UN lists Russian war crimes, Mariupol deadlocked

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• This Friday, the UN said it had documented several actions relating to Russian "war crimes", in particular in Boutcha and Kramatorsk.

  Ukrainian civilians in Mariupol are still at an impasse, as no humanitarian corridors have been opened.

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The UN takes a stand.

Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a statement that "over the past eight weeks, international humanitarian law has not only been ignored but has simply been thrown overboard".

"Russian armed forces indiscriminately bombarded and shelled populated areas, killing civilians and destroying hospitals, schools and other civilian infrastructure, all actions that could amount to war crimes," said Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman in Geneva.

UN inspectors thus documented the "murder, including some by summary execution", of 50 civilians in the town of Boutcha.

The strike on the Kramatorsk station, where "submunitions" killed 60 civilians, "is emblematic of the inability to adhere to the principle of distinction (between civilians and soldiers)", further notes the High Commission.

And these accusations of war crimes are probably not the last: according to the town hall of Mariupol, which relies on satellite images, "mass graves" where "the occupants would have buried between 3,000 and 9,000 residents" would have been dug in Manhush, a village near the port city.

sentence of the day

It's a realistic possibility, yes, of course."

At a press conference in New Delhi, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the possibility of the war in Ukraine lasting until the end of 2023 "realistic", and admitted the possibility of victory Russian.

Russian President Vladimir “Putin has a huge army, (…) he made a catastrophic mistake and the only option he has now is to keep trying to use his appalling, artillery-based approach, to try to crush the Ukrainians,” he added at the end of a two-day visit to India aimed at boosting their bilateral cooperation.

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11.588.

This is the number of Ukrainian students supported in France, from kindergarten to high school.

A figure updated every Friday by the Ministry of National Education.

40% of them are in primary school.

The three most affected academies are those of Versailles (1,110 students), Nice (1,059) and Grenoble (806).

#SolidariteUkraine 🇺🇦 [Update as of April 22]

11,588 students arriving from Ukraine have been welcomed since February 24 and are enrolled in our schools, colleges or high schools.

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— Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports (@education_gouv) April 22, 2022

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The trend of the day

Mariupol continues to attract all eyes, to stir up all concerns.

While no humanitarian corridor could be opened this Friday "due to the danger threatening our routes", according to the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Charles Michel asked Vladimir Putin to guarantee the establishment of corridors at the occasion of the Orthodox Easter.

The Russian president rejects for his part the failure of the evacuations on kyiv.

“The life of all Ukrainian soldiers, nationalist fighters and foreign mercenaries is guaranteed if they lay down their arms (…) But the kyiv regime does not allow this possibility”, defends the head of the Kremlin.

Russia even says it is ready for a truce "at any time" on the industrial site of Azovstal, the last bastion of armed resistance in Mariupol.

"The starting point of this humanitarian pause will be the raising by Ukrainian armed formations of white flags over all or part of Azovstal", indicates the Russian Ministry of Defense.

But in reality, the fighting continues, and the negotiations between Moscow and kyiv are "skating" according to Sergei Lavrov.

"A proposal that we handed over to Ukrainian negotiators five days ago and which was formulated taking into account their comments remains unanswered," he said.

Mariupol's resistance remains crucial for Ukraine.

“The success of the Russian offensive in the south depends on the fate of Mariupol,” said regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

As long as it is concentrated on this city, a key element in joining the eastern and southern fronts, the Russian army does not advance in its project to conquer all of Donbass.

Enough to give Westerners time to bring in new weapons.

Boris Johnson thus indicated “sending tanks to Poland to help send some of their T72s to Ukraine”, while France will offer artillery pieces.

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