UPDATE ON THE SITUATION – Thirty-five civilians were also injured Friday in a Russian bombardment, two weeks after the forced withdrawal of Russian troops from this strategic city.
Russia willachieve its goals“according to Putin, Paris and Berlin”will support Ukraine until the end of this conflictsays Borne, half of the inhabitants still without electricity… Le Figaro provides an update on the latest information related to the war in ukraine this Friday, November 25.
Fifteen dead in Russian bombardment in Kherson
Fifteen civilians were killed Friday in a Russian bombardment on the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, announced an official of the city, from where troops from Moscow withdrew recently. “Today, 15 townspeople were killed and 35 injured, including a child“, following the Russian strikes, said Galyna Lugova, head of the military administration of the city, on social networks. She clarified that severalprivate houses and high-rise buildings» had been damaged during the strikes.
Patients in hospitals in Kherson are in evacuation course due to Russian strikes “constantson this city in southern Ukraine, also announced the governor. “Due to constant Russian shelling, we are evacuating patients from hospitals in Kherson“, said on Telegram Yaroslav Yanushevich, head of the military administration of Kherson.
“More than 6 million” households affected by power cuts in Ukraine
More than six million Ukrainian homes were affected by power cuts on Friday, two days after massive Russian strikes against the country, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. “Tonight blackouts continue in most regions and Kyivadded the Head of State in his daily address.
By Friday evening, the power grid had lost “30%of its abilities, the operator Ukrenergo said on Telegram, while this lack was “15-20%” Wednesday morning. “We expect to go through the weekend with a deficit of around 25%. This figure is already close to that before the last attack, but still a bit too high. Therefore, the schedules of restrictions will be maintained“, specified the operator.
kyiv – with some 600,000 homes without electricity in the evening – and its region, as well as the provinces of Odessa (south), Lviv, Vinnytsia (west) and Dnipropetrovsk (center-east), are the most affected by the cuts, he added, calling on Ukrainians to save electricity in areas where power has been restored.
Paris and Berlin “will support Ukraine until the end” of the conflict, says Elisabeth Borne
Paris and Berlinwill support Ukraine until the end of this conflict“, affirmed the French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne Friday in Berlin alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
“From day one of this brutal war, our two countries have provided unwavering support to Ukraine. (…) We have worked for a strong and common European reaction. We are, Mr Chancellor, fully aligned: we will continue to do so. We will support Ukraine until the end of this conflict“, declared Elisabeth Borne during a joint press conference with Olaf Scholz.
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Russia will “achieve its goals” in Ukraine, says Putin
Russia willachieve its goalsin Ukraine, assured the Russian president on Friday Vladimir Poutine, during a meeting organized by the Kremlin with mothers of Russian soldiers and conscripts, broadcast on public television. Vladimir Putin attacked “enemies in the information fieldwho seek, according to him, todevalue, discredit» The Russian offensive in Ukraine. “We must achieve our goals, and we will achieve themsaid Vladimir Putin.
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Faced with the mothers of Russian soldiers, Putin claims to share their “pain”
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Friday to share the “pain” of the mothers of Russian soldiers killed in Ukrainewhose calls have been flooding the Russian-speaking internet for weeks to demand compliance with the Kremlin’s promises.
“I want you to know that I, personally, all the leaders of the country, we share this pain. We know nothing can replace the loss of a son“Launched Vladimir Putin in a short speech broadcast on television, during a meeting with mothers of Russian soldiers and mobilized. However, he called for not believing the “liesbroadcast on television and on the internet about the Russian offensive in Ukraine, while military setbacks, and therefore losses, have multiplied for Moscow in recent months.
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Russia denounces the resolution of the European Parliament which “has nothing to do” with the fight against terrorism
Russian diplomacy on Friday denounced the European Parliament resolution who this week called Russia “state promoter of terrorism“, Moscow claiming that this decision”not related towith the fight against terrorism. “This unfriendly action is part of a political information campaign carried out by the West towards our country and has nothing to do with the real situation in the fight against international terrorism.the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.