[EN DIRECT] 44th day of war in Ukraine: here are all the latest developments

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Shelling continues in Ukraine at 44^and day of the Russian offensive.

Here are the latest developments, minute by minute

7:39 | Ukraine cannot wait for Western weapons and sanctions, argues Zelensky

Ukraine cannot wait for more new Western weapons and needs “powerful” sanctions against Russia worthy of the “Molotov cocktails” popularized by the Finnish resistance in 1939-40, its President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded before the Finnish Parliament on Friday. .

7:18 am | Attack on Kramatorsk station: 39 dead, including four children

At least 39 people including four children were killed in Friday’s missile attack on Kramatorsk railway station in eastern Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said, revising a previous toll upwards. .

6:34 | The EU has already frozen at least 29.5 billion euros of Russian assets

EU countries have already frozen at least 29.5 billion euros in Russian and Belarusian assets as part of the sanctions adopted against the war in Ukraine, according to a still partial count announced Friday by the European Commission.

6:21 am | EU denounces ‘horrible’ Russian attack in Kramatorsk

European officials have accused Russia of having carried out a “horrible” attack, which killed several dozen people, on Friday against the Kramatorsk station in eastern Ukraine, Moscow denying being the author.

6:12 am | Russian army denies hitting Kramatorsk, denounces Ukrainian “provocation”

The Russian army on Friday denied any missile fire on Kramatorsk station in eastern Ukraine, denouncing a “provocation” by Kyiv forces, while this strike killed at least 35 people.

5:58 | London sanctions Putin and Lavrov’s daughters

The United Kingdom on Friday sanctioned the two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that of the head of diplomacy Sergei Lavrov because of the invasion of Ukraine, saying it wants to attack the “luxury lifestyle of the inner circle of the Kremlin”.

5:45 am | Global food prices hit record high

World food prices hit their “highest levels on record” in March as war in Ukraine disrupts grain and vegetable oil markets, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said on Friday. farming.

5:13 am | At least 35 dead in attack on Kramatorsk station

At least 35 people were killed and 100 injured Friday after two rockets fell on Kramatorsk station in eastern Ukraine, through which thousands of people have been evacuating for several days.

5:00 am | Japan expels eight Russian diplomats and officials

Japan on Friday announced the expulsion of eight Russian diplomats and officials to express its outrage at the deaths of many civilians in Ukraine, calling Moscow’s actions “absolutely unacceptable.”

4h50 | The Sumy region, bordering Russia, is “liberated” from Russian forces

The region of Sumy, bordering Russia in northeastern Ukraine, has been completely “liberated” from Russian forces, the head of the regional administration Dmytro Jivitsky announced on Friday.

3h20 | Putin targets Donbass for ‘May 9 victory’, Macron says

Russian President Vladimir Putin will focus his attacks in Ukraine on the separatist areas of Donbass to seek a “victory” for May 9, the anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945, worried Friday his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

WAR NOTEBOOK | The armies reposition themselves

“The Russians, who continue to redeploy in eastern Ukraine, have made no significant territorial gains. Ukrainian military intelligence believes their units will not regain combat effectiveness for some time.”

– Read the chronicle of Normand Lester

READ | Russia is more abandoned than ever

Afflicted by new sanctions and suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday, Russia finds itself more isolated than ever. However, even more drastic punishments will be needed to stop it, experts believe.