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5:10 p.m.: The city of Kiev was flown over by six balloons carrying metal reflectors hanging from a rope, local authorities say. Most were destroyed. Some observers speak of Russian intelligence missions, others of mere decoys. “The enemy wants us to spend our anti-aircraft resources on cheap targets,” Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat said yesterday.
5:03 p.m .: The UN calls for more than 5 billion euros for humanitarian aid in 2023. The humanitarian organizations of the United Nations call for:
• $3.9 billion (€3.62 billion) to help 11.1 million people in Ukraine.
• $1.7 billion (€1.57 billion) for refugees living elsewhere in Europe.
4:50 p.m.: All forces of the Ukrainian army are now concentrated in Bachmout in the east of the country. The fights are particularly intense.
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5:02 p.m.: “It’s not easy for our soldiers in the east, but we don’t talk about the ‘Bahmut Fortress’ for nothing. Our fortress is alive.”
This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference in Kiev with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
5 p.m.: Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov retains his post. “The President made this decision,” he said on the sidelines of the Kiev Allies Summit in Brussels, Belgium. Oleksiy Reznikov had been at the center of rumors of a change in his position for ten days after corruption scandals ravaged his ministry. Three new deputies were appointed yesterday.
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5:47 p.m .: At 87, Oleksandra is preparing to go alone to enemy territory in the middle of the war: her grandson Dima, 15, was taken behind the front lines by the Russians. Special Envoy journalists accompanied this Ukrainian grandmother to the train station, who will leave her village near Kharkiv for the first time for a long journey. Here is an excerpt from the topic that will be broadcast on France 2 tomorrow evening.
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4:29 p.m.: The American company Viatris has stopped supplying Viagra tablets to Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade warns to the Interfax agency (in Russian). This decision was announced last December but comes into effect today. However, the Russian government assured that projects to find a replacement product with the same active ingredient (sildenafil) were underway.
1:31 p.m.: And ten. The European Commission is preparing a tenth package of sanctions to mark one year of the Russian invasion, announces its President Ursula von der Leyen. The Iranian regime is particularly targeted in connection with the “Iranian-made drones that Russia is using on the battlefields in Ukraine.”
10:52: On the first day of the meeting of this “Ramstein group” there were already several announcements yesterday. One concerns the supply by France and Italy of a Mamba anti-aircraft system (SAM-T), the equivalent of the Patriot. A weapon worth 500 million euros.
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10:51 a.m .: “Combat aircraft are not the most urgent issue, but they are being discussed,” assures NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg. “The issue of anti-aircraft defense and ammunition supplies are much more important,” emphasizes Germany.
10:51 a.m .: At the military level, NATO members are continuing their talks in Brussels today to speed up their arms deliveries to Ukraine. There is talk of artillery, armor and anti-aircraft defenses, but not yet of the combat aircraft claimed by Kiev.
10:50 a.m.: “The suffering of the Ukrainian population is far from over. She still needs international support.”
The United Nations is calling for $5.6 billion (€5.2 billion) to meet the humanitarian needs of people in Ukraine and refugees and host communities in Europe this year.
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