11:18
EU to discuss 6th Moscow sanctions package on Monday
“We have just imposed heavy sanctions on Russia and we are preparing for a sixth wave”, announced this Friday the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to kyiv with the head of the diplomacy Josep Borrell. During their meeting, ministers will discuss with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan EU support for investigations into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
11:00
The “fantastic” Ukrainian trains
“Hello, I’m Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, I’m traveling on a Ukrainian Railways fantastic train from Poland to Kyiv,” he announces in the video, where he appears standing at aboard a train, wearing a white shirt and a navy blue sweater. “We call you here people to do. It’s related to your job, but it reflects your mentality, a real mentality that Ukrainians are showing in resisting the terrible Russian aggression,” he continues.
10:00
Nine humanitarian corridors
Humanitarian corridors were opened on Sunday to allow residents to flee, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced on her Telegram account. One of the convoys will leave from Mariupol, in the direction of Zaporizhia, others from Berdiansk, and from Enerhodar and Tokmak. Five more are planned for the Luhansk region.
09:23
A school and apartment buildings affected in Luhansk
Local Ukrainian officials announce that a school as well as several apartment buildings were bombed early this Sunday. One person was injured and a fire was started, authorities said. Residents were evacuated in time.
“Two high buildings in the new district of the city, as well as a high school, were targeted by heavy bombardments from the Russian army,” writes the governor of the Luhansk region, on Telegram.
09:07
Bombings on Dnipropetrovsk
The Russian army last night carried out new strikes on the Dnipropetrovsk region, in the center-east, according to the regional governor. Among the targets: infrastructure in Dnipro (where there would be at least one victim), industrial sites in Pavlohrad and an agricultural building, specifies the local leader on Facebook.
08:48
Prisoner exchange
Ukraine has announced that it has carried out a new prisoner exchange with Russia, allowing the release of 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians.
08:13
The inconsistencies of the Russian denial of the bombing of Kramatorsk station
Russia denies any responsibility in the bombardment of the Kramatorsk station where around fifty civilians were killed on Friday. Without proof, it accuses Ukraine. His defense is however undermined. Find our decryption here.
07:46
Demonstrations in Germany against “Russophobia”
To oppose the wave of “Russophobia” raging in Germany, demonstrations in the form of a procession of cars displaying Russian flags are organized in the country, which is home to the largest diaspora in the European Union. Parades are scheduled for Sunday, notably in Frankfurt and Hanover.
07:31
The Donetsk region under the fire of bombs
Bombings left 5 dead and 5 injured in the Donetsk region, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram on Saturday evening. In Lysytchansk, a small town in the Lugansk region, Mayor Olexandre Zaïka called on residents to leave as soon as possible. “The situation in the city is very tense, I ask you to evacuate. It becomes very difficult, enemy shells are falling everywhere,” he said in a message on Telegram. And awaiting a major Russian offensive, Ukrainian soldiers and members of the Territorial Defense are busy fortifying their positions and digging new trenches in the rural area of Barvinkove, in the east of the country. The roadsides were mined, and anti-tank obstacles installed at all crossroads.
07:19
Odessa under pressure
Seven missiles fell overnight from Saturday to Sunday in the Mykolayiv region, about 100 kilometers northeast of Odessa, the country’s third largest city and major strategic port on the Black Sea, according to the local military command.
Threatened in turn with strikes, Odessa, decreed a curfew from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
07:15
Kramatorsk evacuation continues
Two days after the massacre at Kramatorsk station where 52 civilians, including five children, who were preparing to flee were killed in a strike attributed to a Russian missile, the evacuation of the population continues this Sunday. Moscow has denied being responsible for the strike, going so far as to denounce a Ukrainian “provocation”.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 4,532 civilians had been evacuated.
07:06
Five civilians killed in shelling in the east
Five people were killed and five others injured on Saturday in Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine, which expects a major Russian offensive in its territory, the regional governor said on Telegram in the evening. “Today, five people died as a result of Russian strikes in the Donetsk region. (…) Five other people were injured, ”said Pavlo Kyrylenko.
06:54
“Ukraine is ready for the big battles”
“Ukraine is ready for the big battles. Ukraine must win them, including in the Donbass”, the eastern region of the country, said Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhaïlo Podoliak, quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine press agency.
“When that happens, Ukraine will have a stronger position in the negotiations, which will allow it to dictate certain conditions,” he added.
06:44
Evacuations continue
Two days after the massacre at Kramatorsk station (east), where 52 civilians, including five children, who were preparing to flee were killed in a strike attributed to a Russian missile, the evacuation of the population continues.
Moscow has denied being responsible for the strike, going so far as to denounce a Ukrainian “provocation”.
On Sunday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said 4,532 civilians had been evacuated the day before.
The majority left the Zaporizhia region, she added, adding that nearly 200 people were able to leave the besieged port city of Mariupol (south) and more than a thousand fled Melitopol, Lysychansk, Severodonetsk, Rubizhne, Kreminna and Popasna in the Luhansk region.
06:30
Hello everyone !
And welcome to this direct dedicated to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, on the 46th day of fighting.