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1:03 p.m. : Anti-aircraft defense has “destroyed 47 cruise missiles, including 20 near the capital” kyiv, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced on Telegram. In total, the Russians fired 55 missiles from the air and sea, added Valery Zalouzhny.
12:39 : The Ukrainian army claims to have shot down 47 of the 55 missiles fired this morning by Russia.
12:06 : It is noon, here is a new point on the news:
One person died and two were injured by Russian strikes in kyiv, the capital’s mayor has announced. “Two crucial energy infrastructure sites in the Odessa region” were also damaged, according to local authorities. Follow our live.
#BURKINA The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the recall of its ambassador to Burkina Faso “to consult”.
At TotalEnergies, the CGT reported this morning 100% of strikers at the Flanders depot (North), mobilized since last night, 80% at the Normandy refinery and 30% at the Grandpuits site (Seine-et-Marne). Follow our live.
Whole-grain basmati rice from the Taureau Ailé brand recalled by the official website “Rappel Conso” contains a pesticide banned since 2020 in Europe, learned franceinfo. The latter, chlorpyrifos, is known to cause mental retardation in children.
11:55 a.m. : In Odessa!To mark France’s support for the sovereignty of #Ukraine, today as yesterday. https://t.co/gdxaY60o4h
11:54 : Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is visiting Odessa, as she reports on Twitter.
11:15 a.m. : Germany intends to deliver Leopard 2 tanks promised to Ukraine “end of March, beginning of April”said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
11:05 a.m. : The tanks promised to kyiv by the West may pose some logistical challenges. Indeed, it will take weeks, if not months, before the devices are operational. And for good reason, the Ukrainians will first have to be trained on these machines, which are quite different from the tanks on which they have operated so far. (RONNY HARTMANN / AFP)
10:44 am : The Kremlin denounces “direct commitment” Westerners in the conflict in Ukraine, after the announcement of the delivery of dozens of European and American tanks to kyiv.
10:57 : “We have information on one dead and two injured” in the district of Holosiivskyi, in the south of the city, said Vitali Klitschko on Telegram.
10:06 : One person died and two were injured by Russian strikes in kyiv, announces the mayor of the capital.
09:50 : “Two crucial energy infrastructure sites in the Odessa region were damaged”said the head of the military administration of the Odessa district.
09:48 : Two energy sites were hit by Russian strikes near Odessa, local authorities announced.
09:43 : An explosion sounded in kyiv this morning at the time of a massive Russian missile attack. “Pmore than 15″ projectiles fired at the capital were shot down, authorities said.
09:22 : It’s 9 o’clock and dust, here is a new point on the titles:
kyiv claims to have shot down a set of 24 suicide drones launched by Russia overnight. Follow our live.
The number of daily Covid-19 deaths has fallen nearly 80% since the start of January, authorities say.
At TotalEnergies, the CGT reported this morning 100% of strikers at the Flanders depot (North), mobilized since last night, 80% at the Normandy refinery and 30% at the Grandpuits site (Seine-et-Marne). Follow our live.
Before the national day of January 31 of mobilization against the pension reform, the CGT Petroleum calls today to resume the strike in the refineries, the power stations but also the ports and the docks.
09:06 : The country is targeted this morning by “more than thirty Russian missiles”specified the spokesman of the Ukrainian air force, on television.
09:18 : kyiv claims to have shot down a set of 24 suicide drones launched by Russia overnight.
08:10 : It’s time for our traditional press review. Today, several dailies such as The world Where Opinion return to the succession of Western announcements on the sending of heavy tanks to kyiv, made possible in particular by the endorsement of Germany, given yesterday, concerning its Leopard 2 tanks. (THE WORLD)
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06:08 : It’s 6 o’clock, we start with a first point on the news:
• US President Joe Biden yesterday announced the dispatch of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, “equivalent to a Ukrainian battalion”.
• On the European side, Poland and Norway have renewed their intention to send tanks to kyiv, after Berlin formally authorized yesterday the countries which so wish to provide kyiv with the tanks they have. Germany itself announced the delivery to Ukraine of 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks from its stocks.
• Before the national day of January 31 against the pension reform, the CGT is calling for the strike to resume today and tomorrow in refineries, power stations but also ports and docks.
• Victory of the French against Germany (35-28) at the Handball World Cup last night, after a very tight match. The Blues will face Sweden in the semi-finals tomorrow night.