• Russia launched its "military operation" in Ukraine on Thursday, February 24. Every evening, at 19:30 pm, 20 Minutes offers you its recap on the Russian-Ukrainian diplomatic conflict that has become a war that leaves dead and wounded and thousands of refugees every day.
  • Who did what? Who said what? And who supports whom and why? You will know everything about the progress of the negotiations and the events of this crisis that is shaking Russia, Ukraine, Europe and the United States.
  • On Wednesday, Russia bombed the city of Kharkiv and announced that it wanted to recover the American drone shot down yesterday over the Black Sea.

Did you miss the latest events about the war in Ukraine? Don't panic, 20 Minutes takes stock for you every night, at 19:30 pm. Who did what? Who said what? Where do we stand? The answer below:

News of the day

Kharkiv was bombed in the morning. "The Russians have struck Kharkiv's civilian infrastructure again. There were no casualties. Emergency services are working on site. The extent of the destruction is being clarified," the governor of this border region with Russia announced. One school was hit, said presidential adviser Andriy Yermak, without causing any casualties.

The phrase of the day

Ukraine won another decisive victory against the aggressor, this time before the British Supreme Court. »

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reacted to the decision of the British court to organize a trial before the High Court on a loan of $ 3 billion granted to Ukraine by Russia in 2013, and which Kiev refuses to repay. "Ukraine will be allowed to defend" his point of view, the judges say, while the Kremlin wanted to go through a faster procedure. Kie believes that this loan was accepted "as a result of massive economic and political pressure from Russia".

Today's figure

400,000. This is the number of new soldiers Russia hopes to recruit by launching a campaign from April 1. The Russian Defense Ministry has reportedly already sent orders to tell different regions how many contracts they need to sign.

Today's trend

The US drone shot down yesterday in the Black Sea is stoking tensions between Russia and the West. Moscow has indicated that it wants to recover the wreckage of the drone, opening the door to fears of reverse engineering research. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called on Russia to "operate its military aircraft safely and professionally," while saying Washington would continue to fly its own aircraft "wherever international law allows."



This incident "is a signal from Vladimir Putin that he is ready to expand the zone of the conflict," warns the secretary of the Ukrainian Security Council Oleksiy Danilov. In any case, Vladimir Putin intends to hit the West in terms of sanctions, and could issue a decree to suspend double taxation treaties with "unfriendly" countries.

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