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1:24 p.m. : Kyiv and Moscow each continue to claim control of the small town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine. Russia claims to have taken this locality, the scene of fierce fighting between the two armies. “Soledar is under the control of the Ukrainian authorities, our forces have control of it”answers the governor of the Donetsk region.
12:48 : An air alert is in progress in eastern and northern Ukraine. Bombers took off from the Russian air base in Engels, says the head of the regional council of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
12:41 p.m. : Here is a new point on the news of this Saturday:
• Nearly 60,000 deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in medical facilities in China since the lifting of health restrictions a month ago, according to health authorities. According to the UN, the official figures are largely underestimated.
• Several explosions were heard in kyiv this morning. “A missile attack on critical infrastructure” is underway in the Ukrainian capital, says an adviser to the presidency. Follow our live.
• The Prime Minister was the guest of France Inter this morning. The most modest French people will be the “least concerned” by the postponement of the retirement age to 64 years provided for by the government’s reform project, assured Elisabeth Borne in particular.
11:17 a.m. : “Russia is extremely isolated” at the United Nationsaccording to Nicolas de Rivière, the permanent representative of France to the UN. But Moscow sticks to its guns, and continues to“State your goals very clearly”.
09:59 : Several explosions were heard in kyiv this morning. “A missile attack on critical infrastructure” is underway in the Ukrainian capital, says an adviser to the presidency. The mayor of the city, Vitali Klitschko, called on the inhabitants of the Dniprovskiy district to “stay in the shelters”.
09:07 : Here is a first point on the news of this Saturday morning:
• Ukrainian officials report that explosions have just taken place in kyiv. According to them, key infrastructures were targeted. Follow our live.
• The Prime Minister continues the SAV on the pension reform. Elisabeth Borne will be the guest of the program “We don’t stop eco” on France Inter, from 9:10 a.m.to continue to defend the government’s project.
• An Iranian-British man has been executed by hanging in Iran, announces the agency of the Iranian Judicial Authority Mizan Online. Alireza Akbari had been sentenced to death for espionage.
• Richard Gasquet is off to a perfect start to 2023. The Frenchman overthrew world number 12, Cameron Norrie, in the final of the ATP 250 tournament in Auckland (4-6, 6-4, 6-4).