War in Ukraine, live: update on the situation at the end of the day

https://assets-decodeurs.lemonde.fr/redacweb/ukraine-cartes-infographie/derniere-maj-ukraine-avancee-russe.pnghttps://assets-decodeurs.lemonde.fr/redacweb/ukraine-cartes-infographie/ last-maj-ukraine-avancee-russe.png30The situation on the mapAgrandir The context Live hosted by Fatoumata Sillah and Sandra Favier One of the main front lines in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, was stable on Tuesday, April 5 , but awaiting an imminent Russian offensive, noted Agence France-Presse. Russia is strengthening itself to “take control of the whole of Donbass” and to achieve “a land bridge with Crimea”, annexed by Moscow in 2014, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. of kyiv evacuated by the Russian army, the macabre discoveries multiply. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the situation in Borodianka (60 kilometers west of kyiv) is even worse “in terms of casualties” than that of Bucha. According to the latest British intelligence report, Ukrainian forces have resumed large parts of northern Ukraine, “forcing the Russians to withdraw from areas around Chernihiv and northern kyiv”. In the Kharkiv region, the ISW predicts the complete withdrawal of Russian forces from Sumy Oblast in the coming days. appear diminished. The ISW reports effective counter-attacks by Ukrainian forces, which would have enabled them to regain ground in the region. Volodymyr Zelensky accused, before the UN Security Council, the Russian forces of having sent “hundreds of thousands” of Ukrainians in Russia. In addition, the Ukrainian president demanded that Russia be “held responsible” for the “worst war crimes” since the Second World War, while demanding its exclusion from the Security Council. The French National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday that it had opened three new investigations for “war crimes” for acts committed to the detriment of French nationals in Ukraine since the beginning of the invasion by Russia. Russia continues to “categorically” deny all charges. Nearly 200 Russian diplomats were expelled from Europe in 48 hours. After Germany, France and Lithuania, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Slovenia in turn expelled Russian diplomats en masse on Tuesday, marking a further deterioration in relations with Moscow. European Commission has proposed to the Twenty-Seven to toughen the sanctions against Moscow, by stopping their purchases of Russian coal (45% of EU imports) and by closing European ports to ships operated by Russians. Brussels is also proposing a total ban on transactions for four key Russian banks. The United States forbids Russia from paying its debt with dollars held in American banks More than 4.2 million Ukrainians have fled their country since the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 , according to figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Read all our articles, analyzes and reports on the war in Ukraine Factual. Exactions in Boutcha, Ukraine: many countries accuse Russia, which disputes Décryptage. Europeans ready for Russian coal embargo Reportage. In Tbilisi, the Russian exiles do not envisage a “possible return” Narrative. Tour de France of initiatives in favor of Ukrainian refugees Decryption. Butcha massacre: on social networks, the disinformation operation of Moscow Interview. “Crises are not the exception in Russia, they are the rule” Video. In Boutcha, the streets transformed into an open-air cemetery You can find our live from yesterday on this link “Why is my question not published? “: how “Le Monde” manages contributions in live follow-ups