Emmanuel Macron will speak in a speech at 8 p.m.

Elysee announced that President Emmanuel Macron will speak on the Ukraine war in a televised address on Wednesday, March 2, at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 24, the beginning of the Russian invasion, “He promised to inform the French people about the evolution of the situation.”Without further ado, the president adds the post. Follow our lives.

The Russian military says it has captured the Ukrainian port city of Kherson. The city, home to about 300,000 people, is located near the Crimean peninsula in the south of the country, after heavy fighting in recent hours. “Russian troops have completely captured the regional capital, Gerson.”, Said a spokesman for the Russian Armed Forces Igor Konashenkov. Minutes before the announcement, the city’s Ukrainian mayor Igor Kolikayev confirmed that the area was still under Ukrainian control.

The war is intensifying in the east of the country. “Russian air force lands in Kharkiv (…) and attacks a hospital” Overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, the Ukrainian military said in a statement in a telegram. According to Ukraine’s adviser to Anton Zherashchenko, a fire broke out in the camps of an air school in the city after an airstrike on Wednesday.

Joe Biden announced that the United States would release at least 30 million barrels of oil. Purpose: To stabilize the market after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. “The United States has worked with 30 countries to open 60 million barrels of oil from reserves worldwide. The United States will lead this initiative and open 30 million barrels of oil.”, The U.S. president told members of Congress during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday. He also called Washington “Ready to do more if needed”.

Belarus will send additional troops to its Ukraine border. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced on Tuesday that he would deploy additional troops in the south of the country. Helicopters and military planes stationed at Komal, Paranovichi and Luninds are currently ensuring the security of the border, the head of state described during a meeting of the Belarusian Security Council, according to the public news agency Belda.