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16:41At least five civilians killed, 12 injured in shelling in DonetskAt least five civilians were killed and 12 others were injured this Saturday in Ukrainian shelling in Donetsk, in separatist eastern Ukraine, authorities said pro-Russian local authorities in a statement. “As a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces, five people were killed and 12 others were injured in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR),” the staff of local authorities said in the press release published on Telegram. 13:48 Boris Johnson believes that Ukraine “can” and “must” host the next edition of Eurovision Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was in favor this Saturday of Ukraine hosting the next edition of Eurovision, believing that it “could” organize the event, despite the conflict, reports Reuters, while the organization of the show was withdrawn from Ukraine due to the conflict with Russia and could return to Great Britain ne.”Of course I would like (Eurovision) to happen (in Great Britain), but the fact is that (Ukraine) won and they deserve to organize it. I think she can have it and I think she should have it,” he said. “I think Kyiv or any safe Ukrainian city would be a perfect place,” he said. he affirmed, assuring that the contest takes place only “in a year”.>> Our article on this exit of the British Prime Minister.13:00The EU accuses Russia of putting the world in danger of famineRussia puts the world in danger of famine with the blocking of grain exports from Ukraine and restrictions on its own exports, accused this Saturday the head of European diplomacy, the Spaniard Josep Borrell. “We are ready to work with the UN to prevent any undesirable impact of our sanctions on world food security”, assures Josep Borrell in an article published on his official blog. The head of European diplomacy denounces “the conscious political choice of Russia to ‘militarize’ the exports of cereals and use them as a blackmail tool against anyone opposes its aggression” in Ukraine.12:52Volodymyr Zelenksy traveling to Mykolaiv in southern UkraineUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose trips outside the capital kyiv have been rare since the start of the Russian invasion , paid this Saturday, for the first time, a visit to the locality of Mykolaiv in the south of Ukraine. A video, released by the Ukrainian presidency, shows him inspecting a badly damaged residential building and holding meeting with local officials.Mykolaiv, a port and industrial city of almost half a million inhabitants before the war, is still under Ukrainian control, but it is close to the Kherson region, occupied by the Russians. It remains a target of Moscow because it is on the road to Odessa, the largest port in Ukraine, 130 km to the south-west.>> To know everything about this move, it is to read here.12: 26The governor of Lugansk denounces “fierce battles” in progress near SeverodonetskThe Ukrainian authorities reported this Saturday “fierce battles” in the villages located near the locality of Severodonetsk (east), which Russian troops are trying to take control for weeks. “Now the fiercest battles are taking place near Severodonetsk. (The Russians) do not fully control the city,” the governor of the eastern Lugansk region, Sergiy Gaidai, said on Telegram. “In the villages neighbours, the fighting is very difficult – in Toshkivska, Zolote. They try to break through but fail,” he said.12:01German criminal police are investigating hundreds of potential war crimes in UkraineThe Federal Office for criminal police (BKA) said on Saturday that it was investigating several hundred potential Russian war crimes in Ukraine, also stating that it was looking for the military and political leaders of these crimes. “So far, we have received more than hundreds of clues” in in this sense, BKA Chairman Holger Münch told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. identify those responsible for atrocities, to prove their acts through our investigations and to bring them to justice” including in Germany, assured Holger Münch. Hundreds of people flocked this Saturday to the Saint-Michel-au-Dôme-d’Or monastery in the center of kyiv to attend the funeral of a young Ukrainian militant killed in action in the East, who was a figure of the movement ement pro-European Maidan. Also become a famous anti-corruption activist, Roman Ratouchny died on June 9 near Izium, in the Kharkiv region. Gone to fight in the ranks of the Ukrainian army like many other civilians since the beginning of the Russian offensive, he was one of the first students to protest at the end of 2013 in Independence Square. This launched the pro-European Maidan protest movement that led to the departure of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2014.11:07First concert at the Odessa Opera since the start of the Russian invasion of UkraineThe Odessa Opera has performed a gala concert on Friday, the first event of its kind since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The event was dedicated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Spectators visit the Odessa Opera House in Ukraine for a concert- gala, the first of its kind since the start of the Russian invasion, June 17, 2022 © Oleksandr GIMANOV – AFP10:51The Ukrainian doctor who had filmed the horrors of the war with an on-board camera was released by the RussiansIoulia Paievska, the Ukrainian doctor who was arrested by the Russians after filming day-to-day interventions with the wounded using an on-board camera has been released, reports the Associated Press. Nicknamed Taira in Ukraine, she recorded in two s weeks 256 gb of images of wounded in the Russian invasion of Ukraine until his arrest on March 10.Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed his release in his latest daily video address.>> All information on this release. 9:18The Russians are consolidating their hold on Serpents’ Island, a key territory off the coast of UkraineThe Russian army has strengthened its hold on Serpents’ Island in the Black Sea, deploying several defense systems, suggesting that it does not intend to let go of this strategic point easily despite the threats posed by new artillery systems and Ukrainian missile fire. The latest open source satellite images of this islet off the coasts of Ukraine and Romania make it possible to distinguish different systems of ground-to-air defence, and the Russians have also installed them on ships positioned nearby to further strengthen the protective bubble. “They have consolidated their position recently, deploying ant different ground-to-air systems, on the island and on buildings positioned around the island”, analyzes a French military source on condition of anonymity.>> Our article on the subject.7:35Russian public television broadcasts videos of two Americans missing in Ukraine A Russian public television channel broadcast videos on social networks on Friday of two Americans who had left to fight as volunteers with the Ukrainian forces and had been missing for several days. On Friday evening, Russian journalist Roman Kosarev – who works with the Russian public television channel RT – posted on Telegram a video of one of the two Americans, speaking in front of the camera. “Mom, I just want to tell you that I am alive and I hope to return home as quickly as I can,” says Alexander Drueke, in military fatigues and apparently seated in an office.>> Our article on this case.7:31In Donbass, Severodonetsk, target of Russian fireIn Donbass, the fighting has been concentrated for several weeks on Severodonetsk and Lyssytchansk, two key cities for the control of Donbass, subjected to constant bombardments. “Severodonetsk is the most bombed place” in the Lugansk region and “the fighting is hard” in the city, where Russian forces are bombing houses, “destroying the city”, Governor Serguiï Gaïdaï indicated on his Telegram channel More than 500 civilians, including 38 children, have taken refuge alongside Ukrainian soldiers in the large Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk, which they “refuse to evacuate”, he also said. “They think it’s safer to stay there. We tried to talk to them but they don’t want to.” 7:28 Zelensky hails a “first step on the road to EU membership” for UkraineLa European Commission on Friday recommended granting Ukraine EU candidate status. His opinion will be discussed Thursday and Friday at a European summit, where the 27 EU leaders will have to give the green light – unanimously – for kyiv to officially obtain this status. For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who “expects a positive result” at this summit, “this is the first step on the road to EU membership. Ukraine “deserves this positive news”, he said in his video speech from the evening, welcoming a “historic success of all those who work for our State”. “Our rapprochement with the European Union is not only positive for us. This is the biggest contribution to the future of Europe for many years,” he added.