War in Ukraine, live: Ukraine claims to have hit a Russian military vessel in the Black Sea, Washington increases pressure on Moscow – Le Monde

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 The Russian Ministry of Defense has admitted to having evacuated the entire crew of the cruiser Moskva, which the Ukrainian authorities announced to have hit with Neptune missiles on Wednesday evening . “The Moskva missile cruiser was seriously damaged due to the detonation of ammunition caused by a fire,” the defense ministry said, quoted by the state news agency TASS. The ministry also said that an investigation was underway to determine the causes of the fire, refraining from making the link with Ukrainian military activities. The United States announces new military aid of 800 million dollars including 18 M777 Howitzer guns, latest generation artillery pieces, 300 Switchblade drones, 500 Javelin missiles and “thousands of other anti-tank systems”. The United States had so far been reluctant to deliver the heavy equipment requested by the Ukrainians, fearing to fuel tensions between Washington and Moscow. At the same time, Washington defended the use of the term “genocide” by the President, Joe Biden, to qualify Russian operations in Ukraine. “I think once we can get all the evidence together, we’re going to end up coming to the same conclusion as President Biden, because what’s happening on the ground is not an accident,” he said. CNN channel number three in American diplomacy, Victoria Nuland. Ukraine denies the fall of the city of Mariupol. More than a thousand Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered to Russian forces in the city of Mariupol, a strategic port in the Sea of ​​Azov besieged for weeks, the Russian defense ministry said. But Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the Ukrainian president, said on Facebook that around 100 servicemen, members of marine units, had made a breakthrough and joined the Azov regiment. He added that the city of Mariupol was not completely under the control of Russian troops. This information could not be verified. Presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Kyiv. Arrived in Ukraine to “support” the government “at a decisive moment for this country”. The arrival in kyiv of the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is still urgently desired, said one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s advisers on Wednesday. Read all our articles, analyzes and reports on the war in Ukraine Factual. War in Ukraine: the weapons that made the difference Reportage. In Russian-occupied Kherson, the dilemma of an exhausted population Close-up. Finland takes a first step towards a candidacy for NATO Chronicle. “The diplomacy advocated by Marine Le Pen corresponds to what Putin’s Russia wants” Portrait. The arrest of Viktor Medvedchuk, pro-Russian deputy and friend of Putin, a strong symbol for Ukrainians Podcast. War in Ukraine: the answers of the “World” to your questions You can find our live yesterday on this link “Why my question is not published? “: how “Le Monde” manages contributions in live follow-ups