“It was getting worse and worse”: a Ukrainian soldier from the Azov regiment recounts the battle of Azovstal
“It was getting worse and worse.” A soldier of the Azov regiment who took part in the battle of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Vladyslav Jaïvoronok recounts the hell of the siege of Mariupol between lack of water, food and ammunition.
Hit by an anti-tank missile, he was rushed to the “medical bunker” where he had his leg amputated.
“I was dripping like rotten meat because after being badly injured I only started receiving antibiotics on the fifth day,” he says.
“We were told every day that no one needed us, that we wouldn’t be traded, that everyone had abandoned us,” he says.
Today, he hopes for the release of the thousands of Ukrainian prisoners still in captivity. “When the guys are back, I will be able to breathe more freely,” he breathes.
After the invasion of Ukraine, Europe is preparing for a winter without Russian gas
Falling thermostats and woolen socks: Europeans are bracing for a tough winter for lack of enough gas from Russia, whose invasion of Ukraine six months ago shook up the energy world.
The Russian gas tap is already cut in Latvia as in Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Poland. Among the others, flows to Europe are drying up: they were down around 70% in July over one year, according to several experts.
France has blocked regulated gas prices for individuals, but in Germany, household bills will increase by several hundred euros per year.
In Germany, two activists surprise Olaf Scholz and pose topless to denounce the Russian invasion
Two activists took German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by surprise, next to whom they had their photo taken on Sunday before undressing without warning and posing topless to demand a “gas embargo, now” against Russia.
>> All the information on this unusual scene can be found here.
Ukraine: kyiv bans all public gatherings until Thursday for fear of Russian “provocation”
kyiv authorities announced on Sunday the ban on all public gatherings from Monday until Thursday in the capital, for fear of a Russian attack, while Ukraine celebrates its independence from the USSR on Wednesday. , which occurred in 1991.
This year, this date will also mark the six months of the Russian invasion which claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused massive destruction in this country.
“Russia might strive to do something particularly disgusting, particularly cruel,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The governor of the Kharkiv region for his part announced a long curfew planned from Tuesday evening until Thursday morning.
‘I said no to war’: Russian army soldier denounces Putin’s ‘lie’
He lived through the first assault on Ukraine. Pavel Filatyev, elite soldier of the Russian army, fled the fighting and published at the beginning of August a very long logbook entitled ZOV.
“I said no to the war. There were no neo-Nazis in front of us. I denounced the lie of the Russian government”, assures the one who presents himself as a whistleblower rather than a deserter .
>> The rest of his testimony is to be read here.
‘We must win this war’: Ukrainian writer Sergiy Jadan says a ‘transformed’ country is emerging
“It is essential not to forget Ukraine, to talk about Ukraine, because we must win this war”, launches the Ukrainian writer Serguiï Jadan, convinced that a “transformed” country is being born.
“I am impressed by the ability of Ukrainians to defend their freedom, their land, their territory,” he said in an interview with AFP in mid-August, a few minutes before a recital of his poems in a theater. from Kyiv
Kyiv denies involvement after Daria Dugin died in car explosion
The journalist and political scientist died in the explosion of her vehicle near Moscow on Saturday. The leader of the Donetsk People’s Republic accuses kyiv of ordering the attack, which Ukraine denies.
“Ukraine undoubtedly has nothing to do with the explosion because we are not a criminal state,” said an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency Mikhaïlo Podoliak, during a televised intervention.
>> We explain who Daria Dougin was in this article
If Russia puts Ukrainian soldiers on trial, Zelensky warns there ‘will be no more’ negotiations
What will be the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war? Several weeks after the capture of Mariupol, Russia is preparing to judge in this city Ukrainian soldiers “held captive by the occupiers”, affirms in his speech of the day Volodymyr Zelensky. According to New York Timesa “trial” could take place as early as this week, on August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day.
“No matter what the occupiers think, the reaction of our state will be crystal clear: if this despicable show trial takes place in violation of all international agreements and rules, if there are abuses… A line” will be crossed “beyond which any negotiation is impossible”, warns the Ukrainian president this Sunday.
“Russia will cut itself off from negotiations, there will be no more discussions,” insists Volodymyr Zelensky.
Dennis Rodman wants to go to Moscow to help Brittney Griner
Eccentric ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman intends to travel to Russia to work for the release of WNBA player Brittney Griner, NBC News revealed on Sunday. According to the network, Rodman said he hoped to fly to Russia this week to help basketball player Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in prison by a Russian court for trafficking cannabis.
“I got permission to go to Russia to help this girl,” Rodman told NBC. “I’m trying to go this week,” he said without giving further details.
Biden, Macron, Scholz and Johnson call for ‘restraint’ in Zaporizhia
The American, French, German and British leaders on Sunday called for “restraint” around the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia, the largest in Europe, occupied by the Russian army.
Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron as well as Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spoke by telephone, also requested the “rapid” dispatch to the site of a mission of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy (IAEA), according to spokesman Olaf Scholz.
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