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On the 80th day of fighting, the situation in Mariupol is still critical.
Russia will suspend its electricity deliveries to Finland from this Saturday.
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO would be a “mistake”, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Discussions will take place this Saturday.
Tensions arise between Macron and Zelensky on the diplomatic front.
An informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers is to take place in Berlin.
On Friday, Russian forces launched a ground offensive on Azovstal between two bombardments.
09:19
227 children killed and 420 injured
According to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office, "As of the morning of May 14, more than 647 children were affected in Ukraine": 227 children were killed and more than 420 injured.
Most of the children were affected in the Donetsk region (139), the kyiv region (116) or even in the Kharkiv region (99).
08:57
Ukraine has 40 suspects and 11,000 cases in its war crimes investigation
This is the figure given by Attorney General Iryna Venediktova.
"We will ensure that these cases succeed" and that their authors "appear before the judges", she said.
His remarks come after the opening in kyiv of the first war crimes trial since the start of the invasion in February.
08:30
Missile strikes on industrial infrastructure
A spokesman for the Ukrainian general staff noted on Saturday morning that the Russians had “not interrupted their offensive in the eastern operational zone.
The enemy continues its missile strikes on industrial infrastructure and its firing at civilian targets throughout Ukraine”.
The General Staff itself, in its daily morning statement, reported that in the Donetsk and Tavriya region, the Russian army had used "mortars, artillery, grenade launchers and aerial means to inflict maximum damage to the Ukrainian army", targeting personnel, fortifications and buildings.
Ten Russian attacks were repelled in 24 hours around Donetsk and Luhansk, he said.
08:20
India decides to ban wheat exports
India, the second wheat producing country, has just decided to ban its wheat exports in order to protect the country's food security.
The "surge" in global wheat prices is putting the food security of India, neighboring countries and other vulnerable countries at risk, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade has said.
08:08
43,000 births in Ukraine since the start of the conflict
Since the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, 42,723 newborns have been registered across Ukraine, according to the Ministry of Justice.
07:53
Russian MP on trip to Russian-occupied Kherson region
According to the official RIA agency, the deputy speaker of the Duma (lower house of the Russian parliament) Anna Kuznetsova made a trip to the Kherson region occupied by Russia.
According to this agency, she would have discussed the supply of foodstuffs as well as medical and other products necessary for the children.
The agency did not specify the date of this trip, but it is very rare for the visit of a senior official visiting a combat zone to be put forward by Moscow.
07:34
Ukraine favorite of Eurovision
The Eurovision final takes place tonight in Italy.
If France is given in 15th position by the eurovisionworld.com site which aggregates several online betting sites, Ukraine is the favorite.
The country competes with the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, whose song "Stefania" mixes hip-hop and traditional music on intimate lyrics written before the war but which resonate strongly with current events: "I will always find the way home even if all the roads are destroyed”.
Read our article.
07:21
Russia to suspend electricity deliveries to Finland
As of today, due to alleged "unpaid bills", Russia will suspend its deliveries to Finland.
In reality, tension is rising between the two countries due to Finland's desire to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Moscow has already threatened a “military-technical” response
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However, the Finnish electricity operator claims to be able to do without these imports.
06:58
Heavy fighting near Popasna
"There is heavy fighting on the border with the Donetsk region, near Popasna", commented Friday evening on Facebook Serguiï Gaïdaï, Ukrainian governor of the Lugansk region, reporting numerous losses in equipment and personnel on the side. Russian.
“It's a horror but they are still trying to achieve their ends.
But according to the interceptions (of telephone communications), we understand that an entire battalion refused to attack because they see what is happening,” he noted.
06:40
“We will leave no one to the enemy”
“We continue to restore the unoccupied territories of Ukraine.
To date, 1,015 settlements have been cleared, more than six in the past 24 hours.
We provide electricity, water supply, communications, transport, social services.
It is important.
These words are those of President Volodymyr Zelensky, spoken during his daily update on Facebook.
And to continue: “Of course, we remember every city and every community still under occupation.
Kherson, Melitopol, Berdiansk, Enerhodar, Mariupol and all the towns and villages of Donbass... The gradual liberation of the Kharkiv region proves that we will not leave anyone to the enemy.
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06:25
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