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2024-02-14 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 13, 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] 22:29 French military and cybersecurity experts said they have identified a Russian network spreading propaganda and disinformation about the war in Ukraine in Western Europe. How this happened and how it worked can be found in Feiki’s material about Ukraine.
22:23 During a telephone call, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov introduced Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky to Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Armed Forces Europe Christopher Cavoli and Commander of the Security Assistance Group of Ukraine Antonio Aguto, the Ministry of Defense reports. The parties discussed military plans for 2024, among the priorities are optimizing the structure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, improving the quality of training of the Ukrainian military, replenishing existing brigades and creating new ones, and ensuring regular needs for weapons and equipment. Separately, we discussed the constant increase in electronic warfare equipment in order to neutralize the threat of enemy drones, as well as ensuring the rotation of fighters at the front.
22:18 Ukraine has become one step closer to receiving Russian assets frozen in the West. The Council of the European Union approved a resolution that allows the use of profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation “to support Ukraine and its restoration and reconstruction at a later stage.” About what this means - in the EU material we are getting closer to confiscation.
21:56 Ukraine needs $42 billion in external financing this year, said IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva: “I’ll say it straight: Ukraine has earned the support of the international community with its very prudent internal actions. They collected taxes for 36% of GDP. I don’t know many countries that who do this even without war." She also noted that Ukraine managed to reduce inflation from 27% to 5% and restore prospects for economic growth, which now stands at 4.5%.
21:41 At tomorrow’s meeting in the Ramstein format there will be a report on the supply of F-16s, said the head of the Ukrainian mission to NATO Natalya Galibarenko. According to her, “spring 2024 is one of the realistic dates that we mentioned.”
20:33 In 2023, Putin, through his Arab partners, expressed his readiness to consider the possibility of a ceasefire in Ukraine, writes Reuters. At the same time, Russia did not agree to retreat from the occupied territories of Ukraine. One of the interlocutors said that the Americans let Moscow know that they were not ready to discuss a possible ceasefire without the participation of Ukraine.
19:47 Today Syrsky and Umerov toured all the hot spots of the front, including the Avdeevskoye, Kupyanskoye, Limanskoye directions, Zelensky said in an evening video message. “They reported on the situation. They are solving existing problems: staffing units, strengthening, control. There will be reinforcement with drones, electronic warfare. Command positions will also be strengthened. There will be a detailed report later,” the president said.
He also announced a reboot of institutions, in particular the Defense Forces: “And today - the diplomatic forces. Lieutenant General Yevgeny Moisyuk has been appointed special commissioner and will be involved in the implementation of international guarantees for Ukraine in the field of security and the development of the Defense Forces. We are creating a fundamentally new "a system of security relations with the leading states of the world, and every element of such relations must be fully implemented. So that there is no declarativeness. There is already a security agreement with the UK, we are preparing new ambitious agreements, and not only with European forces."
19:32 The Russians shelled the village of Mikhailovka, Kherson region, two people were wounded, the OVA reported.
19:05 Throughout the day, the Russians fired artillery and attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region with kamikaze drones, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and two were injured. There is an entry into the territory of an industrial enterprise. An educational institution, a two-story house, and 13 private houses were also damaged.
18:57 Syrsky, in an interview with ZDF, announced a transition from offensive to defensive actions. “The goal of our operation is to exhaust the enemy, inflict maximum losses on him, using our fortifications, our advantages in technical terms, in terms of unmanned aircraft, electronic warfare, and holding prepared defense lines,” he explained.
In addition, according to the commander-in-chief, the war is entering a new stage thanks to technological progress. He spoke about the growing role of drones. So, now every officer has the opportunity to see the battlefield - and not a limited part, but the entire picture of combat operations. Syrsky also once again emphasized that “the life of a soldier is the main value,” so he is more likely to retreat from some position than to sacrifice all his personnel. The commander-in-chief claims that Russian losses in the war are 7-8 times higher than Ukrainian ones, since Russian commanders use “meat assault” tactics.
“Everything is based on the fact that we must end the war by reaching our borders. No other options are being considered, because we simply have no other choice,” Syrsky noted.
18:44 The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, admits that after the presidential elections in March, Russia could launch another big offensive in Ukraine: “Another big Russian offensive could begin a few months after the Russian elections in March. However, I am convinced that the Ukrainian people remains determined to continue the fight, and I have seen his ingenuity and resilience at work." The diplomat called on EU member states to work with their defense companies to review contracts and prioritize the supply of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
18:09 Since the beginning of 2024, the government has allocated 20 billion hryvnia from the state budget reserve fund for fortification. Additional resources from other sources of financing amount to another 10.7 billion hryvnia, Prime Minister Denis Shmygal said. He noted that the construction of strong defensive lines is one of the main goals of defense policy. They are built at the expense of the state budget reserve fund, at the expense of local budgets, military personal income tax and for charitable funds in a special account of the NBU.
17:28 Advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko told the details of today’s blow to the disposition of the Russians. According to him, the blow was struck between the. Ukrainka of the Mangush part of the Mariupol region and the village. Malinovka, Nikolskaya part of the Mariupol region, where the occupiers are based. After the main explosion, the detonation continued for up to half an hour. It is known that the enemy Buk air defense system was damaged.
17:13 The US Senate has finally approved a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine and Israel in the amount of 95.3 billion dollars, of which more than 60 billion are provided for Kiev. The package includes military support for the two countries, as well as humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. However, the future fate of the document remains in doubt. Read more in the article US Assistance to Ukraine.
16:46 Russia attacked Odessa with an X-59 guided missile from tactical aircraft that were maneuvering over the Black Sea. The missile was shot down on approach from the sea to the city, the debris damaged an unfinished building and several multi-storey buildings in the coastal zone, no people were injured, the Southern Defense Forces reported.
16:17 Russian public pages today write about alleged losses among the Ukrainian military near Selidovo, Donetsk region. The press center of the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction stated that this is a Russian IPSO, with which the enemy is “distracting attention from its daily colossal losses in the Tauride direction.”
As for the shelling of the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region, this morning Russian troops actually fired from the Uragan MLRS at the village of Tsukurino - two multi-apartment two-story residential buildings were damaged, there were no injuries or deaths.
16:12 You should not expect an invitation from Ukraine to NATO at the summer summit in Washington, US Ambassador to the Alliance Julianne Smith said: “As for the summit this summer, I do not expect the Alliance to announce an invitation at this time.”
15:59 The Russian army shelled residential areas of Kherson, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. Two more people were injured in Gavrilovka - the Russians dropped explosives from a drone on a residential building.
15:31 As a result of a night attack in the Dnieper, the Prydneprovskaya TPP was out of order. Its restoration will take weeks or even months, said DTEK director Dmitry Sakharuk. Several drone strikes damaged critical and large equipment, he said. So far, all consumers in the Dnieper and the region have electricity, but “the power supply scheme is unreliable, because a very important source of electricity is missing, which significantly reduces the reliability of power supply,” Sakharuk added.
14:45 Russia may suffer heavy losses in armored vehicles for another three years, replacing them with old tanks, of which there are more than 4,000 in storage, the international Institute for Strategic Studies has calculated. According to analysts, the Russian Federation lost more than 3,000 tanks during the invasion of Ukraine, which is equivalent to its entire pre-war arsenal. At the same time, Moscow was able to replace quality with quantity, removing thousands of old tanks from warehouses at a rate of 90 tanks per month.
Experts note that Russia has 1,750 battle tanks, ranging from the 50s to the T-80 and T-90. Another 4,000 tanks are in storage. Analysts also predict that the “deadlock” in hostilities may continue through 2024.
14:18 The head of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, Kaupo Rosin, said that Russia intends to build up troops on NATO’s borders, and a conflict is possible within ten years: “Russia has chosen the path of long-term confrontation... and the Kremlin probably assumes a possible conflict with NATO within next decade or so."
14:11 In Moscow, a fire occurred at the MiG plant on Leningradsky Prospekt. According to preliminary data, the fire broke out in a workshop being reconstructed, attached to the existing building of the plant, Russian public pages write. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
13:39 Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak said that he held a meeting with the heads of 82 foreign diplomatic institutions of Ukraine regarding preparations for the first Peace Summit at the level of leaders of states and governments, which will be held in Switzerland. The summit will discuss the main general principles of respect for international law, the UN Charter, and work on a common plan for achieving a just, comprehensive and sustainable peace and restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine within the 1991 borders.
After the first inaugural Peace Summit, Ukraine proposes to host a number of thematic international conferences and high-level meetings on key points of the Peace Formula.
13:01 The US Senate has finally supported the package bill on international assistance, in which more than $60 billion is provided for Ukraine. The document now goes to the House of Representatives. Speaker Johnson has already criticized the bill and made it clear that he will not bring it to a vote.
12:50 The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on the wanted list. Foreign Ministry speaker Maria Zakharova said that “we must answer for crimes against the memory of the liberators of the world from Nazism and fascism.”
12:17 Defense forces attacked the location of Russians in the Mangush part of the Mariupol region, said advisor to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko. According to him, ambulances are already driving along the street. Kuprin in Mariupol.
12:14 Some units of the 110th separate mechanized brigade in Avdiivka were replaced by other units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said brigade spokesman Ivan Sekach: “We do not have sufficient capabilities to hold the city, but reinforcements are coming, and we are counting on friendly units... I don’t I will tell you what kind of unit this is. But this is powerful support, we felt a little calmer when it came." According to Sekach, Russian forces are trying to take Avdievka before the presidential elections in Russia, and to do this they are using all possible methods.
12:10 Russian troops fired artillery at the center of Volchansk, Kharkov region - one person was killed, one was wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. At the time of the shelling, people were at the local market.
11:59 At night, Russian troops shelled the village of Lvovo, Kherson region, one person was killed, OVA reported. Over the previous 24 hours, two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
11:32 Elon Musk called on Americans to influence their senators to defeat the Ukraine aid bill. According to the businessman, “these expenses do not help Ukraine, prolonging the war will not help Ukraine.” He is also convinced that Putin “under no circumstances” will allow the Russian Federation to lose the war in Ukraine.
Musk believes Putin is under pressure from within the country to bring the war to an end: “Those who want regime change in Russia should think about who the person is who can overthrow Putin, and could that person be a pacifist? Perhaps, No". At the same time, the businessman denies that he sympathizes with Putin. According to Musk, his companies have done a lot to undermine Russia.
10:56 In Dnieper, after a night attack by drones, one of the hospitals is evacuated and the heating system is drained. Schools will also be closed, since, according to forecasts, cold weather is expected in the near future, and it will not be possible to maintain the system, said the mayor of the city, Boris Filatov.
10:51 In the morning, the Russian army fired at an agricultural enterprise in the village of Kurilovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region - two people were killed, two more were wounded, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
10:35 Ecuador will give old Mi-17s to Ukraine, and in return will receive a UH-60 Black Hawk from the United States, Infodefensa reports. At the same time, the republic’s leadership warned that only a few Mi-17 units turned out to be serviceable, the rest will be dismantled for spare parts. Earlier, Ecuador announced its intention to transfer its BM-21 Grad and Osa-AKM air defense systems to Ukraine, after which Russia introduced a ban on the import of bananas from Ecuador.
10:27 The Russians shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
09:59 Russians are purchasing Starlink terminals in Arab countries, the Main Intelligence Directorate reports, citing intercepted conversations. According to one of the Russians, “the Arabs bring everything: wires, Wi-Fi, router,” and one Starlink terminal costs them 200 thousand rubles.
09:03 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 13:
- personnel - about 397,080 (+1090) people,
- tanks - 6424 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 12,004 (+27),
- artillery systems - 9500 (+19),
- MLRS - 981 (+0),
- air defense systems - 667 (+1),
- aircraft - 332 (+0),
- helicopters - 325 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7332 (+30),
- cruise missiles - 1882 (+0),
- ships/boats - 24 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,623 (+24),
- special equipment - 1518 (+4).
08:25 Over the past 24 hours, 84 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevka direction, the Defense Forces repelled 22 enemy attacks in the Avdeevka area and seven more attacks near Tonenkoye and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 35 attacks were repelled near Georgievka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled two enemy attacks near Sinkovka and Tabaevka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - three attacks near Ternov and north of Vesely, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - seven attacks near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Andreevka and Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; on Novopavlovsky - one attack south of Prechistovka, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - one attack west of Novopokrovka, Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled two assaults by Russian troops.
07:36 At night, Russia attacked the Dnepropetrovsk region with drones, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. In Dnepr, a UAV hit an energy facility, causing a fire that has already been extinguished. The drone also hit an infrastructure facility, and the fire was quickly extinguished. DTEK reported that one of its thermal power plants was damaged as a result of the shelling. The plant's equipment was damaged and the station stopped generating electricity.
06:19 Air defense at night destroyed 16 of 23 attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type, which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and from the Crimean Cape Chauda, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
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