War in Ukraine drains allies of ammunition; EU countries are offered to approve new sanctions against the Russian Federation. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The United States has signed contracts for the production of ammunition for Ukraine at a cost of $522 million
The US Army has announced that it has awarded two companies $522 million worth of 155mm artillery ammunition orders. The orders were awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. and Global Military Products Inc. amid fears that Ukraine is rapidly running out of artillery shells from the US and other allies. Delivery of the new ammunition is scheduled to begin in March this year, the US Army said in a statement.
The European Commission has officially proposed the 10th package of sanctions against Russia
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the tenth package of sanctions against Russia. He said that more than 11 billion euros worth will be imposed on critical technologies and manufactured goods, he said. The European Commission also proposes to ban companies from third countries from supplying dual-use goods to the Russian Federation. The EU will also monitor oligarchs who try to hide or sell their assets to avoid sanctions.
Russia has committed up to 97% of its army to the war against Ukraine
Currently, 97% of the Russian army is involved in the war against Ukraine. This assessment was made by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. He emphasized that the way the Russian army fights, trying to advance, it does so at the expense of human waves, and “the level of attrition is almost the same as in the First World War, and the success rates are measured in meters , not kilometers..” The British defense minister believes that Russian leaders either have a “reality gap” or “they do not respect the lives of their people.”
The Russians hit Pokrovsk, destroying a five-story building
Russian invaders attacked Pokrovsk and hit a five-story building. At the same time, three people died, 11 were injured. Three shops and eight vehicles were also damaged in the impact.
The EU has created a working group on the transfer of Russian assets to Ukraine
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the European Union decided to create a special working group to study the possibility of transferring the arrested or frozen assets of Russia to the EU in Ukraine. The working group will study European laws and international regulations to find the possibility of transferring Russian funds from EU banks to Ukraine.
NATO, along with Sweden and Finland, is launching the largest space project in the history of the Alliance
The initiative is called Alliance Permanent Surveillance from Space (APSS) and will create a virtual constellation – Aquila of commercial and government satellites. This will help Alliance members simplify the collection, exchange and analysis of data between NATO Allies and the NATO command structure, while saving costs.
Jens Stoltenberg supported Ukraine towards NATO
The North Atlantic Alliance is ready for Ukraine’s membership after its victory in the war unleashed by Russia. Success, and therefore guaranteeing the preservation of Ukraine as a sovereign independent state, is the only way to integrate the country and fully integrate it into the Euro-Atlantic community.
The Minister of Defense did not resign
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov to remain in office. In this regard, there was no previously announced resignation. According to the head of the department, he plans to remain in the post of defense minister for the coming months.
The Supreme Court confirmed the impossibility of returning PrivatBank to its former owners
The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 15, satisfied the state cassation appeals and closed the proceedings in the lawsuit of the former minority shareholder of PrivatBank Oleksandr Dubilet. This makes it impossible for PrivatBank, which was nationalized in 2016, to return to its former owners.
The aid package for Ukraine for 226 million euros from European countries agreed
Ukraine will receive aid from the newly created International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Lithuania have collectively contributed more than £520 million to the fund.
The war affected the health of Ukrainians
More than half of Ukrainians have lost their health since the start of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. More often, the residents of the war zone, people of the older generation and less wealth, women, people who were forced to leave their homes, as well as those who were injured or lost their loved ones as a result of the war , spoke about the destruction.
The housing of every tenth citizen of Ukraine was damaged or destroyed
Among those living in the war zone, 9% noted that their houses were destroyed, 20% – partially damaged. In the occupied territories, housing was destroyed in 5% of respondents, partially damaged – in 14%, damaged, but repaired – in 5%.
The UN announced the need to allocate additional funds for the safety of Ukrainians
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced the need to allocate $5.6 billion to help the millions of people affected by Russia’s all-out aggression against Ukraine. Thus, according to the Humanitarian Response Plan for Ukraine, which brings together more than 650 partners, mainly Ukrainian organizations, $3.9 billion is needed to provide 11.1 million people with food, medical, financial and other life-saving support- life. Refugees from Ukraine need to attract $1.7 billion.
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