[LIVE] War in Ukraine: Lysytchansk under a deluge of bombardments
Rescuers at work in the ruins of a building in Lysytchansk destroyed by Russian air attacks, June 16, 2022. AP - Efrem Lukatsky
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On the 119th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Wednesday June 22, the city of Lyssytchansk, in the Donbass, is still the scene of heavy fighting.
The Moscow army is concentrating its efforts there and the Ukrainian authorities report that Russian soldiers are "
destroying everything
" there.
kyiv is preparing for the next discussions of the Twenty-Seven on Ukraine's candidacy for the EU.
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The main points:
► In the industrial city of
Lyssytchansk
, the bombardments are incessant.
The Russians are "
destroying everything
"
, says regional governor Serhiy Haidai.
►
The Russians "
fully control
" the village of Tochkivka
, on the front line in the Donbass, say the local Ukrainian authorities, who specify that "
the battle
is still in full swing".
► A
"
total consensus
"
has emerged to grant Ukraine the status of candidate to the European Union during discussions between the Ministers of European Affairs of the 27, French Minister Clément Beaune said on Tuesday.
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Russia is threatening to retaliate against the introduction of “
hostile
” restrictions
on the transit of certain goods via
Lithuania
to its enclave of Kaliningrad.
Vilnius defends itself and ensures that this limited transit complies with "
European sanctions
".
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6:54 am: Lyssychansk shelled, the Russians "
destroy everything
" according to the Ukrainian authorities
The Russian strikes "
destroy everything
" in Lyssytchansk, a strategic industrial city neighboring Severodonetsk in the Donbass (east), deplore the Ukrainians.
"
The Russian army is pounding Lysychansk with cannons, missiles, aerial bombs, rocket launchers... they are destroying everything
," Serhiy Haidai, the governor of the Luhansk region, the epicenter of the city, said on Telegram. the confrontation between Ukrainian and Russian armies.
6:34 am: Russian journalist Marina Ovsiannikova vilified from all sides
On March 14, Marina Ovsiannikova, from Russian television Channel One, entered the JT set, brandishing a sign behind the presenter against the war waged by her country in Ukraine.
The images went around the world.
The journalist was the surprise guest, Tuesday in Berlin, of a women's forum meeting ahead of the G7.
She spoke about her difficult situation.
► Find our article on Marina Ovsiannikova
by clicking here
Marina Ovsyannikova of Russian state broadcaster Channel One walks out of Ostankinski District Court after being fined 30,000 rubles for breaking protest laws in Moscow on March 15, 2022. AFP - -
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