what to remember from the day of Sunday, May 14

Three months after his last visit, Volodymyr Zelensky is back in France. The Ukrainian president arrived in Paris on the evening of Sunday May 14. On the ground, kyiv claims to have taken over “more than 10 positions” Russians in the suburb of Bakhmout. Franceinfo takes stock of the main information of this new day of conflict.

Volodymyr Zelensky back in France

The Ukrainian president landed at Villacoublay air base (Yvelines) at 8:50 p.m. Welcomed on the tarmac by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, he then headed for the Elysee Palace where Emmanuel Macron was waiting for him. The two leaders dined together to discuss the “urgent military and humanitarian needs of Ukraine”, specifies the Elysée.

“With each visit to Paris, Ukraine’s defensive and offensive capabilities are increasing. The link with Europe is strengthening and the pressure on Russia is increasing,” reacted Volodymyr Zelensky on his Telegram account.

This is the second visit by the Ukrainian head of state to the French capital since the start of the Russian offensive. Emmanuel Macron had already received it on February 8 at the Elysee Palace, alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Volodymyr Zelensky visits Germany

Before landing in France, Volodymyr Zelensky spent Sunday in Germany. It was his first visit to Berlin since the start of the war. The Ukrainian president, who met his counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier as well as Chancellor Olaf Scholz, returned to the charge about the delivery of combat aircraft. What Germany refuses for the moment.

He also and above all hailed the support provided by Germany, which he described as “true friend” and D’“reliable ally”. Berlin will support Kyiv “as long as necessary”assured the Chancellor of the country, Olaf Scholz.

Volodymyr Zelensky received the Charlemagne Prize

After his stop in Berlin, the Ukrainian president went to Aix-la-Chapelle (in the west of the country) to receive the Charlemagne prize which rewards his commitment to European unification. “Across Europe, the war has made one thing clear: Ukraine is part of our European family.said Olaf Scholz at the award ceremony. Russia’s war of aggression has brought the European Union and Ukraine closer together than ever before.”

Present at the ceremony, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also spoke: “President Zelensky and the people of Ukraine are fighting for the values ​​and for the obligation that this award embodies. In doing so, they are also fighting for our own freedom and our values. Democracy and the rule of law, freedom of expression and the freedom to create one’s own destiny”.

Moscow announces the death of two Russian military officials

Moscow announced the death of two Russian military officials on the front in Ukraine, without specifying where they fell. Such communication from the Russian military is particularly rare and reflects the intensification of fighting in recent days. Colonels Vyacheslav Makarov and Yevgeny Brovko are dead “heroically”greeted the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov.

kyiv regains ground in Bakhmout

Ukraine claims to have resumed “more than 10 positions” Russians in the suburb of Bakhmout. “Today our units captured more than ten enemy positions north and south in the suburb of Bakhmout”Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Maliar said on Telegram, according to whom “fierce fighting” are still continuing within this devastated city. “Enemy soldiers have been captured”.

Two civilians dead in Kharkiv region

The village of Starytsia was the target of artillery fire on Sunday. “Two civilians died: a 59-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man. We offer our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.”announced Oleh Synehoubov, the governor of the Kharkiv region, on Telegram.