War in Ukraine Live: The fate of Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol worries kyiv; Russian bombings continue – 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 Live hosted by Charlotte Chabas and Pierre Bouvier The Moskva, flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, sank on Thursday. A senior US Department of Defense official said the ship was hit by two Ukrainian missiles, denying Moscow’s version that the cruiser was “severely damaged” by fire. A Ukrainian army official reported that the crew could not be evacuated, a version again opposed to that of Russia. According to Washington, “there were casualties, but it is difficult” to know the exact number. Russia threatens to intensify strikes on kyiv. While Moscow said it was concentrating its offensive on the Donbass and eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that it had bombed an arms factory near Kiev. Russia announced on Friday that it had destroyed an arms factory on the outskirts of kyiv and assured that the strikes on the capital would be intensified to respond to the “attacks” on Russian territory, of which it accuses Ukraine. At least seven people were killed and thirty-four others injured in Russian shelling of a residential area in Kharkiv, the regional governor announced on Friday. Almost all of those found dead in Bucha were shot, said the chief of police of the Kyiv region. Russian defense ministry spokesman said on Friday that Russian artillery had caused the death of around 30 “Polish mercenaries” in northeastern Ukraine. It is “very likely” that Finland submits a candidate ure to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finnish European Affairs Minister Tytti Tuppurainen said on Friday. to stop buying oil from Russia to sanction it, but the measure is “complex” and will take “several months”, European sources told Agence France-Presse on Friday. expulsion of eighteen diplomats from the European Union (EU) representation in Russia. While it had been moved to Lviv in early March following Russia’s military offensive, the embassy of France in Ukraine reopened in kyiv on Friday.Russia has blocked the website of French radio RFI, which broadcasts news in about 15 languages, including Russian, amid a crackdown on critics of the offensive in Ukraine .More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). A resumption of evacuations of civilians, using nine humanitarian corridors, including from the besieged city of Mariupol, was announced by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Telegram on Thursday.Read all our articles, analyzes and reports about the war in Ukraine Reportage. Dnipro, the logistical node of the resistance to the Russian offensive, lives to the rhythm of waves of refugees and bombardments Decryption. Mariupol, the Azov brigade’s last stand against the Russian troops Testimony. Ukrainian exiles in France: “2,000 kilometers from here, I know that there is another ‘home’, the real one” Enquête. Russian chess advance their pawns against Putin Factual. Germany finds itself ill-prepared for a stoppage of Russian gas deliveries Tribune. “The possible enlargement of NATO to Ukraine must be seriously considered and discussed” 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