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9:55 a.m.: For several weeks, Russian troops have been using Iran-supplied kamikaze drones to remotely attack certain major cities in Ukraine. Can Tehran become Moscow’s new armed arm? Westerners fear this military aid will extend to other types of weapons, including ballistic missiles.
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09:35 Vladimir Rogov, a representative of the occupation authorities in the Zaporizhia region, claims that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attempt to take over the nuclear power plant in Energodar. The Ukrainians had mobilized 30 landing craft and artillery, he told RIA Novosti, referring to a “fight that lasted several hours”. This information is not confirmed by Kyiv.
09:30: Evacuations in the Kherson region have begun, the occupation authorities say. A temporary reception center was set up on the left bank of the Dnieper.
09:28: In Russia, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announces a strike in an infrastructure. “The damage is minor and will not affect the operation of the city’s power supply,” he wrote. Strikes are regularly reported in this city near Ukraine.
09:21: The occupation authorities of the Kherson region are planning the move 50-60 thousand people to the left bank of the Dnieper and areas in Russia. This evacuation should last six days, specifies Vladimir Saldo, acting pro-Russian governor. Follow our life.
09:05: At 09:00 here is a new point in the news:
The strike movement at TotalEnergies will continue “at least until” noon today, announced the coordinator of the CGT. “We’ll see what happens next during the general meetings” of the employee of the day, specifies Eric Sellini to AFP. In Feyzin, new personnel requirements, a franceinfo journalist found out on site.
The French subsidiary of the German pharmaceutical company Merck announces its own charges of “grave deception” in the dossier of the drug Levothyrox, a drug used to treat thyroid disorders.
Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin said the situation on the ground in Ukraine was “tense” for his troops amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive, particularly in Kherson. Russia is preparing to evacuate the population of this southern city. Here’s what to remember from that day on the Warfront.
The political world has taken up the Lola affair, this 12-year-old girl who was killed in horrible conditions. While Emmanuel Macron received his parents, the government was challenged on the issue by several LR and RN MPs in yesterday’s assembly.
8:40 a.m.: Change of strategy by the Russian army. “Russia has changed its tactics on the ground in the last two weeks, given the setbacks it is facing, it is now hitting civilian targets, attacking civilians themselves, but also strategic energy infrastructures,” Anne explains this morning on franceinfo -Claire Legendre , Spokesperson for the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
6:18 a.m .: According to the Estonian Defense Minister, Russia will probably need two to four years to rebuild its armed forces to pre-war levels in Ukraine. The latter predicts a long conflict and calls on the West to stand by the Ukrainians until victory.
06:16: “Tense” situation for the Russian troops. The Kremlin is preparing to evacuate the people of Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine whose troops are struggling in the face of Kiev’s counter-offensive. Russian General Sergey Surovikin told Rossiya 24 that the Russian army would “first and foremost ensure the safe evacuation of the population” from Kherson.
7:17 am: And before we get to the point, here’s a point about the news headlines:
• The day of the intersectoral strike “for wages and defense of the right to strike” mobilized 107,000 participants, including 13,000 in the capital, according to the Interior Ministry count. For its part, the CGT has almost 300,000 demonstrators, including 70,000 in Paris.
The strike movement at TotalEnergies will continue “at least until” noon today, announced the coordinator of the CGT. “We’ll see what happens next during the general meetings” of the employee of the day, specifies Eric Sellini to AFP.
The United States will pull 15 million barrels of oil in their strategic reserves to try to relieve the price of black gold. Additionally, President Joe Biden is not ruling out further use, according to a government official.
Russian Army General Sergei Surovikin said the situation on the ground in Ukraine was “tense” for his troops amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive, particularly in Kherson. Russia is preparing to evacuate the population of this southern city. Here’s what to remember from that day on the Warfront.
The political world has taken up the Lola affair, this 12-year-old girl who was killed in horrible conditions. While Emmanuel Macron received his parents, the government was challenged on the issue by several LR and RN MPs in yesterday’s assembly.
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