Volodymyr Zelensky claims “powerful” advances by his army in the south of the country

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10:27 p.m. : “Dozens of localities have been liberated this week alone.”

In his daily video, the Ukrainian president claims new conquests in the regions annexed by Russia at the end of last week, and advances “quite fast and powerful” in the south of the country.

9:26 p.m. : What future for the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces since March? The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency announces that he “will travel to Kyiv and then Moscow this week” to discuss the establishment of a protection zone around the site.

9:14 p.m. : “Today, the National Bank of Ukraine is stronger than ever in its ability to meet challenges and overcome crises.”

Aged 49, Kyrylo Chevtchenko believes that his institution has, since the beginning of the conflict, “ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the financial system”, “prevented panic in the foreign exchange market” and “stopped the massive flight of capital” out of the country.

9:08 p.m. : In the middle of the war, the president of the Ukrainian central bank resigns. Invoking “reasons related to [sa] health”Kyrylo Chevtchenko reveals on Facebook that he shared this “difficult decision” to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

9:04 p.m. : The UN announces that a new emergency meeting on the situation in Ukraine will take place on Monday. The General Assembly of the institution could examine there a resolution concerning the annexations of four Ukrainian regions, after the Russian veto during a meeting of the Security Council on this question.

8:02 p.m. : A smell of fries invites itself to the writing. At dinner time, here are the main titles of this Tuesday evening:

• At the bend of a map shown during a daily briefing, the Russian Ministry of Defense recognized a new major withdrawal of its army in the Ukrainian region of Kherson. The Moscow forces retreated about 30 km. Follow our live.

• He denounces the attitude “irresponsible” of Sandrine Rousseau, at the origin of the turmoil in which it is plunged. On the set of France 5, the former national secretary of EELV, Julien Bayou, reiterated his innocence of any form of violence against his ex-companion.

• The European Parliament has given its final green light to the obligation of an identical charger for all smartphones and portable electronic devices sold in the EU, by autumn 2024.

• OM on their way to a first European success this season? After conceding a goal in the first minute of play, Marseille, last in their group, took control of their duel behind closed doors at the Vélodrome against Sporting Portugal (3-1, 45th). Follow our live.

6:29 p.m. : The Ukrainian flag flies again over the village of Davydiv Brid, Kherson region.The Ukrainian marines are confidently advancing towards the Black Sea?: 35th Marine Brigade.

6:29 p.m. : Soldiers hoisted the Ukrainian flag on a TV tower in Davydiv Brid, Kherson region, according to footage from the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. This village is one of the main localities recaptured today as part of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. The front line retreated 30 kilometers in one day.

6:26 p.m. : The Ukrainian Presidency announces that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has officially received Ukraine’s application for membership of the Alliance. The next step is to discuss this request with all NATO member states.

6:09 p.m. : It is 6 p.m., here is a new reminder of the titles:

• The Russian Ministry of Defense recognizes a significant retreat of its army in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, according to a map shown during its daily briefing. Follow our live.

• The session of questions to the government was very agitated in the Assembly this afternoon, after an allusion by the deputy Aurore Berger to the Adrien Quatennens affair, during an intervention on domestic violence. Follow our live.

• The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Frenchman Alain Aspect, American John Clauser and Austrian Anton Zeilinger, for their “revolutionary experiments” on quantum mechanics.

• The European Parliament has given its final green light to the obligation of an identical charger for all smartphones and portable electronic devices sold in the EU, by autumn 2024.

6:01 p.m. : This map shows that the Russian forces left a large number of localities, including Dudtchany, on the western bank of the Dnipro river. The Ukrainian army has been leading a major counter-offensive in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine for several days.

6:01 p.m. : The Russian Ministry of Defense recognizes a significant retreat of its army in the Ukrainian region of Kherson, according to a map shown during its daily briefing.

5:17 p.m. : A tweet of 275 characters was enough for the American Elon Musk to get angry with the entirety of Ukrainian officials. The SpaceX founder has suggested a peace deal between kyiv and Moscow, based on new independent referendums in the occupied territories and neutrality status for Ukraine. Local officials didn’t like it.

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5:07 p.m. : Between 600,000 and 700,000 Russians have left their country since the mobilization announcements, according to Forbes Russia, which cites sources within the presidential administration. Some 200,000 of them took the road to Kazakhstan. However, it is impossible to estimate the number of these Russians who intend to return soon.

4:56 p.m. : The Ukrainian armed forces struck again the Antonov bridge of Kherson, strategic for the supply of the Russian forces stationed in this occupied city since the beginning of the war. Three HIMARS missiles hit the infrastructure, according to several Russian sources.

4:55 p.m. : Russian forces had to retreat in the face of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. The head of the Russian occupation in Kherson was the first to admit a “breakthrough” Ukraine and in particular the loss of the village of Dudtchany. The Russian Telegram channel Rybar, which follows the movements of Russian forces, claims that the object of this counter-offensive is to “to cut off supplies to the Russian group on the right bank of the Dnipro”.

1:46 p.m. : More than 200,000 people have been called up to fight with the Russian army in Ukraine, since the announcement by Vladimir Putin of a “partial” mobilization of the population. This figure was communicated by the Russian Minister of Defense, while the Russian forces are in difficulty in eastern Ukraine.

09:40 : It’s time to make a new reminder of the main titles:

• “There is no Bayou case. There is no accusation.“ Julien Bayou, EELV deputy for Paris, speaks for the first time since he left the management of EELV and the presidency of the environmental group in the Assembly. For him, Sandrine Rousseau “went too far”.

• He is Emmanuel Macron’s closest collaborator. The secretary general of the Elysée, Alexis Kohler, has been indicted for “illegal taking of interests”. He is kept in his post and that makes the opposition cringe.

• The Court of Justice of the Republic yesterday ordered a trial against the Keeper of the Seals, Eric Dupond-Moretti. The Minister of Justice is accused of “illegal taking of interests” in cases opposing him to magistrates. denouncing “an instrumentalization”, his lawyers filed an appeal in cassation. Here is what now awaits the minister.

• “There are new liberated villages in several regions”, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Follow the situation in our live.

07:48 : Critics are even making a place for themselves on national antennas in Russia. And while Russian propagandists try to find an explanation for the defeats, the thesis of corruption and incompetence of the general staff makes its way among the most inflamed supporters of the war. Find our explanations in this article.

07:21 : The spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, was forced to react: “In difficult times, emotions must be excluded. (…) We prefer to make assessments [de la situation] measured and objective.”

07:47 : The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov particularly targets General Alexandre Lapin, commander-in-chief of the central district of the Russian army, accused of having established his headquarters away from the fighting. Ramzan Kadyrov got angry with the “nepotism in the army”claiming that this officer had “been covered by the Chiefs of Staff”. “If it were up to me, I would demote him, deprive him of his rewards and send him to the front, with a machine gun in his hand, to wash away his shame at the cost of blood”he also launched.

07:47 : After the loss of the city of Lyman by Russian troops, voices are raised against Moscow’s strategy. The Chechen Ramzan Kadyrov and Evgueni Prigojine, founder of the Wagner militia, are no longer silent about their criticisms of the military command, which they consider guilty of the recent reverses of the Russian army.

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