LIVE – War in Ukraine: “Almost 500 civilians” already evacuated from Mariupol, the operation continues – BFMTV

11:14 Russia: a journalist sued for having “discredited” the army Ilya Azar, a journalist and renowned Russian opponent announced this Friday that he was prosecuted for having criticized Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. Telegram that he was facing administrative charges for “discrediting the use of Russian armed forces to protect the interests of Russia and its citizens, and to maintain international peace”, adding that this accusation was based on a message that he posted on Facebook. 11:04 Germany will deliver seven howitzers to Ukraine Ministry of Defense the upcoming delivery of seven armored howitzers to kyiv. Thus increasing somewhat its efforts to deliver heavy weapons. Ivan Goltvenko, the plant’s director of human resources, also said that an employee “was filtered and tortured” by the Russians in the steel plant. red” and “undermined the unity” according to HungaryWhile the European Union on Wednesday proposed to the Member States progressive measures on Russian oil, leading to a total embargo at the end of the year, Hungary, particularly dependent, for his part rejected the proposal “in its current form”. This Friday, Hungarian President Viktor Orban goes even further, referring in particular to an attack on “European unity”. “Commission President Ursula von der Leyen , “has voluntarily or not attacked European unity”, he said in a radio interview. “From the beginning, we made it clear that there was a red line, namely the embargo on energy. They crossed that line”. guest of BFMTV this Friday morning, the human resources director of the Azovstal factory, the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in Mariupol, spoke of shootings at the steelworks when Moscow announced a ceasefire on Thursday in the port city.10:12Around Mariupol, road signs switch to RussianRoad signs in Russian have been installed around the port city of Mariupol, replacing those in Ukrainian and English, pro-Russian separatist authorities have announced the region. The city’s strategic port has been the scene of a merciless battle since the beginning of the Russian offensive. The last Ukrainian fighters are besieged at the Azovstal site.City workers change Ukrainian road signs to Russian ones outside the city of Mariupol on May 5, 2022 © Ministry of Transport of the Donetsk People’s Republic / AFPAccording to intelligence Ukrainians, Russia would prepare a military parade in Mariupol on May 9. 9:43 The Moskva cruiser was sunk with the help of American intelligenceRumor swelled. In mid-April, the Moskva, one of the flagships of the Russian fleet, sank after an attack by the Ukrainian army. According to information from NBC News, this strike in kyiv was carried out with the help of information provided by the intelligence services of the United States.>> Our article to read here9:37Azovstal: the head of the delegation of the Red Cross in Ukraine claims to be “in close contact with the Russians and the Ukrainians” Invited on BFMTV this Friday morning, Pascal Hundt, head of the Red Cross delegation in Ukraine, returned to the evacuation of civilians in Mariupol . He claimed to be in “close contact with the Russians and the Ukrainians”, while 200 civilians are still stranded in the Azovstal steelworks. The Ukrainian presidency also announced on Friday that 500 civilians have already been evacuated from Mariupol. The operation continues. 9:14 “A convoy is underway towards Azovstal, an extremely complicated operation”, according to an organizer of the Red Cross in UkraineWhile the UN announced Thursday that it had sent a new convoy to evacuate civilians in Azovstal, on BFMTV this Friday morning Pascal Hundt, head of the delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ukraine, confirmed that a convoy was indeed underway towards Azovstal. An “extremely complicated” Operation according to him. 9:06 What would an official declaration of war by Putin change? In conflict with Ukraine since February 24, Russia has never officially declared war on its neighbor . A change in terminology, possible on the occasion of the symbolic date of May 9, would have serious consequences.>> Our full article8:25″Nearly 500 civilians” already evacuated from Mariupol, the operation continues according to the Ukrainian presidency Ukrainian presidency “Nearly 500 civilians” have already been evacuated from Mariupol, and the operation continues. As a reminder, the mayor of Mariupol mentioned on our antenna the presence of around 200 civilians on the spot. “We managed to evacuate almost 500 civilians”, indicated on Telegram the head of the presidential administration Andriï Iermak. “Today we are concentrating on Azovstal,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchouk told Agence France-Presse, while the UN announced on Thursday that it had sent a new convoy to the steelworks, to the 200 civilians still stranded. 4:10 “Every opportunity must be seized to achieve peace”, at the UN, the Ukrainian ambassador pleads for the end of the conflict of Russia’s war in Ukraine, with little mention of a revival of their seemingly stalled peace talks. “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and the Charter of the United Nations” , repeated the Secretary General of the Organization, Antonio Guterres, during a meeting of the Security Council organized by Washington. “This must stop for the good of the Ukrainian people, Russian people and the whole world,” he added. “Every opportunity must be taken to achieve peace,” said Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya.4 :08Pentagon denies helping to target Russian generalsThe US Department of Defense on Thursday denied providing intelligence that Ukrainian forces were targeting senior Russians near the front, as The New York Times claimedIt is correct that the United States transmits elements of information to kyiv “in order to help the Ukrainians to defend their country”, declared John Kirby, the spokesman of the Pentagon. But, he added, “we do not provide information on the whereabouts of senior military commanders on the battlefield, nor do we participate in targeting decisions made by the Ukrainian military.”4:08Le Russian oligarch’s yacht seized in Fiji at US requestFiji authorities have seized, at the request of the United States, a superyacht suspected of belonging to a Russian oligarch under war-related sanctions in Ukraine, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Washington, Suleiman Kerimov made his fortune through his stakes in major Russian energy and financial companies, including Gazprom and Sberbank. 2022