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Europe marks Armistice Day under shadow of war as Russia attacks Ukraine overnight – live

Belgium, France and Poland among countries commemorating first world war as conflict rumbles on

Separately, Ukraine’s military said it struck Russia’s Saratov oil refinery overnight, causing explosions and a large fire in the area around the site, Reuters reported.

It also hit a “Sea Oil Terminal” in Russian-occupied Crimea and a warehouse in occupied Donetsk, according to a post from Ukraine’s General Staff on the Telegram messaging app.

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© Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

© Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP

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Sarkozy to be released from prison pending appeal, French court rules – Europe live

Former president will be freed today and placed under ‘judicial supervision’

As we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30 GMT), let’s take a look at other news across Europe.

If Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed.

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