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news of the day
Russian shelling hit several Ukrainian regions on Thursday. Three people were notably killed after a strike in Kherson. Another attack killed at least four civilians in Lviv. In Kharkiv, the strikes caused cuts in water, electricity and heating throughout the city. In the capital, kyiv, an explosion injured two people. “The enemy launched 81 missiles trying again to intimidate the Ukrainians, again using their miserable tactics,” blasted Volodymyr Zelensky.
For its part, the Kremlin says it has “massively” bombed Ukraine in “reprisals” to a recent incursion into its territory which it attributes to “saboteurs” from kyiv. The massive Russian missile and drone strikes, which killed at least nine people Thursday in Ukraine, are “brutal” and “unjustified”, denounced the White House in the evening.
sentence of the day
This is a serious violation of nuclear security, provoked by Russia. »
These are the words of Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy. The leader sharply criticized the Russian strike on Ukraine’s Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on Thursday, which led to a power outage. The interruption of the power supply, restored at midday on Thursday, required the use of emergency diesel generators to cool the plant, “which has greatly increased the risk of a nuclear accident in recent years. hours,” lamented Josep Borell on the sidelines of a European meeting in Stockholm.
The number of the day
10. As promised, Poland announces that it has delivered ten new Leopard 2 tanks to its Ukrainian ally. will be delivered to Ukraine very soon,” said Mariusz Blaszczak, Polish Defense Minister.
At the end of January, Warsaw, one of Kiev’s staunchest allies, announced the delivery of 14 Leopard tanks, requested for months by the Ukrainian authorities to deal with Russian attacks. The first four tanks were delivered on February 24, the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “In addition to the 14 Polish Leopard tanks, there are also eight Canadian tanks in this battalion, eight Norwegian tanks and also six Spanish tanks”, detailed the minister.
The trend of the day
Time is running out for the renewal of the grain agreement, which is due to expire on March 18. Moscow announced Monday a meeting with the UN to discuss the issue. The head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov described Thursday as “complicated” the negotiations aimed at extending an agreement which has made it possible to resume Ukrainian grain exports despite Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.