Russia's war with Ukraine. Day 694. Live coverage

In the direction of Kupańsk-Łymański and Bakhmucki, the Russians lost 300 soldiers and 136 units of equipment within 24 hours. In the Kubanya-Limany direction, the Russians had to repulse 27 Russian attacks, in the Pakmukhi direction – 6 – said the spokesman of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As Vadim Flashkin writes, three residential buildings were damaged in the night attack on Avdiivka.

Gabriel Landsbergis said in Davos that Ukraine needs 400 HIMARS launchers and “not 80, but a thousand tanks” to win a war with Russia. The Lithuanian foreign minister said it would be better to support Ukraine “with all it takes to win.” – This will be a deterrent signal to Putin, he said.

Le Monde reports that Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has canceled a planned trip to France on Thursday due to security concerns.

Umerov was due to meet French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecorne during a visit to the Cesar gun-howitzer factory. France previously announced that it would produce an additional 78 guns for Ukraine.

The Security Intelligence Service of Ukraine conducted a special operation during which Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot in Leningrad Oblast at night, Ukrinform reports.

After meeting his counterparts from Latvia and Estonia, Lithuania's Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skudis said the Baltic states support the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian grain in the EU sanctions package.

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron believes current world events are reminiscent of the pre-war 1930s, when the West was trying to appease Adolf Hitler and is now repeating the same mistakes with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

“All we can do this year is show that Putin will not win,” he said.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that the Senate could expect a new Ukraine border security package as soon as next week.

Republicans in the US Senate earlier blocked a supplemental bill that would have included $61 billion in aid to Ukraine.

Russian military command continues to punish officers in cases related to attacks by Ukrainian armed forces. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say this is expected to improve morale in the Russian military.

20,200 people entered Poland from Ukraine in the last 24 hours. People. At the same time, 18.3 thousand people left Poland for Ukraine. People, and as of February 24, 2022 – more than 16.746 million people.

Airborne warning regarding the departure of a MiG-31K heavy bomber from a Russian airport.

A 50-year-old woman was injured in the attack. The governor of the area, Oleksandr Prokhudin, has given this information. The information he provided showed that 116 shellings were carried out in the Kherson area within 24 hours, in which two people were killed and seven wounded.

The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Kladkov, announced that one person was wounded in the morning shelling of Belgorod by the Ukrainian army. The injured person was a woman who was hit in the knee with shrapnel. The woman was taken to a hospital in Belgorod.

As of February 24, 2022, Russia has approximately 373,600 troops in Ukraine, 6,147 tanks, 11,410 armored vehicles, 8,835 artillery pieces, 966 rocket launchers, 653 anti-aircraft systems, 3321 helicopters, 324 helicopters, 8 cruise missiles, 23 surface units, and one submarine. , 11,794 vehicles (including tankers) and 1,380 units of special equipment.

Ukrainian air defense shot down 22 of the 33 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force Command also reported that the Russians fired two missiles from S-300 anti-aircraft systems towards Kharkiv Oblast.

This information was provided by Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Kladkov. According to information he provided in Telegram, Russian anti-aircraft defense shot down 10 missiles in Belgorod and other parts of Belgorod Oblast. Earlier, a missile alert was sounded in the area.

Such information is provided by the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

This post was published on the Facebook profile of the Ukrainian staff.

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reports that the man was also sentenced to confiscation of assets. By the end of 2022, the perpetrators must provide the Russians with information about critical infrastructure and units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the port of Ismail. The Russians were interested in other things. The location of the Ukrainian army's power substations and control points, its fortifications, its weapons and the number of soldiers. The criminal also collected information about the work carried out at the shipyard.

The explosion occurred during an air raid on the perimeter.

Two Dochka-U missiles and three Ukrainian drones were shot down in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

At 1:30 a.m. Moscow time, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that “an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using unmanned aerial vehicles on the border of the Russian Federation was thwarted.” “Anti-aircraft systems destroyed an unmanned aerial vehicle on the border of the Moscow region,” the report said. A second drone was intercepted in the Leningrad region.

“During the meeting, President Biden emphasized the importance of Congress providing Ukraine with the resources it needs, including anti-aircraft systems and artillery (…). “The president discussed the strategic consequences of inaction for Ukraine, the United States and the world,” the White House said in a statement. The president said Congress's failure to act “puts US and NATO national security at risk.” Biden sought swift approval to transfer additional funds to Ukraine. Earlier, Ukraine had 60 The White House has asked Congress to agree to more than a billion dollars in aid.

Russia's war with Ukraine. Day 693

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he will visit Ukraine in February.