War in Ukraine live: at least 21 dead in a Russian strike near Kharkiv – Archyde

16:25 A “thousand” of Chechen volunteers on the wayThe leader of the Russian republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, assured Thursday that a “thousand” of Chechen volunteers were on their way to fight in Ukraine. The Chechen leader, who rules his Caucasian republic with an iron fist, had himself assured Monday that he was in Ukraine, alongside Moscow forces on a captured airfield near Kiev. 16:14 Moscow regrets the suspension of ExoMarsThe head of the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), Dmitry Rogozin, says he bitterly regrets the suspension of the Russian-European mission ExoMars, announced by the European Space Agency (ESA) in connection with the Russian offensive in Ukraine. ‘is a very bittersweet event for all space enthusiasts,’ he wrote on Telegram, as the ExoMars mission planned the launch in September of an ESA rover bound for the planet Mars, using a Russian launcher and lander. 16:06 Controversy in Austria around the jewels offered by Putin white gold earrings adorned with sapphire rs, estimated at 50,000 euros, were given to Karin Kneissl in gratitude for the invitation to her wedding in August 2018, according to the daily Kronen Zeitung. The jewels in question are now in the reserves of the government which recovered them in February 2020, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told AFP. After leaving government, Karin Kneissl was appointed to the board of Russian oil giant Rosneft in June 2021, joining former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.15:548,000 refugees in SwitzerlandSwiss federal authorities have registered nearly 8,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine since its invasion by Russia began, according to a tally released Thursday. “More than 1,000 people can be registered every day in federal asylum centers,” said the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in a statement. 15:44 Turkey as guarantor of an agreement? Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba called on Thursday for Turkey to be “one of the guarantors” of a possible agreement with Russia, his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu announced on Thursday, visiting Lviv in western Italy. Ukraine. “Ukraine has made an offer on the collective security agreement: P5 (Editor’s note: the five permanent members of the Security Council), plus Turkey and Germany”, he specified, assuring that “the Federation of Russia saw no objection to it”.15:34The Russian antivirus software publisher Kaspersky replies a manufacturer “who may itself carry out offensive operations, be forced to attack target systems against its will, or itself be the victim of a cyberattack without its knowledge, spied on or used as a tool to launch attacks against its own customers”, targeting in particular the antivirus K aspersky. In an open letter, the software’s founder, Eugene Kaspersky, refutes these accusations: “These are speculations that are not supported by any objective evidence and do not provide any technical details. The reason is simple. No evidence of malicious use or abuse of Kaspersky has ever been discovered or demonstrated in the company’s 25-year history, despite countless attempts to do so. ”15:21 A war to “purify” Russian society from “traitors”, says the Kremlin“ In such situations, many people turn out to be traitors and leave our lives on their own. Some quit, some leave the country. It is a purification. Others break the law and are punished in accordance with the law”, explained Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian presidency. In an offensive speech before his government, President Vladimir Putin yesterday strongly defended his military operation in Ukraine. “Each people, especially the Russian people, will always be able to recognize scum and traitors, spit them out as one would spit out a fly that has entered one’s mouth,” he said. Thursday killed at least 21 and injured 25 in the town of Merefa, near the besieged city of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, the regional prosecutor’s office said. “Russian soldiers fired artillery at the town of Merefa in the Kharkiv region around 3:30 a.m. (2:30 a.m. French time) on Thursday. A school and a cultural center were destroyed. 21 people were killed and 25 injured, 10 of whom are in serious condition,” the Kharkiv region prosecutor’s office announced on its Facebook account. to fear” “The large Russian groups, which feared sanctions, now have nothing to fear. They can come to the peninsula quietly, especially the banks, and work actively in the region,” Vladimir Putin almost rejoiced. also new possibilities”, he added, during a government meeting on the economic situation in Crimea, eight years after its annexation by Moscow. still in the mosque of Mariupol, and about fifty were able to flee this Ukrainian city besieged by the Russian forces, indicates the president of the Association of the place of worship. parts. Some 70 other Turks are still in Mariupol but their fate is not known, the city is under heavy shelling, I have no information about them,” said Souleiman Mosque Association President Ismail Hacioglu, who is himself in the Ukrainian city of Odessa.14:27Increase in military spending in LithuaniaLithuania on Thursday increased its defense spending for this year to 2.52% of its GDP (compared to 2.05% as initially foreseen). This decision comes as the Baltic country, a member of the EU and NATO fears to be Moscow’s next target, if the Russian army succeeds in taking control of Ukraine. 14:14 France could contribute to the CIJ investigation14:02Purchasing power plunges in EgyptFaced with an increase of sometimes up to 50%, Egypt, the leading importer of Russian and Ukrainian wheat, will for the first time regulate the price of uncooked bread subsidized. To this is added another risk, according to the bank JP Morgan which anticipates a devaluation of the currency. Enough to revive painful memories in this country which had already suffered a devaluation of nearly 50% in 2016 as part of an austerity decree in exchange for a loan of 10.8 billion euros from the International Monetary Fund (IMF ).13:36Joe Biden will meet with Xi JinpingUS President Joe Biden will speak by telephone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in particular about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, announces the White House. keep the channels of communication open between the United States and the People’s Republic of China,” said US executive spokeswoman Jen Psaki. United will provide a first batch of 125 helmets and bullet-proof vests with “press” logo so that “the maximum possible number of journalists operating in Ukraine have this vital equipment”, she announced. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, five journalists – three Ukrainians, a Franco-Irish, an American – have been killed. the invasion of Ukraine, the surge in oil prices and, above all, gas could bring the Nordic kingdom almost 1,500 billion crowns (150 billion euros) in additional oil and gas revenues this year, according to the Nordea bank. A windfall that makes the country uncomfortable. “If there are times when it is not fun to earn money, it is the case today with such a backdrop”, admits the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, on the TV2 channel.13:04Warning on the risk of refugee smugglingThe Council of Europe warns against the risk for Ukrainian refugees of falling into human smuggling networks, urging its member states to protect them ” urgently “. Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, “about three million people have been forced to flee Ukraine, to take refuge in neighboring countries and then across Europe”, recalls the group of experts on the fight against human trafficking, according to which “90% of them are women and children”. 12:54 “50 to 60,000 housing proposals” for the displaced Ukrainians identified Wargon, Minister Delegate in charge of Housing, announces that “50 to 60,000 housing proposals” have been identified in France to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. “We must mobilize the maximum of vacant housing”, launched the minister, while more than 17,000 Ukrainians have already been welcomed in France. 12:38 “The rubble is enormous, everything is destroyed” France Inter was able to reach a survivor of the bombing of the Mariupol theater. “I can’t tell you what happened. I do not remember. I can only tell you that the strike was a little less powerful on our side of the building. But the ceiling collapsed. I have a head injury, but I’m alive! said Olga into the radio microphone. She left the building, with her mother and two children. But without her husband, he “remained under the rubble”. 12:26 Ukraine must stop violating the rights of Russian prisoners “Ukrainian authorities should stop posting videos of Russian soldiers prisoners on social networks and messengers to expose them in public, especially those who are humiliated or threatened”, says the NGO Human Rights Watch in a press release. 12:21 More than three million refugees, including more than 100,000 in 24 hours The UN has also identified around two million internally displaced people. Half of the refugees are children. 12:09 Lilian, business manager , “dropped everything” to help refugees in Poland11:51Mariupol Town Hall confirms that the theater’s bomb shelter withstood the bombardment “The bomb shelter of the Mariupol Drama Theater withstood the bombardment. Work has begun to dismantle the debris, people are coming to the surface,” writes the town hall on Telegram messaging. decided not to represent him abroad after the artist called on Russian television to cut off electricity in kyiv. “We strongly condemn the comments made during his speech and are, unfortunately, obliged to suspend the representation of Boris Berezovsky in our office, ”according to the producers.