13:40
Belarusian pilots ready to use nuclear weapons
The Russian Ministry of Defense specifies the type of “special” ammunition in the handling of which Belarusian pilots have been trained. These are nuclear weapons.
13:30
Belarusian pilots trained in “special ammunition”
The Russian Ministry of Defense announces that Belarusian fighter pilots have completed training allowing them to use SU-25 aircraft and “special ammunition”.
13:20
New air alert
A new air alert is triggered. It concerns the regions of Donetsk and Kharkiv, in the east, and Zaporijjia, in the south-east.
13:05
Decapitated soldier: the British Prime Minister demands accountability
Those responsible for the beheading of a Ukrainian soldier will be “accountable for their actions”, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During their meeting, the two leaders discussed the situation on the battlefield. They also discussed “efforts to accelerate military support for Ukraine” and discussed strengthening “interoperability with NATO, in the short term and in the long term”.
12:45
The uncertainty of the European Central Bank
Inflation in the euro zone should continue to fall in the coming months thanks to the fall in energy prices and rate hikes. But there are still “considerable uncertainties”, warns the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde. “We expect eurozone inflation to continue to decline. This prospect, however, remains surrounded by considerable uncertainties,” she said during a speech at the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
12:22
Russia launches surprise maneuvers in the Pacific
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on Friday the alert and surprise maneuvers of the Russian fleet in the Pacific, in a context of rapprochement with Beijing and tensions with the West.
On the orders of President Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu indicated that the Russian Pacific Fleet, based in Vladivostok, in the Far East, would train to “repel massive air attacks” and “seek and destroy submarines” to “strengthen the capacities of the armed forces to repel an aggression”.
11:35
Oil goes through India
To have a high level of oil export, Russia is looking for ways to circumvent the international sanctions taken by the West. “Russia is struggling to redirect its hydrocarbon exports to other countries, such as India. Russia was India’s top supplier of crude in February for the eighth consecutive month with a share of nearly 38%,” OPEC, the oil exporters cartel, estimates.
11:15
“Only one solution, military victory”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky explains on Telegram that “there is only one way to stop Russian terror: a military victory for Ukraine”.
10:40
End of air alert
The air alert in force in three regions of southern Ukraine has been lifted. It remains triggered in Crimea and in the Luhansk region, a permanent situation.
10:30
Russian oil exports hit three-year high
Despite heavy international sanctions, Russian oil exports in March reached their highest level since April 2020. But the income they bring to Russia remains much lower than last year, indicates the International Agency of the energy (IEA). Total oil shipments increased in March by 0.6 million barrels per day to 8.1 million, adding $1 billion to the oil windfall to 12.7 billion (about 11.54 billion euros) on last month, which is still 43% below a year ago.
10:15
“Ukraine will end”
Dmitry Medvedev, vice-president of the Russian Security Council, and former Russian president associates financing by the West with the existence of Ukraine. On Telegram he writes that “as soon as Western funding ends, Ukraine itself will end. She doesn’t need anyone.”
10:00
Chinese Defense Minister in Russia
Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia between next Sunday and Wednesday. The Chinese authorities say that this visit takes place “at the invitation of the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Shoigu”.
09:45
The latest Ukrainian report
The Ukrainian authorities announce that, according to them, 181,090 Russians have died in combat since the beginning of the war, or 500 more in 24 hours. In addition, 3650 tanks were destroyed (4 in the last 24 hours), 7069 armored vehicles, 2784 artillery batteries, 307 planes or 293 helicopters
09:30
Three new regions on alert
Barely lifted in the north and east of Ukraine, the air alert is once again in force, but this time in the south of the country, in the regions of Mykolaiv, Kherson and Zaporijjia.
09:20
Air alert lifted
The air alert in force in the regions of Donetsk, in the east, and Chernihiv, in the north, has been lifted. As always, it remains in place in those of Crimea and Luhansk.
09:10
Inflation of 5.7% in France
Inflation reached 5.7% over one year in France in March, according to a final estimate revised slightly higher by INSEE (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies). It was previously 5.6%. Year on year, food prices continued to accelerate, climbing 15.9% in March (after 14.8% in February). Under the dual effect of the recovery after the confinements linked to Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine, inflation has reached levels not seen since the beginning of the 1980s.
08:55
Russia struggles to carry out several large-scale operations
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), an American think tank, confirms an analysis it has already delivered recently: Russia is currently experiencing difficulties in carrying out several large-scale operations simultaneously. The ISW relies in particular on the transfer of troops from Avdiivka to Bakhmout.
08:45
Wagner and the Russian army cooperate in Bakhmout
In its daily update, the British Ministry of Defence, estimates that the paramilitaries of Wagner and the Russian army have improved their cooperation in Bakhmout, which allows them to progress. In addition, the Ukrainian army must deal with local resupply difficulties.
08:30
Two regions on air alert
An air alert is triggered in the regions of Donetsk, to the east, and Chernihiv, to the north. Those of Crimea and Luhansk are constantly on alert.
08:20
Germany asks China to challenge Russia
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, visiting Beijing, the Chinese capital, urges China to ask “the Russian aggressor to stop the war”, believing that “no other country has more influence on Russia. “I must openly say that I wonder why the Chinese position so far does not include a request to the Russian aggressor to stop the war,” she told a conference alongside her counterpart. Chinese, Qin Gang.
08:10
The author of the leaked documents soon to be brought to justice
Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old young man suspected of being at the origin of one of the most serious scandals of leaks of confidential documents for ten years in the United States, should be presented to justice during the day. He is suspected of having posed a “very serious” risk to the national security of the United States, according to the Ministry of Defense, by disclosing confidential documents online about the war in Ukraine and the collection of intelligence on allies of the United States. Americans.
08:00
Wagner sanctioned by Europe
The European Union yesterday added the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner to its list of individuals and entities sanctioned for “active participation in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine”. This group of mercenaries, which is fighting in the east of Ukrainian territory to try to seize the cities of Bakhmout and Soledar, was already placed in February on another list of sanctions for violation of human rights and ” destabilization” of countries in Africa.
07:50
Arrest in leak of confidential documents
A young man was arrested yesterday in the United States as part of the investigation into the leak of confidential American documents, a case posing a “very serious” risk to national security according to the Ministry of Defense. The suspect, Air National Guard employee Jack Teixeira, “was arrested without incident,” according to the Justice Department. A criminal investigation was opened after the leak of these documents online on a private group of the social network Discord. It details US views on the war in Ukraine and appears to indicate intelligence gathering on close allies, including Israel and South Korea.
07:40
Zaporijjia power plant: “we are on borrowed time”, warns the head of the IAEA
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, estimated yesterday that we are “on borrowed time” regarding the “safety” of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporijjia, near which two mines recently exploded.
“If we do not act to protect the plant, our luck will run out sooner or later, with potentially serious consequences for human health and the environment”, warned Rafael Grossi in a press release issued in Vienna (Austria), where the IAEA headquarters is located.
07:30