10:00
kyiv bombs Russian positions in the Kherson region
The Ukrainian army claimed to have struck Russian positions in the region of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, a region almost entirely under the control of Russian forces or kyiv.
“Our air force hit Russian positions, sites where equipment and personnel are concentrated and depots around five localities in the Kherson region,” the Ukrainian army general staff said on Facebook on Friday.
Almost the entire Kherson region, including the regional capital, has been occupied by Russian troops since the early days of the Russian invasion launched on February 24.
09:47
32,000 Russian soldiers dead according to kyiv
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims that Russia has lost nearly 32,000 men in combat, in a Facebook post.
This number, put forward by kyiv, is probably overestimated, according to the American news agency Bloomberg.
09:17
According to the governor of the Luhansk region, “heavy fighting continues in the streets of Sieverodonetsk”
“The entire Luhansk region was the target of heavy fire. Heavy fighting continues in the streets of Sieverodonetsk,” said Serhiy Haidai, governor of the Luhansk region, in a message posted on Friday on Telegram messaging.
08:51
Cholera cases recorded in Mariupol, says London
According to information from the UK Ministry of Defence, “isolated cases of cholera have been reported” in Mariupol. A city that risks a “major cholera epidemic”, according to the United Kingdom.
08:39
Canada froze 91 million euros of Russian assets
Canadian police have announced that they have frozen approximately 91 million euros in Russian assets since the start of the conflict on February 24. “Transactions equivalent to approximately [214 millions d’euros] were blocked due to bans under the special economic measures targeting Russia,” the Canadian police added in their statement.
07:50
“We are almost out of ammunition,” says Ukraine
According to The Guardian, Ukraine will soon have used up all its ammunition. “From now on, everything is based on what [l’Occident] gives us,” said Vadym Skibitsky, representative of Ukrainian military intelligence.
07:35
Putin draws a parallel with Tsar Peter the Great
The head of the Kremlin compared his policy with that of Tsar Peter the Great, when the latter fought against Sweden, invading part of its territory, as well as Finland, part of Estonia and Latvia.
“We have just visited an exhibition dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Peter the Great. It’s amazing, but almost nothing has changed. (…) Peter the Great led the Northern War for 21 years. It feels like in fighting Sweden he was grabbing something. He wasn’t grabbing anything, he was taking over,” Vladimir Putin said.
Between 100 and 200 Ukrainian soldiers die every day, according to kyiv
06:40
Rally for the French journalist
This Friday, a rally in tribute to the journalist killed in Ukraine, Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, will take place in Paris, at the call, in particular of RSF. His body had been repatriated overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
Julien De Rosa / Pool via REUTERS
06:25
The soldiers “hold on”
In his now daily video, the Ukrainian president announces that “Sieverodonetsk, Lysychansk, and other cities in Donbass, which the occupiers now consider their targets, are holding their ground.” The day before, he had explained that the ongoing battle in Sieverodonetsk was one of the most difficult since the beginning of the war.
06:15
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