Live – War in Ukraine: Severodonetsk “mostly” under Russian control, decisive battle for Donbass

Said Sergey Gaidai, governor of the Luhansk (Donbass) region On his Telegram channel on Thursday morning If the West provides Ukrainian fighters with “long-range” weapons “quickly”, Ukraine will be able to retake the city of Severdonetsk from Russia in “two or three days”.

America, this Announced the deployment of four artillery systems General Mark Milli, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Personnel, said Wednesday that the Himalayas, which are precisely designed for Ukraine, want to ensure that Ukrainian soldiers are competent in their systems. Hemars (Lightweight Armored Multi-Rocket Launcher) is a “sophisticated” system and “needs to make sure they know how to use these systems properly,” he said.

The White House announced last week that it was sending four Himalayan units, a number similar to that of about thirty soldiers in the U.S. military. When was this limited number criticized? The Ukrainians seem to be in trouble in Donbass According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky, “more and more powerful” against the Russians.

But the U.S. chief of staff confirmed that equipping Ukrainian artillery “one unit at a time” was a choice made in consultation with kyiv.

In their daily report, Ukrainian officials say 31,700 Russian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the conflict. They say thousands of Moscow’s war vehicles were also destroyed in the conflict. However, at present it is difficult to confirm the figures from kyiv, which does not give the number of dead and injured on the Ukrainian side.

“I lived like a normal child, I was entertained, I got up and brushed my teeth, spent time in front of the computer, went to the toilet … then one day I turned on the TV and watched. The war has been declared, “said Denis BFMTV, who is currently a refugee in Kiev.

“A shell fell on the side of our house and my mother lost one eye and became half deaf. At that moment, we took the car and left our house and looked for another shelter,” the boy explains. In kyiv, “I feel good, no explosions or gunfire, but it’s not like home”.

The body of slain journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff in Ukraine arrived in France overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, and was welcomed by his family, relatives and Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak. Wrapped in black in front of his coffin, he had a moment’s thought on the tarmac at Le Bourget Airport, where his body arrived “just after 3:00 a.m.,” reporters on his news channel BFMTV continued. .

He will be paid tribute at 6:30 pm on Friday at the Place de la République in Paris, especially at the invitation of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). His family, friends and colleagues will attend.

More than a hundred days The beginning of the war in Ukraine, Every war going on in the east of the country is now decisive. After the fall of Mariupol, Russian forces are trying to capture the city of Chevrolet Donetsk, Which is now “mostly” under Russian control. This Wednesday, in his daily speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky called the war “very serious.” According to him, “the fate of our Donbass is played there”.

“This is a very tough battle, a very tough one. Probably one of the toughest in this war,” he said.

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The International Monetary Fund (IFF) said in a statement on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine had destroyed 15 years of Russian economic progress and three decades of integration with the West.

However, the impact of these measures is difficult to predict because they are constantly changing, with possible new sanctions on the one hand and a potential response from Russia on the other, especially in the energy sector.

Elena Rybakova, an IIF economist, told a news conference that the war would be costly for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that sanctions would not act as a “switch flick.” In its latest analysis, the IIF predicts that the Russian economy will shrink by 15% this year and another 3% by 2023.

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