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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 6, 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] 22.34 Health Minister Viktor Lyashko, together with Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Serhiy Melnyk and Commander of the Medical Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatoliy Kazmirchuk discussed the mechanism for reserving medical personnel for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Health on Thursday, February 6.

22.21 On February 6, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy celebrated in his address the six-month anniversary of the Defense Forces offensive in Kursk region. The head of state awarded the participants of the operation, including two Heroes of Ukraine, and presented the "Crosses of Military Merit" and orders.

19.18 On February 5, two Georgian soldiers who fought in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, David Dvalishvili and Mamuka Beria, were killed at the front. This was reported by the head of the Georgian group of Special Operations Forces.

19.03 Operators of the 412th NEMESIS regiment once again demonstrated a high level of skill by destroying a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system moving at high speed in the Luhansk direction. The corresponding video was released by the Unmanned Systems Forces Command on Thursday, February 6.

16.33 The aggressor state has allocated additional funding for Roskomnadzor in order to strengthen control over the information space both in the Russian Federation itself and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Thursday, February 6.

16.16 The court sentenced three agents of the Russian special services who set fire to Ukrzaliznytsia facilities in Bukovina to 15 years in prison. This was reported by the SBU press service on Thursday, February 6.

15.52 Western allies - France and the Netherlands - have handed over Mirage 2000 and F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This was reported by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The modern combat vehicles are already in Ukraine and will soon begin performing combat missions.

15.29 US Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg will not present a peace plan to resolve the war at the Munich Security Conference. He said this in a commentary to Newsmax. According to him, US President Donald Trump will do this soon .

12/15 The Ministry of Defense codified and approved for use in the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine seven models of small arms and grenade launchers produced by European and American arms companies during January 2025. This was reported by the Main Directorate for Support of the Life Cycle of Weapons and Military Equipment, the Ministry of Defense reports. Among the codified models are machine guns of various calibers, an ergonomic infantry assault rifle, and sniper rifles.

14.22 SBU counterintelligence prevented sabotage by Russian special services at a Ukrzaliznytsia facility in Odessa Oblast. Two Russian agents were detained in the region, who attempted to derail a freight train on a local railway line.

To commit the crime, the defendants began to dismantle part of the track at night and hammer metal reinforcement into its joints. At this stage of preparation for the sabotage, they were detained.

The enemy's henchmen turned out to be two local residents aged 17 and 18, who were looking for "easy" money on thematic Telegram channels.

14.01 The UK is convening a meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's defence in the Ramstein format on 12 February in Brussels. This was reported by the British Permanent Mission to the Alliance headquarters.

13.39 The aggressor country Russia is ready to negotiate with the United States in a "tough bargaining" mode to end the war in Ukraine. The corresponding statement was made yesterday by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov. According to him, Moscow demands that Washington take the first step toward normalizing bilateral relations based on the principles of mutual respect and equality.

13.20 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported that he held a working meeting with his Swedish counterpart, Lieutenant General Mikael Klasson, who is visiting Ukraine. The parties discussed international support for Ukraine, cooperation with NATO and European allies.

12:43 In January, 66% of Russian military equipment was disabled as a result of the work of Ukrainian attack UAVs of various types. The largest share of defeats fell on FPV drones. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrsky.

12:17 The first French Mirage 2000 fighters arrived in Ukraine. This was reported by the Minister of Defense of France Sebastien Lecornu on the social network H. Earlier, France trained Ukrainian pilots for these aircraft in a few months.

11:20 The Security Service detained a female agent of the Russian special services in Kharkov, who committed a terrorist attack in the city at the end of January. The woman helped the occupiers detonate explosives near the private home of a veteran of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. For conspiracy, the agent wore wigs, and after the terrorist attack, she tried to destroy all the clothes she was wearing while preparing the explosion.

11:00 North Korean missiles that Russia launches at Ukraine have become much more accurate since late December 2024, Reuters reports , citing two high-ranking Ukrainian sources.

It is noted that the missiles from the DPRK, which Russia has been using to hit Ukraine since December 2024, have become significantly more accurate than those used before. Now these missiles have a deviation of 50-100 meters instead of 1-3 km, as it was before.

Possible explanations for the improved accuracy of these missiles are that they are equipped with better navigation systems or a steering mechanism to facilitate maneuvering.

10:29 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have been conducting the Kursk operation for six months. During this time, Russia has lost 40,000 soldiers, and North Korea - 4,000. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

10:20 The majority of Ukrainians surveyed (69%) continue to believe in Ukraine's ability to repel a Russian attack. This is evidenced by the data of a survey conducted by the Sociological Group Rating.

Belief in Ukraine's victory has not changed significantly over the past year: it has increased for 24% of respondents, decreased for 23%, and has not changed for 49%.

Sociologists note that regardless of age, gender, and region, respondents are tired and feel a lot of apathy. The fighting spirit that arose at the beginning of the war has somewhat died down for now.

9:45 Russian troops attacked one of the largest markets in Kharkov, Barabashovo, with drones. At least 100 trade pavilions were damaged.

9:15 At night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 77 Shahed-type attack UAVs and drone imitators. Air defense shot down 56 drones, another 18 drone imitators were lost (without negative consequences).

As a result of the enemy attack, Kharkiv, Cherkasy and Dnipropetrovsk regions suffered.

8:35 At night in the Krasnodar region of Russia, Ukrainian drones hit the Primorsko-Akhtarsky military airfield, there were explosions and a fire at the facility.

This facility is used for the storage, preparation and launch of Shahed UAVs on the territory of Ukraine, as well as servicing aircraft performing missions in the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.

8:15 The missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit 19 areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, one command post, an artillery facility, and an electronic warfare station of the Russian invaders. Over the past day, 90 combat clashes were recorded on the front.

7:20 As of February 6, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine were approximately 845,310 people (+1,240 per day).

3:51 Enemy air strikes on the night of February 6 damaged the largest market and transport enterprise in Kharkiv. This was reported by the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

4:55 Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction to the east of Nadeyevka (southwest of Pokrovsk). This is evidenced by geolocation footage published on February 5, the Institute for the Study of War noted in a report.


Posted by: badanov 2025-02-07
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