This Friday, June 7, Volodymyr Zelensky was in France, notably at the National Assembly. The Ukrainian president was also received by Emmanuel Macron.
Heavy losses in May
The month of May was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine in almost a year, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), relayed by The world . At least 174 civilians were killed and 690 injured in Ukraine in May, the highest toll since June 2023, according to the UN.
26 dead in Ukrainian strikes
At least 26 people were killed this Friday evening, and dozens injured, in a double Ukrainian strike that targeted a store in the Kherson region, in southern Ukraine, in territory controlled by Russia, authorities said of Russian occupation. “Following the bombing by Kiev fighters of the village of Sadové (…) a store with a large number of visitors and employees was destroyed. Nineteen people died and five others were injured,” said on Telegram Vladimir Saldo, head of the occupation of the Kherson region.
The presidential majority evokes “the shame” of the National Assembly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke from the podium of the National Assembly this Friday, June 7. A speech for which several deputies had obviously not made the trip.
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Vladimir Putin spoke of Russian losses, minimizing them compared to Ukrainian ones
The Russian president quickly raised the subject of Russian losses in Ukraine, a rare occurrence. Remaining vague, he mentioned a record “much lower” than that of Ukraine.
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A war that will last a long time?
Emmanuel Macron announced this Thursday that Mirage 2000-5s would soon be handed over to Ukrainians who will be trained in France to pilot them. These fighter planes will not be operational before the end of the year, warned the head of state.
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