1681220073 DIRECT War in Ukraine Kiev prepares for difficult counteroffensive

DIRECT. War in Ukraine: Kiev prepares for difficult counteroffensive

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2:18 p.m .: While Kiev is preparing a counter-offensive, Russia is strengthening its defenses in the regions it has conquered in Ukraine. But peaceful resistance is being organized in the occupied territories. Their actions are coordinated by a movement founded just over a year ago in Kherson in the south of the country: Yellow Ribbon or “Yellow Ribbon”. Its two founders, Taras and Ivan (these are pseudonyms), received the European Union’s Sakharov Prize in December 2022. franceinfo was able to meet one of them.

Ivan, one of the founders of the resistance movement against the Russian invasion of the occupied Ukrainian territories "yellow ribbon".  (THIBAULT LEFEVRE / RADIOFRANCE)

12:39 p.m.: “The Ukrainian security services and their Western bosses have launched an aggressive ideology and recruitment campaign aimed at our citizens, especially the young generation,” Alexander Bortnikov said, according to a statement at a meeting of Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee .

12:43 p.m .: The head of the Russian Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, accuses Ukraine and the West of trying to incite the Russians to sabotage and armed insurrection against the background of an offensive in Ukraine.

12:01 p.m .: A Western decision on a possible donation of combat aircraft to Ukraine is possible “before the summer”. The discussions will take time because the countries have to act together, but a decision can be reached “at short notice”, confirmed Danish Minister Troels Lund Poulsen during a visit to Ukraine.

09:26: The Pentagon is still trying to find out whether the documents are genuine. At least one of them appeared to have been manipulated. In any case, the leak prompted American officials to reassure their allies like South Korea, which provided humanitarian and non-lethal assistance to Ukraine after Russia began invading the country in 2022.

9:24 a.m .: The leakage of secret documents from the US secret service continues to cause trouble. However, during a phone call, the US and South Korean defense ministers estimated that “a significant number of the documents in question were forged.” Follow our life.

08:54: On Telegram, Volodymyr Zelensky gives some details about the recent prisoner exchange that just took place with Russia. On the Ukrainian side there are 100 soldiers, “80 men and 20 women”. Among them are defenders of the Azovstal factory in Mariupol.

07h33: Friendly Canada 🇨🇦 . A country that is among the first to stand by #Ukraine. Meetings with @JustinTrudeau and @cafreeland are coming up. We are preparing new agreements and deals to strengthen the macro-financial and economic stability of 🇺🇦. We work for victory. https://t.co/X0EeaiJH2z1681220064 333 DIRECT War in Ukraine Kiev prepares for difficult counteroffensive

7:54 a.m .: In the meantime, the Prime Minister of Ukraine has just landed in Canada. The purpose of this official trip: “To prepare new agreements to strengthen the macro-financial and economic stability of Ukraine,” Denys Chmyhal wrote on Twitter as he got off the plane.

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