- Russia launched its “military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, February 24. Every evening at 7:30 p.m., 20 Minutes offers you a summary of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict that kills, injures and leaves behind thousands of refugees every day.
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- This Thursday, UN investigators released a first report denouncing “war crimes” by Russia, and Poland announced it was sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
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news of the day
UN investigators have released their first report on the war in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. They state that “the transfer and deportation of children within Ukraine or to the Russian Federation” constitutes a “war crime.” In addition, “waves of attacks by Russian forces beginning October 10, 2022 on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and the use of torture by Russian authorities could constitute crimes against humanity.” However, the report does not conclude that there was a “genocide” in Ukraine, although “certain aspects may raise questions about this crime”.
phrase of the day
A year after the beginning of the war, Europe is more united than ever. »
Mark Leonard, co-author of a study by the European Council for International Relations, stresses the unity of Europeans in the face of the war in Ukraine. 38% of respondents in January 2023 in 10 European countries believe that Ukraine must retake all of its territory, even if it means “a longer war and more Ukrainians dead or displaced”. In Poland, a neighboring country and a staunch supporter of Ukraine, this sentiment rises to 52%. Europeans now agree at 66% that Russia is an opponent or a rival.
The number of the day
4. This is how many Mig-29 fighter jets Poland will transfer to Ukraine in the coming days. “Other devices are currently under maintenance and are likely to be transferred successively,” added President Andrzej Duda. “We can therefore say that we are on the verge of sending these MiGs to Ukraine,” he said, specifying that Poland has about fifteen MiGs inherited from the German Democratic Republic’s armed forces in the 1990s.
The trend of the day
Ukraine continue to defend Bakhmout vigorously. Commandos were deployed in the forests around the city and in the nearest villages to counter the Russian attacks. “Our mission is to stop the enemy attack and support our infantry troops with artillery,” said the commando leader, who wished to remain anonymous. The group’s elite soldiers are clad in hoods and helmets and small camouflaged backpacks, and are armed with TAR-21 assault rifles – an Israeli weapon manufactured under Ukrainian license – with telescopes and silencers, machine guns and anti-tank rocket launchers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also mentioned the city’s position in an interview with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “I informed him about the situation at the front, about the defense of Bakhmout. […] As always, we have achieved tangible results by increasing defense and economic support to Ukraine. I appreciate the UK’s unwavering position! ‘ the Ukrainian President tweeted.