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2024-02-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 17, 2024
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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] 22:35 In Kupyansk, rescuers unblocked the body of a deceased person from under the rubble of a two-story house, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OBA. Five more people were injured.
22:32 The Russians shelled Slavyansk and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, the President’s Office reported. In Kramatorsk, missiles hit an industrial zone and the private sector - probably, under the rubble of one of the houses there is a family of four, including two teenagers. Two houses were destroyed, 23 more were damaged. In Slavyansk, a shell hit a school - there may be one person under the rubble.
22:28 The United States views the transfer of Avdiivka to the control of Russian troops as “payment for the inaction of Congress,” said White House National Security Council Speaker Adrienne Watson.
21:46 The Moldovan border police reported that they found the wreckage of the Russian Shahed drone 2 km from the border with Ukraine, there is no danger to citizens.
21:37 Zelensky held a meeting with Czech President Petr Pavel - they discussed defense support for Ukraine, strengthening cooperation between the defense-industrial complexes of the two countries, and joint production of weapons.
21:29 Zelensky said that at the Munich conference he spoke by phone with Biden - they discussed the situation on the battlefield, and agreed to maintain contact in connection with the approaching second anniversary of the start of a full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian president also met with a delegation from the US House of Representatives from the Republican and Democratic parties and expressed hope that the House of Representatives would adopt a bill to help Ukraine.
20:58 Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte said that the process of transferring the F-16 to Ukraine is on schedule, at least 24 fighters will be delivered. “We hope to deliver them as soon as possible... There is progress in these matters. We are, in principle, on schedule. So this is good news,” Rutte said.
20:53 Russia has probably begun to use the latest Kh-69 cruise missiles for attacks on Ukraine; their carrier could be the Su-57, writes the specialized publication The War Zone. The maximum destruction range is 290 km, flight speed is about 700-1000 km per hour. Last February, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said the X-69 was believed to be in the final stages of development or production. According to analysts, such a missile was shot down during a massive attack on February 7.
20:51 The German defense concern Rheinmetall will open a plant for the production of shells in Ukraine - the corresponding memorandum on the creation of a joint venture was signed during the Munich Security Conference.
| In Ukraine? So after this is over, Ukraine will be able to provide shells to the EU, supplying future need. |
20:26 The Russians are intensively shelling the Kharkov region, deliberately hitting civilian infrastructure. Today alone, more than 20 strikes were carried out, most of them in the Kupyansky direction, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In Kupyansk, a two-story house was destroyed and at least five private houses around were damaged. To date, five people are known to be injured; there may still be people under the rubble.
In the village Prikolotnoye and s. Two educational institutions were destroyed in Chernoe, Kupyansky district; in Tsirkuny, Kharkov region, there was an attempt to strike a civilian enterprise with S-300 missiles.
18:38 The United States will transfer about $500 thousand of confiscated Russian assets to Estonia, and Estonia will spend it on restoring the Ukrainian power grid, the justice ministries of the two countries report. The funds were confiscated in the case of an illegal procurement network, but they cannot be transferred directly to Ukraine. This is the first such transfer of money from the United States to a foreign ally to help Ukraine.
18:32 The Czech Republic has found 800 thousand artillery shells for Ukraine in third countries, which can be transferred to Kiev “in the coming weeks,” President Petr Pavel said. He clarified that we are talking about 500 thousand shells of 155 mm caliber and 300 thousand shells of 122 mm caliber. The President of the Czech Republic added that financing still needs to be found for their purchase.
18:07 The Russians fired mortars at the civilian infrastructure of the Khotyn community of the Sumy region - one person died in the village. Kondratovka, a 15-year-old teenager was also wounded, the prosecutor's office said.
17:18 The UK, together with the US and other allies, is working to provide Ukraine with thousands of new drones with artificial intelligence that could attack Russian targets in swarms, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. It is believed that such technology could allow Ukraine to suppress certain Russian positions using UAVs. This should also help the Ukrainian Armed Forces compensate for the lack of shells.
16:51 The Russians shelled Kherson several times during the day - one person was killed, three were wounded, the OVA reported. Two more people were injured in Antonovka, where the enemy dropped explosives from a drone on a residential building. In one of the villages of the Daryevsk community, drones hit a minibus of a humanitarian aid center, as well as water supply facilities.
15:56 Zelensky said that during a meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, they discussed further defense support for Ukraine, the needs for air defense and artillery, and successful work on a draft bilateral security agreement.
15:42 Ukrainian-made combat armored cars Sikach and Kharakternik have proven themselves well in combat conditions, in particular in Avdievka, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. According to the department, GUR special forces as part of the Defense Forces defended the last road from Avdeevka for a week, inflicting “colossal losses” on the constantly advancing assault units of the Russians. The special forces also provided an evacuation corridor. Now they are holding the defense in previously prepared positions.
14:27 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov named the main lessons that Ukraine learned from the situation in Avdeevka: “We need modern air defense systems so that the enemy cannot use air defense systems. We need long-range weapons to destroy enemy warehouses. We need artillery shells. We are working on this constantly. We are building and strengthening fortifications. The decision to protect people is correct. We will return Avdeevka."
13:38 Zelensky said that during a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen in Munich, they discussed the preparation of a bilateral security agreement, defense support for Ukraine, and the involvement of Denmark in the joint production of drones.
13:20 The commander of the Tavria group of troops, Alexander Tarnavsky, said that the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka took place “in accordance with a plan developed taking into account various scenarios and a possible change in the operational situation,” but at the final stage, “a certain number” of Ukrainian military personnel were captured.
12:59 On the morning of February 17, the air force destroyed three Russian aircraft in the Eastern direction at once - two Su-34 fighter-bombers and one Su-35 fighter, said Nikolai Oleshchuk, commander of the Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:34 In the Zaporozhye region, near the village of Natalevka, an explosion occurred during an air raid - the head of the Air Force, Ivan Fedorov, reported that an infrastructure facility on the outskirts of the regional center was hit.
11:41 Ukraine this year will “surprise” the Russian Federation with drone systems and electronic warfare systems, Zelensky said: “We have begun to develop the production of drones. We are positive for us and negative for the Russian Federation, we will surprise them this year with drone systems and electronic warfare systems. These are our domestic technologies "But this is a parallel path while we wait for help from partners."
The president also said that he could not name Ukraine’s losses in the war, but “in Avdiivka, I can tell you that it was one in seven - for every Ukrainian there are seven Russians.” Zelensky also said that if Trump comes to Ukraine, he is ready to go to the front with him to show “what a real war looks like - not a war on Instagram, but a real war.”
11:26 The “Drone Coalition” officially launched as part of the work of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported. The head of the department, Rustem Umerov, signed a corresponding letter of intent and expressed gratitude to the coalition's co-leaders - Latvia and Great Britain. In addition to them and Ukraine, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands have already joined the coalition.
11:10 Zelensky called the decision to withdraw troops from Avdiivka correct. According to him, the Defense Forces have been depleting the resources of the Russians there since October and have completed their task - the Russian Federation has lost tens of thousands of military personnel. Zelensky also said that Ukraine needs long-range weapons to further wage the war.
11:04 After the murder of Navalny, it would be absurd to perceive Putin as the legitimate leader of the Russian state, Zelensky said at the Munich conference: “He is a thug who retains power through corruption and violence... You can have different attitudes towards international institutions, but the ICC warrant clearly demonstrates that "Where Putin's career should end. He has only two options - be in the dock or be killed by one of his henchmen." The Ukrainian president emphasized that it is not “something” that needs to be done, but everything possible to defeat the aggressor: “Please remember that dictators don’t go on vacation.”
10:58 In the Marganets community of the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Russians hit a car with a drone - two people were seriously injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
10:26 The European Union will be able to produce up to 2 million artillery ammunition for Ukraine annually from 2025, said European Commissioner for Finance Johannes Hahn. At the same time, he admitted that the EU was unable to fulfill its promise of a million artillery ammunition for Ukraine due to production problems. "Ammunition has always been produced only according to demand. This is why we have reduced a lot of production capacity in the past, and now we have to increase it again," Khan explained.
09:37 The UN has no way to verify reports of Russia’s use of weapons “from North Korea or any other country,” said UN Secretary General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
08:50 In the Russian Izhevsk at night there was a large fire in a shopping center, which was previously used for the production of drones, reports the opposition Russian publication Astra. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said that an “industrial building” on an area of 3,500 square meters was burning. m. Public pages also write about a fire at an oil depot in Kursk.
08:43 At night, the Russians shelled Kupyansk, two people were injured, said the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:34 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 17:
- personnel - about 401,350 (+1050) people,
- tanks - 6476 (+11),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,145 (+16),
- artillery systems - 9669 (+28),
- MLRS - 984 (+0),
- air defense systems - 671 (+0),
- aircraft - 332 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7413 (+5),
- cruise missiles - 1896 (+1),
- ships/boats - 25 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,734 (+18),
- special equipment - 1533 (+5).
07:58 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that air defense forces allegedly intercepted and destroyed 33 drones over the Kaluga, Voronezh, Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions overnight.
07:45 Over the past 24 hours, 90 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 38 enemy attacks in the area of Lastochkino, Avdeevka, west of Berdychi, and five more attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansky direction, three enemy attacks were repelled near Sinkovka, Kharkov region; in Limansky - 17 attacks in the areas of Ternov, Yampolevka, Torskoye, Donetsk region and Belogorivka, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - 13 attacks near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - 12 attacks near Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - three attacks southeast of Malaya Tokmachka. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled four assaults by Russian troops.
02:24 Ukrainian troops left Avdiivka to previously prepared positions , Tarnavsky reported. “In a situation where the enemy is advancing on the corpses of his own soldiers with a ten to one advantage in shells, under constant bombardment, this is the only correct decision. Encirclement was not allowed, personnel were withdrawn, our soldiers took up defense at certain lines,” he noted.
In turn, Syrsky emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces “dignified their military duty, did everything possible to destroy the best Russian military units, and inflicted significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment.”
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