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War in Ukraine: three things to remember from Friday December 22
War in Ukraine: three things to remember from Friday December 22 – (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 667th day of conflict, Friday December 22. The freezing cold and mud on the front, Viktor Orbán’s support for Vladimir Putin and three Russian planes shot down… Here is what we must remember from this day of war.
Picture of the day
A Ukrainian soldier, hands clasped, frozen in the cold and covered in toes: the image was posted on social networks. This symbolic image illustrates the harsh conditions in the front trenches at the moment with freezing temperatures and a stagnating conflict.
Sentence of the day
It is that of Viktor Orbán. Russia seems to be able to count on its unwavering support. He again called the Russian invasion of Ukraine a military operation: “ it is a military operation as long as there has not been a declaration of war between the two countries”he declares, thus repeating the formula used by Putin from the first day of the war.
The number of the day
The air force commander of Ukrainian forces says three Russian SU-34 fighter bombers were shot down in southern Ukraine. A planned operation which the Ukrainians welcomed on the evening of December 22.
