The British Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday March 25 that the Russian assault on the city of Bakhmout, in the Donbass, had practically stopped. “It is probably the result of the extreme exhaustion of the Russian forces”, he said in his latest report on the conflicton Twitter. Follow our live.
The UN accuses Ukrainians and Russians of “summary executions” of prisoners. “We are deeply concerned by the summary execution of 25 Russian prisoners of war and persons hors de combat” as well as that of “15 Ukrainian prisoners of war”Matilda Bogner, head of the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, said on Friday in kyiv.
Emmanuel Macron in China. The French Head of State will travel to “state visit” in China from April 5 to 8, accompanied by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. “The French and Chinese presidents will have in-depth discussions on the war in Ukraine to work towards a return to peace and this in respect of international law, in particular the sovereignty of the territorial integrity of Ukraine” , explained the Elysée.
A former French aid worker killed. A French volunteer was recently killed in the Bakhmout region, according to press reports confirmed by the Foreign Ministry on Friday. The regional daily West France reported on March 22 the death of Kevin D., a former humanitarian who left more than a year ago to fight alongside the Ukrainians. The 30-year-old was killed in undetermined circumstances near Bakhmout, where a bloody battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces has been going on for eight months.