War in Ukraine, live: kyiv claims new advances in the Kherson region – Le Monde

Cover image: Civilians arriving from Kherson to be evacuated to Russia at Jankoy train station, Crimea, October 20, 2022. Moscow plans to evacuate 50,000-60,000 people. STRINGER / AFP The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, welcomed Friday evening October 21 in his daily speech the “good results” of his army in the strategic region of Kherson, in the south of the country. He claims that more than thirty Russian tanks were captured. On the ground, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, Kirill Timoshenko, reported “88 localities taken back” from Russian forces in this region. Kherson was the first major city to fall at the start of the Russian offensive launched on February 24. Pro-Russian forces urged civilians to move to the left bank of the Dnieper in the face of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. The pro-Russian administration plans to evacuate “50,000 to 60,000” people in a few days. Ukraine on Friday called for an international observation mission at the Kakhovka dam, upstream from Kherson on the Dnieper River. Volodymyr Zelensky had accused Russian forces on Thursday of having “undermined the dam and the units of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station”, one of the largest infrastructures of its kind in Ukraine. Moscow has denied. France, the United Kingdom and Germany demanded, on Friday, in a letter addressed to the UN, an “impartial” investigation into the Iranian drones supplied according to the West to Russia in its war against the Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that his country “didn’t need” a war with Ukraine, while visiting a military training center. Ukraine was concerned on Thursday about the possible opening of a new front in the north, from Belarus, an ally of Moscow. On the ground, the governor of the oblast of Cherkassy reported on Telegram Russian strikes on this city ​​in the center of the country. Russian bombardments also hit the cities of Kharkiv (northeast) and Zaporizhia (southeast) on Friday morning. The Ukrainian president accused Russia of purposely delaying the passage of ships loaded with Ukrainian grain, a vital supply for many many countries in Africa and Asia. The European Union has announced that it plans to provide aid of 1.5 billion euros per month to Ukraine in 2023 to support this country at war, i.e. a total of 18 billion for the year. Find our direct from yesterday by clicking on this link. Read all our articles, analyzes and reports on the war in Ukraine Investigation. Sabotage, cyberattacks, multiple incidents… Ukraine’s allies facing the risks of “hybrid warfare” Decryption. The Kakhovka dam, a new challenge in the Ukrainian counter-offensive Interview. In Russia, “the mobilization calls into question the foundations of Putin’s power” Reportage. Ukraine launches Android app to track down and destroy Survey suicide drones. Moscow tries to reactivate spy networks in Europe Story. Moscow places its Ukrainian conquests under martial law and evacuations Factual. The answers of the “World” to your most frequently asked questions