The 351st day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 22:39]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important events in the Ukrainian war on February 9. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for a year

22:39 Ukrainian defense forces have shot down a Russian MI 24 helicopter. It is estimated that the aircraft was carrying high-ranking military personnel.

22:00 Belgium cannot hand over its fighter jets to Ukraine because it needs the planes itself. This was announced by Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, “Politico” writes.

Asked if Belgium was ready to send its fighters to Ukraine, de Croo said his own country “really needs” fighters.

According to him, Belgian aircraft are involved in the defense of NATO airspace over the territory of Belgium, the Netherlands and the Baltic States.

21:46 Four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured as a result of the shooting in the city of Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region, said Nikolay Lukashuk, chairman of the Dnipropetrovsk region council.

“Today, the occupiers fired three times with heavy artillery at Marganets of Nikopol district,” he said.

According to Lukashuk, as a result of enemy attacks, four people were injured – three women and a 12-year-old girl. “Currently, the child and two other injured are in the hospital, they are in a medium serious condition. One woman is being treated in an outpatient clinic,” added the chairman of the county council.

21:08 Russian invaders are trying to attack in five directions in eastern Ukraine.

This is stated in the operational information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 6 p.m. “The enemy, trying to take full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, continues to concentrate its main forces on conducting offensive operations in the directions of Kupyansk, Limansk, Bakhmut, Avdiyevsk and Novopavlovsk,” the report said.

20:00 The Russian invaders set up a mobile crematorium in the temporarily occupied Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, to hide their losses at the front.

“The enemy continues to suffer losses. In order to hide the number of dead invaders in the company territory of the city of Tokmak, Zaporizhia region, the Russian invaders set up a mobile crematorium. Local residents complain about the constant smell of corpses in the southeastern district of the city, especially at night,” the statement said. Summary of the evening of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

19:00. The leaders of the Baltic states and Poland call for the use of frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. In a joint letter to the leaders of the European Union (EU), Prime Minister of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš (JV), President of Lithuania Gitans Nausēda, Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas and Head of the Government of Lithuania Ingrīda Šimonīte emphasize Russia’s responsibility in accordance with international law for atrocities and serious crimes committed in the war, as well as the need to compensate for the losses caused by the unprovoked and unjustified Russian military aggression in Ukraine, the Lithuanian President’s Office said in a statement.

18:00. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine intercepted the plans of the Russian secret service to destroy Moldova.

16:50. The European Union (EU) must find legal ways to use Russian assets frozen due to the bloc’s sanctions for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrīda Šimonīte announced on Thursday in Vilnius after a meeting with EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reinders.

16:01. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, who arrived in Brussels on Thursday to demand more weapons to repel Russian aggression, received a warm welcome from the leaders of the European Union (EU) member states and a stormy ovation in the European Parliament (EP).

14.45. Ukraine’s victory is the victory of the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his address to the European Parliament (EP) on Thursday.

Absolutely every person in Europe and around the world, from politicians and soldiers to students and activists, who has done something for Ukraine, has contributed not only to the victory of the Ukrainian people, but to the common victory, the president said.

He expressed gratitude to the MEPs and European citizens for believing in the strength of Ukraine.

14.10. According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moraveckis, Russia will be able to return to the family of civilized countries only under the conditions that the aggressive war is stopped and deputization is carried out.

Negotiations with terrorists are impossible, the prime minister said in an interview with the Italian newspaper “Corriere della Sera”.

“But Russia has now become a terrorist state. Daily bombing of cities, attacks on civilian objects, murders of women and children – the scale of Russian war crimes is simply terrible, and until they end, there is nothing to talk about.”

“And another condition for Russia to return to the group of civilized countries is deputization. But it is the people of Russia themselves who must dismantle this quasi-totalitarian system created by President Putin. Then there will be hope for other future relations between Russia and the European Union,” Moraveckis said.

13.37. At the plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg, which will take place on February 14, the President of Latvia Egils Levits will address the deputies about Ukraine’s place in Europe and Russia’s responsibility for the crimes committed at 12:30 p.m.

Before the speech, Levits will meet with the chairman of the European Parliament, Robert Metsol, and will participate in a joint press briefing. The Chairperson of the EP states that Levits will address the EP shortly before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She emphasized that Latvia has been a leader from the first day and has helped shape the European Union’s (EU) policy with its support.

12.43. Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, stated that even the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will not change the goals of Russia and its army, reports pravda.com.ua.

12.00. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited Brussels on Thursday to meet with European leaders. Zelensky flew into Brussels together with French President Emmanuel Macron, whom he met in Paris on Wednesday evening. Zelenskiy is expected to give a speech in the European Parliament and participate as a guest in the EU leaders’ summit.

10.00. The US company “SpaceX” has taken steps to prevent the Ukrainian army from using the company’s satellite internet system “Starlink” to control drones, the president of “SpaceX” Gwyn Shotwell said on Wednesday.

“Starlink”, which provides the Ukrainian army with broadband communications for defense against Russian aggression, “was not intended to be used as a weapon”, the head of the company assured at a press conference in Washington.

09.40. Today from 12:00 to 14:00, the second job fair will be held at the Riga Support Center for Ukrainian residents, informs the Communications Department of the Riga City Council. Ten companies are expected to participate in the upcoming job fair, offering a total of 114 vacancies in various industries.

09.01. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 135,010 soldiers by Thursday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 910 invaders were destroyed during the day.

Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24 of last year, the Russians have lost 3,255 tanks, 6,468 armored personnel carriers, 2,244 cannons, 463 multiple rocket launchers, 232 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 295 airplanes, 285 helicopters, 1,967 drones, 796 cruise missiles, 5,121 ships, cars and 18 tankers. and speedboats, as well as 211 units of specialized equipment.

08.03. NATO countries have already provided Ukraine with military, humanitarian and financial aid in the amount of approximately 112 billion euros, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced.

07.16. The long-anticipated large-scale attack by Russian troops has begun in the Svatove-Kreminna sector on the border of Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, according to analysts of the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Units of several regiments of the 144th and 3rd Motorized Rifle Divisions are participating in the offensive, with the support of the 76th Airborne Division and several units of the Southern Military District.

04.40. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday evening, who assured that Europe will continue to support Ukraine in the war against Russia.

Germany will continue to provide military support to Ukraine “as long as it takes,” Scholz told Zelensky, adding that “Russia should not win this war.”

02.52. During his visit to Great Britain, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi, together with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, signed the “London Declaration” on deepening the partnership between the two countries.

The document states that Britain has already provided almost four billion pounds of military, humanitarian and economic aid to Ukraine, of which 2.3 billion pounds is military aid, second only to that of the United States.

01.33. European Union (EU) leaders will decide on the continuation of support for Ukraine, the economic situation and migration. At the meeting, EU leaders will decide on further support for Ukraine, which continues to defend itself against Russia’s military aggression. EU leaders will discuss the results of the 24th European Union-Ukraine summit held on February 3. It was the first summit since the war started by Russia in Ukraine and since June 2022, when the EU granted Ukraine the status of an EU candidate country.

00.10 More than 20 thousand people have already signed up for “Attack Guard”. There are many girls among the volunteers. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Igor Klimenko.

According to him, most of the applications were submitted through the “Attack Guard” website – about 10.5 thousand. About 6.5 thousand people signed up through the administrative service Centers. In addition, approximately 3.5 thousand applications were submitted through the hotline.

“The average age of the candidates is 33 years. The oldest is 69 years old – we had one such candidate. Of course, we cannot take him, but there are such examples,” said the minister.