While, on the international scene, Vladimir Putin brought together his allies from the Collective Security Treaty Organization after the formalization of the application for NATO membership by Finland and Sweden, in Ukraine, the fighting is continue. It is in the Donbass that the Russian forces are particularly concentrating their efforts, while, further north, they are undergoing a counter-offensive.

Ongoing evacuations in Azovstal

It was one of the last pockets of resistance in Mariupol. This Monday, more than 260 Ukrainian soldiers were evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks. Among them, 53 seriously injured were sent to Novoazovsk for medical assistance and the remaining 211 "were transported to Olenivka through a humanitarian corridor", Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ganna Malyar announced Monday evening in a video. . These two localities are located in territory controlled by Russian and pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, but the fighters were to be repatriated to territory controlled by Ukraine "as part of an exchange procedure", said she clarified.

According to kyiv, the evacuations continue on Tuesday. The soldiers of this garrison have "fulfilled their combat mission", praised the Ukrainian army general staff in a statement, and orders have been given to their commanders to "save the lives" of those who remain. "Unfortunately, today Ukraine cannot unblock Azovstal by military means," Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Telegram.

The Ukrainian authorities said last week that more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers - including 600 wounded - were in this industrial complex, where they had taken refuge after suffering the siege of Mariupol for more than a month.

Details of the sinking of the Moskva

This shipwreck had a great symbolic significance. In mid-April, the Moskva, one of the most important ships of the Russian army, sank in the Black Sea. Moscow assured that an accidental fire, having led to the explosion of ammunition on board, had led to the loss of the boat while the Ukrainian army said to have hit it with two missiles.

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She has just unveiled a sound recording taken, according to her, from these events. We hear a member of the crew (without knowing who it is) say that the ship has been hit twice and that it begins to tilt and that it is going to overturn. “Crew rescue requested,” the voice continues. After this sinking, Moscow acknowledged the death of one sailor and the "disappearance" of 27 others.

Severodonetsk and Lyssychank in trouble

Severodonestk and its neighbor, Lyssytchank - only separated from the first by a river - are almost completely surrounded by Russian forces. On Monday, at least 10 people were killed in Severodonestk as artillery strikes hit both towns.

Despite calls from Ukrainian authorities to evacuate Lysychansk, more than 20,000 civilians - down from 100,000 before the war - have remained, according to volunteers distributing aid in the area. They would be 15,000 in the neighboring town.