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[Korrespondent] 21:50 The German Bundestag supported the proposal on armaments for Ukraine prepared by the ruling parties, which, among other things, includes a call to provide long-range systems to Kiev. About whether Ukraine will be given Taurus missiles, see the material New help from Germany .
21:37 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and informed about Ukraine’s implementation of the four legislative steps necessary to prepare the assessment of the European Commission in March 2024. “We stated the need for rapid approval of the relevant negotiating framework necessary for the actual start of negotiations, as agreed in December last year,” the president added.
21:28 According to internal US estimates, Ukraine may face a potentially “catastrophic” shortage of ammunition before spring, ABC TV channel reports. Media interlocutors called the end of March a particularly decisive period for the Armed Forces of Ukraine if Congress does not approve funding for Ukraine. US officials also predict a shortage of air defense assets. And if Russia gains control of the skies, it will completely change the nature of this struggle, they say.
19:39 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, in his letter to the heads of the Foreign Ministries and Ministries of Defense of the member states called for doing everything possible to provide Ukraine with shells, Politico writes. He also called on EU countries to disclose information about what they are doing at the bilateral level to help Kyiv. “I believe that together we can change the situation - for Ukraine and the security of Europe - but this requires immediate action. Time does not stand still,” the diplomat emphasized.
19:36 As a result of Russian shelling of the Constantinople Kurakhovsky community of the Donetsk region, one person was killed and nine were injured. Among the wounded are four teenagers - 12, 14, 15 and 16 years old, said the head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin. The enemy fired 13 Hurricane shells into the village.
19:30 The lower house of the Polish parliament adopted a resolution on honoring the memory of the victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. In the resolution, the Polish Sejm calls on the International Criminal Court to bring to justice those responsible for war crimes committed against the Ukrainian people. The parliamentarians also appealed to the governments of NATO and EU countries to “strengthen the comprehensive support provided to Ukraine, in particular to ensure the rapid delivery of military equipment and ammunition, which will allow the country to effectively defend itself against the aggressor.”
18:53 Ukrainian troops continue to hold positions in Krynki, Kherson region, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, “the situation is really difficult, but controllable.” “Shoigu’s false statement - it is obvious to everyone that it was an empty preparation that they prepared after the powerful assaults on Sunday. But they did not achieve success, they did not have time to report, they printed out what was prepared and rushed around the world. But in the end we showed everyone "That we continue to hold a bridgehead and repel enemy assaults. Otherwise, who did they storm today, themselves?" - she noted.
18:28 Defense forces have received “dozens” of M113 armored personnel carriers equipped to evacuate wounded from the battlefield, the Ministry of Defense said. Several hundred more are expected soon. Tracked vehicles have much higher cross-country ability, so in off-road conditions this is what the army needs most, the department added.
17:36 The Russian air defense system was destroyed near Mariupol, said advisor to the mayor of the city Pyotr Andryushchenko.
16:33 Great Britain announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include 200 Brimstone anti-tank missiles. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps also noted that the UK will train additional Ukrainian troops along with other allies. Together they will train another 10 thousand people in the first half of 2024.
16:09 The Bundestag voted for a recommendation to provide Ukraine with long-range systems to carry out “precision strikes deep in the rear of the Russian aggressor ,” said the head of the permanent delegation of Ukraine to the NATO PA, Yegor Chernev. According to him, we are talking about long-range Taurus missiles. “This is a coalition document, unlike the opposition one, which was rejected a little earlier today. The decision is up to Scholz. We are gradually raising the level of the issue in order to achieve a result,” Chernev noted.
16:00 The Russians launched an airstrike using a KAB-250 on the territory of an enterprise in the town of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region. Nine employees were injured, the regional prosecutor's office said.
15:51 Committees of the European Parliament approved a program for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros. The decision was made by the committees on the budget, foreign affairs and industry: 66 votes in favor, five against. The funding must now be approved by the entire parliament at a meeting next week.
15:22 The Rada adopted in the first reading a bill on ensuring the rights of military personnel and police officers to social protection. In addition to expanding their rights, they will be prohibited from publishing certain information on the Internet. We are talking about geodata of military facilities, military units, military personnel in the performance of tasks, information about the nature of these tasks and the forces and means involved in their implementation.
15:06 Britain announced a new package of sanctions against the Russian Federation - restrictions apply to ammunition manufacturers, electronics companies, diamond and oil trading. Sanctions have also been imposed against a number of Chinese, Belarusian and one Turkish companies.
14:37 Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen announced the signing of an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine. The document stipulates that Denmark will support Ukraine in military and other areas for ten years. In turn, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced plans to transfer the first F-16 fighters to Ukraine this summer. At the same time, he added that the process depends primarily on the training of pilots, Ukrainian technical personnel, infrastructure and logistics.
Frederiksen also announced a package of military assistance to Ukraine worth almost $250 million.
14:29 The German Parliament voted against the transfer of long-range weapons to Ukraine, DW reports. The proposal to expand military assistance was made by the opposition bloc CDU/CSU.
14:06 Russia has once again attacked a front-line thermal power plant, DTEK reports. Equipment was seriously damaged and six employees were injured.
13:54 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, heard reports from Syrsky and Budanov on the situation at the front and the enemy’s plans. “We examined in detail the situation in the Avdeevsky and Southern directions. Avdeevka is a new line of defense, strengthening borders, the enemy’s further intentions. Krynki - our marines reliably hold the bridgehead. The enemy is only capable of a disinformation operation,” the president said. There was also a separate classified report on “everything related to F-16 aircraft.”
13:32 Russian troops are now regrouping, having suffered huge losses during the Avdeevka operation, are bringing up reserves and are again actively using aviation. In turn, Ukrainian troops are strengthening their layered defense, being reinforced with additional units, and creating new firing positions, Commander Tarnavsky said.
In the Zaporozhye direction in the Rabotino area, the Russians are trying to advance in small assault groups, again attracting ATVs. During the day on February 21, three Russian ATVs were destroyed and damaged.
13:07 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that in order to “achieve the goals of the Northern Military District,” Russian troops will have to reach Kiev again - “if not now, then after a while,” and that Russia is already “tired of waiting for Odessa.”
12:38 The SBU documented facts of air attacks by the Russian Federation on the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine using missiles from North Korea. We are talking about ballistic missiles of the Hwasong-11 (KN-23/24) type. According to investigators, Russian troops fired more than 20 North Korean missiles into Ukraine, killing at least 24 civilians and seriously injuring more than 100 others.
One of the first facts of Russia’s use of ballistics from the DPRK was recorded on December 30, 2023 during the shelling of Zaporozhye. The Russians launched their next attack with North Korean missiles in early January on an apartment building in Kyiv. In addition, the Russian Federation fired North Korean ballistic missiles at residential buildings in five front-line villages in the Donetsk region. The Russians also fired North Korean missiles at private houses in Kharkov.
12:02 Zelensky submitted to the Rada a bill on the demobilization of conscripts.
11:45 Ukraine’s total losses from a full-scale war amount to $499 billion, according to a joint study by the Kiev School of Economics and the World Bank. A year ago, this figure was $411 billion. At the same time, losses to the Ukrainian agricultural sector as a result of the war exceeded $80 billion. Total needs for reconstruction and restoration over the next ten years are $56 billion, with priority needs for 2024 at $435 million, analysts say.
11:06 An agreement on security guarantees between Italy and Ukraine may be signed in the coming days, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. At the same time, he added that the document will not have legal force and does not require ratification: “As in the agreements signed by Ukraine with other partners, the document will contain assistance in the economic sphere, obligations for the restoration of Odessa, humanitarian support, protection of critical infrastructure. Another important aspect is supporting reforms in Ukraine. The future of Kiev is in the European Union." According to him, the document is "political and symbolic" and sends "a clear signal: we defend international law."
10:40 Russian troops shelled the village of Lvovo, Berislavsky district, Kherson region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Over the previous 24 hours, three people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the region.
10:29 Russia continues to receive British equipment and machinery worth hundreds of millions of pounds through the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Uzbekistan, Sky News reports, citing data on British foreign trade. The largest category of goods sent to these four countries from Britain was aircraft, helicopter or drone parts, valued at £6 million. Other products include data processing machines, air navigation equipment and radio navigation aids.
09:57 The Russian publication Important Stories verified the list of 68 Russian military personnel who died from an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a formation at a training ground in the Donetsk region on February 20. According to journalists, all the soldiers were assigned to military unit 06705 in Transbaikalia and served in the 36th motorized rifle brigade. The veracity of the list of dead and the fact that the blow was struck during formation in front of the commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern District, Major General Oleg Moiseev, was confirmed by an employee of this unit.
09:26 The Kh-31P missile, which failed to be shot down during the night attack, hit the Odessa region, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, this may indicate an attempt to reconnoiter the location of air defenses before preparing for the next massive attack.
09:18 New Zealand announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $25.9 million. The Foreign Ministry reported that the funds will be used for training the Ukrainian military, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance. The total amount of assistance for Ukraine from New Zealand exceeded $100 million.
09:09 Speaker of the Southern Defense Forces Natalya Gumenyuk confirmed the Ukrainian attack on the Russian military training ground on the left bank of the Kherson region. At least 60 Russians were killed in the strike, she said. “This whole profanation with planting the flag and escaping from there was enchantingly completed by yesterday’s work at one of the training grounds where the corresponding assault groups are being trained,” she noted.
09:04 A group of international legal experts sent a letter to official representatives of the G7 countries stating that the confiscation of frozen Russian assets does not contradict international law, Bloomberg writes. Experts note that given Russia's "flagrant violation" of the legal order established after World War II, international law allows for "legitimate countermeasures" to persuade the violating country to "cease its illegal behavior."
08:55 The “governor” of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, said in his interview that the “authorities” are forcibly deporting Ukrainian citizens. According to him, the occupiers “evicted a large number of families” who did not support Russian aggression or “insulted” Russia. He added that otherwise the “authorities” would have to “deal with” them in a more “harsh” way, or they would be killed by pro-Russian citizens. Balitsky also noted that the occupation authorities had to make “extremely tough decisions,” which he will not talk about.
08:27 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 22:
- personnel - about 407,240 (+1160) people,
- tanks - 6523 (+7),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,373 (+35),
- artillery systems - 9867 (+41),
- MLRS - 997 (+5),
- air defense systems - 680 (+2),
- aircraft - 339 (+1),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7596 (+36),
- cruise missiles - 1903 (+0),
- ships/boats - 25 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,924 (+63),
- special equipment - 1566 (+8).
07:50 In the morning, the Russians struck the village. Estuaries of the Galitsynovskaya community of the Nikolaev region - according to preliminary information, one person was injured. One residential building was destroyed, several nearby were damaged, the fire was promptly extinguished, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVDA.
07:39 Over the past 24 hours, 64 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 19 enemy attacks in the areas of Stepnoy, Lastochkino, Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky. In the Maryinsky direction, the enemy tried 14 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the Georgievka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian army tried to advance three times in the Sinkovka and Tabaevka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - attacked Ukrainian units six times in the Ternov and Vyemka areas of the Donetsk region. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled two attacks in the areas of Kleshcheevka and Mayorsk, Donetsk region; on Novopavlovsky - one attack south of Zolotaya Niva, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - eight attacks west of Verbovoy and in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled four enemy assaults on the left bank of the Dnieper.
06:43 Air defense at night destroyed eight of the ten Shahed attack UAVs that Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Poltava, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kharkov regions. In addition, the enemy used the Kh-31P anti-radar missile from the Black Sea.
06:16 The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of a “Ukrainian drone” over the Bryansk region and an S-200 anti-aircraft missile converted to hit ground targets over the Rostov region.
00:51 Zelensky, by his decree, allowed citizens of other states and stateless people to serve in the National Guard.