Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:16 More than 2.5 million ammunition was delivered from the DPRK to Russia, reports the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), citing satellite images.
21:45 Zelensky, on the sidelines of the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe summit in Tirana, held a number of bilateral meetings - with the leaders of Montenegro, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as with the Prime Minister of Croatia. They discussed the rehabilitation of the military in Montenegro, agreements with Croatian private companies for the production of drones, recent events in the Transnistrian region of Moldova and other topics.
21:28 The Russians attacked the Pokrovsky and Bakhmutsky districts of the Donetsk region, the prosecutor’s office reports. In Seversk, one person was killed, in Kurakhovo one person was wounded, another was injured as a result of an airstrike in the village. Desired. One person was also injured in the town of Chasov Yar.
20:49 The congress of so-called deputies of the unrecognized Transnistria adopted an appeal to Russia with a request for “protection from pressure from Moldova,” also turning to a number of international organizations. About what this means, see the material Sabbat in Transnistria.
20:45 The third assault brigade reported that it had knocked out the Russians from Krasnohorivka, Donetsk region. The day before, Russian forces attacked the south-eastern part of Krasnogorovka and entered the city, but the Third Assault Force forced the enemy to retreat.
20:32 Scholz again stated in his video message that NATO will not become a party to the conflict in Ukraine and German soldiers will not be sent to Ukraine: “We do not want Russia’s war against Ukraine to turn into a war between Russia and NATO... As Chancellor of Germany I will not send soldiers from our Bundeswehr to Ukraine."
20:08 The Council of the European Union approved the start of work of the Ukraine Facility Instrument with a total volume of 50 billion euros for 2024-2027. The decision of the EU Council is the final point in the creation of the Instrument, the Ministry of Finance said.
19:36 The Russian army fired at residential areas of Kherson, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
19:10 The Pentagon is considering the possibility of using the remaining $4 billion, allowing it to supply Ukraine with military aid directly from its arsenals, CNN reports, citing sources. According to the channel's interlocutor, the final decision has not yet been made. High-ranking American officials are discussing the possibility of using at least part of this amount.
19:04 Russian public pages write that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a strike with two HIMARS missiles at the personnel gathering place in Yelenovka, Donetsk region, during the award ceremony. According to them, 19 military personnel were killed, among them the deputy brigade commander, major, and lieutenant colonel. The commander of the 155th Marine Brigade and 11 other people were wounded. The formation was carried out by the command.
18:27 The Russians hit the village of Velikiy Burluk with guided bombs in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov region, including hitting the territory of the railway station. Two people died - a man and a six-year-old child, the child's mother is in serious condition, said Oleg Sinegubov, the head of the OVA.
17:55 Albania has announced its readiness to join a special tribunal for the Russian Federation, Kuleba said following negotiations with his Albanian colleague Igli Hasani. According to the Ukrainian minister, the parties have identified ways to strengthen defense cooperation, with a special emphasis on artillery ammunition. Albania also plans to open an embassy in Kyiv in the near future.
17:48 Erdogan said that Turkey is again ready to provide a platform for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
17:26 Belgium will provide 200 million euros for the Czech initiative to purchase 800 thousand shells for Ukraine outside Europe, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said. According to him, over the “next weeks” Ukraine will receive more ammunition.
17:07 The Ukrainian Armed Forces staged a real plane attack on the invaders. In ten days, Ukrainian defenders shot down ten Russian military aircraft: nine of the Russian Air Force's best Su-34 and Su-35 fighter-bombers, as well as a rare A-50 radar aircraft. The Russians are losing planes 20 times faster than they can be replaced. Read more about the unique achievement of the Ukrainians in the material of the Armed Forces of Ukraine minus the Russian aviation.
16:30 The Russians fired artillery at Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
16:13 Public accounts write about the Ukrainian attack on the occupied Iron Port of the Kherson region. The blow was struck at the Villa Victoria boarding house, where FSB representatives were located. The building itself was used by the occupiers as the “Ministry of Internal Affairs headquarters.” As a result of the strike, about 25 people were injured, about half of them were killed.
15:51 The number of people wounded as a result of the Russian strike on Kupyansk has increased to five, two people were killed, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Residential buildings, cafes and a church were destroyed by the attack. One of the dead is a pastor of the Church of Jesus Christ. Search work continues.
15:26 Zelensky said following the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe summit about agreements on strengthening artillery: “Today, as a result of the meeting, as a result of this summit, we have specific agreements, in particular, on strengthening Ukraine and Ukrainian artillery.”
15:04 The Russians hit the center of Kupyansk, Kharkov region with KABs - two people were killed, one was wounded. There may be people under the rubble. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
14:58 The initiative on the possibility of stationing Western ground forces in Ukraine deserves attention, said Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: “The fate of Europe is being decided on the battlefields of Ukraine. Such times require political leadership, ambition and the courage to think outside the box. The initiative that stood behind yesterday's meeting in Paris deserves attention."
14:23 Representatives of the Internal Audit Service of the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and American inspectors conducted two more joint inspections of weapons transferred by American partners. Directly at the places where weapons were stored, they checked compliance with serial numbers, technical condition and storage conditions of weapons. In total, three command inspections have been carried out since the beginning of 2024; there were no comments from the American side, the Ministry of Defense reported.
14:14 The armored personnel carriers that Bulgaria promised to transfer to Ukraine are still in Sofia, but “will leave in a few days,” said the country’s Defense Minister Todor Tagarev. He announced new military assistance to Kyiv and noted that the total amount of Bulgarian assistance to Ukraine has already amounted to 47 million euros.
14:06 The terrain will help contain the advance of the Russians near Avdeevka, said the speaker of the Tauride direction Dmitry Likhovy: “The terrain itself should contribute to defense there: there is a cascade of reservoirs, and this was the chosen priority. Thus, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdeevka direction continue to conduct a defense operation.” He noted that Russian troops were blocked in the vicinity and on the approach to the village of Orlovka.
13:27 Forbes suggests that Ukraine has managed to shoot down many Russian aircraft recently thanks to the use of Patriot and NASAMS systems, as well as the Russians' blind spots after they lost A-50 aircraft. The publication believes that the Ukrainian Air Force allocated part of the Patriot installations to mobile air defense groups, which quickly move near the front line, ambush Russian aircraft, and then quickly redeploy.
The publication also confirms the Russians’ statement that for the first time they managed to destroy a NASAMS launcher near Zaporozhye with a missile. According to the author of the material, if Ukraine really deployed all air defense systems at once in order to deplete the Russian Air Force, then it will soon run out of missiles for Patriot and NASAMS, because the United States has not provided Kyiv with ammunition since the end of December 2023.
13:13 Military specialists from Western countries are already in Ukraine in small numbers, writes Bild, citing sources. According to them, they provide support, for example, in the programming of high-tech weapons such as air defense systems and cruise missiles. At the same time, the newspaper’s sources consider it “extremely unlikely” that Western military personnel will participate directly in the hostilities.
12:54 The Netherlands ordered nine new DITA self-propelled artillery systems from the Czech Republic for Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. It is noted that these weapons became part of a large Dutch order for Ukraine, supplied by two manufacturers in the Czech Republic. DITA uses NATO 155 mm ammunition with a firing range of 39 km.
12:39 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and signed an agreement on friendship and cooperation with him. They also discussed the defense needs of Ukraine and the possibility of joint production of weapons.
12:02 At night, the Russians hit the center of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, with four ballistic missiles. As a result of the shelling, the building of the Donetsk National Technical University and the building of the 3rd school were partially destroyed, Ukrposhta branches, an administrative building and ten apartment buildings were damaged. No people were injured, the city military administration said.
11:45 The European Union will open a Defense Innovation Office in Kiev, which will allow the bloc to adopt Ukraine’s combat experience and knowledge in the field of military technologies, Ursula von der Leyen said.
11:13 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed using profits from Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine: “It’s time to start talking about using income from frozen Russian assets for the joint purchase of military equipment for Ukraine.”
10:28 Zelensky confirmed that he is working in Tirana today - he will hold bilateral meetings and take part in the Ukraine-Southeastern Europe summit. In particular, negotiations are planned with the Prime Minister of Albania and his team on defense and political cooperation, support for the Peace Formula and work on security agreements.
09:55 Chinese Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will visit Russia, Ukraine and some European countries in March for a political solution to the “Ukrainian crisis,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. In particular, in Europe, Li Hui will visit the EU headquarters, Poland, Germany and France. The Chinese Foreign Ministry also commented on Macron’s statement about the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine: “We urge everyone to create conditions to reduce tensions and facilitate a ceasefire.”
09:31 In Kherson, a Russian shell hit a cargo ship. Also, as a result of shelling in populated areas of the region, a farm and an elevator were damaged, one person was killed and two were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
08:53 In the Zaporozhye region, as a result of Russian shelling over the past 24 hours, one person was killed in the occupied village of Novoe, Pologovsky district, and another person was wounded in front-line Orekhovo, said the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
08:44 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of February 28:
personnel - about 412,610 (+1060) people,
tanks - 6570 (+14),
armored combat vehicles - 12,508 (+14),
artillery systems - 10,029 (+20),
MLRS - 1000 (+0),
air defense systems - 688 (+2),
aircraft - 342 (+2),
helicopters - 325 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 7753 (+24),
cruise missiles - 1912 (+0),
ships/boats - 25 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 13,112 (+47),
special equipment - 1594 (+6).
08:27 Over the past 24 hours, 102 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In particular, in the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 25 enemy attacks in the Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenky, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky districts of the Donetsk region. In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy tried 29 times to break through the defenses of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and west of Pobeda, Donetsk region. Also, four more attacks were repulsed in areas south of Ugledar, Staromayorsky and Urozhainy, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled 13 enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Tabaevka areas of the Kharkov region; in Limansky - 11 attacks in the Ternov and Razdolovka areas of the Donetsk region; in Bakhmutsky - 11 attacks in the areas of Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk region; on Orekhovsky - eight attacks in the Malinovka and Rabotino districts of the Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces hold their positions and repelled one assault by Russian troops on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:40 During a night attack in Odessa, debris from a downed drone damaged a transformer at one of the critical infrastructure facilities. A short circuit and fire occurred; rescuers quickly extinguished the fire. No people were injured, the Southern Defense Force said.
07:26 Air defense at night destroyed all ten Shahed-type attack UAVs with which Russia attacked from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, the Air Force command reported. The drones were destroyed within the Odessa and Nikolaev regions. In addition, the enemy attacked with S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
02:12 Zelensky arrived in the capital of Albania, Tirana, said the country’s Foreign Minister Igli Hasani. Local media write that on February 28, Zelensky will take part in the summit of Ukraine and the Western Balkans, which will also be attended by officials from Brussels, leaders of the countries of the Western Balkans and South-Eastern Europe.
On the eve, the Russian army attacked the southeastern part of Krasnohorivka and entered the city.
The military stated that the Russians were able to prepare for a long defence in a short amount of time, and despite resistance and heavy fighting, the brigade's assault groups inflicted unavoidable losses on the Russian forces. Approximately 100 invaders were wounded or killed.
Quote: "The Russians refused to surrender and perished in the houses they occupied.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] In the Avdievka direction alone, Ukrainian defenders repulsed 20 enemy attacks in one day.
During the day, 79 clashes occurred at the front. Russian invaders continue to attack most intensively in the Avdeevsky direction. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced this in an evening report on Wednesday, February 28.
In total, Russian troops carried out five missile and 91 air strikes, and carried out 102 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack in the area of the settlement of Tabaevka, where the invaders tried to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions.
In the Liman direction, soldiers repelled six enemy attacks in the area of the settlements of Terny, Yampolevka in the Donetsk region and Belogorovka in the Lugansk region, where the Russians tried to break through the defense.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled eight enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovskoe and Kleshchievka, Donetsk region, where the enemy tried to improve its tactical position.
In the Avdeevsky direction, defenders repelled 20 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Berdychi, Orlovka, Tonenkoye, Pervomaiskoye, Nevelskoye in the Donetsk region.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back Russian troops in the areas of Krasnogorovka, Georgievka, Novomikhailovka and Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk region, where the enemy, with the support of aviation, tried to break through the defense 25 times.
In the Orekhovsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled one enemy attack in the area east of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
In the Kherson direction, the Russians do not abandon their intention to dislodge Ukrainian units from their bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper. So, within 24 hours, three assault attempts were made.
During the day, Defense Forces aircraft carried out strikes on seven areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
The missile force units defeated a control point, a personnel concentration area, weapons and military equipment, four artillery weapons, an air defense system, an electronic warfare station, and one other important enemy target.
Let us remind you that over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 1,060 Russian invaders. The total losses of the Russian army have already amounted to about 412,610 soldiers.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at enemy manpower and hardware near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, seven attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 77th Air Mobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 57th Motorised Rifle Brigade were repelled near Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Terni (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer were neutralised.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 5th, 92nd Assault brigades, 28th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 107th and 241st Territorial Defence brigades near Krasnoye, Bogdanovka, Kleschcheyevka, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Moreover, three counterattacks of the AFU 46th Air Mobile Brigade were repelled near Georgiyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, one U.S.-made M119 towed howitzer, and one AFU ammunition depot were destroyed.
In Avdeyevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Petrovskoye, took more advantageous lines, and repelled 11 counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU near Leninskoye, Novgorodskoye, Novobakhmutovka, Tonenkoye, Orlovka, and Pervomayskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 165 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and five motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and five 122mm D-30 howitzers were wiped out.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by aviation inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, and one ammunition depot.
In Kherson direction, as a result of active actions, Russian units took more advantageous positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade and 121st Territorial Defence Brigade near Primorskoye, Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Dudchany (Kherson region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 117th Mechanised Brigade was repelled near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one French-made CAESAR self-propelled artillery system, three 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one S-300 anti-aircraft missile system radar, one ammunition depot, one AFU POL depot, one unmanned aerial vehicles storage and manufacture facility, as well as engaged manpower and hardware in 131 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down 99 unmanned aerial vehicles close to Zovtnevoye (Kharkov region), Arapovka, Troitskoye, Novonikolskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Yelenovka, Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as intercepted three HIMARS MLRS shells.
In total, 575 airplanes and 267 helicopters, 13,622 unmanned aerial vehicles, 474 air defence missile systems, 15,266 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,226 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 8,203 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 19,179 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 23:09 In Kyiv, in the Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov and Cherkasy regions, an air threat warning regime is in effect. The explosion occurred in Mirgorod, located in the Poltava region of Ukraine. This was reported by the publication “Glavkom”.
No details provided.
21:30 APU only designated a new line of defense behind Avdievka and it has already been practically broken through by the Braves.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will conduct a defensive operation in the area of the villages of Tonenkoe, Orlovka and Berdychi in the Avdeevsky direction,” said the speaker of the Tavria group of troops, Likhova (Russian troops have already broken into each of these villages).
The Ukrainian military is counting on terrain suitable for defense - in particular, a cascade of reservoirs.
Likhovoy added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to contain the assault groups of the Russian army in the vicinity and on the approach to the village of Orlovka (at the same time, Orlovka has already ALMOST FALLEN).
20:35 Special operation, February 28. Main:
The Russian military liberated the village of Petrovskoye in the Avdeevsky direction, the Ministry of Defense reported.
Shoigu demanded that manufacturers of artillery reconnaissance systems, MLRS and rounds speed up the supply of equipment to the troops.
Russian troops are fighting on the near approaches to Chasov Yar, adviser to the head of the DPR Gagin told RIA Novosti. According to him, Chasov Yar is already in direct visibility.
Russian forces have identified previously unknown electronic warfare systems in the Svatovsko-Kremensk direction, which are actively using the Armed Forces of Ukraine along with Western radars, retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko told RIA Novosti.
Russian strikes destroyed a HIMARS MLRS parking lot and a workshop for the production of drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Nikolaev, Lebedev, coordinator of the Nikolaev underground, told RIA Novosti.
An unnamed European official spoke to the Financial Times about Western troops on Ukrainian territory, noting that “everyone knows that Western special forces are present in Ukraine, it just hasn’t been officially announced.”
Russian air defense systems destroyed three Ukrainian aircraft-type drones over the Belgorod region during the day, the Ministry of Defense reported.
19:49 There are reports about transition of Orlovka is under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
So far, no photo/video confirmation (there is only a photo confirming the presence of our troops in the eastern part of the village). We are waiting for our flags in Orlovka.
19:10 Forces of the “Center” group with attached units of Donetsk 1 Army Corps for a couple of days broke through to Orlovka after the liberation of Lastochkino.
Yesterday, Russian fighters had already gained a foothold on the outskirts and began to move forward from house to house.
This morning our soldiers were already at the school in the southeastern part of the village, approaching its center.
These days, powerful blows were delivered to the part of the village occupied by the enemy.
In the afternoon it became known that at least some of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units began to flee the village.
Now information is coming that the 114th Brigade with the forces of the Central Military District is completing the defeat of the enemy.
Also, the Russian Armed Forces continue their assault on Tonenky and Berdychi, and heavy fighting is underway.
18:18 Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring":
The 5th Brigade broke through the enemy’s defenses and broke into the fortress city of the Ukrainian Armed Forces - Krasnogorovka.
17:30 Telegram channel «Front bird":
South Donetsk direction. district settlement Novomikhailovka.
It is reported that our units of the Vostok group of troops hit an enemy infantry fighting vehicle.
The ATGM and aerial reconnaissance operators worked very harmoniously and accurately.
16:10 Telegram channel “Fisherman":
Russian troops continue to systematically destroy enemy targets both near the line of combat contact and in the so-called rear regions. Ukraine.
Last night, attacks were carried out on the Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Khar'kov, Sumy regions, as well as the occupied part of the Kherson region and the DPR. Ballistic missiles, aircraft and Geran-2 attack UAVs were used to engage targets by fire.
Occupied territory of the DPR: in Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), the headquarters of the enemy forces grouping in the Donetsk direction, located in the building of the Donetsk National Technical University, was hit.
In addition, in Predtechino, an ammunition depot in a rural club was destroyed; local residents reported a prolonged secondary detonation. And in the villages of Novoselovka Pervaya and Zhelannye, temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were hit.
Khar'kov region: enemy warehouses in Fedorovka, Kupyansky district, which housed heavy armored vehicles and ammunition, were attacked. Russian artillery is also suppressing the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlements of Pletenevka, Sin'kovka, Kazachya Lopan and Gatishche.
Odessa: once again, kamikaze drones "Geran-2" flew over the maritime infrastructure, destroying a BEC warehouse on the territory of the Yuzhny Sea Trade Port. Explosions also occurred on the territory of the Odessa commercial seaport.
At the same time, the authorities of the so-called Ukraine, in the usual manner, announced the interception of Russian drones and damage by debris to just one transformer at an unnamed critical infrastructure facility. How this correlates with the footage of arrivals and secondary detonations requires no comment.
14:53 Telegram channel “Front bird":
Avdeevskoe direction.
The enemy confirms that our troops have occupied the center of the village. Orlovka. The battle continues in the western part of the village. A transition to the settlement is expected in the near future. under the control of the Russian army.
12:45 Reported that the Russian Army leveled the front in the northwestern section of the Avdeevsky Front, taking control of the country roads between Orlovka and Berdychi.
Now communication between the Nazis between their main fortification areas is possible only through Semyonovka along the route along the Durnaya River.
11:40 Russian troops are advancing in Orlovka and have already entered the school grounds in the south-eastern part of the village. The enemy was unable to keep our troops on the approaches to the village.
11:20 Telegram channel «Frontline bird":
The enemy confirms the loss of Ivanovsky (Krasny) in the Artemovsk direction.
09:55 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Dnepryan four rounds;
-- n.p. Podlesnoe three rounds;
-- village of KLazachi Lagery four rounds;
-- n.p. Kayro 4 rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Dnepryany, n.p. Peschanivka, n.p. Novaya Mayachka, n.p. Saga, firing a total of 15 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
09:25 Telegram channel «WarGonzo":
Frontline report for the morning 02/28/2024
– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, continued offensive operations from the west and south towards the village of Rabotino, and also resumed them northwest of Verbovoy. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions.
– In the Ugledarsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces, after artillery shelling, tried to advance north of Priyutnoye. No success.
– On the Donetsk front, Russian troops, with the support of long-range weapons, stormed Novomikhailovka, Georgievka and Pervomaisky. LBS has not changed significantly. Similar actions in the area of ??Tonenkoye and Orlovka led to a tactical success, which the Russian Armed Forces can convert into operational success. Both villages are on key routes near the LBS. Plus, they are located in the lowlands relative to the zone of control of Russian troops.
– In the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Russian Armed Forces are trying to break through to the main fortified area of ??the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Chasovoy Yar through Ivanovskoye and Bogdanovka. For now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding their positions, but they are doing it with great difficulty. The possible loss of the first of these settlements will be especially sensitive for them. The N-32 highway in muddy conditions will enable the Russian Armed Forces to use armored vehicles to attack Chasov Yar.
– In the Lugansk direction there are tough oncoming battles in the Serebryansky forest area south of Dibrova. The Russian Armed Forces attack at Yampolevka and Ternov with the goal of reaching the cascade of reservoirs on the left bank of the Zherebets River. They are also straining the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sinkovka. But not so active anymore.
08:55 Telegram channel «Fisherman":
Chronicle of a special military operation
For February 27, 2024
– The Russian Aerospace Forces continue to strike at industrial and military facilities of the so-called. Ukraine. In Poltava, the attack hit the territory of a military airfield. According to the latest information, the Sea King Mk41 and Mi-8MSB helicopters were destroyed. In the Kirovograd region, the air base in Alexandria was hit.
– In the zone of special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces continue to push back the enemy in several areas. In the Bakhmut direction there are fierce battles for the village of Krasnoye (Ivanovskoye). Russian assault units continue attacks in the central part of the village, as well as northeast of Shosseynaya Street.
– In the Avdeevsky direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Tonenkoye area. According to some information, the Russian Armed Forces are fighting on the southwestern outskirts of the village. In addition, data appeared on objective control of the RF Armed Forces on the eastern approaches of Petrovsky,
“Meanwhile, on the Gulyai-Polye sector of the front, where there had been a lull for a long time, several assault groups carried out a daring operation, taking control of part of the Gulyai-Polye Dachas holiday village, advancing almost one kilometer without losses.
– In the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian army continues to advance in the area of the “Rabotinsky ledge” and Verbovoy. To the north-west of the settlement, the Russian Armed Forces knocked out the enemy from the landings they occupied
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08:10 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC.
One civilian was reported injured.
Damaged:
Two residential buildings.
One artillery attack was recorded from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 23 attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded in the Gorlovka direction.
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[REGNUM] The publication of The New York Times, which talks about the cooperation of the CIA with the Ukrainian intelligence services, caused a strong reaction in the United States. But in Ukraine itself it was received much more calmly.
Released on February 25, The New York Times' long read, "Spy Wars: How the CIA Is Helping Ukraine Fight Putin," begins: "For more than a decade, the United States has maintained a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical to both countries in counteraction to Russia."
And then the journalists talk about a secret CIA base near Kiev.
“The underground bunker, built to replace the command post destroyed in the first months of the conflict, is the secret nerve center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There is one more secret: the base is almost entirely financed and partially equipped by the CIA. “One hundred and ten percent,” is how General Sergei Dvoretsky evaluates this contribution,” the text states.
American journalists do not name Dvoretsky’s position, noting only that he runs a CIA base that collects intelligence data about Russia. However, thanks to the page on social networks of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, you can find out that in 2021 Dvoretsky - then a major general - headed the admissions committee at the Zhytomyr Military Institute named after. S. P. Koroleva.
After this, American journalists delve into history and immediately lie.
WHAT AMERICAN JOURNALISTS “FORGOT” ABOUT
“This partnership did not begin in wartime—and Ukraine is not its only beneficiary. It began ten years ago, emerging gradually under three very different US presidents. Its development was facilitated by certain key individuals who often took bold risks. As a result, Ukraine, whose intelligence services were long believed to be under Russian control, has emerged as one of Washington’s most important intelligence partners in the alliance against the Kremlin,” they write.
Thus, one of the main messages of The New York Times turns out to be copied from the message of an article by The Washington Post published on October 23, 2023. This message is simple: the United States began to cooperate with Ukrainian intelligence and actively pour money into it only after the coup in February 2014.
But this is not true.
And one of the heroes of the article spoke about this at one time - the former head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the ex-head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Valery Kondratyuk. Back in September 2023, in an interview with journalist Natalya Moseychuk, Kondratyuk, without any hesitation, said: already during the first “orange” Maidan, Ukrainian military intelligence sabotaged the orders of the country’s leadership and supported the pro-Western opposition led by Yushchenko.
In that interview, Kondratyuk recalled the former heads of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the MOU Igor Smeshko, Alexander Galaka and Sergei Gmyza, who, according to him, laid the foundations for the “disobedience” and pro-Westernization of this structure.
Both Smeshko, Galaka, and Gmyza have experience in diplomatic work in NATO member countries. Moreover, Galaka and Smeshko at one time attended special courses of the alliance. The same Smeshko dealt an important blow to Ukrainian counterintelligence when, back in the days of Kuchma, he was put in charge of the SBU. Smeshko banned security officers from working in government agencies and law enforcement agencies, thereby “covering up” the pro-American GUR.
The New York Times article convinces the reader that the Ukrainians allegedly spent a long time knocking on the doorsteps of American intelligence agencies before they began to be trusted.
As an example, the case of Kondratyuk is given, who in 2015, as the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the MOU, came to a meeting with the deputy director of the CIA and handed over to him a package of secret documents, which allegedly contained “ information about the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy, including detailed information about the designs new Russian nuclear submarines."
The authors write that the initiator of intelligence cooperation was initially Valentin Nalyvaichenko, who headed the SBU after the 2014 coup. He took Kondratyuk as his deputy, with whom they created a “ new paramilitary unit,” whose task was “to conduct operations behind enemy lines and collect intelligence that the CIA and MI6 could not provide.”
But the same Nalyvaichenko began to cooperate with the United States even after the first Maidan, when he also headed the SBU. It was under his leadership that in 2008, diplomas were presented to graduates of the academy of this special service by no less than the US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor.
The authors do not mention this.
NOT FIRED, BUT PROMOTED
But they talk about the successes of the Ukrainians and their American colleagues, including espionage, a number of murders, for example, Arsen Pavlov, known under the call sign Motorola, and Mikhail Tolstykh, known as Givi, as well as operations like “Goldfish”. The latter was carried out, etc., at 12 CIA bases built in Ukraine along the border with Russia, and was aimed at stealing data, etc., from satellites.
“The new partnership began to bring so much raw intelligence about Russia that it had to be sent to Langley for processing,” the authors of the publication write.
And thus they confirm the information published in October by The Washington Post, which also reported on the lack of funds in Ukraine to process the entire huge amount of information stolen and obtained in Russia.
The authors also talked about problems between the United States and Ukraine, in particular about the attempt to carry out a terrorist attack in Crimea in 2016, which infuriated the United States. According to The New York Times, CIA Director John Brennan tried to dissuade Kondratyuk from the operation. But Kondratyuk did not listen to his “senior comrade,” which ultimately cost him his position.
After the article was published, in an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda, Kondratyuk corrected American journalists.
“The deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine was not fired, but promoted to falsehood. Can this be considered dismissal? Yes, there is such a category - dismissal by promotion,” Kondratyuk pointed out.
He also noted that Brennan did not dissuade him from the operation and did not reprimand him after it.
“At that time I did receive a warning, but not from [CIA] Director Brennan, this is one inaccuracy in the article, but from the Ambassador of the United States, who conveyed the concerns of the State Department and, therefore, these things. But after that, I had a very serious conversation with representatives of American intelligence and said that I do not consider the territory of Crimea to be Russian territory, therefore, I consider all American concerns about conducting operations on Russian territory, and Crimea is Ukraine, to be unfounded. And if the issue is raised in this context in the future, our cooperation may be terminated. And after that there really was a conversation with Director Brennan, in which we found understanding,” Kondratyuk also said.
If the article in The New York Times adds anything new to the information about cooperation between Ukrainian and Western intelligence services, it is drama. Thus, the authors claim that before the start of the SVO, American and British intelligence agencies arrived to “say goodbye” to their Ukrainian colleagues.
The article ends with the story that in addition to the 12 secret CIA bases, two more were built, and now the GUR is producing more intelligence information than at any time during the entire conflict - and most of it is shared with the CIA.
“Such information cannot be obtained anywhere - only here and now,” Dvoretsky boasted.
PRICE ISSUE
The publication caused a mixed reaction in the United States. Some Americans were outraged by The New York Times' long read.
“The CIA has been building spy bases in Ukraine along the border with Russia since 2014. I wonder how we would react if Russia or China built spy bases on the US-Mexico border? With all their intelligence gathering and newly trained operatives, they were unable to nullify the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. In fact, it seems that the CIA only made the situation worse,” said US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr.
But Ukrainians, on the contrary, were inspired by the very fact of publication. Moreover, they claim: the publication was made intentionally.
“To the best of my knowledge, this article was agreed upon by the leadership of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and, accordingly, with the administration of President Biden. Why? Because this week there will be important votes on the Ukraine aid bill. <…>
I saw reviews from experts who were familiar with materials or capabilities of Ukrainian intelligence. They argue that that information was no longer critical for us, but critical for them, for their national security, for future decision-making. And so they emphasize with this publication how important Ukraine is for the United States <...> - it is also a matter of national security for the United States. And that is why this publication was prepared on Sunday - on the eve of that week, which will be extremely important in the fight for the interests of Ukraine,” said the same former head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the MOU and the ex-head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine in a commentary to Ukrayinska Pravda.
Without in any way downplaying the importance for the United States of intelligence information on Russia obtained jointly with the Ukrainians, it can also be noted that there is a banal blackmail of investors in a controversial business project: invest more in the project, otherwise your previous investments will burn out.
In other words, the Biden administration, through a publication in The New York Times, is trying to convince Americans: Ukraine is not a black financial hole, but a very profitable investment.
But is this how Russia threatened the United States, and was it worth spoiling relations with Moscow for the sake of obtaining data, pushing it toward ever closer cooperation with Beijing, the real strategic enemy of the United States? Neither journalists from liberal American publications nor the White House answer these questions.
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“The deputy head of the office of the President of Ukraine was not fired, but promoted to falsehood. Can this be considered dismissal? Yes, there is such a category - dismissal by promotion,” Kondratyuk pointed out.
Known in the West by the euphemism.... "Fok up, move up."
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[Regnum] The first American Abrams tank in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine was shot down by an Ulyanovsk FPV drone “Piranha”. A representative of the Simbirsk Design Bureau (SKB) “Piranha” announced this on February 28.
“I received this information from a client who sent a correspondence with the battalion commander of the crew that hit the tank. There they said that it was our “Piranha”. And then the information appeared in the news and Telegram channels with footage of the burning Abrams,” TASS quotes him as saying.
He noted that the Piranha drones also hit other armored vehicles, but most of the targets were dugouts, shelters and fortifications.
A representative of SKB said that Piranha stands out among its analogues due to the unique frequencies at which it operates. According to him, no one has video transmitters on this frequency, and during testing with electronic warfare equipment, this drone was the only one that could not be suppressed.
As reported by IA Regnum, on February 26 it became known that in the Avdeevsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces for the first time knocked out an American M1 Abrams tank. The Russian military destroyed it in the area of Avdeevka (DPR), it was done by a fighter with the call sign Rassvet of the 15th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade.
On February 27, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, confirmed the destruction of the American tank.
The Pentagon chose not to comment on reports about the Abrams tank destroyed in the special operation zone. A representative of the American military department said that this issue is within the competence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In turn, the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that Abrams tanks will burn in the same way as others. He also stated that the destruction of Abrams is part of the daily, systematic, professional and dedicated work of the Russian military, which is engaged in the demilitarization of territory controlled by Kyiv.
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[Regnum] In Ukraine, processes to shake up the situation are brewing from within; they do not need any help, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on February 28, commenting on the information that Moscow is allegedly trying to organize “Maidan-3” there.
“Various accusations and statements regularly come from there, so we cannot respond to everything,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
He added that now in Ukraine there are many points of view both on the elections and on the further legitimacy of the country’s leadership. According to Peskov, the processes to rock the situation themselves mature from within and no help is needed there.
As Regnum reported, a day earlier the intelligence committee under the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, said that the Russian special services would soon allegedly make attempts to sow panic, incite a conflict between Ukrainians and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also question the legitimacy of decisions made by Zelensky after 20 May, when his term expires.
The SBU even coined a term for this - Operation Maidan-3, which, according to it, “will reach its culmination in March-May 2024.”
Zelensky’s office, meanwhile, has prepared an appeal to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) to clarify the issue of the legitimacy of his tenure as head of state after May 20, as well as the possibility of holding elections. As the Ukrainian publication Zerkalo Nedeli explained, citing sources, those around the head of the Kyiv regime are not sure that they will receive the quick, and most importantly, the answers they need from the court, so there is no final decision on going to court yet.
According to former Verkhovna Rada deputy, Doctor of Law Valery Karpuntsov, the Ukrainian constitution does not contain a rule that allows for the cancellation of presidential elections, so Zelensky faces criminal penalties for usurpation of power if he does not resign after the expiration of his powers.
Russia has been producing MRLS vehicles which can launch two different calibers of artillery rockets. The MLRS BM-27M, for example, uses cassettes for launching 220mm and 300mm artillery rockets at the same time.
According to the website bulgranianmilitary.com, the Russians plan to ake greater use of thermobaric warheads, which the TOS-1 rocket uses.
Only the first 60 seconds of the video shows the new MLRS system.
[Regnum] The newest multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) “Vozrozhdenie” was noticed in a Ministry of Defense video about the visit of the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, to military-industrial complex enterprises in the Tula region, posted on February 28 on the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense.
The Vozrozhdenie MLRS is a two-caliber system that can also act as a minelayer. It is assumed that some of the guides of a different caliber will be designed for launching missiles with mines.
The Minister of Defense, during his visit to defense industry enterprises in the Tula region, inspected a new system for protecting radar systems, said that all Russian armored vehicles were expected to be equipped with additional armor protection, and demanded that manufacturers of MLRS and ammunition speed up the supply of these types of weapons.
As Regnum reported, the creation of the newest two-caliber MLRS was announced in December 2023 by the head of the Rostec state corporation Sergei Chemezov. The installation, which is being created on the basis of the “Agriculture” remote mining engineering system, will be able to use rockets with mines and ammunition from the “Uragan” MLRS or heavy flamethrower systems.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are facing big problems due to the start of Russia's production of the latest mobile MLRS "Vozrozhdenie", their ability to simultaneously launch missiles and lay minefields does not bode well for the Kiev army, military observer Marcin Jablonski noted earlier in his article for the Interia publication.
The Izhevsk electromechanical plant “Kupol” has almost completed the development of the Typhoon-PVO combat vehicle (BM), the general director of the enterprise, Fanil Ziyatdinov, announced on February 28.
General Director of the plant: the development of the Typhoon-Air Defense combat vehicle is almost complete
“At the moment, the development of the Typhoon-Air Defense combat vehicle is almost complete, and preparations are underway for mass production. Even at the draft stage, she took part in international competitions in China, where she took second place,” Ziyatdinov told the National Defense magazine.
"Typhoon-PVO" is a universal armored vehicle with increased security. The car is capable of withstanding explosions of up to 8 kg of TNT both under the wheels and under the bottom. The combined protection of ceramic armor and armor steel is resistant to armor-piercing incendiary bullets.
The BM accommodates a crew of five: a commander, a driver, a machine gunner and two anti-aircraft gunners. It is equipped with portable anti-aircraft missile systems, launchers, power supplies, radar interrogators, and ammunition for a machine gun. On the roof of the BM there is a turret with a large-caliber machine gun of the Kord type.
“Typhoon-PVO” is designed on the basis of a special-purpose vehicle for the Airborne Forces and is intended for use by military personnel armed with “Igla” and “Verba” man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The Russian Ministry of Defense explained that the combat vehicle will increase the mobility of air defense units, as well as their effectiveness in repelling enemy air targets. Experts previously noted that the Typhoon-Air Defense has high levels of security, cross-country ability and maneuverability.
The vehicle was presented at the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2021 and marched in front of spectators as part of a mechanized column. The sample has passed the state testing stage.
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This is already a drone + infantry + artillery war with occasional assistance from armor and jet aircraft.
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Ukraine propaganda. You will only see this in western media. How when supplies are nearly gone. I follow the news and this is so obvious. Just a hit piece. An attempt to sooth NATO nerves. Z needs all the help he can get if it is only in the theater of media.
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If Moscow reports for the last two years were 50% true, the latest would be from occupied Paris.
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In contrast Russia reports bare minimum. Why broadcast strategic planning ahead of time as the Ukrainians do. Well the counter Ukrainian offensive is on again and again but it goes nowhere. F16's to be operated from Romania. NATO ground troops if they muster any to support Ukraine in Ukraine. This is not rational. These are acts of desperation. As at end of WW11 Russia will force complete and total surrender.
[Reuters] Russia on Tuesday ordered a six-month ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to keep prices stable amid rising demand from consumers and farmers and to allow for maintenance of refineries in the world's second largest oil exporter.
The ban, first reported by Russia's RBC, was confirmed by a spokeswoman for Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, President Vladimir Putin's point man for Russia's vast energy sector.
RBC, citing an unidentified source, said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had approved the ban after Novak proposed it in a letter dated Feb. 21. A second source told Reuters that the decision had been made but the decree had not yet been issued.
"In order to offset excessive demand for petroleum products, it is necessary to take measures to help stabilize prices in the domestic market," Novak was quoted as saying in his proposal by RBC.
Is fhe excessive demand a response to a colder than usual winter or increased manufacturing?
Domestic gasoline prices are sensitive for motorists and farmers in the world's biggest wheat exporter ahead of a March 15-17 presidential election, while some Russian refineries have been hit by Ukrainian drone attacks in recent months.
Russia and Ukraine have targeted each other's energy infrastructure in a bid to disrupt supply lines and logistics and demoralise their opponents, as they seek the edge in a nearly two-year-old conflict that shows no sign of ending.
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[Regnum] The German tabloid Bild published a theoretical plan for a Russian attack on NATO countries. The publication's journalists refer to a government document that was presented to parliament.
According to the publication, the attack by the Russian side means “a fundamental change in the security situation for the whole of Europe.” And this “attack” involves four phases.
The first phase involves a massive campaign of disinformation, especially in the media and social networks.
“Russia’s task at this stage will be to divide and destabilize society, as well as undermine the trust of European residents in liberal democracy. Cyberattacks and attacks on critical infrastructure are expected. All operations will be covert,” the authors explained.
The second phase includes major maneuvers of the Russian Armed Forces on NATO borders with the expectation that the alliance will respond by deploying its troops on the eastern border. Disabling satellites in space and attacks on chemical plants and nuclear reactors in Germany are also not excluded. In general, such actions, according to the publication, will lead to a flow of the first refugees.
The third phase involves a direct Russian attack on NATO countries, as well as a series of targeted strikes on Germany and the massive disabling of satellites.
The fourth phase, according to the tabloid, will represent a breakthrough of the Russian army to German territory. In this case, the attack will be on the ground, in the air and at sea. In space, according to the authors of the script, a conflict on a global scale will unfold.
At the same time, Russia is predicted to use biological, chemical and tactical nuclear weapons, as well as some kind of nuclear electromagnetic pulse at an altitude of 50 km above the ground to disable all electronic devices.
As Regnum reported, in the event of a possible conflict with Russia over Ukraine, NATO may try to attack Kaliningrad. Asia Times columnist Stefan Brian wrote about this on February 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, said that Moscow has no territorial claims in Europe. The head of state emphasized that Russia can send military personnel to Poland only in the event of an attack by the latter.
Russia’s special operation is carried out solely to protect its own historical lands; Moscow does not plan to attack Europe. Retired General of the French Armed Forces, Vice President of the GEOPRAGMA research center Jean-Bernard Pinatel shared his opinion in an interview with Sud Radio.
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Germany sees the support for Ukraine dropping, and knows that it can't possibly defend itself. So it publishes this "plan" as a notice to NATO (aka the US).
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