12:44 p.m .: France grants asylum to Ukrainians from conflict zones
The National Court for the Right of Asylum (CNDA) has just granted asylum to Ukrainian nationals from regions located at the heart of the armed conflict with Russia, a conflict whose degree of violence justifies, according to it, "the granting of international protection" to the persons concerned.
The CNDA "has just granted asylum to Ukrainian nationals from the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Zaporijjia", without specifying the number of people concerned, it said in a press release published on Saturday.
12:40 p.m.: Ukrainians spend New Year at war
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It is in the midst of an armed conflict with Russia that the Ukrainians are preparing to enter in 2023. Energy shortages, separated families, curfew… Details from Mélina Huet, France 24's special envoy in kyiv.
12:37 p.m .: the sirens sound in Ukraine
The sirens sounded this Saturday throughout Ukraine, whose leaders recommend that the population take shelter, fearing new Russian air attacks.
With Reuters and AFP
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