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According to Ukrainian media, strong explosions occurred overnight in Kharkiv (northeast), the second largest city in the country, which Ukrainian forces said they had regained control yesterday. Finally, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have surrounded the city of Kherson.
They are French, but they are preparing to take up arms to defend Ukraine once morest the Russian invasion. In France, several people say they are determined to leave for Kiev, to fight the army of Vladimir Putin. Franceinfo contacted several of them.
The Russian ruble plunged nearly 30% once morest the dollar this morning following international powers imposed new, tougher sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. In particular, the EU has banned the broadcasting of Russia Today and Sputnik channels. The body will also buy weapons, for the first time in its history, to help Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden will meet on a conference call today with his allies and partners to discuss the “developments” of the Russian attack in Ukraine and “to coordinate” a “united response”the White House said.
The IPCC, the international group of experts on the climate of the UN, publishes the second part of its new report. This component concerns the impacts of accelerating climate change.