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22h23 : We summarize in this article what to remember from the latest events in Ukraine.
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22h18 : After the strikes on New Year’s Eve, Russian forces carried out today “thirty-five airstrikes, using in particular the Shahed-136 drone”, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian army. All rockets fired by Russia were destroyed, he said.
9:20 p.m : The Russian army has for its part declared to continue its offensive in the region of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. The General Staff of the Ukrainian forces emphasizes in this regard this evening that “the enemy (…) continued to attempt attacks in the Bakhmout sector”a city in this region which the Russian army has been trying to seize for more than six months.
9:15 p.m. : Russian forces “are losing. Drones, missiles and everything else won’t help them. Because we are together”reacts this evening the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after the Russian strikes on the country yesterday and today.
19h09 : After ten months of war, the youth of the Ukrainian capital celebrated the transition to 2023 in nightclubs. But no one forgets the conflict.
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18h29 : It is a little after 6 p.m., and here is a new point on the news of the day:
Positive tourists from China will have “isolation instructions”, said the Minister of Health, François Braun. As of today, travelers from China may be subject to random PCR testing upon arrival. Follow our live.
A few days before the presentation of the pension reform, scheduled for January 10, the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, will receive the social partners on Tuesday and Wednesday.
# Traveling to Mayotte for the end-of-year celebrations, the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, announces the continuation of the Raid’s presence on the island, which experienced an outbreak of violence in November.
The Ukrainian Air Force announces that it has shot down 45 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia during New Year’s night. Several Ukrainian cities, including kyiv, were targeted yesterday by Russian strikes which claimed several victims. Follow our live.
16h15 : Ukrainian authorities report a death toll of four dead and 50 wounded in Russian strikes carried out shortly before and just after the New Year. According to Moscow, the latter targeted drone manufacturing facilities. These attacks notably affected the capital, kyiv, and seven other Ukrainian regions, according to the latest report from local and regional authorities.
15h21 : It’s 2 p.m., time to make a new point on the news of the day:
Positive tourists from China will have “isolation instructions”, announces François Braun, the Minister of Health. Accompanied by the Minister Delegate for Transport, Clément Beaune, he detailed the French strategy in the face of the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic in China from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Follow our live on the subject.
# There were 21% fewer cars burned on New Year’s Eve 2023 (690) compared to the previous year (874), announced Gérald Darmanin, who was speaking from Mayotte where he is visiting . A statement from the Interior Ministry later underlined “a downward trend in the number of burned vehicles in recent years”since 1,316 had burned during the 2019 New Year.
The Ukrainian Air Force said it shot down 45 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia over New Year’s Eve. Several Ukrainian cities, including kyiv, were targeted by Russian strikes yesterday, followed by a new series of explosions in the capital just after the transition to the year 2023. Follow our live.
Anita Pointerone of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters and performer of the hit I’m so excited, died yesterday evening at the age of 74. The singer died of cancer at her home in Los Angeles
15h23 : The Russian army claimed that yesterday’s strikes on several Ukrainian cities including kyiv targeted drone manufacturing facilities, in order to thwart “terrorist attacks” in planning. “On December 31, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a long-range precision airborne attack against Ukrainian defense industry facilities involved in the manufacture of attack drones”, explained the Russian Defense Ministry in its daily report.
15h57 : Ukrainian Air Force says it shot down 45 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia over New Year’s Eve. “Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Iranian-made Shahed-131/136 suicide drones”, announced the Ukrainian Air Force. kyiv police chief Andriy Nebitov posted a photo on Facebook showing what appears to be the remains of a drone with the words “Good year” in Russian.
13h01 : It’s 9 o’clock, the time has come to make the first point on the news of the day (and the year):
# Increase in the minimum wage, general rebate on fuel replaced by an allowance for the most modest households, free condoms for those under 26… As every year, January 1 marks the entry into force of a series of measures. Franceinfo takes stock.
#BRASIL The inauguration of President Lula takes place during the day in Brasilia, in the notable absence of Jair Bolsonaro. The latter left the country even before the end of his mandate. Extensive security measures were taken in the face of the threat posed by his radical supporters.
#WEATHER New Year’s Eve was, like the past year, abnormally hot due to global warming. Nearly 25°C were recorded yesterday in Verdun (Ariège), and some 90 cities experienced historic temperatures for the month of December during the day.
Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of launching “more than 20 missiles” on its territory, killing at least one person in kyiv and injuring dozens. 2023 will be “the year of our victory”, declared Volodymyr Zelensky, during his wishes to the Ukrainians after more than ten months of war.