18:55
First delivery of M270 rocket launchers for Ukraine
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced on Friday that Ukraine had received its first delivery of M270 rocket launchers.
18:17
Precision artillery, a source of renewed strength for Ukraine
Experts say US precision rockets have given Ukraine’s military a boost since their delivery in June, changing the balance of power on the battlefield, which could prompt Moscow to slow down its offensive. Since mid-June, Ukraine has destroyed with the Himars precision artillery system more than 20 important Russian ammunition depots and command posts previously too far from the front line to be reached by traditional projectiles.
18:05
Bombing of Vinnytsia: 19 of the 23 dead identified
Ukrainian National Police Chief Igor Klymenko announced on Friday that police have identified 19 of 23 people killed in rocket attacks on central Vinnytsia on Thursday. The number of missing persons drops from 18 to 8, adds Igor Klymenko.
17:26
G20: Western moneymakers condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The big Western financiers condemn this Friday the invasion of Ukraine by Russia during a meeting of the G20 in Indonesia and accused its economic leaders of having created a “shock wave” in the world economy. The two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors comes a week after that of foreign ministers who sent a salvo of accusations about the war to the head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov. This week’s meeting has sparked a new confrontation between Westerners, who denounce Moscow’s responsibility for economic problems, and Russia, which blames Western sanctions for all evil.
17:14
Russia: 384 Japanese deputies banned from territory
Russia announced this Friday to ban 384 Japanese deputies from entering its territory, in response to sanctions imposed by Japan on Russian elected officials in the context of the armed offensive against Ukraine. Russian diplomacy, which has published the list of elected officials on its site, accuses them of having “adopted an unfriendly anti-Russian position by expressing in particular unfounded accusations against our country concerning the special military operation in Ukraine”.
16:56
New Russian missile hits Kramatorsk
According to a Facebook post by Mayor of Kramatorsk Oleksandr Honcharenko, a new Russian missile hit the city located in Donetsk Oblast. No death is however to be deplored.
16:24
Death of Paul Urey: Moscow will have to “assume full responsibility” according to London
Moscow will have to “take full responsibility” for the death of Paul Urey, warns London. Paul Urey, a British humanitarian, died in custody after being captured by pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk Republic.
15:52
Ukrainian troops: nearly 100 dead per day in May
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told BBC Ukraine that Ukrainian troops lost up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers every day on the front lines in May, with almost 300 to 400 soldiers injured daily.
15:36
Russian gold exports targeted by upcoming EU sanctions
The European Union will target Russian gold exports in its next set of sanctions, as decided by the G7 countries at the end of June, European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic announced this Friday to AFP during a meeting of ministers. European Affairs in Prague.
It will also seek “to close the loopholes” for those who bypass the Europeans’ previous rounds of sanctions against Russia, said the commissioner.
15:08
Paul Urey was an aid worker
Briton Paul Urey, captured in April and whose recent death was announced Friday by separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine, was an aid worker, said the International Defense Legion of Ukraine, which brings together the foreign volunteer fighters. “We are saddened by the announcement of the death of Mr. Urey (…) He was not fighting in Ukraine. He was an employee of a humanitarian organization,” said the Ukrainian Legion press service, quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
14:40
Deutsche Bahn ready to speed up grain export by rail
The German railway operator Deutsche Bahn said it was ready on Friday July 15 to “considerably” speed up Ukrainian grain exports via its rail network, while millions of tonnes of wheat are still blocked in Ukrainian ports.
The rail alternative currently only allows limited volumes to be transported: “We now manage to get one to two million tonnes out of Ukraine by land every month”, according to the director of DB Cargo, the division freight from Deutsche Ban, citing Ukrainian figures.
14:07
Grain exports from Ukraine: a “final document” soon to be ready, according to Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that a “final document” will be ready shortly to allow the export of grain from Ukraine, after negotiations involving Moscow, kyiv, Ankara and the UN this week.
“Russia’s proposals were broadly supported by participants in the consultations. And very soon, the work of drafting the final document, The Black Sea Initiativewill be completed,” ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a video released by his office.
13:25
Downing Street calls news of death of volunteer Paul Urey ‘alarming’
Downing Street considered “alarming” the announcement this Friday by the separatist authorities of the death in custody of the Briton Paul Urey, captured in April in Ukraine by Russian or pro-Russian forces during a humanitarian mission according to relatives. “This is alarming information and our thoughts are obviously with his family and friends,” a Downing Street spokesman said.
13:00
Westerners denounce at G20 the impact of the Russian war on the economy
The big Western financiers condemned this Friday the invasion of Ukraine by Russia during a meeting of the G20 in Indonesia and accused its economic leaders of having created a “shock wave” in the world economy.
The two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors has sparked a new confrontation between Westerners, who denounce Moscow’s responsibility for economic problems, and Russia, which blames Western sanctions for all evil.
12:21
Moscow says it targeted a command meeting in Vinnytsia
Russia ensures this Friday to have struck in Vinnytsia a meeting of command of the Ukrainian forces. This deadly bombardment on Thursday in this Ukrainian city far from the front lines was widely denounced by the international community.
The Russian Ministry of Defense explains in a press release that Kalibr missiles fired from the sea hit the “officers’ house” of this city where a meeting of the “command of the Ukrainian air forces was held with representatives of foreign suppliers of armaments “.
11:35
Briton dies in captivity
Briton Paul Urey, captured in April by pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine during a humanitarian mission according to relatives, died in custody on July 10, separatist authorities announced on Friday.
“Despite the seriousness of (his) crimes, Paul Urey received adequate medical assistance. Despite this, in view of his diagnosis and the stress, he died on July 10, “said on Telegram the responsible for the rights of the separatists of the Donetsk region, Daria Morozova, assuring that it was a mercenary. not an aid worker.
11:01
Russia declares Bellingcat investigative site ‘undesirable’
Since the beginning of the Russian military offensive in Ukraine on February 24, the Russian authorities have reinforced the repression of voices critical of power, blocking independent media and social networks.
Bellingcat, which has devoted several articles to this offensive, had already been called a “foreign agent” by Russia in 2021.
10:34
France donates DNA analysis laboratory to Ukraine
Paris announces this Friday having provided yesterday to the general procuratorate of Ukraine a new mobile laboratory dedicated to rapid analysis and DNA expertise.
This laboratory, similar to the one deployed in the field by the French forensic support mission of the IRCGN and financed by the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is a projectable device without equivalent in the world of forensic genetics ensures the press release from the Quai d’Orsay. It allows rapid genetic analysis of a large quantity of biological samples, particularly in combat zones.
10:03
Europe will go after Russian gold
Like the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan before it, the EU announces that it will target Russian gold in its next sanctions against Moscow.
09:32
Ukraine must accept ‘territorial realities’, says senior Russian official
Russia’s deputy foreign minister said Ukraine must accept the “territorial realities” of the situation in order to resume peace talks with Moscow. According to Andrey Rudenko, kyiv must provide a clear response to Moscow’s proposals that Ukraine accept “non-aligned” and “non-nuclear” status in order to conclude a peace agreement.
09:04
No Russian or Belarusian skaters in Grand Prix
The figure skating Grand Prix circuit will not stop in China and Russia in 2022-23 and will be contested without Russian and Belarusian representatives due to the international context, the International Skating Union has announced.
08:10
Attacking peaceful cities, a “military strategy” of Putin
For Mykhailo Podolyak, a key adviser to President Zelensky, the Russian missile attacks in Vinnytsia were an “approved military strategy” by Vladimir Putin. Russian forces are attacking “peaceful” Ukrainian cities such as Vinnytsia, Kremenchuk, Chasiv Yar and Kharkiv in order to force Ukrainians to “peace at any cost”, he wrote on Twitter.
07:13
Sharp increase in the number of burials in Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine
Analysis of satellite and social media photographs reveals a sharp increase in the number of burials in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, including Mariupol, according to a report released Friday by an NGO.
The Center for Information Resilience (CIR), a non-governmental organization that fights disinformation, analyzed six areas that were or still are in Russian hands in Ukraine.
07:08
Strict new laws in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed into law tougher measures for people or entities considered “foreign agents” by Russia, as well as a new law equating defection with high treason.
The new bill, which will come into force on December 1, will expand the definition of “foreign agents” to include anyone deemed to have fallen “under foreign influence” or received support from abroad.
06:35
UN chief ‘appalled’ by strikes on Vinnytsia
The UN secretary-general is “appalled” by the Russian attack on Vinnytsia, a city in central Ukraine, his spokesman said on Thursday.
Antonio Guterres “condemns any attack against civilians or civilian infrastructure”, recalled his spokesperson. At least 23 people were killed Thursday in this Ukrainian locality, until then relatively spared from the fighting.