Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Monday, January 6, 2025, discover the latest news around this conflict.
The Ukrainian army recognizes “problems” within a brigade trained in France
The commander of the Ukrainian ground forces Mikhailo Drapaty admitted on Monday “problems” within the brigade “Mother in Kyiv”partly trained and equipped by France, after press revelations on cases of abuse of power and desertions.
“I confirm of course that there were problems with the command and the training process”he admitted to several media, including AFP. “As far as possible, all these issues are being resolved”he continued, assuring that the number of desertions of soldiers trained in France was “minimum”.
Ukrainian army says ‘inflicting losses’ on Moscow forces in Russian Kursk region
The Ukrainian army said on Monday “inflict losses” to Moscow’s forces in Russia’s Kursk region, where it has controlled hundreds of square kilometers of territory since August 2024, when Moscow says kyiv has launched a new offensive in this border area.
“In the Kursk region we are constantly inflicting losses” to the Russians, declared the commander of the Ukrainian ground forces Mikhaïlo Drapaty to several media, including AFP, without giving more details on the current operation.
Civilian bus attacked by Russian drone in Kherson, one dead
A Russian drone attacked a bus carrying civilians in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday, killing at least one person and injuring nine others, the regional governor said.
The governor broadcast on Telegram a video of the bus, whose windows were shattered and the floor was covered in puddles of blood. A 49-year-old man was killed, the regional prosecutor’s office said.
Civilians in Kherson are constantly under attack from Russian drones. The authorities report victims of these strikes almost daily, videos of which Russian military bloggers regularly broadcast.
Ukraine must adopt a ‘realistic’ position on territorial issues, says Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Ukraine must adopt a position “realistic” on territorial issues as part of efforts to convince Russia to come to the negotiating table.
“The Ukrainians have to lead realistic discussions on territorial issues and only they can lead them”declared Emmanuel Macron during the annual conference of French ambassadors.
Referring to US President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to quickly end the war in Ukraine, the French head of state declared: “There will be no quick and easy solution in Ukraine”.
The role of the United States in the peace process is to “help us change the nature of the situation and convince Russia to come to the negotiating table” and that of Europe “build security guarantees”added Emmanuel Macron.
Ukraine’s allies must ensure that it has sufficient support to enter into a strong position in the negotiations, he said, without elaborating. “We cannot, as Europeans, let Russia win in Ukraine, we cannot do it for the international order, we cannot do it for our own security”he declared again.
Moscow, which annexed Crimea in 2014, launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and currently controls about a fifth of the country, including most of the eastern Donbass region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who previously conditioned any negotiations with Russia on the return of occupied territories, recently acknowledged that a diplomatic outcome would save lives, muting his previous demands for a withdrawal of Moscow’s forces from all areas. Ukrainian territories.
