Bob Homans February 12

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Ukraine – February 12^th & 11^th Sitreps
Compiled by: Robert Homans
February 12, 2023

Ukrainians at the Sundance Film Festival – Kyiv Independent

Ukrainian producers are screening 3 films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. This article includes synopses of all 3 films.

Artistic creativity often increases during wartime. Several years ago, I went to the military museum in Vienna. From the exhibits, Austria was almost continuously at war for nearly 115 years, from the start of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1701, until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. This period coincided with a prolific period of creativity in Vienna, especially but not exclusively music.

“It's High Time to De-Colonize Western Russia Studies” – Foreign Policy Magazine (FP)

This article and others, including previous emails of mine, are beginning to shed light on the fact that for too long Russia, and its direct predecessor the former Soviet Union, has been given a “pass,” for being one of the great European colonizers of the 18^th and 19^th centuries, along with Great Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. Unlike these countries, Russia not only maintains its status as a colonizer, but their goal is to increase their population of subjected peoples. As the article points out, Russia’s war in Ukraine is only the latest example.

Prime Minister Lavrov seems to never tire of visiting the African Continent, carrying the message that Russia is trying to “de-Nazify” nearby peoples, like Ukrainians, and/or free them from Western influence. Perhaps it is time for countries in Africa to recognize Russia for what it is, a colonizer “without limits.”

Kenya is one African country that has seemed to recognize Russia for what it is. Martin Kumani, he Kenyan Ambassador to the UN, gave an extraordinary and moving speech in support of Ukraine, at a UN Security Council meeting on the eve of Russia’s latest invasion.

Part of the reason why African countries give Russia and, previously, the former Soviet Union, is because, as the FP article points out, educational institutions in the West do not bother to include this history in their curriculum. I often wonder that if he bothered to learn more of the Soviet Union’s history of oppression of ethnic minorities in its territory, whether the Socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (S-Vermont) would’ve chosen to spend his honeymoon in the former Soviet Union. It is possible that the reason that he was unaware of the dark history of the Soviet Union, that it largely wasn’t taught in our educational institutions.

News From the Battlefield

Last Friday’s missile attack by Russia seems have resulted in minimal lasting damage to Ukraine’s power grid. Today, my colleague reported that there were no missile strikes in Kyiv, and today there were no blackouts there. He also believes that DTEK and other major electrical energy suppliers in Ukraine have built up larger stocks of replacement equipment, while at the same time improve their ability to jury rig distribution system.

Vulhedar - The last two reports from “Reporting From Ukraine,” February 11^th and 12^th, should be viewed consecutively. February 11^th focuses on substantial Russian losses in Vulhudar; February 12^th on substantial losses around Avdiivka near Donetsk.

“Reporting From Ukraine” states that the tactics used by the Russians in these two areas are the same as they successfully used in Soledar – human wave attacks. The Latest Denys points out Russian tank movements have been very similar to how they employed tanks last March, during the assault against Kyiv, single file columns allowing Ukraine to pick off the lead and trailing tank of BMP, and then easily destroy the others.

Ukraine is claiming that Russia has already begun their well-publicized offensive. “Reporting From Ukraine” states that Russia has been moving troops from Belarus down to the south. Once again, I’m reminded of the famous scene from the movie, “Animal House,” showing an earlier offensive by the Faber College Marching Band. When the Russians stop using the same tactics time and again, I’ll stop using the same illustration of those tactics.

February 12^th and 11^th Sitreps

Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon February 11 to 12:00 noon February 12, 2023

Abbreviations:

RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine

RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders

INTERNATIONAL

February 12

11:02: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov discussed by phone the issue of western supplies of artillery and air defense equipment to Kyiv.

· These issues will be raised at a meeting of the Contact Group on Defense of Ukraine (UDCG), the Pentagon said.

10:22 British intelligence: Russia has suffered the most losses in the last two weeks since the invasion of Ukraine.

· On average, over the past week, the number of liquidated Russians was 824 people per day. This is four times more than in June-July 2022.

· In the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain, this is explained by the low level of training of those mobilized to the ranks of the Russian army, the lack of coordination of actions in the main directions of the invaders' offensive and the lack of weapons, which is especially noticeable in the areas of Bakhmut and Vuhledar.

09:07 AP: A resolution calling for peace in Ukraine will be submitted to the UN General Assembly for consideration.

· The resolution also refers to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

00:42 Canadian Prime Minister: An unidentified object was shot down over Canada. The country's armed forces plan to analyze the wreckage.

February 11

23:52: Deputy Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Pavliuk published photos of the Ukrainian military's exercises in the UK.

· Classes are conducted under the guidance of Canadian instructors.

10:30 Spiegel: Training of the Ukrainian military in the use of the Leopard II tank will begin in Germany next week.

· The training will take place at a training ground in Munster. The military will learn basic tank driving skills and interacting with the Marder BMP, that Germany is already providing to Ukraine.

· The course will last 6-8 weeks, which is considered a super-accelerated option, since tankers are usually trained for several years.

22:04 Oryx: In three days, Ukrainian servicemen destroyed 103 Russian equipment near Vuhledar and Avdiivka, including 36 tanks.

· According to Oryx, During the same period, Ukraine lost 20 pieces of equipment, including 2 tanks. Thus, the loss ratio to the evening of February 10 was about 5:1.

21:50 The Times: There are discussions in Britain about the transfer of Harpoon anti-ship missiles or Storm Shadows missiles to Ukraine.

· The publication reports that sources in the Ukrainian defense ministry confirmed that Kyiv is ready to use missiles to strike the annexed Crimea.

· The Harpoon is primarily an anti-ship missile. Ukraine should be allowed to use Harpoons against Russian cruise missile carriers operating in the Black Sea.

21:05: Russia plans to carry out a coup in Moldova and sends Chechen "rescuers" to Turkey, NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov said.

· "We are now closely monitoring that it does not happen that these "rescuers" will be in Chisinau.

· We know their last names and first names. They had a personal task since February 24th," Danilov said.

· Ukraine should be in a position to assist Moldova, as requested, to secure Transnistria and it’s large store of Soviet ammunition.

18:22 Kyodo News (Japan’s News Agency): China wants to increase the stockpile of nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035.

· According to Chinese sources, the plan developed by the People's Liberation Army has already been approved by President Xi Jinping.

17:53: Ukrainian rescuers in Turkey have already examined 160 houses affected by the earthquake, said Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, a representative of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

· "We have 10 canine calculations. Dogs are trained to identify the living. As part of the working shift, there is always both a dog handler and a doctor," Khorunzhyi said.

16:51 Reuters: The U.S. has imposed sanctions on six Chinese companies linked to balloons.

· "China's use of high-altitude balloons violates our sovereignty and threatens U.S. national security. All those who set themselves such a goal will be deprived of access to American technology," said Deputy Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez.

15:38: USAID agency has provided $13 billion in direct budget support to Ukraine, the press service of USAID reports.

· The funds are used to help doctors, educators and first responders.

13:52 BBC: An air bomb from the Second World War exploded in Britain.

· In the city of Great Yarmouth, which is 200 km from London, an attempt was made to demine an air bomb. Experts planned to neutralize it, but an unexpected explosion occurred.

13:07 DW: 2 MEPs have been detained in Italy and Brussels.

· Both politicians are accused of benefiting from "third countries" to influence decisions in the European Union.

· According to media reports, these deputies are talking about Qatar and Morocco. Both MEPs were stripped of their parliamentary immunity in early February amid an investigation into corrupt acts and expelled from the Social Democrats group in the EP.

12:47 Lithuanian Defense Minister: The first batch of L-70 anti-aircraft guns has arrived in Ukraine.

12:34 White House National Security Council Coordinator: Biden, during his visit to Poland, will announce further military assistance to Ukraine – the White House.

· "The President will make it clear that the United States will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary. I will not be ahead of his (Biden - ed.) words. Of course, I'll leave all the specifics to the President of the United States."

· Russia is preparing for a new offensive in the spring

· According to the White House, the aggressor country, Russia, is using the current winter months to replenish its forces to resume offensive operations in Ukraine in the spring. Kirby suggested that as weather conditions improved, "fighting is likely to become more violent."

· Ukraine believes that the Russian offensive has already begun. Russia waiting until Spring means that it would increasing have to deal with the arrival of the new Western weapons.

NATIONAL

February 12

11:57 Ukrenergo: Consumption remains significant due to lower temperatures, albeit less than on weekdays. As of today, there is no shortage of capacity.

· Consumption limits for today have not been proven. But in the event of an increase in consumption, emergency shutdowns can be applied. In particular, this applies to Odesa, Kyiv, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr regions and the city of Kyiv.

· The removal of consumption limits applies only to the day of February 12.

10:39 Operational Command South: The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two boats in the Dnieper Delta, which the invaders were preparing to maneuver their DRGs.

09:39 DTEK: There are currently no electricity consumption limits in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In these areas today there will be light all day.

· At the same time, in Odesa region, updated schedules of stabilization outages are starting to operate in test mode.

· And in the Donetsk region, emergency blackouts continue to operate.

09:17: From 18.40 to 21.30, 4 kamikaze strike drones "Shahed-136/131" were destroyed by forces and means of anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Command "East" of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

· In addition, in this direction, the defenders of the sky destroyed the Orlan-10 operational-tactical UAV.

00:14: Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko to the NSDC and approved the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk as part of the National Security and Defense Council.

February 11

23:27: More than 20,000 Ukrainians have already applied to the "Offensive Guard"

· There are already more than 20 thousand people who want to join the ranks of the assault brigades of the "Offensive Guard". After selecting applications, candidates will undergo testing and medical examination.

· In total, it is planned to recruit 8 brigades.

20:50 DTEK: The next day, Ukrenergo did not impose restrictions on electricity consumption.

· "This allows tomorrow not to turn off the lights in Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

· However, in case of network overload, there may be restrictions according to stabilization schedules," the message says.

20:19 Minister of Energy: Currently, all nine NPP power units located in the territory controlled by the state are operating in Ukraine.

· Today, Rivne NPP launched two power units at once, an additional 1,220 MW to the capacity of the power system.

· "Due to the launch of power units, we significantly reduce the shortage in the system. Accordingly, this will affect the duration of outages," Halushchenko said.

18:36 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on February 11:

· "The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on the conduct of offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Liman, Bakhmut, Avdievsky and Novopavlovsk directions.

· Strengthens its grouping of troops in the Liman and Bakhmut directions. It actively uses aviation to strike the positions of our units."

· "During the day, the enemy inflicted 7 missile and 23 air strikes. He carried out more than 15 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.

· The threat of strikes by the Russian Federation on civilian targets remains high throughout Ukraine."

· "During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 16 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as 2 strikes on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems."

· "Also, our defenders shot down a Su-25 aircraft and an Orlan-type UAV.

· Units of rocket troops and artillery in a day hit 4 areas of concentration of manpower."

17:13: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny had a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Mark Milley.

· "He shared his concerns about Russia's use of maritime surface drones, which poses a threat to civilian shipping in the Black Sea.

· We also discussed the course of hostilities. The tensest situation today is in the Donetsk direction, here the enemy carries out up to 50 attacks daily," Zaluzhny wrote.

15:23 Prime Minister: A humanitarian demining center will be established in Ukraine.

· "The Centre will serve as a think tank and summarize information on demining needs in ministries, OVA, partner countries and international organizations."

14:37: In the Black Sea, 11 Russian ships are on alert, of which 2 are carriers of cruise missiles "Kalibr", the total volley of which is 16 missiles.

· According to the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russians have deployed 10 ships in the Mediterranean Sea, of which 5 are carriers of "Kalibr" cruise missiles, the total volley of which is 72 missiles.

14:06 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: At the UN and around the world on February 23-24, the main topic of discussion will be the anniversary of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine.

· "There will be many important political signals, there will be decisions on sanctions, weapons, there will be symbols of unity, and this will happen at all levels. Russia will remember how the world will celebrate the anniversary of its full-scale aggression against Ukraine," Kuleba said.

13:41: Military of the SBU Special Operations Center "A" destroyed a Russian IFV

· "During the night combat sortie, special forces burned enemy equipment in one of the hottest areas," the SBU said in a statement.

13:30 The New York Times: The Ukrainian army may launch its counteroffensive in southern Ukraine. The most likely direction is Melitopol.

· The occupied city in Zaporizhia region is located at the intersection of two important motorways and a critical railway line. That is why Melitopol is extremely important for the supply of Russian forces in the south.

· In case of a successful breakthrough of Ukraine, the NYT notes, "Russia's control over the Kherson region will be significantly weakened."

12:14 Kyiv Post - Defense Intelligence Directorate: Russia does not have the resources to launch a large-scale offensive on the anniversary of the full-scale invasion on February 24.

· "While information is spreading about Russia's large-scale offensive planned for February 24, Ukrainian military intelligence reports that Russia has already launched a full-scale offensive on February 24 last year, which continues today"

MORDOR (russia)

February 12

09:49 Institute for the Study of War: The recent failure at Vuhledar undermined Russians' faith in the ability to launch a large-scale offensive.

· The Russians' faith was seriously shaken, as the failure at Vuhledar once again demonstrated that the problems of their army had not disappeared even a year after the invasion. Some generals express the opinion that the offensive near Vuhledar ended with the defeat of a column of military equipment.

February 11

20:35 NSDC Secretary: The Russians already have big problems with a major offensive

· "They just don't say they started, but our troops are his (offensive, - ed.) very powerfully reflected.

· The offensive that they planned, he is already gradually leaving. But this is not the offensive they were counting on," Danilov said.

19:23: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "In order to compensate for large-scale military losses, since the beginning of February this year, Russia has used about 1200 people from the Russian private military company "Wagner".

· They were recruited in prisons from the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea."

15:09: The city of Shebekino in the Belgorod region was shelled for the second time in a day, Governor Hladkov said.

· Shells hit a private house, damaging the façade, roof, windows and outbuildings. Another shell hit a non-residential building. There are no casualties.

12:24: The SBU reported suspicion to the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, which promotes mass repressions in the occupied areas of Ukraine, the SBU press service said.

· During the investigation, the SBU gathered a large-scale evidence base on the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin. In particular, his activities for the introduction of the occupation regime in the temporarily occupied areas of the south and east of Ukraine were documented.

KHARKIV

February 12

00:28 Kharkiv RMA: reported that a 35-year-old civilian man was injured by shrapnel as a result of Russian strikes.

· He is hospitalized, doctors provide all the necessary assistance.

February 11

23:37 Kharkiv RMA: reported that according to preliminary data, there were three hits of enemy S-300 missiles in the city.

· One of the infrastructure facilities was damaged. Information about the victims and the extent of the damage are being clarified.

23:36 Kharkiv Mayor: Missile strikes on Kharkiv were carried out according to preliminary information by S-300 missiles.

· Information about the destruction and casualties is now being clarified.

23:11 Kharkiv RMA: reported that the Russians are again striking the city. Subscribers report an explosion in Kharkiv.

LUHANSK

February 11

13:17 SBU press service: SBU detained a collaborator who helped rashists take looted property of Ukrainians to occupied Luhansk.

· It turned out to be a former employee of a local farm, who, after capturing part of the region, supported the Russian invaders and voluntarily went to cooperate with them.

· The attacker was transporting Russian commanders in his own car and helped pull their armored personnel carriers out of the dirt with a tractor.

DONETSK

February 12

10:03 Donetsk RMA: In Volnovakha direction, there were periodic shelling of Vuhledar and the outskirts of the community, with no information about the victims.

· It was loud in the Kurakhivska community: the village of Veseliy Hai was shelled; 9 houses in Kurakhivka and 3 houses in Sharp were damaged. At night, shelling of Marinka, Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka continued. Also, with artillery, the Russians drove into the residential quarter of Avdiivka.

· 1 person was killed and 2 wounded in Bakhmut; the administrative building and 2 private houses were damaged. 4 houses in Vasyukivka, 4 in Minkivka and 1 in Fedorivka were damaged. 1 person was wounded in Stupochki Kostiantynivska community.

· A two-story building and private houses in Siversk were damaged. A house in Stavki was destroyed, torske, zarechne and terny were subjected to numerous shelling.

February 11

19:15: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "In the city of Mariupol, Donetsk region, Russian invaders organized the repair of their military equipment.

· It was deliberately disabled by Russian servicemen in order not to take part in hostilities.

· The main cause of a malfunction of military equipment is the deliberate failure of engines.

16:06: There is a severe fire in the temporarily occupied Donetsk. Videos from local social networks.

· Puffs of black smoke rise over the Petrovsky district of the city.

ZAPORIZHIA

February 12

10:59 Social Network: An explosion is heard in the temporarily occupied Melitopol of the Zaporizhia Regional Assembly.

February 11

19:11 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Zaporizhia region. Preliminary – air defense work.

14:53: Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov said that according to preliminary data, the Russians had reduced BC, equipment and personnel at several locations at once:

· In Melitopol, it was bright on the territory of an industrial enterprise, where the invaders stored equipment;

· In the Melitopol district minus the location of Russians in Mirne;

· Tokmak district flew to one of the villages where the Russian military lived.

DNIPRO

February 12

11:22 Dnipro RMA: In the morning, the Russians shelled Nikopol with barreled artillery.

· A 53-year-old woman was killed. Previously, there is also a victim – an 87-year-old pensioner. She has a shrapnel wound.

· Four high-rise buildings, a water utility and a college building were damaged in the city.

February 11

19:50 Dnipro RMA: Russians shot the Nikopol district with heavy artillery three times a day.

· People were not injured. The consequences of the attacks are still being clarified," Lysak wrote.

18:59 Dnipro RMA: reported the threat of an attack by Shahed drones.

KHERSON

February 12

10:39 Operational Command South: The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two boats in the Dnieper Delta, which the invaders were preparing to maneuver their DRGs.

11:56 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.

09:42 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.

09:28 Kherson RMA: Russians shelled the territory of Kherson region 49 times.

· The Russian army shelled Kherson itself 11 times – the Ostrov microdistrict suffered the most from shelling. One person was injured.

February 11

23:58 Social Network: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.

15:36: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.

KYIV

February 11

21:25 Kyiv City Administration: Ice will blow up on the Desna River in Brovary district on February 12, so residents of the capital can hear the sounds of explosions.

SUMY

February 11

22:45 Sumy RMA: In the Sumy region, Russian troops shelled three territorial communities.

· "During the day, the enemy shelled 3 territorial communities of the region: Myropilska, Znob-Novgorodska, Shalyhynska. 45 arrivals were recorded," the message reads.

· According to the RMA, in all cases without consequences.

CHERNIHIV

February 11

22:55: Chernihiv city military administration was established in Chernihiv region.

· The relevant decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was published on the official portal.

Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.

Feb 6

Feb 7

Feb 8

Feb 9

Feb 10

Feb 11

Duration

After 349 days

After 350 days

After 351 days

After 352 days

After 353 days

After 354 days

Military Personnel Losses

133,190

134,100

135,010

135,740

136,880

137,780

Material Losses

Tanks

3245

3253

3255

3258

3267

3280

Armored Personnel Carriers

6443

6458

6468

6471

6474

6488

Artillery, Mortars, and Ballistic Rocket launchers

2693

2697

2707

2714

2733

2752

Cruise Missiles

796

857

Fighters Bombers

294

295

296

Helicopters

284

285

286

Drones

1958

1961

1967

1970

1997

2007

Anti Aircraft Missile Batteries

227

228

232

233

234

Cargo/Fuel/other transport

5107

5112

5121

5126

5134

5148

Naval Vessels

Specialized mobile electronic communication and jamming, ballistic radars

208

211

214

215

SOURCES

●       https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
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https://euromaidanpress.com/
●       https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
●        www.ubn.news

February 11 Sitrep

Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon February 10 to 12:00 noon February 11, 2023

Abbreviations:

RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine

RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders

INTERNATIONAL

February 11

09:57: President Maya Sandu condemns moldovan airspace violations by a Russian missile.

· She noted that her country's neutral status does not mean that it should not build defenses to keep people safe.

09:25 Chancellor Olaf Scholz: I hope that by the end of March Germany will be able to transfer 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

· "It's not easy, but I hope we succeed," the politician said, answering questions from reporters.

08:01: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York recognized Ilya Repin and Ivan Aivazovsky as Ukrainian, not Russian artists. This is stated on the website of the museum.

· Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) is one of the world’s great painters of seascapes. In December 2008, I had the pleasure of visiting the Aivazovsky Museum in Feodosia, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. The museum is in his house, that doubled as his studio. During his lifetime Aivazovsky completed over 6,000 paintings. He died at his easel, preparing for an upcoming exhibition in Athens. Aivazovsky attended the Academy in St. Petersburg at the same time as Ukraine’s Poet Laureate, Taras Shevchenko. According to the museum curator, Aivazovsky and Shevchenko competed for the same girl. Aivazovsky “won,” because he promised to take the girl with him, on a paining trip to the Amalfi Coast. Kudos to the Met!

08:00: Any sovereign country, including a NATO member and not even a NATO member, can provide Ukraine with combat aircraft. And also, to train pilots, this is their sovereign right.

00:46:The U.S. provides $60 million. to protect the Diia platform and other Ukrainian services.

· USAID additionally directs $60 million. to strengthen Ukrainian cyber security, - Embassy of the United States of America in Ukraine.

00:13: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses support for Ukraine with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna

· He announced this on his Twitter.

February 10

23:53 LRT: Lithuania today sent the L70 anti-aircraft guns promised as part of military assistance to Ukraine.

· According to the publication, Ukraine will also receive ammunition and additional equipment that is necessary in order to use such equipment.

23:03 The New York Times: The U.S. military shot down an unidentified object over Alaska.

· It has not yet been confirmed whether the facility was hostile or whether it was launched for commercial or research purposes. However, it posed a threat to civilian aircraft. It is also unknown whether there was any surveillance equipment at the downed facility.

17:38: Italy and France will send Ukraine medium-range surface-to-air systems SAMP-T.

· This was reported by the publication ANSA with reference to the statement of the Prime Minister of Italy Giorgi Maloni.

17:29 The New York Times: A Chinese balloon that was shot down over the U.S. could intercept some type of email.

· The bullet had several antennas to determine the geographical location of communications. Solar panels are large enough to produce energy to operate "multiple active intelligence gathering sensors."

17:19 French President: In the coming weeks, you should not expect fighter jets for Ukraine.

· "However, I do not rule out supplying fighters to Ukraine at all, but this does not meet the needs of today. We must intensify the supply of artillery systems already mastered by Ukrainian troops," Macron said.

16:46: Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the participants of the virtual summit of sports ministers of partner countries:

· "While Russia is killing and terrorizing, representatives of the terrorist state have no place in sports and Olympic competitions."

16:08 TVN 24: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki does not rule out further closure of checkpoints on the border with Belarus.

· The reason for this, he noted, is the "increase in tension" due to the fact that "Belarus plays the way the Kremlin plays", and this behavior "is becoming increasingly dangerous for Poland, for Ukraine and Europe."

15:47: An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia, - seismological experimental and methodical expedition of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Emergencies.

· According to them, the epicenter was located 928 km northeast of Almaty on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia, the hearth lay at a depth of 10 km.

15:37: Volodymyr Zelenskyy: During a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Rzeszow, he spoke about his visit to Brussels.

· "It is important that negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU start this year. This would be a motivating factor for Ukrainian society and the army, which are going through difficult trials," the President of Ukraine said.

15:08 Latvijas Vestnesis: Latvia's National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP) has temporarily restricted access to sites linked to Russian propaganda media.

· Sites associated with Russia Today English, Russia Today UK, Russia Today Germany, Russia Today France, Russia Today Spanish and Sputnik were blocked. Access is also restricted to duplicate mirrors of these sites.

14:37: Danish toy manufacturer LEGO releases a HIMARS model with a soldier in Ukrainian uniform included.

· The cost of toy HIMARS is almost 7 thousand hryvnias. Additional figures, for example, Ukrainian a soldier with a smile, will cost another 2.5 thousand hryvnias.

· It is reported that all funds from the sale of the HIMARS figurine and other applications of the kit will go to the UNITED24 platform.

14:28: Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Several Russian missiles passed through the airspace of Moldova and Romania. These missiles are a challenge to NATO, to collective security. This is a terror that can and should be stopped. The world must stop.

13:19: Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilica announces that she is stepping down.

· "After a year and a half in office, I am announcing my resignation," Gavrilitsa said at today's briefing.

12:54: Volodymyr Zelenskyy stopped in Poland on the way to Ukraine to meet with President Andrzej Duda.

· It is reported that they discussed the agenda of the upcoming NATO summit, the situation at the front, as well as the provision of weapons to Ukraine.

12:32: Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with King Philip I of Belgium in Brussels and handed him a fragment of a Russian Su-25 aircraft shot down by Ukrainian soldiers.

· On the wreckage, Ukrainian defenders wrote: "Together we will win."

12:26: Poland has closed the border crossing with Belarus from February 10 at 12:00 in Bobrovniki, based on the interests of the country's security, said Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski.

14:13: Ukraine managed to return home another 61 dead heroes - the Ministry of Reintegration.

· "Today, with the assistance of the Ministry of Reintegration and the Office of the Commissioner for the Missing, in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, it was possible to return the bodies of 61 defenders of Ukraine to their relatives," the press service writes.

NATIONAL

February 11

11:48: Last night, two DTEK Energy stations, which had already been attacked that day, were again damaged by Russian shelling.

· As a result of terrorist attacks, the equipment of the TPP was significantly damaged. There were no casualties. The press service of the company reported.

11:26 Ukrenergo: The situation in the power system because of the attack of missiles and drones is complex, but under control. In Kharkiv, emergency shutdowns were applied due to damage to energy facilities.

· With an increase in consumption, emergency outages are possible in Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Kyiv regions and the city of Kyiv. In the Odesa region, it was possible to put into operation part of the equipment.

10:44: Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had met with top managers of the world's largest investment bank JP Morgan and took part in an investment summit organized by the holding.

· "We discussed the creation of a platform for attracting private capital to the reconstruction of Ukraine, as well as promising areas of large investment projects in Ukraine, in particular in the sectors of green energy, IT and agrotechnology," the President of Ukraine noted.

09:03: In total, for yesterday's period from 18.00 to 23.55, 20 kamikaze strike drones "Shahed-136/131" were destroyed by forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.

08:25 Operational Command South: 11 Russian drones out of 12 shot down air defense forces in the evening.

07:54 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Aviation of the Defense Forces during the past day inflicted 12 strikes on areas of concentration of Russians, as well as 4 strikes on the positions of their anti-aircraft missile systems.

· Units of rocket troops and artillery struck 2 areas of concentration of manpower, ammunition depot, position of the anti-aircraft missile system, as well as 3 other important objects of Russian troops.

00:53 Operational Command South: Why the "shaheds" fly, but there is no alarm: the Russian Federation could run them very low.

· Russians launch Iranian kamikaze drones on the territory of Ukraine at a very low altitude, which is why the radars do not record them, and an air alarm is not declared.

· "However, our vigilance remains quite high, because, let me remind you, the "shahedas" can be heard even by sound," Humenyuk added.

00:35 Operational Command South: February 10, from 19.50 to 22.50, Russian troops attacked the south of the country with attack kamikaze drones of the "Shahed-136" type.

· With the forces and means of air defense of the Air Command "South", eleven drones were shot down: 4 over Odesa region, 5 over the Mykolaiv region, 2 over the Kherson region.

00:25: According to the IAEA mission in Ukraine, during the missile attack of the Khmelnitsky NPP, one of the power units was stopped, at two more nuclear power plants - South Ukrainian and Rivne, as a precautionary measure, electricity production was reduced.

February 10

23:31 SBU press service: The SBU gathered indisputable evidence of the guilt of 13 more militants of the terrorist organization "LPR" who fought against Ukraine.

· Among them are four former prisoners who had previously served their sentences in local colonies for committing serious crimes.

· According to the materials of the Ukrainian special service, the court sentenced them to 13 years in prison.

23:12 Defence Intelligence: Russia's missile blitzkrieg has failed, but the invaders will continue to strike.

· "Ukrainian society has united even more. Ukrainian resistance did not break."

22:41 Operational Command South: One drone hit a previously hit energy infrastructure facility in Kryvyi Rih. Another managed to bring down.

· Also, 2 kamikaze drones were shot down over the sea, on the approach to Odesa region, 3 — over the Mykolaiv region. No casualties.

17:48 Prime Minister of Ukraine: Ukraine temporarily lost 44% of nuclear generation, 75% of TPP capacity and 33% of block CHPPs.

· According to him, for all the time of Russian missile strikes, every 4th substation of Ukrenergo was attacked.

16:54 Institute for the Study of War: The Russian command is gradually losing its confidence in the "Wagnerians", replacing them with regular troops.

· According to analysts, the statements of the head of the PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, about the cessation of recruitment among prisoners are partially true. This is confirmed by statistics from the Federal Penitentiary Service, which shows that the reduction in the number of Russian prisoners stabilized between November 2022 and January 2023.

· The ISW notes that the decrease in the need for mercenaries is consistent with the general trend of slowly replacing "Wagnerians" with regular Russian troops, which is especially noticeable in the Bakhmut area.

15:58: Soldiers of the mobile fire group of the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Radio Brigade PC "South" shot down a Russian cruise missile from MANPADS during today's missile strike.

15:27: The SBU and the SBI conducted searches at the facilities of a former MP and Russian oligarch who may be involved in billions of corruption schemes in Ukraine.

· As a result of the searches, the following were found and seized:

o   draft records and documentation confirming the illegal operations of commercial structures under their control;
o   means of communication and computer equipment;
o   about 300 thousand rubles. US dollars, 250 thousand rubles. euros and UAH 1.5 million in cash.

15:18 DTEK: Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions have returned to stabilization schedules of power outages.

· "Emergency outages in these regions are being lifted, allowing for a return to stabilization outages," the report said.

14:06 Air Force of Ukraine: As of 11.30, Russia has carried out 71 launches of cruise missiles Kh-101, Kh-555, "Caliber".

· The forces and means of air defense of the Air Force and other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 61 enemy cruise missiles and 5 kamikaze drones "Shahed-136/131".

12:48: The SBU and the SBI conduct joint searches throughout the customs vertical.

· Currently, searches have begun in the Central Office of the State Customs Service and the Volyn, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Odesa, Kyiv, Rivne and Zakarpattia regional customs of Ukraine.

12:36 Energy Minister: Another massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities in Ukraine has led to damage in six regions.

· "Unfortunately, there are hits in thermal and hydrogeneration facilities, as well as high-voltage infrastructure in six regions. Emergency outages have been introduced in many regions," he wrote.

· According to him, the situation is difficult in Zaporizhia, Kharkiv and Khmelnytsky regions.

MORDOR (russia)

February 11

11:37: British intelligence explains why Wagner stopped recruiting prisoners for war in Ukraine

· "A key factor in ending this scheme is probably an increasingly direct rivalry between the Russian Ministry of Defense and Wagner. Regular Russian armed forces have probably now also engaged the vast majority of reservists drafted into "partial mobilization," British intelligence explains.

08:52: Governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation announces a drone attack

· According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, drones struck an infrastructure facility in the Yakovlovsky city district. There are no casualties or casualties.

February 10

12:21 Air Force spokesman: Russian troops fired a record number of S-300 missiles at Ukraine at night: up to 35 in Zaporizhia and Kharkiv regions.

· "At a time when we are shooting down enemy missiles with the help of the S-300, Russia is launching them at densely populated cities. And the further away the launch site of these missiles is located, the more inaccurately they hit potential enemy targets," Ignat said.

12:12: Based on the evidence collected by the SBU counterintelligence, people's deputy of Ukraine Oleh Voloshyn was suspected of treason.

· According to the materials of the investigation, during 2020-2021, this parliamentarian assisted the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation in subversive activities against Ukraine.

KHARKIV

February 11

10:35 Kharkiv RMA: warned residents of Kharkiv and the region about the threat of Russian missile strikes and drone attacks during today.

09:35 Kharkiv RMA: Over the past day, Russians have shelled at least 17 border settlements in Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Kupyansk and Kharkiv districts.

· As a result of the shelling, Vovchansk was injured and a 69-year-old woman was hospitalized.

11:07 Donetsk RMA: At night, the Russians shelled the relatively far from the front Karlovka of the Novogrodivska community — the house was damaged. the Russians used Grads in Epiphany, under constant shelling of Vuhledar — without casualties.

· Marinka, Georgievka and Maksimilyanivka are under fire — the house was destroyed in the latter. The Kurakhivska community suffered 5 shellings : 3 people were wounded in Uspenivka, 17 houses, a school, an administrative building and a shop were damaged. The next morning, Avdiivka was shelled and shelled from Grad rockets without casualties.

· 3 houses were damaged in Kostiantynivska hromada: 2 in Oleksandro-Shultyne and 1 in Ivanopillya. 5 houses in Fedorivka were damaged and 2 houses in Vasyukivka were destroyed.

· In Bakhmut, an administrative building and a 9-storey building were damaged, and 1 person died in Krasnaya Gora. A house in Toretsk and 3 houses in Petrivka were damaged.

08:47 Institute for the Study of War: The Russians could not take Vuhledar because they were poorly prepared.

· The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) analyzed recent footage of the Russian unsuccessful assault on Vuhledar. Experts believe that "Russian troops use extremely dysfunctional tactics, which indicate that the 155th Marine Brigade most likely consists of poorly trained mobilized."

February 10

22:53 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kharkiv area, subscribers report. Preliminary - the work of air defense.

LUHANSK

February 10

14:57 Luhansk RMA: The situation in the Kremin direction "remains difficult, but completely under control".

· According to Gaidai, the Russians plan to go to the Estuary.

· The Ukrainian military is on the defensive, but after receiving Western equipment they will be able to go on a counterattack, Gaidai said.

DONETSK

February 11

10:35 Kharkiv RMA: warned residents of Kharkiv and the region about the threat of Russian missile strikes and drone attacks during today.

09:35 Kharkiv RMA: Over the past day, Russians have shelled at least 17 border settlements in Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Kupyansk and Kharkiv districts.

· As a result of the shelling, Vovchansk was injured, and a 69-year-old woman was hospitalized.

· 3 houses were damaged in Kostiantynivska hromada: 2 in Oleksandro-Shultyne and 1 in Ivanopillya. 5 houses in Fedorivka were damaged and 2 houses in Vasyukivka were destroyed.

· In Bakhmut, an administrative building and a 9-storey building were damaged, and 1 person died in Krasnaya Gora. A house in Toretsk and 3 houses in Petrivka were damaged.

08:47 Institute for the Study of War: The Russians could not take Vuhledar because they were poorly prepared.

February 10

17:06 Donetsk RMA: The Russian army killed two residents of the Donetsk region over the past day and wounded 11 others.

13:50 Donetsk RMA: At night, Donetsk region suffered numerous missile attacks.

· In Sloviansk, an enterprise and a high-rise building were damaged, 2 people were injured in Novohrodivka and a house was destroyed, industrial premises and a heating mains were damaged in Kostiantynivka, and the buildings of the enterprise were damaged in Kurakhove.

· In the Volnovakha direction, under constant fire of Vuhledar, a house in the Epiphany was damaged.

12:41 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.

ZAPORIZHIA

February 10

13:11 Secretary of the Zaporizhia City Council: As a result of massive morning missile strikes in different districts of Zaporizhzhia, energy and industrial infrastructure facilities were damaged.

· Damage to the roof, windows, warehouses, facades, fences was recorded at the facilities. In addition, fires broke out at the sites of some arrivals.

DNIPRO

February 11

10:31 Dnipro RMA: yesterday, over the Dnipropetrovsk region, air defense forces shot down 3 enemy UAVs.

09:14 Dnipro RMA: "Shahedy" hit two energy facilities in Kryvyi Rih district and one in Nikopol.

· In Kryvyi Rih - the same object was attacked twice a day. Significant destruction is everywhere. There were fires. People are unharmed.

February 10

13:59 Dnipro RMA: Yesterday, at about ten in the evening, Russian troops launched a batch of Shahedov into the region. But Ukrainian air defense forces shot down all UAVs.

· Russia also launched missiles to the Dnipropetrovsk region. In the Krivoy Rog district there is a hit on the energy infrastructure facility. There is serious destruction. A 46-year-old employee of the company was wounded. Work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the attack.

· In the Peschanskaya community, rocket wreckage fell on the roof of a two-story house. There was a fire that rescuers curbed. People are whole.

13:04: Electric transport in Dnipro will not run today, outdoor lighting is turned off, said the mayor of the city Boris Filatov.

· Transport and lighting are scheduled to resume tomorrow. Shutdown schedules for city residents remain planned.

12:38: 4 missiles were shot down over Kryvyi Rih and the air defense area, va chief Alexander Vilkul said.

· "There is a drop in fragments into the private sector. There is no great destruction, people were not injured. Other rockets were diverted from the city," he wrote.

KHERSON

February 11

10:57 Social Networks: Repeated explosions are heard in Kherson.

10:26 Social Networks: A strong explosion sounded in Kherson.

10:06 Kherson RMA: Russians shelled the territory of Kherson region 63 times.

· The Russian army shelled Kherson itself 16 times. 3 civilians were injured of varying severity.

00:02: Russians are actively dumping water from the Kakhovka reservoir. They opened the locks at the Kakhovka HPP.

· The NPR publication published satellite images of the hydroelectric dam, which shows how quickly water flows out.

February 10

23:19 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.

16:17 Social Nettworks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.

13:47 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.

13:30: Over the past few days, the number of shellings in the Kherson region has increased, said First Deputy Chairman of the Regional Council Yurii Sobolevsky.

· "Over the past day, the enemy has shelled our communities 54 times, 18 times - directly in Kherson. 1 person was killed and three were injured. I ask everyone to think again about voluntary evacuation until the Armed Forces liberated the left-bank part of the region."

13:01 Kherson RMA: At night, Russian troops once again shelled Kherson. The premises of the railway station were damaged, there were no casualties.

· "Railway workers and train passengers, despite the damage caused by the Russian army, will continue to be in comfortable conditions."

ODESA

February 11

09:46 Operational Command South: The Russians attacked the territory of Odesa region with two aircraft.

· With two Su-24M, the Russians bombed the island of Zmiyiny, dropping 4 air bombs.

· And from the coastal missile system from the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea, 3 anti-ship missiles "Onyx" were used, which hit the coastal zone. There are no casualties or casualties.

02:38 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Odessa region.

February 10

12:03: The air defense units of Odesa region worked perfectly and shot down 13 missiles over the region.

· "The enemy carried out a massive missile strike on the territory of Ukraine from strategic aviation aircraft and sea carriers of cruise missiles," he said.

KYIV

February 10

23:43 Kyiv RMA: Air defense is operating in the Kyiv region.

23:35 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region.

22:33: Kyiv RMA: reports threat of drone attack

· Residents are urged to stay in safe places until the "air alarm" signal is completed.

22:25 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Kyiv region.

12:17 Mayor: According to the air defense forces, 10 missiles were shot down over Kyiv. There is damage to the power grid. There are no casualties. Power engineers are working to restore networks.

LVIV

February 10

12:15 Lviv RMA: In the Lviv region, a rocket fell near a stop near a village in the Zolochiv district. There was no explosion, no casualties.

IVANO FRANKIVSK

February 10

13:36 Ivano Frankivsk RMA: In the Ivano-Frankivsk region, during the first air alarm today, there was a "arrival" to an energy infrastructure facility.

· She added that there were no casualties or casualties.

SOURCES

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka
www.ubn.news

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