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3:05 PM † †According to our information, the enemy has nearly completed its preparations for an attack on the east. The attack will take place very soon.”
Ukrainian army says it expects Russian offensive “Very fast” in the Eastwhich became the priority target of the Kremlin, after the withdrawal of Russian troops from the northern regions of the country and around Kiev.
13:47 o’clock : Hello @Rapidindeed, the ruined port of Mariupoldestroyed to 90%, seems ready to switch to the side of the Russians. “Today will probably be the last blow as we run out of ammunition. (…) It will be death for some of us and imprisonment for others,” said the 36th National Naval Brigade, which is part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. During more than 40 days of intense combat, “the enemy has gradually pushed us back (…), has surrounded us and is now trying to destroy us”the brigade explained.
13:52 : One last battle in Mariupol. So the city falls into the hands of the Russians, should it be interpreted that way? Thank you
13:27 o’clock † “It was a city of half a million inhabitants. The occupiers besieged it and did not even bring water and food. The Russians completely destroyed and destroyed Mariupol. Turned it to ashes.”
Address to the National Assembly of South Korea† Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed that “tens of thousands” people were killed in the city of Mariupol as the Ukrainian army prepares for “one last fight”†
(Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik via AFP†
13:07 o’clock : About 44,000 Ukrainian refugees come on top of the more than 4.5 million who have already fled their country since the February 24 invasion by Vladimir Putin, according to UNHCR figures. Europe has not seen such a flood of refugees since World War II.
12:34 pm † Ukrainian military says it is preparing for “one last fight” in the ruined harbor of Mariupolunder siege by the Russian army for over 40 days.
12:14 pm : The Ukrainian authorities are trying to restore the destroyed communication lines. In Romanivka, near Kiev, a temporary ramp has been constructed to restore traffic between Irpin, Boutcha, Gostomel, Vorzel and the capital. It took five days of work to set up this 245 meter long track, says Kirill Tymoshenko, member of the presidential cabinet. This ramp should make it possible to accelerate humanitarian aid.
(KIRILO TIMOSHENKO / TELEGRAM)
12:00 o’clock : Here’s a new point in the news:
We take the same, and we start again: the second round of the presidential election will resist Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen† The outgoing president secured 27.60% of the vote, ahead of the RN candidate, with 23.41%, according to the Interior Ministry’s near-final results. Jean-Luc Mélenchon misses qualifying by a breath (21.95%).
#PRESIDENTIALDefeated Republican candidate Valérie Pécresse has launched a national appeal for donations after her score below 5% puts her campaign in financial straits “criticism”† “I personally have a debt of five million”she announced.
“Tens of thousands died in Mariupol”, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the South Korean parliament. In an earlier estimate, the Ukrainian presidency announced that 5,000 people had died in this city in eastern Ukraine. Follow us live.
The departments of Tarn and Haute-Garonne are placed on alarm orange for strong wind by Météo France, from 6 pm. In these two departments, the autan wind will gradually become stronger and locally reach 120 km/h.
11:41 am : In late March, the Ukrainian presidency announced in an earlier estimate that 5,000 people had died in Mariupol. It is currently not possible to independently verify these figures.
11:43 am † “It was a city of half a million people. The Russian occupiers blocked it and prevented the supply of water and food”said President Volodymyr Zelensky during his speech, which was also broadcast on Ukrainian television. †Mariupol was destroyed, tens of thousands of people died there.”
11:40 am † “Tens of thousands died in Mariupol”said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the South Korean parliament.
11:06 : Proud to welcome in #Lviv the detachment of technical and scientific gendarmes who came to assist their comrades 🇺🇦 in investigating war crimes committed around #Kiev. The 🇬🇧 first to provide such assistance. They will be working tomorrow. Solidarity https://t.co/3pX9LkPzeq
11:05 am : A “detachment of technical and scientific gendarmes” Frans arrived in Lviv, Ukraine, for “to assist their Ukrainian comrades in investigating war crimes committed around Kiev”announced on Twitter the French ambassador to Ukraine, Etienne de Poncins.
10:17 am : We take stock of this morning’s news, heavily marked by the results of the first round of the presidential election:
We take the same, and we start again: the second round of the presidential election will resist Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen† The outgoing president secured 27.60% of the vote, ahead of the RN candidate, with 23.41%, according to the Interior Ministry’s near-final results. Jean-Luc Mélenchon misses qualifying by a breath (21.95%).
The election was marked by the “useful” vote, which prevented a number of candidates from crossing the 5% barrier, resulting in the reimbursement of campaign costs. EELV is in a “critical situation”, his national secretary Julien Bayou assures on franceinfo. Follow the comments our life†
French bank Société Générale Announcement “stop operations” in Russia and will sell its entire stake in Rosbank, a heavyweight in the Russian banking sector, as well as its insurance subsidiaries in the country, according to a press release.
The departments of Tarn and Haute-Garonne are placed on alarm orange for strong wind by Météo France, from 6 pm. In these two departments, the autan wind will gradually become stronger and locally reach 120 km/h.
10:04 am : EU foreign ministers discuss a sixth package of sanctions against Moscow in Luxembourg. But the cessation of oil and gas purchases to cut funding for Russia’s war effort is still dividing the Twenty-seven, so no new decision is expected today.
10:45 am : Several controversial pro-Russian demonstrations have been staged in Germany this weekend at the instigation of the country’s large Russian-speaking community, which has felt the victim of discrimination since the invasion of Ukraine by troops from Moscow.
09:11 : Na the bombing of Kramatorsk“On Friday many residents refuse to flee despite the fear,” said our reporter on site. Some sometimes prefer to stay than to see their families separated. Others make it a matter of patriotism and believe in the victory of the Ukrainian armed forces. 
(GILLES GALLINARO / RADIO FRANCE)
09:51 : Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer is the first European leader to travel to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. A “mission in jeopardy” as Kiev prepares for a massive Russian offensive in the east.
08:58 : This decision by Société Générale should have a negative impact on its accounts of 3.1 billion euros, the bank says. Despite the criticism, it had continued its activities in Russia until then, despite the invasion of Ukraine that began on February 24.
08:58 : French bank Société Générale announces “stop operations” in Russia, and will sell its entire stake in Rosbank, a heavyweight in the Russian banking sector, as well as its insurance subsidiaries in the country, according to a press release.
