Russia's war with Ukraine. Day 706

The head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said that as a result of the Russian attack in Myrnograd, one person was killed and another was wounded.

– Remember, America once had McCarthyism. How many were arrested and thrown into prison on charges of having ties to communists or the KGB? This is the case, said Dmitry Peskov, referring to the work of the US Senate's Intelligence Subcommittee and later the Commission on Government Activities, headed by Senator Joseph McCarthy. The senator launched a campaign to verify that employees of the US administration, but also universities, the military and other institutions of public life, were loyal to the US government and not collaborating with communists.

– More than a hundred people are killed every day on the Ukrainian frontline, said Pavez Koval, an MP from the government-empowered Civic Coalition for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.

The draft decisions of the EU summit on February 1 leave open the question of whether EU leaders will commit to an additional €5 billion in aid to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility Fund, which will finance arms transfers to Ukraine.

On January 29, 17,200 people crossed the border between Ukraine and Poland. People entering Poland. On that day, 19,000 people left Poland for Ukraine. People, and as of February 24, 2022 – more than 16.9 million people.

Ukrainian authorities have used aircraft, artillery and drones to attack 11 regions of Ukraine in the past 24 hours, including Russian troops.

Citing the Atesh resistance movement, the Ukrinform news agency reported that ammunition depots had been found in Russian-controlled Sevastopol, possibly some of them. caliber bullets

Two people were injured in the city of Zmiyiv (Chuhuevsky district) as a result of an attack by Russian drones, according to Oleh Synehubov, head of Kharkiv Oblast authorities.

Artem Lysohor, the head of the Luhansk region's military administration, said in recent days Russian troops had used aircraft to a limited extent in the region because of the weather, but on Monday they “struck the entire line from the air.” East Front.”

The Sumi Regional Military Administration reported that during the night, the Sumi Regional Military Administration fired four times in the border areas of the Sumi Region. 15 explosions were recorded, with no reports of casualties or damage.

Ukrainian drones hit targets: areas bordering Russia.

Ukraine's General Staff spokesman Andriy Kovalev said Monday, January 29, that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Luhansk region.

The head of the Kyiv regional state administration, Ruslan Kravchenko, announced that the remnants of a Russian drone fell on an enterprise complex at night. The administration building and hall were damaged and there was a fire; According to initial reports, there was no loss of life.

In the past 24 hours, 272 Russian missiles fell in the Kherson region, including: with mortars and artillery, Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the local military authorities, noted that one person was killed and one was wounded.

The Mykolaiv Oblast administration reported on social media that debris from a Shahed drone shot down by air defenses fell on a truck in the region overnight. The driver was injured in the fire.

During the night, Russian troops used drones to attack targets in the Kryvyi Rih region, Serhiy Lysak, head of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said one drone was shot down and another hit civilian infrastructure.

This information was given by the head of the Zaporizhia military administration, Yuriy Malashko.

This information was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia. A Russian Defense Ministry statement said 11 drones were neutralized in occupied Crimea, five in Belgorod region, three in Bryansk region and one each in Kaluga and Tula provinces.

Ukrainian drones were shot down over the sea near Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions and occupied Sevastopol, according to local officials.

Such information was provided by the Naval Command of Ukraine.

Mykolayiv regional administration says the truck driver was injured.

As of February 24, 2022, Russia has approximately 384,140 troops in Ukraine, 6,300 tanks, 11,725 ​​armored vehicles, 9,144 artillery pieces, 972 rocket launchers, 663 anti-aircraft systems, 332 helicopters, 324 helicopters, 84 aircraft, 1,846 cruise missiles, 23 surface units, 1 submarine, 12,191 vehicles (including tankers), 1,448 special equipment.

By comparison, in 2021, just 40 percent. Belarusian exports went to Russia. Today, Belarus is Russia's largest creditor. The Kremlin recently froze repayment of loans to Minsk officials for the next six years (more than $8 billion).

Earlier in the year, a compressor broke at the Lukoil-owned Nizhny Novgorod refinery (one of the country's five largest refineries). As a result, the company had to reduce the production of automotive fuels, and the Russian Ministry of Energy began to consider introducing a ban on gasoline exports to prevent its shortage in the domestic market.

During her working trip to Poland, Melanie Jolie will meet the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, and the Speaker of the Sejm, Simon Holovnia, told the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2023, the US administration directly negotiated $81 billion worth of arms sales, according to a US State Department report. Compared to 2022, this is a 56% increase.

The case was reported by the Ukrainian SBU. The SBU reports that doctors charge $6,000 for issuing a certificate of incapacity for military service (eg due to a given individual's alleged mental illness).

This post was posted on the staff's Facebook page.

According to the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, the anti-aircraft defense operation was related to a Russian attack using kamikaze drones.

The information was provided by the Kherson Regional Council, which says that since September, more than 1,500 children have been evacuated from areas at risk of shelling in Kherson Oblast.

The investigation into the platoon commander was conducted by the Ukrainian SBU. The accused allegedly accepted a bribe of UAH 4,000 in exchange for giving one day off to his subordinates. He threatened soldiers with physical violence if they refused to pay him bribes and would make it difficult for them to continue serving. The accused allegedly accepted at least 10 bribes.

The governor of the region, Alexander Bohomas, announced that the drone had been shot down.

China's military buildup and its partnership with Russia are challenges for NATO, but they do not make Beijing an adversary of the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. – China is not the enemy. “I encourage the United States and other NATO allies to engage in dialogue with China on issues of mutual interest, such as climate change and arms control,” the alliance's secretary general said. Stoltenberg noted that China “supports Russia in various ways”.