A month after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several towns are still under bombardment.
About 10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes since the start of the invasion, a third of whom have gone abroad, mainly to Poland.
Here are the latest developments, minute by minute
7:52 am | Westerners plan to deliver anti-ship missiles to Ukraine
The United States “has entered into consultations (with their allies) to provide anti-ship missiles to Ukraine,” a senior American official said Thursday, stressing however that this scenario presents “technical challenges”.
7:44 am | Russia: Clouds are gathering over YouTube
The clouds gathered Thursday in Russia above the American video service YouTube, accused of “censorship”, calls for punitive measures against it multiplying in the country which has blocked several foreign media in recent weeks.
READ | Opera singers, lawyers: all are mobilizing in Odessa to prepare for the arrival of the Russians
Andriï Kharlamov, baritone of the mythical Odessa opera, learns to handle weapons and fills sandbags, while Inga Kordynovska, lawyer, oversees the distribution of aid to thousands of people in a converted food hall: in Ukraine, the war turns destinies upside down.
7:04 am | For Warsaw, Russia is no longer “authoritarian” but “totalitarian”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Mazowiecki said Thursday in Warsaw that Russia had become “a totalitarian state” and called for tougher sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine.
READ | War in Ukraine: leaving everything to go help in Poland
Photo QMI Agency, Joël Lemay
Two Quebec tango partners fly to Warsaw to provide physical and mental care to Ukrainian refugees transiting through Poland.
7:03 am | The nautical industry impacted by the war in Ukraine
Photo archives QMI Agency, Joël Lemay
The impact of the war in Ukraine is being felt on the Quebec nautical industry, already badly shaken by the disruptions in the supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
7am | Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of using ‘phosphorus bombs’ in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Russia of using “phosphorus bombs” in Ukraine, a month after the start of the Russian invasion.
6:49 | Suspension of Renault activities: Russian authorities seek to reassure Avtovaz
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade sought Thursday to reassure the country’s leading car producer, Avtovaz (Renault-Nissan group), after the announcement by the Renault group of the suspension of its activities in Moscow.
6:58 | Ukrainian president asks NATO for ‘unrestricted military aid’
6:37 | Germany plans to ‘suspend’ the closure of some coal-fired power plants
The German government announced on Thursday that it was giving itself the possibility of “suspending” the closure of certain coal-fired power stations to replace Russian gas, but is keeping the objective of phasing out this fossil fuel in 2030.
6:23 am | New London sanctions targeting Russian and Belarusian entities
The British government announced on Thursday a new series of sanctions targeting 59 Russian personalities and companies and six Belarusian entities, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
5:38 | More than half of the children have been displaced
More than half of children in Ukraine have had to leave their homes to flee insecurity and fighting sparked by the invasion of the Russian army on February 24, Unicef said on Thursday.
READ | Fleeing Ukraine: images forever etched in their memory
A couple in their 70s who managed to flee Ukraine last Friday say they are relieved to finally be safe here in Quebec, but will never be able to forget the images of devastation and the fear of losing their skin there.
READ | Ukrainian refugees taken care of as soon as they arrive, promises Quebec
Health, education, housing, employment: Ukrainians who find refuge in Quebec because of the invasion of their country by Russia will be supported as soon as they set foot at Montreal-Trudeau airport, assured the government Thursday.
READ | Tons of Russian fertilizer delivered
While the war is still raging in Ukraine, a Russian fertilizer ship docked in Sorel on Wednesday to deliver emergency fertilizer to our farmers in time for the planting season.
READ | After the defeats, the nuclear
The Russian army yesterday continued to bog down in several places in Ukraine, heightening fears that Vladimir Putin is turning to nuclear weapons to demoralize the resistance.
5:50 am | Boris Johnson calls for targeting Russian gold reserves
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday called for further “pressure” on the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine, including preventing Russia from using its large gold reserves.
5:07 | Putin made a ‘big mistake’, says Stoltenberg
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a “big mistake” with the invasion of Ukraine, whose resistance he “underestimated”, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, said Thursday before the opening of extraordinary summit of the Alliance.
4:36 | At least 4 dead and 6 injured in bombardment near Lugansk
At least four people died, including two children, and six others were injured in Russian strikes on the town of Rubizhne, near Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine, said Thursday the governor of the region, Sergey Gaidai.
4h30 | Kyiv claims to have destroyed a Russian troop carrier in the Sea of Azov
The Ukrainian navy said on Thursday it destroyed a Russian troop carrier anchored in the port of Berdyansk, a town near Mariupol on the Sea of Azov.
3h | Cables, labor: the war in Ukraine shakes automotive suppliers
Fewer cables, factories shut down, and doubts about neon supplies: the war is hitting the Ukrainian auto parts industry hard, which supplies many European equipment manufacturers.
2h54 | India’s reliance on Russian weapons explains its reservations about invading Ukraine
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The borders that India protects with Russian armament against its Pakistani and Chinese neighbors explain, according to experts, that it seems “hesitant” in the eyes of American President Joe Biden in his response to the invasion of China. ‘Ukraine.
WAR NOTEBOOK | Towards a war of attrition?
Apart from some modest gains, the Russian army continues to shell several Ukrainian cities without showing any significant progress.
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