An EU summit with Ukraine was announced in Kiev in early February, amid mourning and anger in Russia over dozens of soldiers killed in a Ukrainian strike, and more than 80 drones shot down by the Ukrainian military since early 2023. Le Figaro This Tuesday, January 3, summarizes the latest information related to the war in Ukraine.
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As a result of the Ukrainian “Makiivka” strike, the number of victims has reached 89
The Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday evening that the number of victims of the New Year’s Eve attack on a building in Makiivka, eastern Ukraine, where Russian military personnel were gathered, reached 89. “The main reason (…) is the ignition of mobile phones and by the crew in the range of the enemy’s weapons, contrary to the ban.“General Sergey Sevryukov explained in a video message released by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Russia. mourning and anger after the Makivka strike
Flowers and prayers. Demonstrations took place in Russia on Tuesday to pay tribute to dozens of soldiers killed in a strike in eastern Ukraine, stoking a wave of criticism against the military. About 200 people, with the approval of the authorities, gathered in Samara (center), where some of the soldiers were killed. Some laid flowers in front of an eternal flame in one of the city’s main squares before paying their respects, an AFP reporter saw. According to local media, demonstrations also took place in other cities of the region, particularly in Tolyatti and Sizran.
The losses, one of Moscow’s heaviest in a single attack since the offensive against Ukraine began on February 24, drew criticism from nationalist commentators who nevertheless favor military intervention. Telegram’s Rybar account, which has over a million subscribers, thus criticized “criminal naivetywhich resulted in them being placed next to this ammunition depot. Others noted that the military was housed in an ordinary, unprotected building and complained that information about the whereabouts of Russian soldiers, particularly through the geolocation of their phones, regularly reached the Ukrainian army.
The EU-Ukraine summit is planned in Kyiv
Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kiev on February 3 to discuss European financial and military support, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office said in a statement on Monday. The head of the country discussed the details of this high-level meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during his first telephone conversation of the year, according to the message.
The leaders discussed the issue of arms supply together.”appropriateThe launch of a new 18 billion euro financial support program for Ukraine adopted by the European Parliament in December. The President of Ukraine insisted that the first investment be made to his country within the month.
Last month, the European Parliament passed a legislative package to provide financial assistance to Ukraine, which also included a 15% minimum tax on the profits of multinational companies, designed to fight tax evasion.
Putin orders screening of documentaries on Russian attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered his government to organize in cinemas until February “documentariesOn the attack of Moscow troops in Ukraine. “To the Ministry of Culture, to submit proposals to ensure the screening of national documentaries on film networks on the topics of combating the spread of a special military operation and neo-Nazi and neo-fascist ideology.“Can we read the message published on the Kremlin’s website?”
Russia justified its attack in Ukraine, in particular, by desire.denazizeThe Kremlin accuses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the authorities in Kiev of collusion with extreme nationalist circles. Moscow is also framing its attack as a conflict pitting itself against the West by proxy over crucial arms supplies to Kiev.
More than 80 drones shot down by the Ukrainian army since the beginning of 2023
Vladimir Zelensky announced on Monday that his army had shot down more than 80 drones since the beginning of 2023.This number may increase in the future“, he announced. The New Year was marked by Russian bombings in Kiev and other cities, which killed five people and injured dozens.
On Monday, Kiev again came under fire from Iranian-made drones. Ukrainian forces claimed that most of them were shot. Kyiv mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported about the explosion in the northeast of the city. On Monday evening, Kharkiv Region Governor Oleg Sinegubov announced that the second largest city of Ukraine and its region were again targeted by Russian missiles. “Critical infrastructure is targeted“, he wrote.
Four loud explosions were heard by AFP journalists in the Kramatorsk region, the de facto administrative capital of the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, on Monday evening. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had used high-precision weapons in strikes near Kramatorsk and in the Kharkiv region, claiming to have killed “more than 70 foreign mercenaries“.
After a series of military setbacks and Ukrainian attacks targeting Russian territory and annexed Crimea, Moscow has opted to bomb Ukraine’s infrastructure since October, causing periodic blackouts of electricity, heating and water.
Source: Le Figaro
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