By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Four people were killed in Izioum by a Russian strike, while food aid began to be distributed in Olechky during the ceasefire. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced these developments as part of humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, Le Monde reports.
Humanitarian evacuations have begun in Olechky, where a ceasefire has been in force for more than three days, and food aid is being distributed. Ukrainian MP David Arakhamia announced the start of the aid, while Kyiv and Moscow reported the launch of the evacuations.
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Pentagon officials have asked several Nato countries, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to moderate their public statements about the Russian threat. The requests, made at bilateral meetings in recent weeks, are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, according to four people familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.
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A video shared online appears to show a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet destroying a Russian Geran attack drone in mid-air. The date, location and authenticity of the interception remain to be established, while the recording could show an older confrontation, reports the Zambian Observer.
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A Russian drone strike on a busy station in Dnipro, Ukraine, killed at least 13 people and injured at least five, according to Le Monde, L’Essentiel, Punch and France 24. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “horrible” and urged Kyiv’s allies to maintain sanctions against Moscow, Le Monde, Punch and France 24 report.
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