Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 minutes takes stock for you every evening at 7:30 p.m. Between the strong declarations, the advances on the front and the results of the battles, here are the main points of the day.
The fact of the day
Eastern Ukraine is one of the tense areas on the front. This is why the troops defending the town of Chassiv Yar received additional weapons in order to better block the push of the Russian army, which wants to seize this strategic locality.
“Measures have been taken to significantly reinforce the brigades with munitions, drones and electronic warfare equipment,” according to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian forces, Oleksandr Syrsky. The day before, he had affirmed that the situation on the Eastern front had “considerably deteriorated”, ensuring that Russian soldiers were intensifying their pressure towards Chassiv Iar.
Oleksandr Syrsky said on Sunday that Russia was “concentrating its efforts to break through our defenses west of Bakhmout”, referring to a city conquered by the Russians in May 2023, after a particularly bloody and destructive battle.
Sentence of the day
“ “Ukraine condemns Iran’s attack on Israel using Shahed drones and missiles. In Ukraine, we know very well the horror of similar attacks by Russia, which uses the same drones.” »
Volodymyr Zelensky called for a “resolute and united” global response to the “terror” of Iran and Russia, condemning Tehran’s attack on Israel overnight. “Iran’s actions threaten the entire region and the world, just as Russia’s actions threaten a broader conflict, and the evident collaboration between the two regimes to spread terror must be addressed for a resolute and united response from the world,” the Ukrainian president said.
He added: “It is essential that the US Congress makes the necessary decisions to strengthen America’s allies at this critical time.” Ukraine is asking its allies for more military aid to confront the Russian invasion, which began more than two years ago.
The number of the day
A. Germany has announced the sending of an additional Patriot system to help Ukraine and strengthen its air defense. This is the third that Berlin has supplied to kyiv. The German Defense Ministry specified that this shipment was made “at the request of the Ukrainian government” and in coordination with their allies.
“I am grateful to the Chancellor for the decision to provide an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine and missiles” for the existing systems, Volodymyr Zelensky thanked on Telegram. “This is a real show of support for Ukraine at a critical time for us,” he added, urging allied countries to “follow this example.”
Today’s trend
Renaissance MP Violette Spillebout denounced a poster campaign which “calls for hatred”. “Who is going to die in Ukraine? » question these posters from the Lille section of communist youth relayed on X by Violette Spillebout. Above, the faces of political figures who have given their support to the French aid strategy for Ukraine. “I denounce the targeting and incitement to hatred of the posters of the Young Communists of the North,” the MP said on X.
Our file on the war in Ukraine
Violette Spillebout told AFP that she had an exchange with the national secretary of the PCF Fabien Roussel and that she did not intend to file a complaint for the moment. “I confirm all my support for the commitments made by the President of the Republic for the defense of Ukraine and Ukrainians,” she once again affirmed on X.