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10:13 p.m. : The Ukrainian Minister of Defense announced the arrival of French unitary rocket launchers (LRU) in Ukraine. The Ministry of the Armed Forces confirms to franceinfo that 2 LRUs were loaded on November 28 on board an A400M.

7:29 p.m. : The piece was designed by Daria Titova, a Ukrainian refugee studying art in this Baltic country. The image shows a woman holding a bird next to an ear of wheat and the popular slogan “Glory to Ukraine”.

7:27 p.m. : Estonia’s €2 coins dedicated to Ukraine enter circulation Monday #StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkrainii https://t.co/mnG6ysvCld https://t.co/eXAeCInkNN

7:26 p.m. : Will it end up in your wallet? Estonia has started to put into circulation two million two-euro coins bearing a motif evoking Ukraine. “The two euro coin dedicated to Ukraine will start from today reaching people all over Estonia and elsewhere in Europe through shops”, announced the governor of the Estonian central bank, Madis Muller. The Estonian Ambassador to Latvia shared an image of the famous coin.

7:05 p.m. : Moreover, Ukrainian users of Starlink had the bad surprise to discover an increase in the price of the monthly subscription. As of December 29, this will be billed at $75 per month, instead of $60. The cost of a terminal will increase from 500 to 700 dollars. This equipment is essential to the country, while the telecommunications network is undermined by the war.

7:06 p.m. : The government is negotiating to buy a thousand Starlink terminals, which provide internet coverage through the network of satellites deployed by the company of billionaire Elon Musk. These terminals must in particular equip the “invincibility points”, said Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, quoted by the media Suspilne. They are independent structures equipped with water, electricity, heating and communication.

6:46 p.m. : To give you an idea of ​​the extent of the damage, we show in this article, thanks to satellite images, how the power cuts plunged the country into darkness.

6:45 p.m. : To help Ukraine face the winter, Germany will provide “more than 350 generators”. The country’s energy infrastructure was partly destroyed by Russian strikes.

3:48 p.m. : “The deliberate attacks on essential services – heating, light, water, gas – are intended to inflict as much suffering as possible on Ukrainian civilians in an attempt to break their commitment, their unity in the fight against the ‘Russian invasion’.

Vladimir Putin wants to use winter as a “war weapon” against Ukraine, denounces the Secretary General of NATO on his arrival in Bucharest for a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Atlantic Alliance.

2:26 p.m. : It’s time for our best-of, here are the contents not to be missed:

Are we at risk of power cuts this winter? As the temperatures are about to drop, franceinfo today unveils its “energy weather forecast” to monitor the state of the electricity network in France.

• As in France, energy prices are soaring among our Belgian neighbours. Many inhabitants of the flat country find themselves paying bills “delusional”. We tell you about it in this article.

Russia is targeting Ukrainian electricity infrastructure, making nights increasingly dark in many urban areas. Visualize in pictures how power cuts plunge the country into darkness.

• Iran will face the United States in Qatar today. We explain to you why this is the most political match of the competition.

2:21 p.m. : The German Minister of Justice, Marco Buschmann, described as “war crime” the destruction “systematic” of energy infrastructure perpetrated by Russia. He also deplored the consequences of these attacks, with Ukrainians who could find themselves destitute “in their apartments during a winter when temperatures could drop to -30°C”.

11:12 a.m. : She had only 24 hours of reflection, before saying “yes”. Leda tells franceinfo about the phone call from this lifelong friend now a soldier mobilized on the front: “At the end of October, he calls me and asks me jokingly: ‘Hey, you’re still not married, are you? Do you want to marry me?'” Her friend has been in a relationship with a man for fifteen years, but in Ukraine, where gay marriage is not in the news, her companion has no rights if the soldier dies in combat. In Ukraine, only the wife or next of kin can identify the body. So, Leda agrees to marry him to play this intermediary role.

(AGATHE MAHUET / RADIO FRANCE)

10:09 : Qatar announces a 15-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Germany, in the midst of the global energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. The Gulf country will provide “up to 2 million tonnes of LNG per year” at the gas terminal under construction in Brunsbuntell, northern Germany, from 2026, Qatar’s energy minister said at a press conference.