09:14
đź”´ Ukraine announces that it has taken over five localities from the Russians
These places are in the south of the country, as the Ukrainian Presidency announced this morning.
09:00
The FSB says it thwarted two attempts to attack
The Russian secret service this morning accused Ukraine of trying to organize two attacks that were foiled.
08:53
PHOTO. The Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge was only partially destroyed. As proof, this photo taken yesterday, three days after the explosion.
Some believe Russia may have caused the blast itself in order to blame Ukraine and use it as an excuse to trigger its multiple bombings on Monday. This hypothesis is based in particular on the fact that the destruction is only partial.
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The Crimean Bridge, photographed yesterday. Photo: AFP
08:40
Crimean bridge explosion: FSB says it arrested eight suspects
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced this morning the arrest of eight people, including five Russians, in connection with the Crimean bridge explosion on Saturday. This infrastructure is a road and rail route connecting Russia to this peninsula annexed in 2014.
08:26
PHOTO. An Iris-T system
This is what an Iris-T system Ukraine just got to protect against Russian airstrikes looks like.
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08:21
A system capable of protecting a large city
In June, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Kyiv the delivery of Iris-T systems, which he said could protect a major city from air raids.
The Iris-T system has a shield range of 20 kilometers high and 40 kilometers wide.
08:09
“A new era of air defense has begun”
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tweeted about the German delivery of an anti-aircraft system.
07:57
Ukraine received its first air defense system supplied by Germany
The government announced this morning.
07:46
The point on the night’s bombings
Here are the bombings reported so far by the Ukrainian authorities:
- In the Zaporizhia region: Seven rockets were reportedly fired upon Zaporizhia and its suburbs; a powerful explosion was heard Melitopol
- At least three people, including a child, would have been injured in a bomb attack Nikopolin the Dnipropetrovsk region, near Zaporizhia
- Alarm sirens were heard in the capital last night, Kyiv
07:35
“The scenario that is likely to happen is the installation of a long-term conflict”: our interview with Jean de Gliniasty
With the annexation of Ukrainian territories, the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Russians and Moscow’s fiery rhetoric, no scenario for a way out of the war in Ukraine seems to be emerging in the corridors of the Kremlin for the time being. In this context of escalation, many countries, most notably the US and France, are wondering about the Russian President’s goals and the way he intends to end the war. We take stock of the possible scenarios.
07:21
MAP. The situation at midnight
War Mapper offers this map showing the situation at midnight. In red, the areas occupied since the beginning of the war. In pink, the areas that the Russians are currently trying to conquer. Shown in light yellow are the territories conquered by the Ukrainians in the last seven days.
07:04
Zaporijjia was also targeted
Oleksandr Starukh, the governor of the Zaporizhia region, announced a night strike this morning. He speaks of seven rockets fired at Zaporizhia and its suburbs, Ukrinform notes.
06:54
Alarm sirens in the capital tonight
A local journalist reports: “The alarm sirens in Kyiv have been connected since midnight,” he wrote on Twitter.
06:52
Bombings tonight
The Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform this morning reported a “powerful explosion” in Melitopol, the occupied city in the south, citing the city’s mayor. The city had already been bombed yesterday.
06:44
We tell you more about the new France 2 show
Emmanuel Macron will be the first guest of the new France 2 political meeting. This program, entitled L’ÉvĂ©nement and presented by Caroline Roux, will take place in two phases, with a first part tonight and the next in two weeks.
06:43
Emmanuel Macron has to speak tonight
He will inaugurate France 2’s new political programme, L’ÉvĂ©nement, from 8.30pm. Current international topics will be discussed for this premiere. The war in Ukraine should therefore be the focus.
06:33
Important events of the day
Here’s what’s planned for today:
- That NATO Defense Minister meet in Brussels until tomorrow
- continue at 11 a.m Contact and Defense Groupcreated by the United States to help Ukraine meets in Brussels
- L’UN General Assembly meets urgently on annexations in Ukraine
- Emmanuel Macron will be interviewed from 8.30pm on France 2 on international issues
06:28
Hello everyone
Welcome to this directorate dedicated to the war in Ukraine.