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While the conflict launched on February 24 by Moscow has lasted for more than three months, Russian pressure is now focused on the Donbass.
Fighting against Russian troops in the east has reached "maximum intensity", according to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar.
In these regions of eastern Ukraine, “the enemy is clearly superior in terms of equipment, in number of soldiers”, admitted Volodymyr Zelensky last night.
Nine people died in new Russian shelling on Kharkiv, regional governor Oleg Sinegoubov said on Telegram on Thursday.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba criticized NATO for “doing absolutely nothing” against the Russian invasion.
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Zelensky accuses Russia of "genocide" in the Donbass
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of practicing "genocide" in Donbass, in the east of the country, where the city of Severodonetsk was suffering a deluge of bombs.
Russian forces also shelled Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city in the northeast on Thursday, which had returned to some semblance of normal life in recent weeks.
“The current occupier offensive in the Donbass could render the region uninhabited,” Zelensky said in his Thursday night televised address, accusing the invaders of seeking to “burn down” Severodonetsk and others. towns in the region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
AFP
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At the WHO Assembly, the Russian resolution rejected
The resolution presented by Russia, which Moscow wants "more neutral", was denounced yesterday as a "cynical attempt to distort the facts" by French Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont, on behalf of the EU.
It was rejected by 66 votes to 12 with 70 abstentions.
The Russian representative, Alexander Alimov, declared after the vote that "the (Ukrainian) resolution does not take into account the genesis of the crisis and the violence committed by kyiv against its own people (...) and the total absence of responsibility of the kyiv regime”.
Jérôme Bonnafont, speaking on behalf of the EU, explained that the adopted text which condemns, "with the greatest firmness", Russia's military aggression, "does not go beyond the mandate of the WHO, remaining focused on health issues, in no way suspends cooperation between WHO and Russia, does not apply a double standard depending on the country concerned”.
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Moscow will help 'overcome the food crisis' if sanctions are lifted
Russia "is ready to make a significant contribution to overcoming the food crisis through the export of grain and fertilizers, subject to the lifting of politically motivated restrictions by the West", Vladimir Putin said yesterday, according to a statement from the Kremlin, during a phone call with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
AFP/Alexandr Demyanchuk
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In Russia, the maximum age for enlisting in the army increases from 40 to 61.5 years
Moscow wants to garrison its troops.
Previously, only citizens between the ages of 18 and 40 could enter into a first contract with the Russian army.
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This live will be devoted to the Russian offensive in Ukraine launched by Moscow a little over three months ago.