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War in Ukraine: three things to remember from Friday November 24
19/20 info takes stock of the information from the last 24 hours in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. – (franceinfo)
19/20 info takes stock of the information from the last 24 hours in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine is experiencing its 638th day of conflict, Friday November 24. The war of images, Catherine Colonna’s warning to China and the number of drones shot down in one night by Russia… Here is what we should remember from this day.
Image of the day: a video of Russian soldiers saying they want to leave is circulating on the Internet
A video is circulating on social networks and clearly illustrates the war of images. It was posted online on the evening of Thursday, November 23, on a Russian-language site, and reprinted on Friday, November 24, by a Ukrainian newspaper. Russian soldiers introduce themselves as the 26th regiment of the second battalion and question the Minister of Defense. They say they are in Krynky, a small town on the banks of the Dnieper recently taken over by the Ukrainians. “We have been here since July, we want to leave, there are 50 of us, our leader is incompetent, he wants to send us to our deaths”, they say. It is unclear where the video was recorded, but it had not previously been released. Moscow made no comment.
Today’s figure: 16 drones shot down in one night, say the Russians
16 is the number of drones that the Russians say they shot down during the night of Thursday November 23, some in Crimea, others in Kherson. Numerous Russian bombings took place that same night in Kherson. According to kyiv, there were more than a hundred, sometimes on civilian buildings, causing three deaths and 11 injured.
Sentence of the day: “We are counting on the vigilance of the Chinese authorities”, says Catherine Colonna
In China, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is visiting Beijing. Regarding the war in Ukraine, she said: “We are counting on the vigilance of the Chinese authorities to ensure that no structure in China, particularly private, contributes to Russia’s illegal war effort.” Chinese companies are suspected of supplying Moscow with body armor, helmets, drones and infrared vision equipment. China has always maintained that it does not send any weapons to Moscow.