The Russian invaders increased the intensity of offensive actions in two directions; The US State Department defined Ukraine’s path to victory. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
The directions in which the Russians are advancing are named
Russian invaders increase the intensity of offensive operations in the direction of Seversky and Bakhmut. According to the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky, in the direction of Seversk the Russians continue offensive operations to improve their tactical position and create conditions for the development of an offensive in the direction of Seversk . In the direction of Bakhmut, the Russians are conducting offensive operations, trying to break the defenses of the Ukrainian defenders to the north and west of Bakhmut, and form an offensive towards ChasivYar. Syrsky said that the defense force headquarters and commanders will “react in a timely manner to any changes in the operational situation.”
Arakhamia proposed to open the data on dead Ukrainian soldiers
The head of the Servant of the People group, David Arahamia, said he suggested to President Vladimir Zelensky to reveal the losses of the defense forces in the war against Russia. He noted that if you ask people on the streets about the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, everyone names the number of at least 100,000 people, however, according to Arahamia, they are less.
The number of Russians killed was announced –officials
Of the officers killed, at least 800 were of the rank of major and above. In particular, it is possible to confirm the deaths of 102 colonels, 240 lieutenant colonels and 450 majors. In addition, at least 2,278 junior officers, from lieutenant to captain, died in the war against Ukraine.
The State Department said the strategy for the military campaign for the victory of Ukraine in 2024 will be “offensive”
US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia James O’Brien said the military campaign strategy for Ukraine’s victory over Russia in 2024 will be “offensive.” In addition, according to the official, it will build “on what was done in 2023.”
The bodies of 77 state defenders were returned to territory controlled by the Ukrainian government.
Work took a long time to prepare for the repatriation event. The return of the bodies was carried out with the help of the Joint Center under the SBU, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Tax Service, the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in the Sumy region and others. departments. The last time such an exchange took place was on December 22, 2023. Then we returned the bodies of 66 fighters. In two years of work, it is possible to bring home the bodies of more than 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
F-16. Everything is going according to plan and there are no threats of disruption
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that preparations for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by Denmark are proceeding according to plan, and there are no threats of disruption to this program. He said this at a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Lars Lekke Rasmussen in Nikolaev.
Russian oil refinery in Tuapse closed after drone strike
Rosneft’s oil refinery in Tuapse – the only one on the Black Sea coast and one of the ten largest in Russia – stopped production after a Ukrainian drone strike. After two loud explosions, a huge fire started there; the main processing unit for petroleum products, where the oil is divided into the main fractions (gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel), is broken. It was not possible to quickly resume production at the plant. Repairs may continue until the end of February – beginning of March.
Denis Shmyhal said that the money from the EU will be
Ukraine expects the European Union to approve a new four-year program to support Ukraine worth 50 billion euros on February 1. Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said this. All 27 EU members previously agreed to support this program. Also, according to him, Ukraine hopes for $11.8 billion in budget support from the United States.
The operation of a new exploration well began in Ukraine
According to experts, up to 250 thousand cubic meters of gas per day can be produced from the well. It has a design depth of 3950 meters. Meanwhile, specialists continue to study the possibilities of the field, applying new technologies and engineering solutions.
Find out how many children will be born in Ukraine in 2023
In 2023, 187,387 children will be born in Ukraine. Of these, most are in Kyiv, Lviv, Dnepropetrovsk, and Odessa regions. Last year, 186,051 marriages were registered in Ukraine. Eight times fewer couples decided to end their relationship – 24,108.
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