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news of the day
l’UN takes a stand. Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement that “in the past eight weeks, international humanitarian law has not only been ignored, but has simply been thrown overboard”. “Russian forces have indiscriminately shelled and shelled populated areas, killing civilians and destroying hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure, all actions that could amount to war crimes said Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesman in Geneva.
UN inspectors thus documented the “murder, including some by summary execution”, of 50 civilians in the city Butcha† The attack on the Kramatorsk station, where “submunitions” killed 60 civilians, “is symbolic of the inability to adhere to the principle of distinction (between civilians and soldiers),” the High Commission further noted. And these war crimes allegations are unlikely to be the last: According to Mariupol’s town hall, which relies on satellite images, ” mass graves where “the inhabitants would have buried between 3,000 and 9,000 inhabitants” were dug in Manhush, a village near the port city.
phrase of the day
It’s a real possibility, yes of course.”
At a press conference in New Delhi, the British Prime Minister said Boris Johnson described as “realistic” the possibility that the war in Ukraine will last until the end of 2023, and admitted the possibility of a Russian victory. Russian President Vladimir “Putin has a huge army, (…) he has made a catastrophic mistake and the only option he has now is to keep trying to use his terrible artillery-based approach to try to crush the Ukrainians.” he added. the end of a two-day visit to India to strengthen their bilateral cooperation.
The number of the day
11,588. This is the number of Ukrainian students supported in France from kindergarten to high school. A figure that is updated every Friday by the Ministry of Education† 40% of them are in primary school. The three most affected academies are those of Versailles (1110 students), Nice (1059) and Grenoble (806).
The trend of the day
Mariupol continues to draw all eyes, to arouse all concerns. Although no humanitarian corridor could be opened this Friday “because of the danger threatening our routes,” said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Charles Michel. Vladimir Poutine to ensure the installation of corridors on the occasion of the Orthodox Easter. The Russian president, for his part, rejects the failure of the evacuations in Kiev. “The lives of all Ukrainian soldiers, nationalist fighters and foreign mercenaries are guaranteed if they lay down their weapons (…) But the Kiev regime does not allow this possibility,” the Kremlin head defended.
The Russia even says it is ready “at any moment” for a ceasefire at the Azovstal industrial estate, the last bastion of armed resistance in Mariupol. “The starting point of this humanitarian pause is the hoisting of white flags by Ukrainian armed formations over all or part of Azovstal,” the Russian defense ministry said. But in reality, the fighting continues, and the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev are “skating” according to Sergei Lavrov. “A proposal that we handed over to Ukrainian negotiators five days ago, and which was drafted taking into account their comments, remains unanswered,” he said.
Mariupol’s resistance remains crucial for Ukraine. “The success of the Russian offensive in the south depends on the fate of Mariupol,” said regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. As long as it is concentrated on this city, a key element in joining the Eastern and Southern fronts, the Russian army will not progress in its project to conquer all of Donbass. Enough to give westerners time to bring in new weapons. So Boris Johnson has indicated that he will “send tanks to Poland to send some of their T72s to Ukraine”, while France will offer artillery pieces.
