11:53 a.m.
A Muscovite worried… for his hair in the colors of Ukraine
Russian police have launched proceedings against a Muscovite, accused of having discredited the Russian army because his hair is dyed blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine, reports a Russian NGO.
Stanislav Netessov went to a police station in central Moscow on April 28 after being attacked the day before, beaten and robbed of his phone, explains the organization OVD-info, which specializes in monitoring the repression of voices critical of the Kremlin. , and which was contacted by the interested party.
“Believing that Netesov’s hairstyle symbolizes Ukraine and discredits the Russian army, the police drew up a report against him,” explains the NGO, which indicates that the accused now risks a fine because of his yellow, blue and green hair.
09:53
At least two dead and six injured in Kharkiv
Two people were killed and six were injured Tuesday during Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city located in the northeast, regional governor Oleg Synegoubov said on Telegram. According to him, the Russians attacked with “guided aerial bombs”.
08:29
Death toll from Monday’s strike on Odessa rises to five
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Monday in the port city of Odessa, in southwestern Ukraine, rose to five deaths on Tuesday, with the death of a sixty-year-old in hospital, according to Oleg Kiper, the regional governor. According to him, 23 injured people are still receiving medical treatment. “Eight of them are in serious condition, including four in extremely serious condition, including a four-year-old girl,” he said. “Our doctors are doing their best.”
Separately, the governor of the Kherson region in the south of the country said Russian shelling had killed one person in the past 24 hours.
6:45 a.m.
NATO chief calls for more weapons for kyiv
The Secretary General of NATO, visiting Kiev, and the Ukrainian president insisted on Monday on the need to deliver more Western weapons to Ukraine, Russian soldiers taking advantage of the failures of Western assistance to advance on the forehead.
“Significant delays in support have serious consequences on the battlefield,” admitted Jens Stoltenberg. “But it is not too late for Ukraine to win,” assured the NATO official, stressing that “more aid is on the way” and that new aid announcements are expected for ” Soon “.
6:35 a.m.
First visit to Ukraine by a member of the British royal family since the Russian invasion
Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, visited Kiev on Monday, London announced, marking the first visit by a member of the British royal family to the country since the Russian invasion.
According to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, she met survivors of sexual violence and torture, who shared their stories, as well as women displaced by the fighting and children deported to Russia before being returned to Russia. ‘Ukraine. She also paid tribute to the civilians executed in Boutcha, near kyiv, two years after the brief and bloody occupation of this city by the Russian army in spring 2022.
The Duchess also met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, to discuss support for survivors of sexual violence.
6:25 a.m.
Welcome to this new Live
Hello everyone. Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict.
For kyiv, the situation is increasingly precarious vis-à-vis Russia. On Sunday, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Syrsky, recognized that the situation on the front had “deteriorated”, the Russian troops, superior in number and weapons, having achieved “tactical successes” in several areas. Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov predicted last week that the situation would worsen around mid-May and early June, which will be a “difficult period” for Ukraine.
