“The situation around Bakhmout is extremely tense”said Oleksandre Syrsky, the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces, Tuesday, February 28. “The enemy has sent the best prepared units to attack [du groupe paramilitaire] Wagner trying to break through the defense of our troops and encircle the city”he added. Since the summer, the Russian army has been trying to take this city of disputed strategic importance but which has become a symbol of the struggle for control of Donbass. Follow our live.
Two dead in drone strikes. Two rescuers were killed and three others injured overnight from Sunday to Monday after drone strikes in Khmelnytskyi. More than ten Russian combat drones carried out attacks in several regions of Ukraine, local authorities said.
EU extends sanctions against Belarus. The European Council announced the extension of the measures against Minsk for a year, for the continuation of the repression carried out by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko and its support for the war led by Russia in Ukraine.
Washington pays 1.2 billion dollars to kyiv. Visiting Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the transfer of “the first installment of nearly $10 billion in budget support that the United States will provide [à Kiev] In the coming months”.