[Vesti] February 9 is the 351st day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that is happening in the country on this day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Russia is trying to gain full control over the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, reports the General Staff. They continue to concentrate their main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions in the Kremennaya, Bakhmut, Avdeevka, Opytnoe, Marinka and Vugledar areas. The Russians are actively using operational-tactical and army aviation to strike at the positions of our troops.
08:00 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repel the Russian offensive in the Luhansk region, experts from the Institute for the Study of War ISW say.
Kherson region. The Russians attacked the Kherson region 39 times , flew to Kherson six times. three people were killed , four residents were injured of varying severity.
Nikolaevkskaya area. The settlement of the Ochakovskaya community was subjected to artillery shelling - residential buildings were damaged, there were no casualties.
Kharkov region. 23 settlements were under fire . In the areas of Kotlyarovka and Tabaevka, the Russian Federation used combat aircraft. Due to the massive shelling of the Chuguev region, five civilians, including a child, were hospitalized with injuries. In the village of Dvurechnaya, two people died.
Donetsk region. On February 8, the Russians killed 2 residents of Bakhmut . Another seven residents of the area were injured.
11:00 am . Belgium. President Volodymyr Zelensky, together with French President Macron, arrived in Brussels for the EU summit.
12:00 . The Main Intelligence Directorate predicts an escalation in the Donbas due to a new offensive. According to preliminary data, Putin delivered an ultimatum to his leadership-to reach the administrative borders of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions by the end of March.
13:40 . Zaporozhye region. Explosions are heard in Zaporozhye.
Belgium. President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at a meeting with EU leaders and began his speech at the European Council.
14:30 . Dnipropetrovsk region. The Russians fired on Marganets-two women and a 12-year-old girl were wounded. They were hit by heavy artillery. The injured were taken to medical facilities.
17:27 . Putin blamed Ukraine for unleashing a full-scale war.
“Russia did not start any hostilities, but is trying to end them, it was Ukraine that started them eight years ago on the territory of the “DPR” and “LPR”, they exterminated the people as much as they could endure,” he said.
17:55 . Zelensky revealed the secrets of his communication with German Chancellor Scholz in terms of increasing military assistance to Ukraine.
"I have to force Scholz to help Ukraine and constantly convince that this help is not for us, but for the Europeans," he said.
18:30 . The Portuguese authorities cannot transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, Prime Minister António Costa said.
“We simply don’t have the opportunity. All the funds that we have are directed to other goals that we cannot do without,” he said.
19:00 The enemy continues to concentrate its main efforts on conducting an offensive in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00.
19:44 In Odessa, military registration and enlistment office employees began to walk around the gyms in search of potential recruits.
20:10 Lithuania will transfer 36 L-70 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, which will help fight the "Shaheds," - Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas.
20:35 The Russian offensive has already begun, Podolyak said. according to him, large-scale actions are taking place in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.
20:59 In Crimea, the occupying authorities have established a high level of threat in a number of settlements and at individual facilities. The invaders are waiting for the Ukrainian offensive operation to liberate the peninsula. It is reported by the GUR.
21:21 Reznikov tried to explain why the Russian Federation could launch a full-scale offensive in the south-east of Ukraine - there is an opportunity to replenish reserves, the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said during a briefing.
"As for the southeastern part, there is a threat (offensive) there, because their grouping has the ability to replenish with weapons, equipment, and people. Therefore, of course, the situation there is more tense. I mean from Zaporozhye to the Donetsk region," he noted.
21:49 Zelensky clarified how Germany has increased support for air defense systems.
"I said to the chancellor: Olaf, listen, we don’t have enough missiles. I know that you yourself don’t have any more, we also have an intelligence service. I know that you give us everything you have. And I don’t I know how, but he really managed to speed up the process of their production," the president said.
22:17 The decision on the supply of combat aircraft to Ukraine will be made by NATO, but so far there is no agreement in this direction, - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
22:38 The Russian army continues to suffer losses and to hide the number of deaths on the territory of the Prydneprovskaya Biotes enterprise in Tokmak, a mobile crematorium was equipped - local residents complain about the constant cadaverous stench in the southeastern region of the city, especially at night. This is reported by the General Staff.
22:59 During the offensive, Russia may again land troops in the north or south of Ukraine. Andrey Yusov, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, announced this on the air of the telethon.
23:23 In Novotroitsk, Kherson region, the Russian Federation is carrying out filtration measures; the invaders threaten that persons who do not receive Russian passports by March will automatically fall under the filter. In settlements, the occupying troops carry out daily searches, outrages and robberies - they steal household appliances, telephones and all valuables.
23:49 Zelensky asked German Chancellor Scholz and French President Macron for heavy weapons and fighter jets. Bild writes about it.
Two people were killed, two more were injured as a result of yesterday's airstrike in the Chernihiv region . This was reported by the head of the region Vyacheslav Chaus. According to him, the "arrival" was in an industrial building on the territory of a peat plant in the village of Kuty Vtorye.
00:18 In the Dnieper, a man without a fixed place of residence died from a grenade explosion, local Tg channels write. It is reported that he found a grenade, began to pull out and insert the pin back, at some point an explosion occurred. There is also information that he had several grenades.