Bob Homans February 21
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Ukraine – 2/21 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
February 21, 2023
Webinar Reminder
Celebration of the 1-Year Anniversary of Ukraine’s Predicted Demise
February 28, 2023 (1PM EST, 8PM in Kyiv, and 10AM PST)
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Russian President Putin and many Western pundits predicted with certainty that Ukraine would capitulate after no more 5 days of Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine. Instead of marking the 1 year anniversary of the start of Russia’s latest invasion, as many others are doing, we decided to mark the 1-year anniversary of the day of Ukraine’s expected capitulation.
We want to do what we can to honor the brave heroes of Ukraine, consisting not just of soldiers of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, but all Ukrainians, and all Ukraine’s partners, including countries supplying weapons, private groups and individuals who provide humanitarian assistance, who togther proved President Putin and all the pundits wrong. Last but not least, all of you, our loyal readers.
Panelists will be the 2 authors of the emails that you’ve been getting almost daily since February 24, 2022. The Moderator will be Larysa Homans, executive coach, mentor, former member of the Faculty of Kyiv Mohilya Business School, experienced moderator and, in the interest of full disclosure, the wife of one of the authors. We will both make short introductory statements, the Moderator will then ask both of us questions, and then we will open the floor to questions.
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We greatly appreciate your loyalty and support. We look forward to your participation.
Slava Ukrainii!!!
“One Year Later: How Russia Came to Fail in Ukraine, Battle after Battle” by Illia Ponomarenko, Kyiv Independent
Ponomarenko is one of the best, if not the best, military journalists covering the war.
To add to Ponomarenko’s analysis, based on conversations I have had with individuals involved in the fighting around Kyiv, early in the war, it was the initiatives of small groups of Ukrainians, regular army, territorial defense, and volunteers, often acting on their own initiative who stopped the Russian advance on Kyiv. Examples include re-taking of Hostomel Airport, and blowing dams north of Kyiv, turning land into lakes or bogs that stopped the Russians.
These actions by Ukrainians are very similar to the actions of American soldiers and seamen acting on their own initiative, who turned the tide at Omaha Beach in June 1944, when the Allied Command nearly made the decision to withdraw. Small groups of American soldiers, often led by sergeants and below, blasted their way through German obstacles, allowing the troops to get off the beach. They were complemented by U.S. Navy destroyers, that ignored treacherous tides and underwater obstacles, to get in close enough to the beach to provide accurate Naval gunfire support, knocking out German artillery located on the bluffs above the beach.
This leads me to wonder, especially given the 8 years of training of Ukrainian Army troops by U.S. Army instructors at the Yavoriv Training Center near Lv’iv why the West, especially the U.S., U.K. and Canada that were providing the training, was so surprised by the success of Ukrainian defenders around Kyiv during the 1st month of the war? The West’s inability to recognize Ukraine’s capabilities, even though the West had 8 years of experience training Ukrainian soldiers, led directly to the delays in deliveries of heavier weapons that Ukraine is coping with today. Instead of planning for future delivery of heavy weapons at the beginning of the war, the West evidently focused on providing Ukraine weapons, such as Javelins, NLAWS and Stingerss, that Ukraine could use in a guerilla war, after Ukraine was defeated.
The narrative, repeated by almost everyone in government and the media, was that Ukraine would surrender in 5 days. In other words, why even think about providing Ukraine with heavier weapons with longer delivery times, when Ukraine won’t last long enough to use them?
News From the Battlefield
“Reporting From Ukraine” focuses on Bakhmut. It looks less and less likely that Russia will take Bakhmut by this Friday, the 1-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s lates invasion. According to “Reporting From Ukraine,” one of the problems Ukraine had in defending Soledar, which fell to the Wagner soldiers last month, was the lack of mortar ammunition. Apparently, this has now been rectified. Also, by this Saturday the weather will warm to above freezing, turning the fields that Russian troops must cross into a sea of mud. This is one of the many problems that Russia faced last year, in its attempt to capture Kyiv.
5 minutes into the Latest Denys, you can find the list of weapons and supplies that are part of the latest tranche of U.S. military support to Ukraine. At 6:50 into the Latest Denys he has excerpts from Yvgeniy Prigozhin’s latest rant, about Wagner being cut off from supplies of additional weapons.
Covers yesterday’s visit to Ukraine by Pres. Biden, with previous visits by U.S. Presidents or, as the case may be, no visits. I understand that in addition to YouTube, these “shorts” are also posted on TikTok. President Biden’s visit yesterday, was the first visit to Kyiv by a U.S. President in nearly 15 years.
2/21 Sitrep
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon February 20 to 12:00 noon February 21, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
February 21
11:41: The United States leads in terms of assistance to Ukraine provided after February 24, according to an analysis by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW).
· In total, by mid-January 2023, the United States had allocated about 73.1 billion euros to support Ukraine, and the European Union – 54.9 billion euros. At the same time, Ukraine has not yet received at least a quarter of the promised heavy weapons, analysts have found.
11:00: The G7 financial ministers will discuss new measures against Russia that will affect it to end the war in Ukraine.
· This was stated on Tuesday by Japanese Finance Minister Sunichi Suzuki, according to Reuters.
· The meeting of finance ministers and heads of central banks of the G7 countries will take place on February 23 in the Indian city of Bangalore.
10:30: Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pavlo Jablonski says Warsaw will raise the issue of transferring planes to Ukraine
· "We are discussing and talking about this today with the President of the United States, in particular, during the Bucharest Nine summit. We will talk about what further military support should look like," Jablonski said.
10:10 Financial Times: Russia prepares new explosions in the North Sea after the destruction of Nord Streams. About this with reference to the intelligence of the Netherlands.
08:49: German defense concern Rheinmetall has confirmed that the Marder IFVs it has prepared for Ukraine will be delivered in March, while with ammunition for the Gephard self-propelled guns will have to wait until the summer.
· This was stated by the chairman of the concern Armin Papperger during a visit together with the Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany Boris Pistorius to the Rheinmetall enterprise in Unterlus
08:14 Reuters: G7 financial leaders will meet on the eve of the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion — February 23 — to discuss measures against Russia that will affect it to end the war in Ukraine.
08:13: Poland and Italy plan to continue to supply weapons to Ukraine. This was stated during a joint press conference in Warsaw by the heads of government of the two countries, Mateusz Morawiecki and George Maloni.
07:52: More than 700 people injured in new earthquakes on the Turkey-Syria border.
· At least four people were killed in Turkey and as many in Syria.
00:09: About 30 countries have officially opposed the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, even in neutral status.
· This is stated in their joint letter to the International Olympic Committee, according to the Associated Press.
· Among the signatories, in particular the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden. Romania, the Czech Republic, France and a number of other countries.
· The document clarifies that the signatory countries do not support discrimination against athletes on the basis of nationality.
· But at the same time, they doubt that the model of admission of these athletes will not contradict the Olympic principles:
· "Until these fundamental issues and the significant lack of clarity and concrete details about the effectiveness of the "neutrality" model are resolved, we do not agree that Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete."
February 20
22:31 CNN: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that he intends to leave office in the fall of 2023.
· "I'm leaving this fall. I am confident that the alliance will find a worthy person to replace me," he said.
22:10 The New York Times: The U.S. declassified documents that President George W. Bush handed over to his successor, Barack Obama, in 2009.
· We are talking about thirty memoranda relating to different countries and foreign policy issues.
· "Watch out for Russia: it craves the territory of its neighbor, Ukraine," George W. Bush wrote.
21:54: In Turkey, at least 8 people have been injured in a series of strong earthquakes that occurred today. They are hospitalized.
· This was stated by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay at a briefing.
21:39 Bloomberg: Instead of purchasing Russian fighter jets, which have been discussed since last year, Serbia plans to acquire French Rafale.
· "Practically nothing can be imported from Russia that has to do with military purposes," Vučić explained.
21:17: In any case, the EU will approve new sanctions against Russia by February 24, said Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy.
· "He (the tenth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation - ed.) will be approved in the coming hours. Anyway, until February 24," Borrell said.
20:06: The following days will be decisive both for the course of the war in Ukraine and for the further development of the world in general, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok.
· "It is these days in New York that the whole world will appeal to Putin to end the war and withdraw troops, as well as to take care of restoring peace," she said.
19:50: Today, in the Turkish province of Hatay, which is located near the border with Syria, another earthquake of magnitude 6.3 and 5.8 was recorded.
· This was stated by the Office for the Prevention and Elimination of the Consequences of Emergencies.
18:18 Bloomberg: Biden's announced new military assistance package from the United States will include HIMARS MLRS.
· Also, the package will include air surveillance radars, Javelin anti-tank systems, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, night vision devices, medicines, spare parts, and other equipment.
17:38: The next meeting in the "Ramstein" format may take place in mid-March, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said at a briefing.
· "But it's highly likely to be online. I think that the anniversary of Ramstein, which began in April last year, will probably be in Ramstein, directly at this military air base," Reznikov said.
17:21: The U.S. is not eligible to lecture on Beijing's possible arms supply to Moscow, CNN citing a statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.
· "We will never allow the U.S. to dictate or put pressure on Sino-Russian relations," Wenbin said.
16:45: The European Union allocates €17.4 million for digitalization and launches the Digital Transformation for Ukraine project, according to the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
· The Ministry of Digital Transformation explained that this will help the country to introduce affordable and effective public services in conditions of war. The money will be used to develop the Diia application, improve data exchange between registers and government agencies, develop electronic identification and improve the electronic criminal case management system.
16:29 LeMonde: French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has called on the IMF to allocate $16 billion to support Ukraine over the next four years.
· "In addition to the support provided by Europe, in addition to the support provided by the G7 countries, it is important that the IMF mobilizes efforts for Ukraine," he said.
14:56: King Charles III of Great Britain visits the training site for Armed Forces personnel.
14:35: Japan will offer Ukraine new financial support in the amount of $ 5.5 billion, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, writes AFP.
14:20 Yonhap: North Korea has launched ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan for the second time in recent days.
· Japanese authorities have requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
NATIONAL
February 21
11:20 Ukrenergo: Consumption limits to the regions were not brought due to the lack of a shortage in capacity in the power system. However, if the situation in the power system changes and a sharp increase in consumption, it is possible to use outages.
· Measurements of actual consumption are carried out in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions.
· In Odessa and Odessa district, network restrictions remain.
10:49: Ukrposhta will release a new stamp on February 24
· The stamp, titled "PTN PNG!" depicts Banksy's graffiti with a judoist sent to a knockout.
· Proceeds from the sale will go to charity.
07:12 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· "During the day, the enemy launched 6 missile and 28 air strikes on civilian infrastructure of Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. The enemy also carried out 86 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. As a result of the fire of the Russian occupiers, civilian residential buildings, schools, and shops were destroyed and damaged. There are dead and wounded."
· Russia continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsky directions in the areas of Nevsky, Bakhmut, Novobakhmutivka, Vodiane and Marinka,
· Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Gryannikovka and Masyutovka, Kharkiv region; Bilohorivka - Luhansk and Vasyukivka, Berkhivka, Bakhmut, Vasylivka, Novobakhmutivka, Vodiane, Nevelske and Marinka in the Donetsk region.
· Russia continues forced passportization of Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region,
· Employees of budgetary organizations were brought under the personal signature of the order of the so-called Russian administration of Gorlovka regarding the need to acquire citizenship of the Russian Federation. Public sector employees who do not receive passports until July 1 will be dismissed from their positions.
· Aviation of the Defense Forces during the day inflicted 16 strikes on the areas of concentration of Russian personnel and military equipment and a strike on the anti-aircraft missile system at the firing position, - General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
· Also, Ukrainian defenders shot down 3 Lancet-type UAVs.
· Units of the missile forces and artillery last day struck 2 positions of air defense and a battery of multiple launch rocket systems of the Russian army.
February 20
22:41: Volodymyr Zelenskyy: "Right now and it is in Ukraine that the fate of the world order, which is based on rules, on humanity, on predictability, is being decided.
· And today, President Biden and I talked about how to do everything this year for our joint victory in the war that was started by Russia.
· The specific steps for this are known. Our defence needs are known for this. What active actions are needed for this – the actions of our soldiers at the front – are also well known to our partners. All you need is determination."
19:11: Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva.
· "We really want business to develop, investments to come, and we know that the IMF always sends the right signals through its activities," Zelenskyy wrote after the meeting.
18:30 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 February 20:
· "During the day, the enemy inflicted 3 missile and 22 air strikes. Carried out 30 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems.
· The enemy continues to focus its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsky directions."
· "On February 19, with artillery, Russian occupation forces shelled the city of Hola Prystan, Kherson region, in order to accuse and discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· Also, in order to form a negative attitude towards the Defense Forces of Ukraine, the occupiers continue shelling civilian objects in certain settlements of the Kakhovka and Holoprystansky districts of the Kherson region."
· "The enemy continues the forced Russian passportization of Ukrainian citizens in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region.
· In particular, the Russian occupation so-called authorities in Skadovsk and Kalanchak, threatening to confiscate personal property, are forcing to speed up the process of obtaining Russian passports and re-registering the business of movable and immovable property under Russian law."
· "In the absence of a Russian passport, pensioners are threatened to leave them without pension payments.
· As a result, local citizens developed social tensions and fears about the loss of their own property and business."
· "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 and a strike on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile system in a firing position."
16:58 CNN: Biden's visit to Ukraine was carefully planned for several months with the involvement of U.S. intelligence and intelligence agencies, Jake Sullivan said, calling the move "unprecedented in our time," he writes.
· Biden finally made the decision to travel to Kyiv on Friday.
14:25 CNN: US President Joe Biden has already left the capital of Ukraine and went to a scheduled meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Warsaw.
15:07: Press conference of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden.
· "The first visit of the President of the United States of America to Ukraine in almost 15 years is the most important visit in the history of Ukrainian-American relations.
· Today's negotiations with Joseph Biden were just as meaningful and important as it has already become a tradition for relations between our countries," the President of Ukraine emphasized.
14:15: Biden meets with key ministers of the Government of Ukraine and assured Ukrainians of U.S. support.
· Thus, the US President met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, as well as with Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov. Joseph Biden noted the importance of his presence today in Ukraine, which demonstrates U.S. support for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state.
· "I think it would be critically important not to leave any doubt that the United States supports Ukraine in its war against brutal aggression," the United States leader said.
14:09: In the morning, Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited St. Michael's Cathedral and honored the memory of the fallen defenders of Ukraine.
1:30: The United States and its allies have assembled 700 tanks for Ukraine, US President Joe Biden said.
· Biden named the number of tanks for Ukraine that the Americans, together with their allies, have already transferred in 2022 and pledged to provide in 2023.
13:26: Zelensky and Biden are satisfied with the conversation in Kyiv, and the atmosphere was as trusting and sincere as possible, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
13:15: "Ukraine feels the support of the United States and personally President Joseph Biden in these difficult times of struggle," Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
13:06: A plaque named Joe Biden was installed on the Alley of Courage in Kyiv.
12:58: "Ukraine will be allocated "billions" in the form of budget assistance," Biden.
12:54: "We must make this year a year of victory," Zelenskyy.
12:51: "Hard days, weeks and years lie ahead. Putin's goal is to erase Ukraine from the map, but he will already be defeated, and the West will support Ukraine as much as necessary," Biden.
12:48: Ukraine has succeeded in the war contrary to all expectations and will win in the future, says Biden.
· "This is the largest ground war in Europe in three-quarters of a century. And you have succeeded in it, contrary to all expectations except your own. And I'm sure you'll continue to win," Biden said.
12:46: The results of today's meeting will be reflected on the battlefield, - Zelenskyy.
12:43: Zelenskyy and Biden talked one-on-one after presenting the delegations, the Office of the President of Ukraine reports.
12:39: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also arrived in Kyiv.
12:29 Reuters: Zelensky says he has discussed long-range weapons issues with Biden in Kyiv.
12:25: "Later this week, we will announce additional sanctions against the elite and companies trying to evade or use the Russian military machine," Joe Biden.
12:18: Joe Biden on his visit to Ukraine: "Today in Kyiv, I meet with President Zelenskyy and his team to broaden discuss our support for Ukraine.
· I will announce the next supply of critical equipment, including artillery ammunition, anti-tank systems and airspace surveillance radars."
12:16: Ukraine will receive a new $500 million military assistance package, which will be announced tomorrow, says Biden in Kyiv.
12:07: Zelensky officially confirmed that Biden has arrived in Kyiv.
· "Your visit is a very important expression of support for all Ukrainians," Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
MORDOR (russia)
February 21
11:11: British intelligence notes that in January, the number of cases of hits in medical and educational institutions even increased; the reason for the casualties among the Ukrainian civilian population is primarily because Russia does not particularly take into account the consequences when it uses weapons of indiscriminate destruction.
· Thus, as of February 13, 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights counted in Ukraine 18955 civilians injured during a full-scale war, of which 7199 people died. The organization at the same time recognizes that the real number of dead and injured may be higher.
10:10 AM DIU: The Russian Federation is preparing for a mass mobilization of full-time students.
· For this purpose, so-called "warning stations" are being created, which will assist the military registration and enlistment offices to issue summonses to full-time students.
· In particular, the leadership of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk State Pedagogical University issued documents obliging the structural units of institutions to allocate a certain number of students and employees to work at the "alert sites".
09:06 Institute for the Study of War: The Russian military command probably cut off the Wagner PMC from free access to artillery shells and heavy weapons.
· Yesterday, Yevgeniy Prigozhin said that the supply of artillery was suspended due to his "difficult relationship" with unidentified officials of the Russian Defense Ministry. Prigozhin claimed that his militants had a "complete hunger for shells" due to the introduction of new restrictions on the purchase of ammunition.
February 20
23:27: 18+ A video has appeared on the network in which the founder of pmc "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin recruits Russian prisoners.
· In the video, Prigozhin reports that he is primarily looking for 15 years or more to serve, preferably for murder, robbery or robbery.
16:02: Even before the start of a full-scale invasion, Russia was accumulating aviation at airfields, explained Yurii Ignat, spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
· "Now the number of planes and helicopters has not changed - about 700 units. It is impossible to pull aviation to the borders because aviation requires airfields. Where they were, there they are. The military leadership has information about the number of equipment and threats that may arise," Yurii Ignat stressed.
14:00: In the Kursk region, six Russian servicemen were killed in a fire in the dugout, RosSMI, citing emergency services.
KHARKIV
February 21
09:32 Kharkiv RMA: Last day, Russians shelled more than 25 border settlements in Kupyansk, Chuguev and Kharkiv districts.
· This morning, in the village of Rubizhne, Chuhuiv district, a civilian was blown up on an unknown explosive device. A team of medics went to the place. Information on the condition of the victim is being clarified.
DONETSK
February 21
08:03 Donetsk RMA: On February 20, Russians killed 3 residents of Donetsk region: 2 in Bakhmut, and 1 in Ivanopillya.
· Another 5 people in the region were injured.
February 20
20:22 Donetsk RMA: Russians shelled Avdiivka, Toretsk, Ivanopillya and Novyi Komar.
· "One person was killed and two wounded in the village of Ivanopillya, Kostiantynivska community.
· Residential buildings, a school, a point of indestructibility, cars, shops, a coffee shop and premises of industrial enterprises were destroyed or damaged by the fire of the occupiers," Kyrylenko wrote.
ZAPORIZHIA
February 20
16:35: The enemy has just attacked the suburbs of Zaporizhia. Information on the destruction and casualties is currently being clarified, the secretary of the Zaporizhia city said.
16:11 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Zaporizhia.
KHERSON
February 21
10:19 Kherson RMA: According to the Kherson OVA, the Russians attacked the Kherson region 58 times.
· Kherson itself was attacked by the Russian army 6 times. 2 people died.
· Last night and tonight, Russians shelled the energy infrastructure of the Kherson region,
· Due to damage to power lines, there is no power supply in three settlements of the Belozersk community – Kizomys, Velegateske and Goncharne. In total, 804 subscribers remain without electricity.
· Also, due to the night shelling, the power supply disappeared in the suburbs of Kherson – in the village of Zymovnyk, 538 metering points were disconnected from the voltage.
February 20
23:44 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in Kherson.
23:00 Kherson RMA: In Kherson, an audit revealed violations in the purchase of winter uniforms for territorial defense.
· He also reported that there were suspicions that this form was sewn from low-quality materials.
· According to Prokudin, raids will be organized in the Kherson region by markets and shops to detect the sale of humanitarian aid. The governor also announced increased control over the issuance of assistance and the prevention of long queues for it.
22:25 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
21:25 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
17:57 Kherson RMA: Russians struck the village of Antonovka, killing two people.
· "When one of the enemy shells exploded nearby, local residents, husband and wife, suffered a mine-blast injury. The victims died on the spot," the report said.
13:50 Kherson RMA: Russian occupiers shelled peaceful settlements of the Kherson region 75 times. They fired from MLRS, mortars, artillery, tanks and UAVs.
· The Russian army shelled Kherson 9 times. Enemy shells hit residential buildings. Due to Russian aggression, 3 people died, 8 people were injured of varying severity.
KYIV
February 21
11:30 Kyiv RMA: From February 21, several days in Kyiv will be held training on the protection of the capital
· "We emphasize that this is a planned training of a group of forces and means of defense of Kyiv. Currently, the threat of an attack on the capital from the north is minimal. The situation is stable and under control," said Serhii Popko, head of the KDVA.
February 20
20:58: A Kyiv-Warsaw train went off the rails in Volyn, according to the Volyn Regional Prosecutor's Office.
· "The train, which was moving in the direction of the Republic of Poland, crashed on the night of February 19, 2023 in the area of the railway bridge over the river Turia. No one was injured because of the incident," the statement said.
CHERKASY
February 20
13:40: The SBU reported the suspicion to the head of the Cherkasy diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), the press service of the Security Service of Ukraine.
· The Metropolitan, in public statements among clergy and believers and in official comments, spread calls that violate the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional affiliation and beliefs.
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.
SOURCES
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/
https://euromaidanpress.com/
https://cutt.ly/Blyskavka