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Kyiv: Russia has dialed down its offensive on Vuhledar
The Russian forces have significantly reduced offensive and assault operations in the Vuhledar direction compared to last week, said the spokesman for the joint press center of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, Oleksiy Dmytrashkovsky.
"The enemy has slowed down somewhat. The Russians no longer have the potential to conduct large assault actions. Today, the enemy managed only two attacks, which can hardly be called an offensive," he said.
According to Dmytrashkovsky, the Russians tried to advance …
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Germany has frozen 5.32 billion euros of Russian assets since the beginning of war in Ukraine
During the year of the war in Ukraine, the German authorities froze 5.32 billion euros worth of Russian assets, reports the newspaper Welt, citing the Federal Ministry of Finance.
The newspaper clarifies that that this includes the assets of the Central Bank of Russia, and also assets belonging to Russian companies and individuals who have fallen under the sanctions of the European Union.
The German Ministry of Finance refused to provide the names of the Russian oligarchs whose assets were …
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Russia planning to increase the use of its air force in Ukraine
Russian commanders have decided to increase the use of air force in the war against Ukraine, reported the news outlet Important Stories, citing a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"They used to spare the aircraft before. They almost never flew into the zone of the Ukrainian air defense. Now we decided to change the tactics," the interlocutor said, adding that Russia still has an undeniable advantage in aircraft over the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
He believes that Russian planes and …
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Russia suffers record losses sending its army into the minefields in eastern Ukraine
In the first half of February, Russia suffered record losses in eastern Ukraine, according to the joint analysis of Mediazona and the Russian service of the BBC.
A team of volunteers from the media outlets analyzed social networks during 15 days and established 1,555 names of killed Russian servicemen. According to the publication, this is the largest increase in losses in the entire war. At the same time, Mediazona notes that the real number of deaths may be several times higher. In addition, …
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British Defense Secretary : Russia has committed 97 percent of its army to war against Ukraine
Almost the entire Russian army is currently involved in the war against Ukraine, said on the air of BBC Radio 4 British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace.
Speaking about Russia’s offensive, Wallace said that Russia could not "punch through" Ukraine's defences, and that 97% of its army was estimated to be in Ukraine
"We now estimate 97 per cent of the whole Russian army is in Ukraine and to put that in perspective that means that those tens of thousands of miles of border Russians …
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Kyiv: Russian spies are trying to prevent deliveries of western weapons to Ukraine
A Russian spy network in Europe is working to prevent the supply of Western weapons to the Ukrainian Army, said Ukrainian Military Intelligence representative Andriy Chernyak in an interview with the Greek newspaper Iefimerida.
According to him, one of Russia’s main goals is to influence individual authoritative people in Europe and public opinion.
"Therefore, Russians invest a lot in working with the media. They use their open propaganda mouthpieces, such as Russia Today, and other more …
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Ukraine seizes $1 million worth of Russian iron ore
Ukrainian Law enforcement agencies have seized about 2.5 thousand tons of Russian-made iron ore found at one of the railway stations in the Odesa region. According to preliminary estimates, the total cost of the seized cargo is about a million dollars, reports the Department of Strategic Investigations of the Ukrainian National Police of Ukraine.
The raw materials were discovered by operatives and investigators of the Odesa region as part of measures aimed at locating and seizing Russian and …
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Wagner PMC begins a new round of recruitments in Russian prisons
Recruiters from the Russian private military company the Wagner Group began coming to Russian penitentiaries again, where they had already recruited prisoners to the war in Ukraine, reports the news outlet Mediazona.
The inmates told reporters that now the recruitment process takes place in a less "solemn" environment. Prisoners are no longer lined up on the parade ground, and the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, does not fly in by helicopter.
In addition, 50 or 75 percent fewer …
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Kyiv: Russia may launch a sudden offensive in the south of Ukraine
Russian troops are amassing offensive forces in eastern Ukraine but can launch a surprise attack in the south, said the spokesperson of the Ukrainian operational command South Natalia Gumenyuk on Ukrainian TV.
"The fact that they are transferring more trained forces to the east is understandable, their priority is there now. But the southern region has always remained in their field of their vision. They do not let it get out of control and keep it as an additional direction in which an …
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Strategic bridge destroyed by Ukrainian HIMARS strikes near occupied Melitopol
On the afternoon of January 29, a strategically important bridge was destroyed by the Ukrainian Forces in the temporary occupied territory near the village of Svitlodolynske, in the Melitopol district.
The Russia-installed governor of the Zaporizhzhia region Vladimir Rogov said that the bridge across the Molochna River near the village of Svitlodolynske, was hit by the Ukrainian HIMARS missiles.
According to him, the repair work was being done on the bridge at the time of the strike which led …