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12:20 p.m. : Roughly 100 Ukrainian troops arrived on US soil this evening – they’ll soon begin training on the Patriot missile system at Fort Sill, OK. @ZelenskyyUa says the system will make a significant difference in bolstering Kyiv’s defenses against Russia. @FoxNewsMMR @FoxNews https://t.co/JFCC6GvA43
12:20 p.m. : A hundred Ukrainian soldiers have arrived in the American state of Oklahoma, to be trained there in the use of the Patriot air defense system, according to the American channel Fox News (in English). The planned training has been accelerated, but it should still be spread over several months. The radar power of these systems makes it possible to identify many targets at once, and to trigger surface-to-air missiles at 4,000 km/h. At this stage, one copy must be delivered by the United States, and another by Germany.
12:22 p.m. : It’s noon, we rewind the news of the morning:
• The results of the strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro is now 36 dead and 75 injured. Russia denies any responsibility.
• Some 90,000 Enedis customers are without electricity after the passage of the Gérard depression. Fourteen departments are still on orange alert to strong winds, two for “snow and ice” and another because of the risk of flooding.
•A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death several times, this morning, near the Guillaume-Apollinaire high school, in Thiais (Val-de-Marne). An investigation has been opened, said the Créteil prosecutor’s office.
• Hope of finding survivors after plane crash in Nepal is now “bad”, said a local official. The bodies of 68 people have already been found.
11:36 : The Kremlin denies any responsibility in the strike carried out on a residential building in Dnipro, where at least 36 people were killed. Dmitro Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidency, believes that this tragedy was caused by Ukrainian air defense, not a direct attack.
11:02 : In Zaporizhia, last night, a residential building was damaged by an S-300 missile, reports the Ukrainian presidential cabinet. Five people were injured by shards of glass, including two minors aged 9 and 15.
(KIRILL TIMOSHENKO / TELEGRAM)
10:50 a.m. : Relief operations continue in Dnipro, two days after a deadly Russian strike on a residential building. Tents were set up to provide aid to the victims, and psychologists took care of 98 victims. Nearly 580 people were mobilized to help the inhabitants.
10:54 : Here are some pictures of the ongoing rescue operations in Dnipro from last night.
(AFP)
09:47 : The toll of the Russian strike which destroyed a building in Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, is now 35 dead, including two children, announces the governor of the region. “Thirty-nine people were saved, 75 were injured”says Valentyn Reznichenko. “The fate of 35 other residents of the building is unknown.”
09:13 : It’s 9 o’clock, we (again) have a coffee and we take stock of the titles:
• Some 75,000 Enedis customers are without electricity in the west of France, after the passage of the Gérard depression. Twenty-three departments are on orange alert for high winds, two on orange “snow and ice” alert and one on orange alert for floods.
• Hope of finding survivors after plane crash in Nepal is now “bad”, said a local official. The bodies of 68 people have already been found.
• NATO announced yesterday that Ukraine could expect to receive new heavy weapons from the West “in the near future”. The toll of the Russian strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro is now 30 dead, 43 missing and more than 70 injured.
• As of today, 10 million workers will be able to benefit from the fuel allowance of 100 euros. It replaces the rebate on prices at the pump in effect until the end of 2022.
07:17 : It’s time for the press review. The cross is interested in the solidarity that is organized behind the front to feed the Ukrainian soldiers.
(THE CROSS)
07:17 : Here are the titles at 6 o’clock:
• Take care of yourself, especially if you are driving. Météo France has placed 23 departments in the northern half of the country on orange alert due to high winds. Cantal and Lozère are on orange alert for snow and ice.
• NATO announced yesterday that Ukraine could expect to receive new heavy weapons from the West “in the near future”. The toll of the Russian strike on a building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro is now 30 dead, 43 missing and more than 70 injured.
• From today, 10 million workers will be able to benefit from the fuel allowance of 100 euros (provided you complete a form on the tax website). It replaces the rebate on prices at the pump in effect until the end of 2022.
• The Australian Nick Kyrgios announces Australian Open withdrawaldue to a knee injury.