Russian forces do not rule out going to kyiv or Lviv, warns Medvedev
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Dmitry Medvedev said that at this stage of the war, no scenario could be ruled out, raising the possibility of a Russian assault on kyiv or Lviv. For his part, a Ukrainian commander said that the Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for months, would soon counter-attack taking advantage of a weakening of the Russian forces on the front. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine hour by hour.
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6:18 a.m.: Dmitry Medvedev does not rule out the scenario of an assault in kyiv or Lviv
“Russian forces may have to advance to kyiv or Lviv in Ukraine,” former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Russians.
“Nothing can be ruled out here. If you have to go to Kyiv, then you have to go to Kyiv, if you have to go to Lviv, then you have to go to Lviv in order to destroy this infection,” Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.
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4:56 a.m .: Ukraine prepares to launch a counter-offensive
Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for months, will soon counterattack as the Russian offensive appears to be weakening, a Ukrainian commander has said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy still warned that without a faster supply of weapons, the war could drag on for years.
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00:28:1Russians from Pussy Riot honored in the United States for their spirit of resistance
The Russian punk and feminist protest group Pussy Riot, will be distinguished in May, in the United States, by a prize honoring the spirit of resistance through music, in particular against Russia’s war in Ukraine, announced on Thursday, organizers.
On May 6, they will receive the “Woody Guthrie” distinction, named after an American folk singer and composer (1912-1967) considered a left-wing musician, sometimes classified as a socialist, revolutionary or even anarchist, and who defended the poorest and the oppressed.
The last recipients of this award are Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez or Pete Seeger.
With AFP and Reuters
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