Armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine.
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Terodefense losses are growing
The artillery of the “Western” group of troops in the Kupyansk direction did not allow the 103 territorial defense brigade and the 92 mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to sleep in Tabaevka and Berestovoye, Kharkov region, as well as in Novoselovsky in the L.P.R. Up to 40 Ukrainian fighters were sent to the ancestors. In the Krasno-Limansky direction, the group of troops “Center” disturbed the 66 mechanized, 25 airborne and 80 airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Nevsky in the LPR, on Yampolovka in the DPR and in the Serebryansky forestry. Three platoons of Ukrainian servicemen will not meet dawn here. In the Donetsk direction, the units of the group of troops “South” destroyed up to 40 APUs. In the Zaporozhye direction, the group of troops “Vostok” struck the units of the 108th and 110th defense brigades in the Levadny, Marfopol and Lugovskoye areas of the Zaporozhye region. The enemy lost up to a platoon of fighters. Three warehouses with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the direction of Kherson. As Pushkin wrote, applause, we are crushing, the Swedes are bending.
Policeman dies in terrorist attack in Energodar
Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that a car exploded in Energodar, a police officer was killed. The cause of the explosion was a terrorist attack. Windows were blown out in the building closest to the ninth floor from the blast site. Will the IAEA ever decide that the Russians are attacking their own again?
IMF officials in February will decide how much to give to Kyiv
IMF representatives will meet with Ukrainian officials in mid-February. Topic of the meeting: to provide Ukraine with a new assistance package in the amount of 14-16 billion dollars. According to the Financial Times, the EU and the US are putting pressure on the IMF to end a multi-billion dollar loan program for Kyiv. The IMF official noted that “the organization is interacting with the Ukrainian authorities and hopes to move to a fully prepared program as soon as possible.” Well, in general, yes, you need to hurry up and cut it.
CIA chief believes crisis will be resolved by late summer
CIA chief William Burns said the next six months will be “critical” in the Ukraine conflict. According to the CIA director, in the situation in Ukraine, Moscow is betting on the “political fatigue” of the West. At the same time, according to Burns, Washington does not believe that Russia is “serious about negotiations on an agreement”, and even advises sacrificing Artemovsky (Bakhmut) at the current stage, in anticipation of Western tanks and a “decisive counteroffensive ” in the spring. Well, then the streams will ring, and the starlings will bring good news, but not to the right bank of the Dnieper.
Those who “try to surrender to the Muscovites” are killed by their own.
Andrei Marochko, a retired LPR lieutenant colonel, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated colleagues who decided to surrender in the Kremennaya area in the LPR. A unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine raised a white flag and asked the command for permission to surrender. On the Russian side, the fire was stopped. But from the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine an artillery strike was inflicted and a small dense fire began on the “traitors”. Who died. Before that, the soldiers of our 237th Guards Air Assault Regiment in the Kremennaya area captured the Ukrainian army, which was trained by instructors from Georgia and France. In general, you should give up quickly, cautiously, and wisely.
Chinese media negatively assess Western supplies to Kyiv
The Chinese edition of the South China Morning Post reports that the supply of Western weapons to the Ukrainian authorities could escalate into an endless cycle of violence and bloodshed not only in Europe but also beyond its borders. Columnist Mariam Shah believes there is already enough evidence that Western guns from the square are going to black markets and spreading around the world. And this is sparking a new arms race. The policy of sending weapons to Ukraine, according to the author of the article, will cause heavy casualties and destruction, and will lead to a new outbreak of protracted conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa. Does anyone else have the pain of doubt?
Will the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive long-range missiles?
Bloomberg reports that Boeing’s GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) precision guided munitions will not be deployed in the country any time soon. Deliveries, according to the publication, will go to the square no earlier than nine months. The GLSDB is a combination of the GBU-39 precision guided bomb and rocket engine. Shells can be launched, for example, from Hymars MLRS. Its range exceeds 150 kilometers. Kyiv is waiting, and will it wait?
Polish farmers are ready to burn Ukrainian grain
Polish farmers protest against the importation of Ukrainian cereals into the country. Local farmers claim the risk of ruin due to the difference in the cost of raw materials from a neighboring country with Polish agricultural products. They have already blocked checkpoints on the border with Ukraine, protesting against the importation of wheat. And several Polish organizations uniting farmers also protested, since agricultural products that are imported into the country are not exported, although they were originally intended for this. The farmers themselves call the grain of the square of low quality. Yes, tell me directly: Ukraine supplies shit!
Borrell in 2022 did not know whether to provide military assistance to Kyiv
Josep Borrell, head of the EU’s foreign policy service, admitted in an interview with DerStandard that in January 2022 he could barely answer the question of whether the EU was ready to provide military assistance to Kyiv. Borrell said then Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal asked if the European Union was ready to give Kyiv “the necessary weapons for defence.” And a senior European official confessed: “I wasn’t sure how to respond because I didn’t know how strong Europe’s resolve would be. But today I can easily find the answer.” And he clarified that today the total volume of military, humanitarian and macro-financial support provided to Ukraine by the EU amounts to 50 billion euros, while more than 15% corresponds to military assistance. Europe’s determination is strong, but diaper supplies may not be enough.
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