2023-11-05 12:20:08
Cover image: A Ukrainian serviceman inspects ammunition at the site of a former Russian position outside the village of Robotyne, near a front line in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine, November 4, 2023 . STRINGER / REUTERS
“We are not at an impasse”and contesté Volodymyr Zelensky, in response to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, who believed that the two armies were trapped in a war of attrition and positions.Ursula von der Leyen was present in kyiv on Saturday to discuss Ukraine’s accession process to the European Union. The President of the European Commission said “impressed by the reforms undertaken by Ukraine in the midst of war” while Brussels must report on November 8 on the state of progress made by Ukraine and decide whether or not to open accession negotiations.At the end of these discussions, Volodymyr Zelensky affirmed that Ukraine would be “as ready as possible” for the start of negotiations on its accession to the European Union. kyiv “does not ask for any passes on its way to the European Union”also declared the president.The Ukrainian army has ” touch “ a shipyard in Kerch, annexed Crimea. “There were no victims”according to the head of the “Republic of Crimea”, Sergei Aksionov.Ukraine announced that it had initiated criminal proceedings against Patriarch Kirillhead of the Russian Orthodox Church for having “justified” the invasion of its territory by Russia.The United States announced on Friday new military aid for Ukraine of $425 million (396 million euros), including in particular anti-aircraft defense means.Russian forces are still trying to surround Avdiivka, the Ukrainian General Staff reported Friday morning. “The Russians persist in their attempts to surround Avdiivka. However, Ukrainian soldiers held their ground, inflicting heavy losses on the Russian occupying forces. » According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Ukrainian army contained Russian advances near Avdiïvka and repelled Russian assaults near Sieverne (6 kilometers west of Avdiïvka), Tonenke (8 kilometers west) and Pervomaisk (11 kilometers southwest).Moscow also disputed, Thursday, being in a « impasse » in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. The Kremlin disputes the vision of the situation on the front of the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny. Asked for his views, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “La Russie continues[vait] relentlessly its special military operation [et que] all the objectives set[evai]be reached. »
You can find our live from last week by clicking on this link.
Read all our articles, analyzes and reports on the war in Ukraine
Decryption. Ukraine fears falling into oblivion in the face of conflict in the Middle East
Interview. Myroslav Marynovych, Ukrainian figure of Soviet dissidence: “I expect organized resistance from the Russians against the war in Ukraine”
Decryption. The Russian arms industry is gaining momentum
Investigation. Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmitchev indicted in France for laundering tax fraud
Interview. Jean Lopez, historian: “There has been nothing comparable to Ukraine since 1945, except the war between Iran and Iraq in 1980”
Analyse. Three interacting wars, in Ukraine, Gaza and Nagorno-Karabakh
Editorial. Europe facing two wars
Video. What is the Siberian Battalion, this Russian unit integrated into the Ukrainian army?
Decryption. In Moscow, the hunt for migrants to fill the ranks of the army
Reportage. In the Poltava oblast, Ukraine, young people from kyiv train for war: “Here, they have the right to make mistakes”
Decryption. Europeans torn between the Ukrainian and Israeli fronts
Decryption. Why Ukraine’s counter-offensive is failing
Chronic. After the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, “Vladimir Putin is rubbing his hands”
Cards. The maps of the war in Ukraine, since the start of the Russian invasion, in February 2022
#update #situation #latest #information