2024 - [EN DIRECT] 65th day of war in Ukraine: here are all the latest developments

In the aftermath of the Russian strikes on Kyiv during the visit of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, several countries condemn the gesture.

Here is all the news on this 65^and fighting day in Ukraine.

Here are the latest developments, minute by minute

7:55 am | More than 5.4 million Ukrainian refugees

Nearly 57,000 Ukrainian refugees have fled their country in the past 24 hours, which has been under attack by Russian troops since February 24, bringing the total to more than 5.4 million, according to figures from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. refugees (UNHCR) published on Friday.

6:45 am | Russia: the Central Bank lowers its main interest rate from 17% to 14%

The Russian Central Bank lowered its key rate from 17% to 14% on Friday, saying that “risks to prices and financial stability have ceased to increase, creating the conditions for a reduction in the key rate”.

The Central Bank, which had drastically increased its rate to 20% in the wake of the first sanctions after the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine at the end of February, had already lowered it for the first time on April 8, bringing it down to 17%.

6:31 am | Two British aid volunteers ‘captured’ in Ukraine

Two British volunteers have been “captured” by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, UK-based nonprofit Presidium Network said on Friday.

5:57 | Appeal for US$514 million to help 10 million people

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday appealed for $514 million in funds to help support ten million people displaced or forced to migrate after Russia invaded Ukraine. .

5:28 | Radio Liberty producer killed in Kyiv strike Thursday

A Ukrainian Radio Liberty producer was killed in Thursday’s Russian strike on Kyiv, her organization said in a statement.

“Vira Ghyrych died as a result of a Russian missile hit on the building where she lived,” the radio, funded by the United States, said on its website. His body was discovered under the rubble on Friday, she said.

5:00 am | The waking nightmare of Boutcha survivors

When Vitaly Jyvotovsky closes his eyes, he sees prisoners with white bags over their heads, like those pushed at the end of their rifles by Russian soldiers in his house in Boutcha, near Kyiv.

Boucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, has become a symbol of the atrocities of which the Russian forces who occupied the area in March are accused. This large two-storey pavilion was transformed by a few Russian soldiers into a prison and a hell for him, his daughter and a neighbor, he told AFP.

4h25 | Russia confirms strike against Kyiv during Guterres visit

Russia confirmed on Friday that it had carried out a strike the day before with “high precision” weapons against Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the midst of a visit by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

4:01 | The evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal site, in Mariupol, planned for Friday

An “operation” to evacuate civilians holed up in the Azovstal factory besieged by Russian troops in Mariupol, in the south-east of Ukraine, is “planned” for Friday, announced the Ukrainian presidency.