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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised Wednesday "victory", speaking from the strategic city of Izium retaken from the Russians, during the Ukrainian lightning counter-offensive.
The city of Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine, is threatened with flooding after a Russian strike damaged hydraulic infrastructure and caused the flooding of a river.
The chances of peace in Ukraine are "minimal at this stage", the UN secretary-general said Wednesday after a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
07:39
Russian lawmaker calls for Putin's resignation
Nikita Yuferev, deputy of the Smolninskoye municipal district in Saint Petersburg called for Putin's resignation, even after he was first fined.
“We will continue to insist on his resignation,” he said on CNN, saying he was doing it for his children, saying he wanted them to be able to speak out at protests and demonstrations.
After receiving support from some people, Yuferev said he thinks public opinion is changing from when Putin first attacked Ukraine.
Along with offering to pay the fines and legal fees, another person offered to buy him a ticket to move his family to Mexico where he could feel safe.
“Of course, this is all anecdotal.
We refused, but it shows how much support we receive and how our ideas are accepted by Russian society,” Yuferev added.
07:32
Vladimir Putin in Uzbekistan before his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jimping
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
The two men are to meet in the afternoon.
The two leaders are in Uzbekistan to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security group.
07:28
Ukraine continues to consolidate control of the Kharkiv region
According to the British Ministry of Defence, some Russian forces appear to have fled the advancing Ukrainian troops "in apparent panic" leaving key equipment behind.
07:04
How Americans Help Ukrainians
In addition to arms deliveries and financial aid, the United States is a valuable aid to the Ukrainian government from an intelligence point of view.
It is notably thanks to them that Ukraine was able to carry out its recent counter-offensive and recover territory from the Russians.
"They have considerable satellite intelligence, but also electromagnetic signals to identify the concentrations of enemy command posts and communication networks", explains General Dominique Trinquand to the Parisian.
Find our analysis on the importance of intelligence in the conflict.
06:52
The threat of flooding in Kryvyi Rih
Hit by seven Russian missiles in the evening, local authorities say, Kryvyi Rig in central Ukraine and its 600,000 residents are facing a sudden flooding of a river that threatens the city center and another neighborhood .
Reuters/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service
“At the point of impact, we observe a flow of water of 100 m3 per second, which represents a large volume.
The water level of the Ingulets changes every hour,” said deputy head of the presidential administration Kyrylo Tymoshenko, while assuring that the situation is “under control”.
06:38
Zelensky's car accident
Before his speech, the president had also suffered a car accident in kyiv, when "a car collided" with his vehicle, according to his spokesman.
"The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were detected," said Serguiï Nikiforov in a press release published on Facebook overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, while the driver of the car himself "was transferred to an ambulance".
06:23
"Almost the entire Kharkiv region is liberated"
In the evening, in his daily address, Volodymyr Zelensky underlined that “virtually all of the Kharkiv region is liberated”, with the capture of “400 localities” from Russian troops, which means a return to “a normal life and safe" for "the 150,000 Ukrainians who remained in this territory".
06:02
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Welcome to this new direct dedicated to the news of the war in Ukraine and its consequences.
We are, this Thursday, the 203rd day of conflict with the Russians.
