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10:41 p.m. : Russian bombardments took place this evening on Kharkiv, announced the regional governor. A few hours earlier, the head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, accompanied by her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kouleba, paid a surprise visit to this city in northeastern Ukraine.
10:30 p.m. : Fierce fighting has been taking place in Bakhmout for four months. The city in a state of war no longer seems to live, bullets whistling in the ears of the inhabitants as soon as they venture into the street. France 2 went there.
9:45 p.m. : President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he has revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of wealthy businessman Viktor Medvedchuk. The latter is close to Vladimir Putin, accused by kyiv of high treason in favor of Russia.
9:20 p.m. : The United States will train, in a military base located in the State of Oklahoma, the Ukrainian forces in the handling and maintenance of the Patriot anti-aircraft defense system that Washington will provide to kyiv, announced the Pentagon.
5:17 p.m. : Today, @ABaerbock and I visited wartime Kharkiv where Russia caused enormous suffering. Kharkiv is now a symbol of successful Ukrainian counteroffensives which prove Ukraine will win with sufficient support of partners. I have no doubts further German military aid will come. https://t.co/iCErESAW2J
5:17 p.m. : His Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, posted some photos of this surprise visit on Twitter.
5:13 p.m. : German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is today in Kharkova city in northeastern Ukraine very war-tested. She said that the people of Ukraine could count on “the support” of Germany concerning the supply of generators, fuels or blankets for survive the freezing winter. Here is a photo of the German minister on the train that took her to Kharkiv.
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4:11 p.m. : French director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist…) organized an auction of objects donated by movie celebrities to come to aid to Ukraine. Among the participants: Tom Hanks, who donated a typewriter from his personal collection, and Natalie Portman, who sold posters. Jean Dujardin’s watch in OSS117 was also offered for sale. A total of 250,000 euros was raised.
2:08 p.m. : Why is Russia trying to “desperately” to conquer Soledar? Located about ten kilometers from Bakhmout, in the Donetsk region, the city is facing increasingly intense attacks led in particular by mercenaries from the Russian group Wagner. Explanations.
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2:14 p.m. : It is 2 p.m., here is the point on the news:
• The past eight years have been the hottest on record globally, reports the European service Copernicus.
Pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, is due to be unveiled by the government today at 5:30 p.m. It aims, according to the executive, to balance a system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French unions should decide today on a first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
Fierce fighting is underway in the suburbs of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine close to that of Bakhmout, the hottest point on the front, says the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, quoted on Telegram by its press service. Yesterday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed fighting in the city. Follow our live.
• Noël Le Graët, whose remarks on Zinédine Zidane sparked an avalanche of indignant reactions, must be heard this afternoon by the audit mission responsible for shedding light on the dysfunctions at the FFF and on suspicions of sexual harassment . According to information from the Radio France investigation unit, several women testified against the French football boss.
2:13 p.m. : EU and NATO pledged to provide Ukrainians with all necessary military means to defend their homeland and discussions are planned “next week” on the types of weapons that can be supplied, the leaders of the two organizations announced. “Vladimir Putin has not changed his objective and we must prepare to support Ukraine in the long term”insisted Jens Stoltenberg, the head of NATO.
12:41 p.m. : It is noon, here is a new point on the news:
• Noël Le Graët is to be heard this afternoon by the audit mission responsible for shedding light on the dysfunctions at the FFF and on suspicions of sexual harassment. According to information from the Radio France investigation unit, several women testified against the French football boss. Among them, Agent Sonia Souid.
Pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, is due to be unveiled by the government today at 5:30 p.m. It aims, according to the executive, to balance a system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French unions should decide today on a first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
Fierce fighting is underway in the suburbs of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine close to that of Bakhmout, the hottest point on the front, says the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, quoted on Telegram by its press office. Yesterday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed fighting in the city. Follow our live.
To contain the rising cost of energy prices, fares for some trains are increasing by an average of 5% from today. This increase concerns mainly tickets purchased at the last minuteand the prices offered to companies.
12:01 : Fierce fighting is underway in the suburbs of Soledar, a town in eastern Ukraine close to that of Bakhmout, the hottest point on the front, says the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine, quoted on Telegram by its press service.
11:33 am : After the loss of Lyman by the Russian forces, Alexandre Lapine had been the subject strong criticism from the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the leader of the paramilitary group Wagner, Evguéni Prigojine. Furthermore, a mobilized soldier told the Mediazona website that General Alexandre Lapine had put a pistol to the head of a lieutenant in mid-October, ordering him to return to the front line, near Svatove (Luhansk region).
12:43 p.m. : The Russian media RBK (article in Russian) claims that Russian General Alexandre Lapin has been appointed head of the General Staff of the Land Forces, citing a source in the Defense Ministry. At this stage, the Kremlin is not in a position to confirm or deny this announcement, comments its spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, quoted by Mug. This senior military official led the central district of the Russian army, before being dismissed from his post at the end of October.
12:54 p.m. : In the Kupyansk district, the supposed 36-hour ceasefire never took place. Russian forces are only two kilometers from the front line. Ukrainian troops recaptured the area after Russian lines collapsed in a counter-offensive in September. Since then, the front has hardly moved.
10:14 a.m. : Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, reports Tayga.info (content in Russian)in order to obtain that the list of these deaths be made public. “Given the violations observed during the mobilization, we cannot trust the authorities”, specifies the text, launched at the initiative of opposition movements, including Printemps. Officially, the death toll is 89 (400 according to Ukraine).
09:21 : The military authorities of the Samara region (Russia) refuse to publish the list of soldiers killed during the Ukrainian strike in Makiivka on New Year’s Eve. Commissioner Alexei Vdovine invokes respect for personal data. These could be used by foreign intelligence agencies to launch “provocations against the relatives of the soldiers”he told the local media 63.ru. A second plane of wounded arrived Sunday in Samara, and funerals were still organized this morning.
10:16 a.m. : It’s 9 a.m., here’s a new point on the news:
Pension reform, the sixth in 30 years, is due to be unveiled by the government today at 5:30 p.m. It aims, according to the executive, to balance a system in deficit and curb public spending. The eight main French unions should decide today on a first date for strikes and demonstrations against this project. Follow our live.
At least 17 people died yesterday in Juliacain southern Peru, during clashes between the police and demonstrators demanding the departure of the new president, Dina Boluarte.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced yesterday that his troops were resisting “new assaults, even more violent” in Soledar, near Bakhmout, a city in eastern Ukraine which Moscow has been trying to seize for months. Follow our live.
• Noël Le Graët, whose remarks on Zinédine Zidane sparked an avalanche of indignant reactions, must be heard this afternoon by the audit mission responsible for shedding light on the dysfunctions at the FFF and on suspicions of sexual harassment . According to information from the Radio France investigation unit, several women testified against the French football boss.
08:30 : Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 10 January 2023 Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/aFDNytdSEu🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 https://t.co/5Bg8NCKRNt
10:21 a.m. : Soledar is 10 km north of Bakhmut, “the capture of which probably remains Russia’s main immediate operational objective”, recalls British military intelligence. Still, Moscow is unlikely to take control of the city any time soon. “because Ukrainian forces maintain stable defensive lines in depth and control supply routes”he believes.
08:30 : In a statement posted on Twitter, the British Ministry of Defense relays a military intelligence analysis of the situation in the town of Soledar, in Donbass, where “Russian and Wagnerian forces have made tactical advances” and “probably control most of the locality”.