Ukraine claims to be in the process of repelling Russian forces from the Kharkiv region (northeast), the second city of Ukraine subjected since the end of February to a deluge of fire, the other fronts in the South and East not not seem to change significantly.
Here are the latest developments, minute by minute
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The first charter flight of Ukrainian refugees will arrive at Montreal-Trudeau on May 29, announces Immigration Canada.
10:26 am | Berlin foresees consequences of war “for 100 years”
Ukraine will have to “fight for 100 years” against the consequences of the current war, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned on Wednesday, drawing a parallel with those of the Second World War in his country.
10:10 a.m. | Russia: the foreign reserves of the Central Bank are falling
The Russian Central Bank’s foreign currency reserves, which hit record highs just before the start of the offensive in Ukraine on February 24, are falling, according to data released by the institution on Wednesday.
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Dolphins on a commando mission in the Black Sea? Far from being new and limited to the war in Ukraine, the use of marine mammals for military purposes is an old practice to which several armies, notably American and Russian, have resorted in recent decades.
10:03 am | Prague authorizes a hundred Czechs to fight in Ukraine
Czech President Milos Zeman on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to around 100 Czech citizens to help Ukraine’s military fight Russian forces there, his spokesman said.
8:38 am | Berd: Ukrainian finance minister calls for ‘maximizing’ donation efforts
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko on Wednesday called on Kyiv’s international partners to “maximize efforts” to help his country, particularly with a view to its future reconstruction, at the annual meeting of the EBRD.
10:02 am | Money transfers to Ukraine will jump by more than 20%
Money transfers to low- and middle-income countries are expected to increase by 4.2% this year and Ukraine, which is suffering from the Russian offensive, will be the main beneficiary with an expected jump of more than 20%, according to a World Bank report released Wednesday.
READ | “A chance of survival” in the steelworks of Ukraine, which have become veritable fortresses
In a bunker several meters underground, water and food reserves, piles of mattresses, toilets and wood stoves show that the Soviets had built this Ukrainian steelworks with one idea in mind: war.
8:29 | Cable production almost back to normal at Leoni
Cable production in Ukraine by supplier Leoni, whose production interruptions have plagued the European automotive industry, has returned almost to normal, the German equipment manufacturer announced on Wednesday.
7:01 am | Nearly a third of jobs lost in Ukraine due to war, says ILO
Some 30% of jobs in Ukraine – or 4.8 million – have been lost since the beginning of the war launched by Russia and the evolution depends entirely on the military situation, the International Labor Organization warned on Wednesday.
6:24 am | Pro-Russians in the Kherson region want to ask Putin for annexation
Authorities installed by Moscow in the Ukrainian region of Kherson intend to ask Vladimir Putin for annexation, a pro-Russian regional official said on Wednesday.
5:42 | Ukraine sought to disrupt the sale of alcohol in Russia
Kyiv has sought to disrupt the sale of alcohol in Russia, among the cyber-war actions launched by Ukraine against Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in charge of digital in his government, said on Wednesday.
4h30 | Drop in Russian gas deliveries in transit via Ukraine
The volume of Russian gas passing through Ukraine, an important route for European supplies, appears to be falling on Wednesday because the fighting in the east of the country with the Russian army prevents, according to Kyiv, the proper functioning of gas infrastructures.
0h52 | Russian threat moving away from Kharkiv, Ukraine says
The Russian noose is loosening on Kharkiv, the second city of Ukraine located in the east and which had been shelled since the end of February, said the Ukrainian authorities on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, while the conflict could spread to the southwest according to Washington.
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READ | Freshly landed, Ukrainians want to help
Just days after fleeing the war, Ukrainians who have found refuge in Montreal are giving back by volunteering at a donation center for their fellow citizens.