- Russia launched its “military operation” in Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Every evening, 20 Minutes offers you its recap of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
- A shocking declaration, a key figure, underlying trends… here’s the essential information to better understand a war of unprecedented scale on European soil.
- This Saturday, on the 703rd day of the war in Ukraine, Putin reaffirmed his desire to “eliminate Nazism”, Ukrainian residents were killed near the border, and Russian disinformation got a new name: “Matryoshka”.
Have you missed the latest war in Ukraine? 20 minutes Takes stock for you every evening. Between strong announcements, progress on the front and battle results, here are the highlights of the day.
Fact of the day
Present this Saturday at the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad (present-day St. Petersburg) by German forces during World War II, Vladimir Putin reiterated his desire to “do everything” to “permanently eliminate” it. Nazism.” a statement that indirectly but clearly targets Ukraine. Indeed, by launching his troops on Ukrainian soil nearly two years ago, the Kremlin chief said he wanted to “demilitarize” and “decolonize” this former Soviet republic. is, led by neo-Nazis. “The Kiev regime continues to glorify Hitler’s allies (…) and use terror against all those who do not please it,” Putin also reiterated on Saturday. We tell you more here (click the link)
Day’s punishment
We are delivering weapons to Ukraine for victory in which unfortunately even the Ukrainian generals no longer believe (…). This war must end through negotiations and very quickly
Sahra Wagenknecht, co-president of the BWS, the new German radical left-wing populist party that bears her name, was praised during the movement’s first congress this Saturday. In front of 450 founding members, she called for talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. She also urged Germany to stop its arms deliveries to Kiev.
Number of days
2. Two Ukrainian citizens were shot dead in their village on the border with Russia during an incursion by a group of Russian soldiers, local officials announced. The attack took place in Sumi region. Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said the victims were a 54-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman and were traveling in a car.
Although infrequent, this type of attack has occurred periodically since the beginning of the war.
Today’s trend
“Check this information”…. We knew the “Doppelganger”, now here is the “Matriochka”. Since September, online disinformation attributed to Russia has now included not only the dissemination of anti-Ukrainian fake news, but direct calls to encourage Western media to verify it.
This modus operandi was nicknamed the “Matriochka” or “Russian dolls” operation by the “Antibot4Navalny” collective, which tracks Russia-linked influence on the X platform. We will tell you more in this article (click the link).
