[Korrespondent] 22:50 Danilov said that Russia plans to carry out a coup d'état in Moldova in the near future. In this regard, Chisinau strengthens its power bloc in order to counteract the plans of the Russian Federation: "Russia really wants everything to flare up there again. With the help of Russia. So that there is a point of tension, to which we should pay maximum attention."
According to the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, the Kremlin can involve Chechen militants in the coup attempt in Moldova, whom Russia sent to Ukraine in February last year with the task of eliminating the country's leadership. Danilov added that these Chechens are currently in Turkey and are working there as "rescuers". "We are now carefully monitoring to prevent these 'rescuers' from ending up in Chisinau. We know their names and surnames," he assured.
18:37 PMC Wagner mercenaries are cooperating with Serbian paramilitaries to smuggle unmarked weapons and military uniforms into Kosovo, Kosovo President Vyosa Osmani said. According to her, the covert operation is intended to lay the foundation for a possible hybrid attack by Serbia to seize Kosovo territory.
Osmani said the covert arms-smuggling strategy for the alleged annexation has been going on for at least six months and is exactly the same as the one used by Putin in Crimea in 2014.
18:04 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he had held several meetings with representatives of the defense sector and law enforcement agencies in order to strengthen the state institutions of Ukraine: "The Security Service of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, the Office of the Prosecutor General have significant results in protecting our state from those who worked for the aggressor state. There will also be NSDC retaliatory steps that will continue our line of defense of the state."
16:58 Zaluzhny, during a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, shared his concern about the use of maritime surface drones by Russia, which poses a threat to civilian shipping in the Black Sea.
The parties also discussed the course of hostilities: "The most tense situation today is in the Donetsk direction, here the enemy makes up to 50 attacks daily. Tough battles are taking place in the area of ​​​​Ugledar and Maryinka. We are holding the defense reliably. In some sectors of the front, we managed to restore previously lost positions and gain a foothold there. Despite the constant pressure of the enemy, we continue to keep Bakhmut under control and take measures to stabilize the front line around this city."
16:22 Historian Timothy Snyder has raised more than $1,268,000 for the "Shaheed Catcher" for Ukraine, Mikhail Fedorov, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, said. In total, through UNITED24, 11,278 donations were made to the Shaheed Catcher. And the collection was supported by Hillary Clinton and Yuval Noah Harari.
14:41 An emergency session of the UN General Assembly on February 22 is going to approve a resolution called Principles underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. As the Associated Press found out, the document is broader and less detailed than Zelensky's ten-point peace plan.
The draft resolution echoes the General Assembly's previous demand that Russia "immediately, completely and unconditionally" withdraw all of its military forces from Ukraine's internationally recognized borders. The document also confirms that no territory captured through the threat or use of force will be considered legal.
The draft resolution emphasizes that Ukraine needs peace, but it must be ensured along with the unity and territorial integrity of the country. The vote on the resolution is expected to take place late on 23 February.
13:18 Zelensky is convinced that Ukraine will be able to become a full member of the EU in two years, and join NATO after the victory.
12:45 SBU reported suspicion to the head of the investigative committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, who promotes mass repressions in the occupied regions of Ukraine.
12:16 The State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine has banned the operation of four power units of the Zaporozhye NPP due to the inability to eliminate the identified violations of nuclear and radiation safety requirements.
11:44 Russia does not have the resources to launch a large-scale offensive by the anniversary of the invasion on February 24, Andriy Chernyak, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said in a comment to the Kyiv Post: "While information is spreading about Russia's planned large-scale offensive on February 24, Ukrainian military intelligence reports that Russia had already launched a full-scale offensive on February 24 last year, which continues today."
Russia plans to step up its efforts in eastern Ukraine in the coming weeks, Chernyak said, and is now trying to find weaknesses in Ukrainian defense. "However, according to our information, the Russian command does not have sufficient resources for large-scale offensive operations. The main goal of the Russian troops remains to achieve at least some tactical success in eastern Ukraine," he said.
Chernyak also noted that Russia lacks precision weapons: "Russia is facing a shortage of precision weapons, and despite this, it will continue to use missile terror against civilians in Ukraine. The Russians have already used more than 80% of precision-guided missiles. They are trying to restore their production, but so far they have not succeeded.
11:25 The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a coin with the image of the Ukrainian Easter egg. The design of the silver pysanka is made in the style of Trypillia art. The entire collection - 7,500 coins - was completely sold out in one day, and the proceeds from the issue of the coin will be used to provide humanitarian support to Ukraine, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv said.
11:16 The first batch of Swedish L-70 anti-aircraft guns, which Lithuania is transferring to Ukraine, as well as ammunition for them, has already arrived in Ukraine, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said.
11:13 On the evening of February 10, two thermal power plants of DTEK Energy again suffered from Russian shelling. As a result of the strikes, the equipment of the thermal power plant was significantly damaged, people were not injured, the company said. Since the beginning of the energy terror, the Russians have already attacked DTEK's thermal power plants 28 times.
11:09 At night, the Russians again attacked energy facilities in the southern and southeastern regions with drones: there are hits on thermal power plants and main grid facilities, Ukrenergo reported. However, emergency shutdowns were avoided. The situation in the power system is complicated, but controlled.
Emergency shutdowns have been applied in Kharkov. Also, with an increase in consumption, emergency shutdowns are possible in Khmelnitsky, Zhytomyr, Kyiv regions and Kyiv. In the Odessa region, work continues on the return of power supply. Actual consumption measurements will continue next week as scheduled.
10:57 Zelensky announced that he had met with top managers of the world's largest investment bank JP Morgan and took part in an investment summit organized by the holding. We discussed the creation of a platform for attracting private capital to the restoration of Ukraine, as well as promising areas for major investment projects in Ukraine, in particular in the sectors of green energy, IT and agricultural technologies.
10:24 At night, the Russians attacked the Odessa region from planes and the Bastion coastal complex, got into the coastal zone, there were no casualties. The enemy also dropped four air bombs on Zmeiny Island, said the head of the Odessa OVA Maxim Marchenko.
10:03 Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an infrastructure facility was attacked by drones in the Yakovlevsky urban district, there were no victims or injured.
09:51 Today, in the occupied part of the Luhansk region, the Russians officially turned off the mobile Internet in order to limit access to information to local residents, the Luhansk OVA reports. In some localities, this service began to disappear a week ago. The Russians did not change the subscription fee for the package.
09:29 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died - in Krasnaya Gora. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:26 In the Dnipropetrovsk region at night, "shaheeds" hit two energy facilities in the Krivoy Rog region and one in Nikopol. Moreover, in Krivorozhsky, the same object was attacked twice in a day, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak. Significant damage, fires broke out. People were not hurt.
08:53 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the unsuccessful attempt of the Russian Federation to attack Ugledar testifies to the poor systemic preparation of the mobilized Russians. So, the day before, a video with fragments of an unsuccessful Russian assault near Ugledar appeared on social networks, which caused outrage in the Russian information space. Bloggers were sharply critical of the Russian military leadership because, according to them, the commanders continue to make the same mistakes as before.
ISW analysts state that the Russian troops are using extremely dysfunctional tactics, indicating rather poor training of those mobilized in the 155th Marine Brigade than poor command. But bloggers habitually blamed commanders for tactical failures in order to transfer the overall responsibility for military failures in Ukraine from the Russian armed forces as an institution to individuals.
08:42 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of February 11.
- personnel - about 136,880 (+1140) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3267 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 6474 (+3),
- artillery systems - 2270 (+19),
- MLRS - 463 (+0),
- air defense systems - 234 (+1),
- aircraft - 295 (+0),
- helicopters - 286 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1997 (+27),
- cruise missiles - 857 (+61),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5134 (+8),
- special equipment - 214 (+3).
08:33 Over the past day, the Russians fired 106 missiles across Ukraine: 32 S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles and 74 air and sea-based cruise missiles, 61 of which were destroyed by air defense forces. In addition, the Russians launched 59 air strikes, 28 of them using Shahed-136 UAVs, of which 22 drones were shot down. Also, the enemy made more than 90 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff said in the morning report .
Despite significant losses, the Russian army continues to conduct offensive operations in the Kupyansky, Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Kremennaya, Shipylovka and Belogorivka of the Luhansk region and Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye and Paraskoveevka of the Donetsk region.
06:24 Brazilian President Lula da Silva took the initiative to discuss with the leaders of Russia, China, Indonesia, India and the United States the achievement of peace in Ukraine. The United States refused, saying that it would be up to the President of Ukraine to decide, said John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council: “It is up to President Zelensky to determine whether negotiations are appropriate, and if appropriate, under what circumstances. said US President Joe Biden, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine."
Kirby also stressed that the US will support Zelensky when and if he decides to negotiate with Russia.
Kirby also noted that any sovereign country, including a NATO member and even a non-NATO member, can provide Ukraine with combat aircraft, as well as conduct pilot training for them, because "this is their sovereign right."
05:55 The Slovak authorities are starting negotiations on the transfer of their MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine at the domestic political level, as well as with the European Commission and Ukraine, the official Slovak agency Teraz reports. According to Prime Minister Eduard Heger, MiG-29 fighters have been withdrawn from service and Slovakia is not going to use them in the future.
02:20 The New York Times writes that the troops of Ukraine and Russia are preparing to attack after several months of static fighting, however, Russia started first. According to the newspaper, the Russians want to occupy Donbass by March, encircling the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the north and south through Kremennaya and Vuhledar. They will also try to distract the Armed Forces of Ukraine by opening a new front, most likely in the Sumy and Kharkiv region.
At the same time, Ukraine is also preparing a counteroffensive - so that Russia thinks about where and when the Armed Forces of Ukraine can strike. However, according to the NYT, it will be difficult to advance in the east, since the Russian Federation has strengthened its positions there since 2014. The most "promising" is a counter-offensive in the south: Melitopol would be an obvious target, as it is located at the intersection of two highways and an important railway line. If Ukraine can divide Russian forces near Melitopol, this will weaken Russian control over the Kherson region.
01:21 Russia will continue to try to deplete Ukraine and at the same time restore its forces in order to be ready for a new offensive in the spring, said John Kirby, coordinator of the White House National Security Council. According to him, Putin is using the current winter period to replenish supplies, provisions, re-equip forces, replenish personnel and resume offensive operations in the spring. Therefore, the United States and other partners have increased military aid to Ukraine in recent weeks, Kirby added.
00:54 OK Pivden speaker Natalya Gumenyuk explained why sometimes enemy drones fly to Ukraine, but there is no air raid alert. According to her, the Russians are launching Iranian kamikaze drones at a very low altitude, which is why radars do not record them and the alarm is not announced. "However, our vigilance remains quite high, because, let me remind you, the shaheeds can be heard even by sound," Gumenyuk added.
00:17 During the day, a record 54 military clashes took place in the Bakhmut direction, said Sergey Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the Russian army has concentrated its forces in the Bakhmut direction and is trying to establish control over the Konstantinovka-Bakhmut highway. Only during these days, Bakhmut was fired on 124 times by various types of artillery.