2023-08-24 17:59:47
Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? Do not panic, 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening at 7:30 p.m. Who did what ? Who said what? Where are we ? The answer below.
The fact of the day
The Ukrainian counter-offensive is sluggish and each victory cheerfully celebrated by kyiv. This Thursday, Ukraine was pleased to have carried out a rare commando operation in Crimea and to have hoisted the national flag there. It is a symbolic success in this bastion considered impregnable by Moscow for Independence Day. “The enemy suffered casualties among his men and equipment was destroyed. And the national flag flew again in Ukrainian Crimea,” Ukrainian military intelligence said on Telegram.
He did not specify the mission of these special forces units, but he pointed out that they came from the sea, landing near the villages of Olenivka and Mayak, in the west of the peninsula, before leaving ” without losses”. “All objectives and tasks have been accomplished,” assured Ukrainian intelligence, which does not always comment publicly on operations carried out in occupied territories.
The number of the day
Three. This is the number of months added to the sentence of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested at the end of March in Russia for “espionage”. “The period of detention is extended by three months (…) until November 30,” said the press service of the Lefortovski court in a press release. His employer, the Wall Street Journalimmediately denounced the decision.
“We are very disappointed that he is being arbitrarily and wrongfully detained for doing his job as a journalist,” the American daily said in a statement. “The baseless accusations against him are categorically false and we continue to advocate for his immediate release. Journalism is not a crime”, continues the Wall Street Journal.
sentence of the day
The death rate among those close to Putin is particularly high”
The announced death of the head of Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, was on everyone’s lips this Thursday. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna reacted with irony after the plane of Yevgeny Prigojine, which had become the sworn enemy of the Kremlin since its rebellion at the end of June, crashed on Wednesday evening.
For its part, the Quai d’Orsai indicated that it was unable to comment “on the conditions of the crash which are, moreover, anything but clear”. “It is too early to measure the consequences of the presumed disappearance of Prigojine,” added the French ministry. “If this disappearance were proven, it would be a major element”, he nevertheless underlined.
The trend of the day
Norway will donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Norwegian Prime Minister has announced, making this Scandinavian kingdom the third country to commit to delivering such aircraft to Kiev. “We plan to donate Norwegian F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and we will come back to details regarding the number and timing for delivery,” Jonas Gahr Støre said in a statement, confirming Norwegian media revelations. .
The promise comes as Jonas Gahr Støre makes a surprise visit to kyiv on Thursday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. According to the Norwegian news agency NTB, which spoke with the Prime Minister during his visit, the number of devices supplied would be between five and ten, and rather on the lower end of this range.
On Thursday, Oslo also promised Iris-T anti-aircraft missiles, demining equipment and aid of 1.5 billion crowns (130 million euros) for the purchase of gas and electricity this winter. Norway is thus the third country to commit to supplying F-16s to Ukraine after the Netherlands and Denmark.
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