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news of the day
kyiv has taken a further step towards the European Union. This Monday, Prime Minister Denys Chmygal announced the appointment of a new director at the head of the national anti-corruption office, thus going in the direction of the reforms demanded by the EU.
“Ukraine has now fulfilled all seven EU recommendations,” Chmygal said. “This demonstrates our determination to move to the start of accession negotiations this year. »
Brussels granted Kyiv official EU candidate status in June 2022, tying the following to various stages. Among them, the strengthening of the rule of law, the pursuit of judicial reforms, the fight against corruption or the implementation of an “anti-oligarch law”.
sentence of the day
If Wagner now withdraws from Bakhmout, the whole front will collapse. »
Yevgeny Prigojine, the boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, expressed his annoyance at the lack of support received by his men on the eastern front. He deplored delays in the delivery of ammunition, due according to him to “treason” or “ordinary bureaucracy”.
Accompanying his message with a form of warning: “If Wagner now withdraws from Bakhmout, the entire front will collapse (…) to the borders of Russia, perhaps even further. »
The number of the day
464. Like the number of Ukrainian children killed by the Russian army since the beginning of the war. The Children of War site also lists 931 injured children, based on data from the Office of the Attorney General.
The trend
While Bakhmout would be “almost surrounded” by Russian forces, Ukraine affirmed its determination to defend its positions on Monday. During a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, the commanders-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces “spoke in favor of continuing the defensive operation in Bakhmout”, speaking of a “reinforcement” of their positions.
On Sunday, Zelensky wanted to “pay special tribute to the bravery, strength, resilience of the soldiers fighting in the Donbass”, in “one of the most painful and difficult battles”. This Monday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense notably announced the death of a 29-year-old emergency doctor, who was evacuating wounded near Bakhmout.