09:31
Slovakia plans to deliver 10 out of 11 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine
Slovakia’s defense minister has claimed that the country “will never use MiGs again. They are of no real value to us. If we donate them to Ukraine, they can help save lives.”
09:23
New security guarantees for Ukraine, according to Chancellor Scholz
According to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholtz, talks are underway about new security guarantees for Ukraine. In addition, he appealed to China to influence Russia and warned Beijing about possible arms deliveries.
09:19
Explosions heard in Tula south of Moscow
The explosion occurred in the village of Berezovsky. According to local residents, the explosion shook houses. A crater half a meter deep was later discovered in the forest.
08:58
The US extends sanctions against Russia for another year
US President Joe Biden has just extended sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine by a year in a message to the US Congress.
08:26
Olena Zelenska’s reaction after the attack on Zaporizhia Enter the title of your contribution here
Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s First Lady, tweeted about the nighttime attack on Zaporizhia. “Zaporizhia courageously resists the Russian aggressor. In retaliation, he attacks civilians. A high-rise building was deliberately hit last night. Three floors are completely destroyed. people have died. We continue to search under the rubble. My condolences to the victims. We will not forgive him”.
08:09
According to Ukraine, more than 150,000 Russian soldiers were killed
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia has already lost around 150,605 soldiers in Ukraine since the conflict began. There was also considerable property damage: 3,397 tanks, 6,658 armored vehicles, 480 rocket launchers, but also 300 airplanes, 288 helicopters and 5,264 motor vehicles and fuel tanks.
08:03
Russia installs anti-aircraft systems in Moscow
According to Russian media, the Kremlin is installing anti-aircraft systems in Moscow after recent drone attacks on Russian territory.
07:59
The return of spring will play a role in the conflict, according to the UK MoD
According to the UK MoD, the weather forecast for Ukraine indicates “warmer than average conditions for the rest of the winter and spring”. While this is good news for residents in war-torn areas without heat, it could also pose a “challenge” for Ukraine’s armed forces. Since the thaw causes a lot of mud, military maneuvers are more difficult. “It gives the defense forces a certain advantage,” the ministry said.
07:50
The decision to extend the “Grain Agreement” until April 18
The Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine expects that a decision on the “grain agreement”, which is valid until March 18, 2023, will be approved in time for the extension date. Negotiations are currently underway with partners, the UN and Turkey, at all levels to extend the “Grain Agreement”. The Ukrainian side submitted an application to increase the number of inspections and include the port of Mykolaiv in the grain initiative.
07:44
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna calls on the G20 to respond “clearly” to the war
At the opening of G20 foreign ministers in India, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged her counterparts to come up with a “clear” response to the war. In her opinion, the participants “must show a sense of joint responsibility and not fragmentation, systematic opposition”. And to add: It is about a “dirty war, which is also being waged in violation of all the laws of war and of simple humanity”.
07:30
China benefits from Russia’s auto market
After the withdrawal of Western manufacturers like Renault from Russia, Chinese brands will have half of the Russian car market in a few months. In January 2023, Chinese brands accounted for 46% of all Russian new car spending. Chinese manufacturers, which are gradually becoming a monopoly, increase their prices by 6% to 11% on average.
07:07
Three dead in Zaporizhia
Energoatom (Ukraine’s national nuclear power company) reports on Telegram that three people died overnight in a bomb attack on a residential building in Zaporizhya. Rescuers have so far pulled 11 people out of the rubble, including a pregnant woman.
06:57
Colonna wants a straight answer
Catherine Colonna, the French foreign minister, called on the G20 “to respond clearly to Russia’s war in Ukraine, as at last year’s Bali summit, and to show a “sense of shared responsibility rather than fragmentation, systematic opposition”” .
It is a “dirty war, which is also being waged in violation of all the laws of war and of simple humanity,” she said shortly before the foreign ministers’ meeting.
06:41
evidence found
The lawyers investigating the torture chambers in Kherson – who make up the mobile justice team – report that they have collected various pieces of evidence, including plans by Russian forces to set up, manage and fund the 20 torture centers in the city, the Guardian always reports at length. According to the legal team, these places were managed by the FSB, agents of the Russian Penitentiary Service, as well as local employees.
06:34
Torture in Kherson planned by the Russian state?
As the Guardian revealed, a team of Ukrainian and international lawyers, led by a British lawyer, has collected evidence showing that the torture centers set up by the Russians in Kherson were not “accident” but that they had been planned directly by the Russian state and even funded. The idea is “to terrorize, subjugate and eliminate the Ukrainian resistance,” emphasizes the legal team.
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06:12
“Overcoming Differences”
At the opening of a G20 meeting between the heads of diplomacy of the world’s major powers in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged delegates from the various parties to work towards an understanding and “overcome differences”.
AFP/Sajjad Hussein
“Global governance has failed,” he says, referring not only to the war in Ukraine, but also to the other crises of recent years (climate change, pandemic, terrorism).
06:12
The head of the Wagner group is a “war criminal,” says the US Attorney General
“I think we have more than enough elements to warrant my sentiment,” Merrick Garland said during a Senate hearing. The Wagner group “is responsible for attacks on Ukrainians in the Donbass, particularly by using prisoners from Russian camps as cannon fodder,” estimates the US Attorney General. “What they are doing is unimaginable and we must do everything we can to prevent them,” he continues, promising to help the Ukrainian judiciary investigate these crimes.
06:12
Good morning
Welcome to this new live broadcast dedicated to the war in Ukraine.