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Sporadic fighting continues on Monday, the fifth day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Late Sunday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky judged that this day would be “decisive”.
After a few hours of calm, several explosions sounded at dawn in Kiev, whose suburbs are still resisting the offensive.
Russian missiles were fired, one of which hit installations at the gates of Kiev.
After a hole-in-the-wall weekend, shops reopened at 8 a.m. and the metro is expected to run again, but the municipality has asked residents to only go out if necessary.
The Russian army assured that civilians could leave Kiev "freely", while accusing the Ukrainian authorities of using them as human shields.
Meanwhile, at the Polish border, Ukrainians we met want to return to defend their country.
What else to remember
The delegation arrived in Belarus for negotiations with Russia.
Shortly before ten o'clock, the Ukrainian delegation arrived at the border, the presidency announced.
A Russian negotiator explained that Moscow would come to the negotiating table to find “an agreement” with Ukraine, without specifying on what.
The Kremlin has indeed assured that it does not wish to reveal “its position”.
The talks began at noon.
More than 100 civilians killed, including seven children, since the Russian invasion, according to the UN.
The UN said on Monday that it had recorded 102 civilians killed, including 7 children, and 304 injured, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but warned that the real figures "are considerably" higher.
Ukraine's toll is already much higher: on Sunday, the government mentioned 352 civilians killed, including fourteen children and 1,684 injured.
An alarming new report from the IPCC.
Between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people are "very vulnerable" to global warming, denounce in particular the UN experts, in a new report made public on Monday.
They regret that some impacts are already "irreversible" and warn that the danger is increasing.
End of the mask in places subject to the vaccination pass.
Good news, finally, on the front of the Covid-19: cinema, theater, restaurant... It is now possible, since this Monday, to wear the mask in closed places subject to the vaccination pass, except in long-term transport ( train, bus, etc).
The government has also decided to impose a single test on vaccinated contact cases, instead of three.
The main presidential candidates received at Matignon.
Valérie Pécresse and Yannick Jadot are present this Monday at the Porte de Versailles salon.
They will then be received with the main candidates for the presidential election (those who have to date gathered more than 300 sponsorships) at Matignon by Prime Minister Jean Castex, as well as the Ministers for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Armed Forces and government spokesman.
it concerns you
Alimony, tobacco prices, meal ticket ceilings, registration on electoral rolls… Changes in our daily lives occur at the beginning of March.
In this article, we list everything that changes in this new month and could have consequences for households.