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11:00 p.m. : And if you want to read something other than Macron, here are the contents of the day not to be missed on franceinfo:
We tell you the story of those “dragon’s teeth” that Wagner’s mercenaries want to sow to counter Ukrainian tanks
Gas prices, anti-missile shield, European combat aircraft… We decipher you the five subjects of tension between France and Germany
We’re decorating you in five infographics the heat wave “completely new” which has been affecting France since mid-October.
5:31 p.m. : During a new exchange of prisoners with Moscow, kyiv says it has recovered the body of an American volunteer who was killed by the Russian army at the end of August. According to information from the American press, it is Joshua Alan Jones, 24 years old.
Furthermore, the chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidency, Andriï Iermak, specifies on Twitter that “ten Ukrainian servicemen” whose “one officer and nine privates and sergeants” were traded with Russia.
5:22 p.m. : Rare pictures. A team from France Télévisions was able to visit a place of detention in Ukraine with sometimes seriously injured Russian detainees. Respect for the Geneva Convention, the right for prisoners to call their families, care for the wounded… Ukraine wants to prove that it respects human rights, after being criticized on the subject at the start of the Russian invasion .
(FRANCE 2)
3:46 p.m. : One week after the start of the evacuations, “over 70,000” civilians have left their homes in the Kherson region, announce the pro-Russian occupation authorities. The latter had specified on October 19 that they were beginning to evacuate civilians on the spot in the face of the advance of Ukrainian troops.
2:39 p.m. : Путин наблюдает за ходом учений сил стратегического сдерживания, которыие таШ побеского Это вторые подобные учения в этом году. Первые прошли за 5 дней до старта спецоперации – 19 февраля https://t.co/EhN9iwSy3i
2:38 p.m. : Vladimir Putin conducted a strategic nuclear deterrence exercise, reports the Kremlin website. This training involved the Yars land-based missile system, the Tula nuclear submarine and two Tu-95MS missile carriers, according to Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, quoted by the Ministry of Defense.
1:08 p.m. : Here is the “best of” of our content of the day on franceinfo:
We tell you the story of those “dragon’s teeth” that Wagner’s mercenaries want to sow to counter Ukrainian tanks
Gas prices, anti-missile shield, European combat aircraft… We decipher you the five subjects of tension between France and Germany
We’re decorating you in 5 infographics the heat wave “completely new” which has been affecting France since mid-October.
12:43 p.m. : The Russian Defense Minister spoke on the phone this morning with his Chinese counterpart. Sergei Shoigu and Wei Fenghe discussed “of the situation in Ukraine” but also allegations from Moscow that Ukraine is preparing a “dirty bomb”, specifies the Russian army on Telegram.
10:00 a.m. : I first thought it was an (excellent) joke, but this Swiss fortification line, which reminds us of the one currently being built in Ukraine that my colleague Fabien Magnenou was telling you about earlier, does exist. Its real name is “fortified line of the Promenthouse”. You will find some pictures on the website of this association.
09:55 : Hello FI, Switzerland had a similar device whose vestiges remain today: the Toblerone line.
09:38 : The German automobile group Mercedes-Benz will sell its assets in Russia to a local investor. This was announced today by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the context of the offensive in Ukraine and Western sanctions.
07:28 : “The risk of a civil nuclear problem, of an accident in particular at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant” became “permanent” in Ukraine, alert this morning on franceinfo Édouard Jolly, researcher in theory of armed conflict and philosophy of war at the Institute for Strategic Research of the Military School. This specialist explains that “Ukrainian workers had difficulty accessing the facilities“.
07:10 : It is nicknamed the “Wagner line”. the Russian paramilitary group of the same name announced in mid-October the start of work to set up a defensive strip, deemed impassable for Ukrainian armored vehicles. The principle is simple: two double rows of pyramidal concrete blocks – “dragon teeth” – completed by a deep trench. Our journalist Fabien Magnenou tell you more here.
(RIA FAN / FRANCEINFO)