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10:12 p.m. : The Ukrainians resist, but are penalized by a lack of ammunition. They can only count on the military aid provided by the West. A France 2 team, including Maryse Burgot, followed Ukrainian army drone operators in Donbass, who guide gunners and their old Soviet-era cannons. In three and a half months of conflict, these computer scientists have become essential to the Ukrainian forces.
10:01 p.m. : On the 110th day of the war in Ukraine, Russian forces are consolidating their positions in the east of the country. the “human cost” of the Battle of Sievierodonetsk is “creepy”, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Franceinfo summarizes the main facts of the day.
6:05 p.m. : It’s 6 p.m., it’s time for an update on the news:
• La France insoumise once again denounces “manipulative attempts” first round results. The party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon ensures that the Ministry of the Interior withdraws “of the result of the Nupes the candidates who were nevertheless invested or officially supported by our alliance”.
• What attitude of the presidential majority in the event of an RN-Nupes duel in the second round?. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for not giving “no voice for the National Front”before adding that “if we are dealing with a candidate who does not respect republican values, who insults our police officers, who asks to no longer support Ukraine or wants to leave Europe, we are not calling to vote for him”.
• Seven bodies were found in a grave near Boutcha, according to the chief of police of kyiv. “Seven civilians were tortured by the Russians and then cowardly executed with a bullet to the head”says the manager, who adds that “several victims had their hands tied and their knees tied”.
5:38 p.m. : A cargo ship carrying 18,000 tons of Ukrainian corn arrived in Spain today. To circumvent the Russian blockade, the load had to be transported by truck from Ukraine to Romania and then Poland, before being loaded into a boat on the Polish coast. It is the first to have taken this route to escape the Russian blockade, according to Agafac, a Spanish agricultural federation.
4:41 p.m. : New evidence of Russian abuses continues to be discovered near Boutcha. Seven bodies were found in a grave near the village of Myrotské, according to a Facebook post by kyiv police chief Andriï Nebytov. “Seven civilians were tortured by the Russians and then cowardly executed with a bullet to the head”says the manager, who adds that “several victims had their hands tied and their knees tied”.
1:13 p.m. : Having trouble finding your way around the news of the day? Here are the contents not to miss:
• Which party succeeded in qualifying the most candidates in the second round of the legislative elections? Discover all the results with our maps and our search engine.
• For whom will the majority call to vote in the constituencies which will see the Nupes and the RN clash? After delaying her decision, the Prime Minister says she does not want to give “no voice” to the RN, nor to the Nupes candidates “who do not respect republican values”. Follow our live.
Amnesty International accuses Russia of using cluster bombs in Ukraine’s second most populous city, in a report released yesterday. Bombs yet prohibited by the Oslo Convention.
12:59 : Accusations of war crimes are piling up against Russia. Amnesty International accuses Moscow of using cluster bombs in Ukraine’s second most populous city, in a report released yesterday. Bombs yet prohibited by the Oslo Convention.
11:54 : The governor of the Luhansk region – of which Sievierodonetsk is the administrative center for the part controlled by the Ukrainian authorities – has confirmed that the Ukrainian forces have been pushed back from the center of the city. “The street fighting continues (…) the Russians continue to destroy the city”he wrote this morning on Facebook.
09:57 : Russian troops have chased the Ukrainian army from the center of Sievierodonetsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine that the two armies have been fighting over for several weeks, the kyiv general staff announced this morning.