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“Our friend and Artdocfest participant, Lithuanian documentary filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravicius, was murdered today in Mariupol, camera in hand, in this shitty war of Evil against the whole world”Russian director Vitaly Mansky, founder of the Artdocfest documentary film festival, wrote on Facebook.
After the discovery of corpses in Boutcha, a town near liberated kyiv, Ukraine denounces “a deliberate massacre” committed by the Russian army. In Odessa, a city in southern Ukraine, explosions sounded this morning. Follow our live.
This is the final sprint one week from the first round. After Emmanuel Macron, the leader of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is today gathering his troops in Toulouse and the candidate of the Republicans Valérie Pécresse hers in Paris.
The event recorded good performances on all counts. The Kenyan Judith Jeptum won in 2h19 min 48s, leaving her competitors far behind. Among the men, the victory goes to Deso Gelmisa. Frenchman Morhad Amdouni, 3rd, set the French record in 2h05 min 22 s.
• No department is placed on snow-ice orange vigilance today, according to the 10 a.m. bulletin from Météo France. Loire, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme return to yellow level.
According to the chaplain of Boutcha, “there is a lot more” only 300 dead. Like its neighbor Irpin, the town was the scene of fierce fighting and is unrecognizable. He calls for help: “I need body bags, respirators and thick rubber gloves. The bags must be able to withstand a weight of 70 to 150 kg.”
(ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO)
Ukraine’s chief negotiator in the peace talks with Russia says Moscow has “verbally” accepted his country’s main proposals. A meeting between Presidents Zelensky and Putin in Turkey is even mentioned.
On the ground, Russian forces are withdrawing from key towns near the capital and Cherniguiv in northern Ukraine to redeploy to the east and south. A series of explosions were heard this morning in Odessa, Ukraine’s main port.
This is the final pprint one week from the first round. After Emmanuel Macron, the rebellious leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is today gathering his troops in Toulouse and the right-wing candidate Valérie Pécresse hers in Paris.
Three departments, Loire, Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, are still placed on orange alert for snow and ice by Météo France.