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Ukraine wants to be “visible” in Eurovision tarnished by controversies around Israel
Ukraine’s representatives want to make their country “visible” in a competition marked by controversies over Israel’s participation. “For us, it’s an opportunity to represent our culture, to show that we still have a lot to offer people,” singer Jerry Heil, stage name of Yana Chemaieva, told AFP in an interview. “We just need to be visible.” This year’s contest has so far been dominated by calls against Israeli participation. Since the start of the year, petitions have multiplied demanding exclusion from the country because of the war it is waging against Hamas in Gaza.
Russia says it shot down four US missiles launched by Ukrainians
Russian authorities announce that they have shot down four American ATACMS long-range missiles in the skies over Crimea. The Russian Defense Ministry did not provide further details. In April, a US official said these missiles could hit a target 300 km away. The Ukrainians took delivery of these missiles last week.
Ukraine says it shot down 13 Russian drones overnight
The Ukrainian army announces that it has shot down 13 Russian drones launched during the night “from the Belgorod region” and which targeted the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The Ukrainian military also announced that the country was the target of four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles, without specifying whether they succeeded in neutralizing them.
Can Ukraine hold on after 800 days of conflict?
The situation in Ukraine has “worsened” in recent weeks according to the commander-in-chief of the kyiv armed forces, while this Friday, May 3, is the 800th day of the conflict. While awaiting Western aid, the country is trying not to give up too much ground.
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150,000 Russian soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine, according to Stéphane Séjourné
Some 150,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, according to estimates released by French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné on Friday. “Russia’s military failure is already here. We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths,” said Stéphane Séjourné in an interview published in the European edition of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta . “Why all this? It can be summed up in two words: for nothing.” This estimate of Russian losses is slightly lower than that presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last February, when he reported the death of 180,000 enemy soldiers.
$50 billion in aid for Ukraine?
Massive new financial aid for Ukraine? The United States and G7 members are discussing $50 billion in financial aid for the Ukrainian state. The idea is that an agreement could be reached at the G7 meeting in Italy in June 2024. The 50 billion would be reimbursed by frozen Russian sovereign assets, which earn interest, mainly in Europe.
Russia’s warning
Russia has warned against any attacks targeting Crimea and the Crimean Bridge. This warning targets the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union. “Any aggressive action against Crimea is not only doomed to failure, but it will also receive retaliation that will be crushing,” said the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“A new stage of the war” for Volodymyr Zelensky
On the occasion of the 800th day of the conflict, Volodymyr Zelenskyu visited border guards in Khmelnytsky. “This is an extremely difficult and hard path that our state had to take, and will still have to take in order to end the war on fair terms, in the conditions of Ukraine,” he said. Volodymyr Zelensly spoke of “a new stage of the war”. “The occupier is preparing to try to expand its offensive actions.”
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