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1:06 p.m. : Six months after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, in what state are the Russian and Ukrainian forces? How could the situation on the frontline evolve? Olivier Kempf, director of the strategic cabinet La Vigie and associate researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research, will answer your questions in this live from 4 p.m. Feel free to ask us your questions until then in the comments, with the hashtag #UKRAINE.
12:05 : It’s 12:05 p.m., let’s take a look at the main news headlines at midday:
#POLITICS The government is back to business with a Council of Ministers organized this morning at the Elysée. In the preamble, Emmanuel Macron assured that France and Europe lived “the end of abundance”.
Six months to the day after the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine believes through the voice of its Minister of Defense that “the worst-case scenario is behind [eux]“. “We will fight until the end”, assured Volodymyr Zelensky this morning.
Since this morning, the rents for energy-intensive housing, categories F and G, can no longer increase.
In the teetunnel under the English Channelpassengers were evacuated through a service tunnel last night after an incident.
11:39 : In the Var, about forty Ukrainians have settled in Draguignan in shipping containers specially fitted out for them. A team from France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur visited the “Village Ukraine”, as they nicknamed this new district.
(M.Meuneveaux/FTV)
11:32 am : Hello Thibaud. A thought for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, so courageous, on this day which should be a day of joy for them.
11:28 : On this August 24, day of celebration of the independence of #Ukraine (1991), a march takes place in #Agen #LotEtGaronne in the presence of refugees and sympathizers. ?@thmilon_ftvCc @infofrance3 @franceinfo @F3Regions @FlorianRinguede @lehesran https://t.co/kq13OBoW6W
11:41 a.m. : Six months after the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, events are taking place in several cities in France, today, on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day. This is the case in Agen, in Lot-et-Garonne, reports France 3 Aquitaine.
10:58 : Hello @Save the date, not yet. The organization of this delegation “is in active consultation with all parties” to hurry there “as soon as possible” a team, according to the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
10:59 : Hello ! Is there a fixed date for the visit to the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant? Thanks
10:39 : ? Emmanuel Macron: “Our freedom has a cost (…) The fights we have to fight, we will only win them through our efforts (…)” https://t.co/H6MbSwyRae
10:38 : “Our freedom, the regime of life in which we have become accustomed to living, has a cost. Sometimes defending it can require sacrifice and effort”hammered the Head of State, in anticipation of delicate months in terms of energy, against a backdrop of high inflation.
10:34 am : Six months after the start of the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron called for “unity” and believed that Western societies lived “the end of abundance” and that “recklessness”. “We are living a great shift” and “a great upheaval”according to the President of the Republic.
10:14 a.m. : “We will fight for [notre armée] until the end.”
From kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke for Independence Day today, six months after the start of the conflict with Russia. The Ukrainian President has pledged not to “no concessions or compromises” with Moscow.
09:50 : Hello, absolutely. For this Ukrainian national holiday, events are organized in several cities in France, such as in Dijon or Perpignan, where a white march is held this morning at 11 a.m. before a show by the Molodist dance ensemble and the folk vocal studio Chervona Ruta , at 3 p.m., specifies the daily The Independent.
09:49 : Hello franceinfo! Are there demonstrations planned today in France to celebrate the independence of Ukraine? Thanks
09:27 : On February 24, the greatest military and humanitarian crisis experienced by the European continent since the Second World War broke out. Six months later, where are we? Military situation on the ground, dialogue and possible negotiations, economic consequences on the countries at war and the rest of the world… Franceinfo summarizes the situation in Ukraine and its consequences.
(ANATOLII STEPANOV / AFP)
08:57 : And so the mass return to the country of Ukrainians has not yet taken place. There are always, six months after the start of the war, more people leaving Ukraine than entering it. This difference is on average 15,000 people over the past few weeks.
08:55 : Except for the particular case of Russia, Poland is the main host country, with more than 1.2 million displaced Ukrainians. Germany hosts just under a million refugees, and the Czech Republic around 400,000. Still according to the UNHCR, around 96,000 people have arrived in France.
(ELLEN LOZON / FRANCEINFO)
08:52 : The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) lists, as of August 16, more than six million displaced Ukrainians across Europe. More than one in seven inhabitants therefore fled Ukraine. Six months after the start of the war, franceinfo takes stock of the situation of Ukrainian refugees.
08:16 : Elena has been back in kyiv since June. Very active in helping other refugees during her visit to Paris in April and May, she continues her work there. “It’s horrible to live in a country at war, but I’m at home, where I can help. I’m not afraid of war because we can only win without being afraid”she explained to me in this article.
08:14 : “Ukrainians say Ukraine is our soul. You can’t live without its soul. That’s why I left.”
Darya Bessonova left Ukraine in February. Witness of the atrocities of the war, she nevertheless decided to return there, because she wanted to find her husband and her son.
08:26 : Nearly 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in France since the start of the Russian invasion. But in six months, some have also returned to their country. To better understand the reasons for this return, I spoke with three refugees, Darya, Elena and Yana, who had passed through France or Germany.
(ASTRID AMADIEU / FRANCEINFO)
07:38 : In its edition of the day, West France come back to these “six months of war that changed the world” in matters of international relations, food or energy. It is moreover on this theme that the newspaper Opinion focuses today, asserting that nuclear power is “taken hostage” through, in particular, tensions around the Zaporijjia power plant (Ukraine).
(WEST FRANCE / OPINION)
07:38 : The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began six months ago, is logically on the front page of many daily newspapers today. Le Figaro and The Telegram both point “the risk of getting bogged down” of this war, with stabilized positions for each side.
(THE FIGARO / THE TELEGRAM)
07:23 : In this article, we also tell you the stories of Tany Cheprasova, a Ukrainian artist who took refuge in Paris, and of Bassem, a 21-year-old Tunisian student who was studying in Odessa (Ukraine) before the start of the Russian offensive. We also met Elena Yarovenko and her son Bogdan, who arrived from Mariupol and Kherson. “Where is my home, where is my house today?”asks Elena.
(FRANCEINFO / PIERRE MOREL)
07:19 : “We understand that it is difficult to live with us, the refugees. Finally, we were asked to leave.”
Olga Vasylchenko, who left kyiv on March 17, confides in her reception in the Toulouse region (Haute-Garonne). “At the beginning, everything went very well with this new family, but over time, the situation fell apart. (…) I know at least ten Ukrainian women who told me of an experience similar”, she testifies. Olga was able to find new accommodation, but it is a two-hour drive from her son’s college.
(FRANCEINFO / PIERRE MOREL)
07:19 : In this article, Sofi Zakrasniana, 16, tells you how the conflict disrupted her studies and her preparation for the Ukrainian baccalaureate. His mother, Oleksandra Zakrasniana, confides in her father’s death in her native village, on the third day of the war. Russian soldiers “shot him in public”she says. “I wonder why ?’ I realize my father is dead. But he couldn’t be buried, and that prevents a grieving process.”
(FRANCEINFO / PIERRE MOREL)
07:12 : He and they are called Bassem, Olga, Elena, Oleksandra, Sofi and Tany. Six months after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, these refugees who arrived in France have in common stories of heartbreak and mourning for their former lives. We collected their testimonies, with my colleagues Fabien Jannic-Cherbonnel and Raphaël Godet, accompanied by our colleague photographer Pierre Morel.
(PIERRE MOREL / JEREMIE LUCIANI / FRANCEINFO)
06:30 : In the early hours of Wednesday, explosions sounded in several cities, such as Kharkiv (in the northeast of the country), Zaporizhia and Dnipro (in the center of the country), according to local authorities.
06:26 : “The worst-case scenario is behind us. We are in a phase of stabilizing the entire battlefield.”
In an interview with CNN (in English)the Ukrainian Minister of Defense believes that his country must now address a “new phase” of the conflict that began six months ago. “We are in a stabilization phase of the entire battlefield. We must move forward to begin our counter-offensive“he presses.
07:12 : Today, the six months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine coincides with kyiv’s Independence Day, thirty-one years after the country’s exit from the Soviet Union. The national holiday therefore takes place under great tension: “We must be aware that tomorrow [ce mercredi], loathsome Russian provocations and brutal strikes are possible”warned Volodymyr Zelensky last night.
(DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP)
07:15 : Let’s take a look at the main headlines this morning:
Six months to the day after the start of the Russian invasion, Ukraine believes through the voice of its Minister of Defense that “the worst-case scenario is behind [eux]“.
#UKRAINE In The ExpressUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assures that he wants to regain possession of the territories occupied by Russia, in particular the self-proclaimed republics of eastern Ukraine.
The government is back to business this morning with a Council of Ministers organized at the Elysée Palace, during which the many projects of this burning return to school will be discussed.
#FRESNES The Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, affirms “never been informed” about the organization of “Kohlanness” at Fresnes prison (Val-de-Marne).