28 February, 2026
In Chaumont, the Chaumont-Semoutiers Drone School, opened in July 2023, is the French Army's only training centre dedicated to drone operations. At a time when drones play a decisive role in modern warfare, this expertise has particular relevance in the context of Ukraine.
During her visit to Ukraine, the Mayor of Chaumont attended a drone demonstration in Kyiv, organized with the French team from Alta Ares, which is deployed alongside Ukrainian soldiers to enhance drone interception capabilities.
She also travelled to Kharkiv, where she met Yurii Fedorenko, commander of the 429th Independent Unmanned Systems Brigade "Achilles", to discuss operational realities and the rapid evolution of technologies used on the battlefield.
Yet beyond innovation and technology lies another reality: tha...
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26 February, 2026
On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Olivier Faure, First Secretary of the Socialist Party and Member of Parliament, and Nora Mebarek, Member of the European Parliament, travelled to Ukraine to express their solidarity with the Ukrainian people and meet with political leaders and representatives of civil society.
In Bucha, a city forever marked by the atrocities committed during the Russian occupation, the French delegation paid tribute to the victims alongside Mayor Anatolii Fedoruk and Member of Parliament Volodymyr Tsabal. In the church, photographs of the 554 civilians—women, men, and children—who were executed, some after being tortured, raped, or burned, bear witness to the atrocities committed against the civilian population.
In Kyiv, the delegatio...
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11 February, 2026
In Rennes, Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of the Brittany Region, welcomed Oleksandr Prokudin, Governor of Kherson Oblast, for the official signing of a cooperation agreement between the Brittany Region and Kherson Oblast.
This meeting, built on months of dialogue and concrete commitments, reflects a friendship that goes beyond borders.
Last October, Vadym Omelchenko, Ukraine's Ambassador to France, addressed members of the Brittany Regional Council to present the situation in Ukraine's regions and launch a new phase of cooperation. This was followed by a constructive meeting in Paris between representatives of Brittany and Kherson.
Today, that cooperation has been formally established.
This is precisely the spirit of MistoMatch: creating direct, practical, and long-term partnerships ...
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