War in Ukraine: “information war”, new assessment in Odessa, 38 drones against Crimea… update on the situation

L'immeuble touché à Odessa le 2 mars 2024. EPA – IGOR TKACHENKO

Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Sunday, March 3, 2024, discover the latest news around this conflict.

New assessment in Odessa, Zelensky reacts

This Saturday, March 2, we announced at least seven people, including a three-year-old child, were killed Saturday in a Russian drone attack against an apartment building in the port city of ;#39;Odessa, in southern Ukraine, Kiev authorities said. In the aftermath of this attack, the number of victims now rises to eight.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the deaths could have been avoided if Ukraine did not face delays in arms deliveries. & ;quot;When lives are lost and partners only play games of domestic politics or bicker, limiting our defense capabilities, it's impossible to understand", he said.

Volodymyr Zelensky also took advantage of his daily speech to send a strong message to the new chief of staff of the Ukrainian army, Oleksandr Syrsky.

"The chief of staff has carte blanche to make changes within the personnel of the army, in the headquarters, for any changes", said the Ukrainian president. "The world knows that terrorism can be fought", he added. "Delaying the supply of weapons to Ukraine, missile defense systems (necessary) to protect our people, unfortunately leads to such losses."

Germany accuses Russia of waging an "information war"

The German Defense Minister accused Russia this Sunday of waging an "information war" aimed at creating divisions within Germany after a leaked recording of the war in Ukraine.

Russian media on Friday published a 38-minute recording of a conference call by senior German military officials discussing weapons destined for Ukraine."The incident goes well beyond the interception and publication of a conversation", the minister said on Sunday German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius. "This is part of an information war waged by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.&quot "This is a hybrid disinformation attack. It's about dividing. “It's about undermining our unity,” he added.