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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 3, 2025
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title [Korrespondent] 22.01 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky stated that Russian troops have significantly limited the use of heavy equipment during the assault operations. He published a video of the combat work of the Defense Forces.  20.51 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky approved a plan for the transition to a new organizational structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the creation of corps. He spoke about this in his address on February 3. 20.27 A civilian was injured as a result of a Russian airstrike on Kupyansk. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office on Monday, February 3. 19.15 Anton Spitsyn, commander and co-founder of the combat group Sharp Cartridges-2 of the Separate Detachment of the Special Forces Center Omega of the National Guard, died of wounds in the war in Ukraine. This was reported on February 3 by the Special Forces Center of the NGU Omega. It is noted that Anton Spitsyn fought from the first days of the full-scale invasion. During the performance of a combat mission, the special forces soldier was wounded. Doctors fought for his life, but were unable to save him. 18.33 Law enforcement officers detained two terrorists in Rivne. This was stated by the representative of the regional department of the SBU Anna Svintsitskaya-Savchuk, the local publication Rivne Vecherne reports. According to preliminary information, unknown persons tried to bring explosives to the police. 17.10 Ukrainian military has laser technologies that can already hit certain targets. This was stated by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Vadim Sukharevsky in an interview with Radio Liberty. 16.47 Since the beginning of the day, 53 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The Russian army continues to concentrate its main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00. 16.11 Russians killed six civilians in Donetsk region. Five residents of the city of Chasov Yar and a resident of Pokrovsk were recently killed as a result of shelling by the Russian army. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin. 15.39 The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has recorded 79 cases of Russians executing captured Ukrainian soldiers in 24 incidents since the end of August last year. Their number has increased sharply, the mission reported. 15.01 In January, the Russian army's irretrievable and sanitary losses amounted to 48,240 soldiers, which is roughly equivalent to more than three motorized rifle divisions. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense. 14:55 Russian troops in Kupyansk attacked an ambulance with a drone while it was transporting a patient. The strike damaged the vehicle. There were no casualties. In addition, an enemy drone hit a police service car outside the village of Kantsedalovka in the Kupyansky district. No one was hurt. 14:49 Thanks to the measures taken, it was possible to preliminarily establish the identity of the Ukrainian serviceman with a severed head, depicted in photographs distributed on the Internet. This was reported by the Commissioner for Persons Missing in Action under Special Circumstances, Artur Dobroserdov, on Monday, February 3. 14.40 During a combat mission, 24-year-old fighter pilot Ivan Bolotov died. This was reported by the 831st tactical aviation brigade. "We are sad to report an irreparable loss... Our brother, a great patriot of his country, Air Force fighter pilot Captain Ivan Bolotov, did not return from a combat mission," the statement reads. 13:56 Ukrainian serviceman Igor Kostik died in hospital after he was poisoned by an unknown substance while on a combat mission, the Brody City Council reported. 12:59 The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office has submitted to court an indictment against 11 employees of the Russian Interior Ministry, accused of violating the laws of war, torturing civilians and organizing forced voting in a pseudo-referendum. This was reported by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office on Monday, February 3. 12:49 In January, 5,381 people applied to Recruitment Centers, which is almost 80% more than the average monthly figure last year. This was reported by the press service of the MOU on Monday, February 3. 12:32 Nine oil facilities were hit on Russian territory in January 2025 alone. This was reported by StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 12:10 Estonia will support Ukraine's maritime industry with a 600 million euro package. This concerns the implementation of the Ukrainian Maritime Industry Restoration Plan, which includes means to protect infrastructure during a war with Russia. This was stated by Estonian Infrastructure Minister Vladimir Svet in an interview with Ukrinform. 11:50 As a result of a drone strike on the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant, a combined gas condensate processing plant was damaged. The plant has suspended operations. 10:48 Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent who tried to blow up the tracks in front of a freight train in the Rivne region. The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) reported that, according to the investigation, in the fall of 2024, a resident of Stryi established contact with representatives of the Russian special services. To carry out their tasks, the man conducted reconnaissance of air defense positions, a military airfield and other facilities of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Lviv region. 9:31 At night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 71 Shahed attack drones and drone imitators of various types. Air defense managed to shoot down 38 Shahed attack drones and drones of other types in the Kharkiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytsky regions. Another 25 enemy drone imitators were lost. 9:27 The Russian medical system appears to be working at the limit of its capabilities, because soldiers on crutches are increasingly being spotted on the front lines. This was reported by the publication Business Insider, citing British intelligence. 8:57 The hottest areas over the past 24 hours were the Pokrovsky, Kupyansky and Toretsky directions. In total, there were 97 combat clashes on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 8:46 The Russian army attempted to storm the positions of the Ukrainian military near Velyka Novosilka, but the occupiers' equipment was damaged by fire. This was reported by the OSGV Khortytsya. 7:59 Drones attacked several regions of Russia on the night of February 3. A gas processing plant near Astrakhan was attacked. This was stated by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrey Kovalenko. 7:47 Russian losses in the war over the past 24 hours in killed and wounded amounted to 1,300 soldiers. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 7:28 Drones attacked fuel and energy facilities in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions of Russia on the night of February 3. This was stated by the Governor of the Astrakhan Region, Igor Babushkin. Posted by: badanov 2025-02-04 |
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