War in Ukraine live: six people killed by bullets found in a basement, near kyiv – archyde

The head of the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk has claimed his forces have fully conquered the Mariupol port area in southeastern Ukraine, which has been under siege for more than a month. EU foreign ministers began to discuss a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, but consensus is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, the first European leader to be received by Vladimir Putin since the start of the intervention in Ukraine, said he was “pessimistic” about the “logic of war” of the Russian president. France has decided to expel six Russian spies who operated under cover of their embassy in Paris and “whose activities proved to be to (its) national interests”. march the army Russian, announces the Ukrainian General Prosecutor’s Office. “The bodies of six civilians with gunshot wounds were discovered in the basement of a house,” the prosecutor’s office said on Telegram, adding that an investigation had been opened. 12:23A delegation of German parliamentarians on their way to UkraineThree senior German officials from the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, of the Liberal Party, Michael Roth, of the SPD, and Anton Hofreiter, of the Greens, “are on their way to the ‘Ukraine’ where, according to information from Der Spiegel, they are to meet with representatives of the kyiv parliament in the west of the country, responding to an invitation from Ukrainian deputies. This is the first trip of German political representatives since the beginning of the Russian invasion.11:48The noose is tightening on MariupolThe noose is tightening on the last Ukrainian troops defending Mariupol, besieged for more than 40 days by the Russian army, largely destroyed and where the humanitarian situation is dramatic. According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podoliak, “Ukrainian soldiers are surrounded and blocked” in the city where “tens of thousands” of people have died there and “90% of the houses” have been destroyed. an “extremely high” level in the United StatesThe CPI inflation index is expected at 8.4% by some economists, a further acceleration compared to 7.9% in February, which was already the most raised for 40 years. The White House took the lead, warning on Monday that inflation would be “extraordinarily high”. 11:07 The gas market, an opportunity for Israel to replace Russian fossil fuel purchases. The crisis in Ukraine thus makes “Europe a new market, in particular for Israel” which had never considered the Old Continent “as a major market”, declares the Israeli Minister of Energy, Karine Elharrar. Israel has entered into discussions with the EU to determine the quantity of gas likely to be supplied to it as well as a possible timetable. 10:43Vladimir Putin is to meet Alexander LukashenkoRussian President Vladimir Putin is due to travel to the Far East region of Russia on Tuesday where he is to meet Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The two presidents are due to travel to the Vostochny Cosmodrome launch base to commemorate the annual Cosmonautics Day in Russia. The heads of state will give a press conference afterwards. 10:24 More than 6,000 investigations opened for war crimes committed by Russia of an investigation, says the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office. A total of 6,036 reports were recorded. 09:58Colossal losses, on the Russian sideMore than 19,000 soldiers dead, 700 tanks destroyed, as well as a hundred helicopters and planes… Russia’s human and military losses continue to increase, more than a month after the start of its invasion of Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent has tabulated all Russian casualties as of April 12. 09:40The Red Cross continues its collection on the spot09:04More than a hundred children killed in UkraineThe office of the General Prosecutor of Ukraine indicates that the Russian forces have injured 342 children and killed 183 minors in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operations in the country, according to The Kyiv Independent newspaper. Reuters. “We just don’t see any possibility of continuing in the country under the current circumstances,” he said, adding that Nokia would continue to support customers during the carrier exit process. 08:17 Nine humanitarian corridors opened in Ukraine Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says nine humanitarian corridors were agreed on Tuesday to evacuate civilians, according to Reuters. One of them includes the besieged city of Mariupol. According to a government statement, five of the nine corridors were opened in the Ukrainian region of Lugansk, in the east of the country, which is under heavy bombardment. Russian tanks invade the town of Boutcha at the end of February, Maria, a Ukrainian university student, films in secret. With her grandmother Olena, 94, and her teenage son, they hide to survive. Maria and Olena testify today with the Parisian of the Russian atrocities committed during the occupation of the city, liberated on April 2. 07:44World trade threatened by war The war in Ukraine could cut the growth of world trade in half, according to an analysis by the secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to this analysis, the crisis is expected to reduce global GDP growth to between 3.1 and 3.7% this year, while world trade growth is expected to be between 2.4% and 3%. In October, the WTO forecast an increase of 4.7%. that followed the Russian invasion, says Unicef. The displacement of 4.8 million Ukrainian children out of the 7.5 million in the country in such a short time is “quite incredible”, says Manuel Fontaine, director of emergency programs at UNICEF. “They were forced to leave everything behind: their homes, their schools and often their family members,” he told the UN Security Council. The agency says it has also counted 142 children who have died since the start of the war, although this number is certainly much higher. from Germany, Finland or France, via possible new routes via Spain or the eastern Mediterranean, Europe is working hard to emancipate itself from Russian gas, even if the task will take years, experts say. Faced with the abandonment of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Germany has urgently relaunched three projects for the installation of LNG terminals, hitherto considered as non-priority. One could be ready for the winter of 2023, the other two not before 2026.06:50Repeated meetings at the UN Security CouncilAfter Monday’s session of the UN Security Council on women and children in Ukraine, the body blocked by Russia’s right of veto will hold a meeting on the humanitarian aspect on 19 April. The new meeting will “focus on refugees, third-country nationals and human trafficking,” said a diplomat on condition of anonymity. In the morning, the Albanian ambassador Ferit Hoxha underlined that he himself and his partners at the UN were not going to stop denouncing the invasion of Ukraine even if Moscow, “with its veto, took this Council hostage, preventing it from ensuring the security of Ukraine”. 06:27 India and the United States are struggling to reconcile their positions does not seem to have made it possible to bring positions closer to the war in Ukraine. “It is important that all countries, especially those who have influence” on the Russian president, “urge him to put an end to the war”, declares the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken. “And it’s also important that democracies (…) speak with one voice to defend the values ​​we share,” he added. verify information on the possible use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in Mariupol, announces the British Foreign Secretary. “Reports indicate that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the population of Mariupol. We are urgently working with our partners to verify the information,” said Liz Truss. Any use of such weapons “would constitute a brutal escalation in this conflict and we will demand accountability,” she added. 05:48 French gendarmes are investigating “war crimes” The French team, which is also composed of two forensic pathologists, arrived in Lviv on Monday. It will support the Ukrainian authorities “in the investigations of war crimes committed around kyiv”, announced the French ambassador to Ukraine. 05:31 Diplomatic disappointment Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov05:2005:10Ukraine prepares for a Russian assault in the East “According to our information, the enemy has almost completed its preparation for an assault in the east. The attack will take place very soon,” warned Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandre Motouzianik. In Washington, a senior Pentagon official confirmed that Russian forces are strengthening around the Donbass, and in particular near the strategic town of Izium. “We have seen Russian efforts to resupply and strengthen in Donbass,” the official said. The pressure of the Russian army on Donbass will increase. AFP05:00 Good morningWelcome to this live broadcast which will allow you to follow the news on the Ukrainian front throughout the day, after 48 days of fighting.