It is “a good start”. The Ukrainian President welcomed, on Tuesday May 16, in the evening, the United Kingdom’s desire to build a “international alliance” to help kyiv get F-16 fighter jets. The proposal was made by Downing Street Tuesday following a meeting between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Dutch counterpart, Mark Rutte. Volodymyr Zelensky has been asking his Western allies for months to provide him with planes that would allow the Ukrainian army to strike Russian troops in depth. Follow our live.
Europe wants to identify the damage caused by the Russians. A year after having excluded Russia from their ranks, the leaders of the 46 countries of the Council of Europe launched on Tuesday a “damage register” caused by the invasion of Ukraine. “The Council is once again showing the way alongside the victims of the aggression”, declared Emmanuel Macron at the opening of a summit of the organization in Iceland, calling “all States to adhere to it and to contribute actively to its elaboration”
Ukraine claims to have regained ground near Bakhmout. In recent days, Ukrainian forces have taken over 20 square kilometers in the northern and southern suburbs of the city, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Tuesday. However, the Russian troops continue to advance within the city, “completely destroying the city with the help of artillery”she added.
Moscow denies kyiv claims about downed missiles. “Russia has not launched so many [missiles hypersoniques] ‘Kinjal’ that [les Ukrainiens] say they have slaughtered”, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, kyiv said it had shot down six of these missiles in a new night attack by Russian forces.