weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western countries,” according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
21:34
Zelenskyy urges the world to “prepare” for a possible Russian nuclear attack.
The President of Ukraine, during an interview with several Ukrainian media outlets, urges the world to “prepare” for the possible use of its nuclear weapons by Russia.
We should not wait for Russia to decide to use its nuclear weapons. We have to prepare for that.
We need “medicines (against radiation), bomb shelters,” he said. We have to talk to them, sign contracts, take economic action. (The Russians) can use any weapon, I’m sure. »
The day before, Volodymyr Zelenskyj had already judged that “the whole world” should feel “concerned” that Vladimir Putin, cornered by his military setbacks in Ukraine, could resort to a tactical nuclear weapon.
21:06
Invictus Games: Ovations for the Ukrainian team
Britain’s Prince Harry opened the Invictus Games in a moving ceremony, praising the courage of the Ukrainian team in the Netherlands.
Harry arrived in the city of The Hague on Friday, accompanied by his wife Meghan, for their first public appearance since their decision to step down from the royal family two and a half years ago.
“Your courage and decision to come and be here cannot be overstated,” the prince told the Ukrainian team from a boomerang-shaped stage. Meghan, who was present on stage, also expressed her support for the Ukrainian team. “Slava Ukraine! (Glory to Ukraine!) she said.
20:19
A video about survivors of the “Moskva”: Info or Intox?
The Russian Defense Ministry is broadcasting a video purporting to show a meeting between the chief of the Navy and survivors of the cruiser Moskva that sank in the Black Sea.
In this approximately 30-second video, we see a few dozen men in sailor uniforms standing at attention in front of Navy Chief Nikolaï Yévménov. The broadcast came at a time when many experts and netizens were concerned about the fate of the crew members of the “Moskva”.
19:10
A Russian general buried in Saint Petersburg
General Vladimir Frolov, deputy commander of the 8th Army killed in Ukraine, was buried in Saint Petersburg.
18:54
The aircraft chartered from Moscow took off from Roissy
The special plane chartered by Moscow took off from Roissy Airport to bring back Russian diplomats who were expelled by France over the war in Ukraine, according to an airport source.
17:34
Zelenskyy: “The elimination” of the last Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol “will put an end to all negotiations”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the “elimination” of the last Ukrainian soldiers in the port city of Mariupol, which is besieged by Russian forces, would “end” any peace talks with Moscow. In an interview with news website Ukraïnska Pravda, he warned that the two parties would then find themselves in “an impasse”.
As for the number of people, Zelenskyy accused “Mariupol it can be ten times that of Borodyanka,” a small Ukrainian town near Kyiv that was destroyed after the shelling and was the scene of alleged abuses during the occupation by Russian soldiers. “And the more Borodyanka there are, the more difficult it becomes to ‘negotiate’,” the President stresses. Talks between the warring factions have been stalled for several days.
17:24
“Russia wants to destroy the Ukrainian state and all forms of resistance in it”
Our military specialist Pierre Servent is planning an offensive of unprecedented proportions in the Donbass. A possibility to bring the east of the country under his control and to take long-term action against the “state murder” of Ukraine. Our interview.
17:13
More than 40,000 Ukrainians have fled their country in the past 24 hours
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lists exactly 4,836,445 Ukrainians who have fled their country since the Russian invasion on February 24, 40,200 more than on Friday.
Also, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), around 215,000 third-country nationals – mostly students and migrant workers – have fled to neighboring countries, bringing the total to more than 5 million people who have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
17:08
A bombed refinery in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces hit an oil refinery in Lysyhansk, very close to the front line in eastern Ukraine. “In the morning they bombed the oil refinery, a fire broke out (…) and the extinction continues at the moment,” explains Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region Sergei Gaidai on his Telegram channel. The Russians are systematically targeting them to exhaust the rescuers. There’s no fuel in there. It just burns hydrocarbon residues, he adds. Our article.
16:26
Russians persona non grata embark in Roissy
On the Roissy tarmac this afternoon, 137 passengers, “persona non grata” with their families and loved ones, board the plane that was to take off immediately afterwards.
A plane was chartered by the Russians for this purpose (see below).
France earlier this month announced the expulsion of 41 Russian diplomats who it said were involved in espionage activities under the cover of their embassy, saying the sanction was part of a “European approach”. Our article.
16:11
L’Occitane is closing its stores in Russia
French cosmetics brand L’Occitane has so far planned to keep its stores open in Russia to “protect” its 700 local employees. But on Friday, she reviewed her positions as calls for a boycott had multiplied. L’Occitane is closing its stores and website in Russia. In 2020, the Russian market accounted for almost 60 million euros in sales for the company, according to Le Monde.
15:25
Bridges destroyed to make help more difficult
According to the British secret service, according to Spiegel, Ukrainian infrastructure was deliberately destroyed. The delivery of humanitarian aid and the use of emergency vehicles are becoming increasingly difficult. This is particularly the case in the north of the country, where Russian troops retreated, destroying bridges and scattering mines. In the city of Chernihiv, for example, there is only one pedestrian bridge over the river. All others were destroyed.
14:40
A flight from Paris to Saint Petersburg takes… almost 9 hours
A Russian government plane arrived in Paris after an 8:36 a.m. flight to pick up Russian diplomats expelled from France. The plane took a very northerly route, past the Nordic countries to avoid European states, Flight Radar shows.
14:21
In Kyiv, a shy return to a more normal life
After 52 days of war, the people of Kiev are using the first bright day of spring to take a break from almost normal life. Among the things to do in the city now: get food delivered, go to the hairdresser, take the subway, rent a bike. However, schools, universities, most restaurants and sports facilities remain closed. And the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, urges the evacuated Kievans not to return to the city.
14:00
The richest man in Ukraine wants to rebuild Mariupol
Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, has promised to rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol. Mariupol is a global tragedy and an example of heroism. For me, Mariupol was and remains a Ukrainian city, he said. “I am convinced that as head of the country’s largest private company, it will play a key role in the country’s post-war reconstruction,” he added.
13:34
“The enemy is ruthless”
One person has been killed in Kyiv as Russia continues to conduct strikes in the capital. The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, explain on telegram that air defense units try to protect civilians, but
“The enemy is ruthless,” he adds.
13:01
In Mariupol, the obscure rumor of a secret NATO laboratory in a factory
On social media, Russian propaganda is spreading the idea that a NATO bioweapons laboratory is hiding behind the huge metallurgical site east of Mariupol. The truth is very different.
12:26
In Ukraine there is already an anti-Russian stamp collector
A postage stamp depicting a Ukrainian soldier giving the middle finger to the “Moskva,” a Russian flagship sunk in the Black Sea on Thursday, was torn from post offices across the country, becoming a collector’s item and a symbol of “victory.” . Hundreds of Ukrainians of all ages queued for several hours at the main post office in Kyiv to receive the first rectangular postage stamp, which was to be printed in one million copies.
11:58
The Russian version of the Moscow Times was blocked
The Russian-language edition of the Moscow Times has been blocked in Russia for its coverage of the war, the newspaper said. The English service remains operational, with links to the Russian version, the newspaper’s founder said Derk Sauer on Twitter. The daily states that its Russian version remains accessible abroad and via a VPN.
11:27
Boris Johnson will be banned from entering Russia
Russia announces that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several other senior British officials are now banned from entering the country after London imposed sanctions on Moscow.
11:23
Germany provides military aid to Ukraine
The German government announces it will release more than €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine without specifying what the money will be used for, while Kyiv laments not receiving heavy weapons from Berlin. Overall, Berlin has decided for all countries together to increase its international defense aid “to two billion euros” within the framework of this overall budget, “with the largest part planned in the form of military aid in favor of Ukraine,” said a government spokeswoman.
