Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22.56 The Defense Forces are directing their efforts to disrupt the Russian invaders' plans for an offensive and to exhaust their combat potential. Since the beginning of the day, 93 combat clashes have occurred. This was noted in the General Staff's report on Sunday, February 2.
21.18 Air Command South emphasized that the Russian Orlan-10 drone did not adjust the strike on Odessa on January 31. Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit predetermined coordinates.
19:57 Russian troops are increasing pressure on the positions of the Defense Forces near Andreevkino Donetsk region, in particular from Slavyanka and Petrovpavlovka. The enemy is trying to break through to the village, using the ravine terrain and fortified lines. This was reported by DeepState analysts on Sunday, February 2.
19:33 During January, the Defense Forces shot down 2,219 drones of various types and 45 missiles with which Russia attacked the territory of Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sunday, February 2.
19.19 A Russian guided air bomb "flew" into a residential area in central Kherson on Sunday afternoon, injuring two people. This was reported by the chairman of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin, on Sunday, February 2.
14.57 Vice-Governor of Primorsky Krai Sergei Efremov, who commanded the volunteer occupiers' unit Tigr, died in the Kursk region of Russia after hitting a mine, the Russian news agency Interfax reports.
14.28 Ukraine should be "in the best possible position" when negotiations with Russia resume. However, this requires constant support. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, according to the Bild newspaper.
12.54 A group of Russian occupiers from the 1437th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian Armed Forces escaped from the front near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. This was reported by the I Want to Live project at the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
12.29 The Pokrovsk direction is now one of the hottest on the front. Ukrainian soldiers have neutralized 15 thousand occupiers there in the first month of this year. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky.
10.59 The number of victims of the missile strike on Poltava on February 1 has again increased to 14 people. This was reported by the State Emergency Service and the Poltava OVA.
10.47 The agreement with the Russian Federation to end the war could become a disguised disaster for Ukraine. This was reported by CNN, citing a statement by Vladimir Sablin, commander of the 66th Mechanized Brigade battalion.
9.58 Russia launched 55 drones at Ukraine on the night of February 2. Air defense forces operated in 10 regions of Ukraine. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.46 Russian war criminals attacked Kherson on Sunday morning, February 2. One of the shells hit a house, there is a dead person and one wounded. This was stated by the head of the Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
8.45 Over the past 24 hours, February 1, 110 combat clashes occurred on the front. Most of the battles were recorded in the Pokrovsk area. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7.57 Russia's Black Sea Fleet used a missile drone to destroy a Ukrainian naval drone. This may indicate the development of new methods to combat Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea. This assumption was made by analysts at the Institute for the Study of War in their daily report.
7.27 The death toll in Poltava from yesterday's Russian missile attack has increased. There are now 12 known victims, including children. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The enemy is increasingly focusing its attention on Andreevka in the Donetsk region.
Russian troops are trying to gain a foothold in the area, breaking through in different directions, in particular through the engineering and fortification structures between Andreevka and Shevchenko.
Russian troops are increasing pressure on the Defense Forces positions near Andreevka in Donbas, in particular from Slavyanka and Petrovpavlovka. The enemy is trying to break through to the village using the ravine terrain and fortified lines. This was reported by DeepState analysts on Sunday, February 2.
Earlier, a concentration of enemy infantry was recorded on the north-eastern outskirts of Andreevka. Russian troops are trying to consolidate their position in the area, breaking through in different directions, in particular through the engineering and fortification structures between Andreevka and Shevchenko.
"Recently, everyone could see a "red enclave" in the north-eastern outskirts of Andreevka, which someone perceived as an error or a bug. In fact, this is a reflection of the presence and consolidation of the Katsap infantry in the outskirts of the village, which are climbing from different sides, even through the positions of the Defense Forces," the analysts noted.
The Ukrainian military is fighting defensive battles, inflicting significant losses on the enemy. At the same time, the Russians are concentrating their forces between the settlements of Ulakli and Dachnoye, which may indicate the preparation of new attacks in this direction.
Let us recall that in several settlements of the Komarska and Kryvyi Rih communities in the Donetsk region, mandatory forced evacuation of families with children has been introduced.
As is known, Russian troops are trying to encircle Pokrovsk from the south and north, but the occupiers’ plans are failing.
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[Korrespondent] The General Staff informed about the situation at the front.
The Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in the Kursk direction. Today, Ukrainian soldiers have repelled 12 attacks by the Russian army in this direction, and five combat clashes are currently ongoing.
The defense forces are directing their efforts to disrupt the Russian invaders' plans for their arrival and to exhaust their combat potential. Since the beginning of the day, 93 combat clashes have occurred. This was noted in the General Staff report on Sunday, February 2.
The enemy launched three missile and 36 air strikes, using three missiles and 62 guided bombs, 992 kamikaze drone strikes, and carried out almost 4,500 shelling attacks on our troop positions.
In the Kharkov direction, our troops repelled two enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Gatishche.
The enemy attacked our fortifications in the Kupyansk direction 18 times, in the areas of the settlements of Petrovpavlovka, Peschanoye, Stepnaya Novoselovka, Boguslavka, Zagryzovoye, Lozovaya, three combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, Russian troops stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders eight times during the day near Novoegorovka, Novolyubovka, Makeyevka, Yampolevka and Serebryanka.
In the Seversky direction, units of the Defense Forces repelled two attacks by enemy troops near Belogorovka and Ivano-Daryevka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our troops repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Predtechino and Chasov Yar, one attack is not yet complete.
In the Toretsk direction, the occupiers today stormed the positions of our defenders near Toretskaya and Krymskoye eight times.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the enemy carried out 39 assault and offensive actions during the day. The activity of the Russian occupiers is in the areas of Zelenoye Pole, Tarasovka, Uspenovka, Elizavetovka, Vodyanoye Vtoroy, Mirolyubovka, Luch, Kotlyarovka, Alekseyevka, Dachnoye and Ulaklev, two combat clashes are still ongoing.
According to preliminary estimates, today our soldiers eliminated 156 and wounded 195 Russians in this direction; destroyed one tank, two self-propelled artillery units, 16 vehicles, two radar stations, one motorcycle, and also damaged a BM-21 Grad MLRS, a mortar and two guns of the invaders.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the invaders carried out one attack on the positions of Ukrainian troops; the enemy attempted to advance in the direction of Constantinople.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the aggressor carried out an airstrike in the Novopol area.
In the Orekhov direction, there was one combat contact in the Kamenskoye area.
The Russian invaders did not carry out any offensive actions in the Dnieper direction, but they did launch an airstrike on the Kherson region.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in the Kursk direction. Today, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 12 attacks by the invading army in this direction, currently five combat contacts are ongoing, in addition, the enemy's aviation carried out 16 airstrikes on its own territory, dropping 21 KAB, the enemy also carried out 363 shellings of settlements and positions (including 2 from MLRS).
While in other areas there were no significant changes in the situation.
The General Staff noted the Ukrainian soldiers of the 65th separate mechanized brigade, the 34th separate coastal defense brigade, the 100th separate mechanized brigade, and the 59th separate assault brigade named after Yakov Handzyuk, who steadfastly held back the invasion of the prevailing forces.
Let us recall that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Buk M-2 launcher. It was then emphasized that this was already the enemy's fourth high-cost air defense system in the last two weeks.
In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed two powerful Pion self-propelled guns in the Russian rear.
Let us add that the Defense Forces continue to inflict damage on the aggressor country Russia. In particular, over the past 24 hours, they destroyed 1,320 occupiers and 148 units of enemy equipment.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one motorised infantry brigade and one air assault brigade of the AFU near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades and one tank brigade of the AFU near Kondrashovka, Kolodeznoye, Kislovka, Monachinovka (Kharkov region), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one MLRS combat vehicle, and four field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots and one electronic warfare station were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Ulakly, Belogorovka, Verkhnekamenskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, two motor vehicles, one MLRS combat vehicle, and seven field artillery guns, including two NATO-made guns. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to engage in active offensive operations. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Lysovka, Nadezhdinka, Shevchenko, Uspenovka, Andreyevka, and Kotlino (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns, including one NATO-made gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of the enemy's defences. Losses were inflicted on formations of five mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and one naval infantry brigade near Veseloye, Burlatskoye, Razliv, Razdolnoye, Rovnopol, Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Kalinovskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 140 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles. Five field artillery guns, including one NATO-made gun, were wiped out.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and two coastal defence brigades of the AFU near Rabotino, Primorskoye (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and two electronic warfare stations. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, fuel depots used by AFU, as well as engaged manpower and hardware of Ukrainian armed formations in 153 areas.
Air defence units shot down one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile and 44 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 42,139 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,997 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,513 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,129 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,127 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Ivashkovsky, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Mikhaylovka, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy units were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Baranovka, Ivolzhanskoye, Nizy, and Khoten (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, two tanks, four armoured personnel carriers, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and one field artillery gun.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 56,770 troops, 329 tanks, 241 infantry fighting vehicles, 189 armoured personnel carriers, 1,672 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,765 motor vehicles, 398 artillery guns, 45 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 106 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, five air defence radars, 33 units of engineering and other materiel, including 14 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 02.02.2025 to 00:00 03.02.2025.
A total of 28 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of five civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
A total of 17 residential buildings,
Two cars,
One civil infrastructure facility.
28 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 83 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:25 Russian Army storms Andreevka on the way from Kurakhovo to Dnepropetrovsk.
20:37 Expanding control on the heights west of Makeyevka –MAP.
18:44 RF Armed Forces released Vodyanoe Btoroed.
18:32 "A large-scale fire at an infrastructure facility" in Sumy Oblast was caused with a blow by "Geraniums" at the oil depot.
18:36 Drones at work on the highway in Sudzha –VIDEO
18:25 The commander of the artillery platoon with the call sign "Maestro" spoke about the advantages of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled gun -Ministry of Defense
The artilleryman says that the self-propelled gun's performance allows it to overcome difficult terrain without the use of tractors or other additional means, and its high maneuverability protects the combat vehicle from enemy rounds:
“…it’s hard for the enemy to hit because it’s not practical to fire at a highly maneuverable target,” the artilleryman said.
18:22 Destruction of a mined bridge between Seversk and Serebryanka –MAP
18:18 Ukrainian T-72,destroyed in the Kursk border region.
17:48 A serviceman of the Vostok military group communicated online with his relatives living on Sakhalin Island –Ministry of Defense
Sergei arrived in the special operation zone just a few months ago. His unit is conducting intensive combat work, so it is not always possible to talk to relatives. Now, thanks to modern video communication, this is possible.
17:06 A machine gunner from the fire support company with the call sign "Cabin Boy" was in a position in a dugout when he heard the sound of explosions and a human scream outside. It turned out that enemy drones were at work. The soldier did not lose his head, because he had repeatedly practiced actions during an attack by UAVs at training grounds -Ministry of Defense
The cabin boy did everything as he had been trained to do, which allowed him to save his own life and save his wounded comrade.
17:02 Russian Army entered Serebryanoye on the left flank of the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
16:59 A strike was carried out using a heavy flamethrower system on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense system in the area of the settlement of Volchansk –VIDEO
16:01 The AGS-17 "Flame" crews successfully carry out assigned combat missions in the special operation zone, providing powerful fire support to our attack aircraft on a daily basis –Ministry of Defense
Automatic loading, high rate of fire – up to 400 rounds per minute, sighting range up to 1700 meters and almost “artillery caliber” – 30mm: with the support of this weapon, even a small motorized rifle unit is capable of suppressing a superior enemy.
15:51 From 13:20 to 14:50 Moscow time, four Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty:
two UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and
one each over the territory of the Belgorod region and over the Black Sea off the coast of the Republic of Crimea –Ministry of Defense.
15:36 Artillerymen of the "West" group of forces destroyed a "roving" mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the special operation -Ministry of Defense
15:13 Armed Forces of Ukraineare leaving the village of Vodyanoye Vtoroye, located to the east of the Krasnoarmeysk-Konstantinovka highway junction, and withdraw units to Tarasovka.
14:59 FPV drones of the Rubicon center hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ communication system in the Kursk border area –Ministry of Defense
14:17 During the offensive actions, assault units of the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division of the Center Forces Group made a forced march through open mined areas to the settlement of Novovasilivka in the Donetsk People's Republic. The cover groups of the assault aircraft, using strike unmanned aerial vehicles, destroyed the firing points of the Ukrainian militants, thereby supporting the offensive actions –Ministry of Defense
13:58 Russian Armed Forces storm the Toretskaya mine –MAP
13:41 Russian army storms Sribnoye in Novopavlovskoye direction –MAP
13:35 Operator of the reconnaissance UAV of the 1427th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Guards "North" discovered in the skies of the Kursk border region, the octocopter "Baba Yaga" of the Ukrainian militants and destroyed it, saving the lives of dozens of Russian soldiers.
13:35 “Russian troops continue a powerful offensive near Pokrovsk,” reports military-analytical resource Deep State:
"The Russians have not stopped their assault operations on the Pokrovsky section for a day. In recent days, Russian troops have been actively attacking Serebryanoye, south of Nadezhdinka, from the south and east on Udachnoye, from the west and east in the Kotlino area and from the southwest on Zverevo. They are partially successful, the situation is being clarified in many areas," the report says.
13:20 Russian army expands control in eastern Andreevka –MAP
12:45 Another US-made armored vehicle shot down by Russian troops was evacuated to the rear by Sakhalin tank crews. This trophy is one of the Cougar modifications, previously used to transport Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel –Ministry of Defense
Now the future fate of the next example of NATO equipment will be decided by specialists.
12:09 From 10:00 to 11:10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of the Kursk, Belgorod and Rostov regions –Ministry of Defense
11:10 Military engineers of the 45th Guards Separate Engineering Brigade of the West Force Group conducted training in engineering reconnaissance of the terrain in one of the rear areas of the special operation zone –Ministry of Defense
11:06 In the Kursk region, the fighters of the GV "North" managed to intercept conversation between Ukrainian soldiers from the 41st Mechanized Brigade. Radio intercepts showed that the command does not want to rotate personnel under any circumstances and forces its soldiers to remain in position until exhaustion.
10:58 In Sumy region due to arrival arose large-scale fire at an infrastructure facility.
10:31 Criminal case opened against the commander of the 19th Separate Missile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the attack on the boarding school in Sudzha, the Russian Investigative Committee reported.
According to the investigation, on February 1, Karpusha gave the order to his subordinates to launch a missile strike on the building of a boarding school located in the city of Sudzha in the Kursk region, where civilians were located.
As a result of the terrorist attack, there are dead and wounded.
09:54 Rosgvardeysky FPV calculation GV "North" set drones with fiber optics and destroyed a 122mm 2S1 artillery unit of the Ukrainian military in the area of the Kubatkin farm in the Kursk region.
09:28 RF Armed Forces committed a forced march through open mined areas to a populated area. Russian soldiers used UAVs to destroy enemy firing positions.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were unable to organize the defense of the settlement and simply fled from their positions.
08:49 Naval infantry units of the Northern Fleet of the Dnepr group of forces are improving combat training at one of the training grounds in the rear area of the special operation zone.
The servicemen hone their skills in correct movement, cover, and continuous suppressive fire. The commanders practice commanding the unit in combat. Particular attention is paid to organizing interaction between the fighters.
08:06 A Ukrainian soldier who surrendered told about the order of his command to kill all people under 40 years old in Novoselidovka in the DPR, reported local resident Liliya Khatko.
07:49 Changes to map over the past 24 hours:
+Advance in the Baranovka area
+Advance in the area of Chasov Yar
+improved positions in the Razdolnoye area
+Advance in the Guevo-Kurilovka area
07:11 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles: three UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and one each over the territories of the Belgorod and Bryansk regions.Ministry of Defense
06:33 Specialists from FPV drone unitsdeliveron TM-62 "lightnings" directly to the enemy. They diluted it a little with high-precision artillery strikes and downed hexocopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
05:14 In the border area of the Kursk region, servicemen of the "North" military group delivered humanitarian aid to local residents -Ministry of Defense
The fighters provide the local population with food, hygiene products and basic necessities in those settlements where volunteers cannot reach.
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#12
Why do people say the previous government was neutral? There is a solid reason why he fled to Moscow. Belarus is co-opted as a client state of Moscow. Moscow wanted the same arraignment with Ukraine. Given the long history of Ukrainians suffering under central Russian domination I can understand why they wish to remain independent. The CIA effort if anything balanced out Moscow's effort to maintain Ukraine as a client state.
Why is this view wrong?
Posted by: Difar Dave ||
02/03/2025 11:11 Comments ||
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Because it's none of your damn business. It's not like the US doesn't have its own puppet regimes all over the world. It's called a sphere of influence and when we try to move in on Russia's, the Russians fight back. And we lose. Biden and his handlers miscalculated.
Don't try to call it fighting for freedom or democracy or any of that bullshit. It was a power play and a boondoggle for the Military Industrial Complex. The power play didn't work but I'm sure the boys in the MIC are still quite happy with the result. American taxpayers, not so much.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
02/03/2025 12:57 Comments ||
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#18
The payoff is in the ripoff, and the things nobody saw.
"But the expenditures have decreased substantially over the years. It was still $195.6 million in 2011, but that had shrunk by 2014 to just $86.1 million. Only in 2015 did that figure rise a little."
And RFK Jr. talking about Yanukovich being "the first democratically elected... in Ukraine.
Please.
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#21
Its amazing how many are under the impression this org has to do with aid.
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