- Ukraine announced on Saturday that Russia had returned 528 bodies, presented as those of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, one of the rare areas of cooperation between the two belligerent countries.
- The day before, the two countries had carried out an exchange of 205 prisoners of war.
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ÉCHANGE MACRON-ZELENSKY
In response to the message from the Ukrainian president reporting a discussion between the two leaders, Emmanuel Macron assured Volodymyr Zelensky that Ukraine “can count on France”.
Thank you, Volodymyr, for our constructive discussions. You know you can count on France! https://t.co/zrGrpbUrxQ — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 16, 2026
ÉCHANGE MACRON-ZELENSKY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had “a good conversation” with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, he reports on the social network
“France is ready to work on anti-ballistic capabilities. It is a strong decision and an important step,” continues the leader. “We also discussed strengthening our ability to repel Russian attacks now,” says Volodymyr Zelensky.
As always, a good and substantive conversation with President of France @EmmanuelMacron . We were able to cover many issues, and I am grateful for our coordination across all areas. I thanked Emmanuel for his principled condemnation of Russian strikes on our cities and… — Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир ЗеленÑький (@ZelenskyyUa) May 16, 2026
ONE DEATH IN UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK IN RUSSIA
One person was killed today in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, regional authorities said. A drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Krassnaïa Iarouga, killing a “civilian” man, they said in a press release.
Ukraine and Russia resumed their respective strikes overnight from Monday to Tuesday, after the expiration of a three-day truce negotiated under the aegis of the United States on the occasion of commemorations in Russia of the end of the Second World War. Since the start of its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has regularly bombed the entire Ukrainian territory and in particular its essential infrastructure.
500 BODY OF SOLDIERS RETURNED TO UKRAINE
Ukraine announces that Russia has returned more than 500 bodies presented as those of soldiers killed in combat, one of the rare areas of cooperation between the two belligerent countries. “Following repatriation efforts, the bodies of 528 deceased people were brought back to Ukraine; according to the Russian side, they could be Ukrainian soldiers,” the Ukrainian Center for Prisoners of War said on social networks, without specifying the date of receipt of the documents. remains, adding that investigators and experts “will carry out all necessary steps to identify the repatriated deceased persons”.
PUTIN IN CHINA
A few days after Donald Trump, it is Vladimir Putin’s turn to go to China. The Russian president is expected on May 19 and 20, in particular to strengthen the strategic partnership with this ally country, which has never condemned Russia for its offensive against Ukraine launched in February 2022.
AN EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war from each side yesterday, both parties announced, a week after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement on a new exchange. In a message on social networks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 205 soldiers, “most of whom had been in captivity since 2022”, had returned to Ukraine.
A few minutes earlier, the Russian army had indicated that 205 of its soldiers had been repatriated on Friday from the territories “controlled by kyiv. The previous exchange of prisoners, involving 193 people from each camp, dated April 24.
BONJOUR
Hello and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the continuation of the war in Ukraine.
The anger of Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president estimated, Friday May 15, that Ukraine had the right to strike oil and military sites in Russia, in response to the deadly attack which left at least 24 dead in kyiv the day before. A short truce negotiated under the aegis of American President Donald Trump had allowed a pause in the massive bombings away from the front, but the attacks resumed as soon as it expired on the night of Monday to Tuesday.
Volodymyr Zelensky visited the site on Friday where the victims were killed during this attack, one of the deadliest in kyiv since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Treading through the rubble, he placed red flowers in front of the residential building, an entire part of which had been razed by a Russian missile, in a densely populated neighborhood.
“We are fully justified in responding by targeting the Russian oil industry, its military production and those directly responsible for war crimes committed against Ukraine and Ukrainians.”
he wrote on X. Ukraine regularly targets the Russian oil sector, in an attempt to dry up the financial windfall of the military apparatus.
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