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10:30 a.m. : “It would take a few years to design a system that would allow, if the Russians left, to keep the ISS in orbit.”
According to this space specialist, the International Space Station “would fall into the atmosphere” at the end of “some months” if Russia stopped correcting its orbit. However, he considers that the Russian threats in this area come under a “very symbolic display”.
10:24 a.m. : Our special correspondents Boris Loumagne and Laurent Macchietti went to the Kiev zoo, which has become a refuge for keepers and their families, installed in the future aquarium in the basement. Outside, the animals are struggling to bear the sound of sirens and strikes, to the point that the zoo’s elephant has been placed on tranquilizers.
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10:43 am : Meanwhile, in Kiev, the siege by the Russian army is becoming clearer. Moscow forces yesterday destroyed the nearby airport of Vassylkiv and are 25 kilometers from the capital, according to the Ukrainians. Only the roads to the south remain clear.
10:12 a.m. : The base affected not far from the Polish border has served in recent years as a training ground for Ukrainian forces under the supervision of foreign instructors, notably American and Canadian. It is above all on this base that some of the military aid delivered by Western countries arrives.
10:05 a.m. : According to an initial assessment provided by the Ukrainian military authorities, the Russian strikes which targeted a military base in the west of the country left nine dead and 57 injured. The attack took place in Yavoriv, about 40 kilometers northwest of Lviv.
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09:59 : France announces the establishment of a fund of one million euros to welcome Ukrainian artists and cultural professionals, as well as students in the cultural field. This device will also be “open to dissident Russian artists”, says the Ministry of Culture.
09:15 : Let’s go to the newsstand now, as long as it doesn’t rain. Some are once again dominated by the war in Ukraine, seen from Lviv, Odessa or France.
10:37 : Here are the first titles of this Sunday, March 13:
• End clap for the Paralympic Games in China. Fourth in the medal table, France ends the competition with 12 podiums, including two last night: Arthur Bauchet won gold in slalom and the Chalençon-Daviet pair won silver in the open cross-country ski relay. .
• Western Ukraine is not spared. Russian forces bombarded a military base located in the Lviv region, about twenty kilometers from the Polish border, according to the local administration. In the south of the country, Mariupol hopes for the arrival of a humanitarian convoy. Follow our live.
• Chinese health authorities announce that they have identified nearly 3,400 cases in 24 hours, a record number since the start of the epidemic in February 2020. They are rushing to stem the outbreaks by confining the affected areas, populated by millions of people.
• Anger and calls for calm on the Island of Beauty. Eleven days after the attack in prison of Yvan Colonna, a large demonstration is expected in Bastia, at 3 p.m., with a slogan: “truth and justice” for the independence activist, always between life and death.