in a first phase we will receive 120-140 tanks

“Political, economic and military support for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia are functional to ending the war, not fueling it.” The President of the Republic said so Sergio Mattarella receiving at the Quirinale Katalin Novák, President of Hungary, on an official visit to Italy. In addition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its political, economic and humanitarian consequences, the topics of discussion at the meeting were bilateral relations, the future of the EU and relations with the USA, migration, the Western Balkans and the persecution of Christians around the world.

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kiev expected to receive 120 to 140 tanks in a “first wave” of deliveries from a coalition of 12 countries. «The tank coalition now has 12 members. I can note that in the first wave of contributions, the Ukrainian armed forces will receive between 120 and 140 Western-model tanks,” Kuleba said in a briefing as reported by the Guardian.

«The Egyptian foreign minister gave me the message from the US secretary of state», Antony Blinken who was in Egypt on Sunday before arriving in Israel. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Serghey Lavrov, according to reports from Tass. The message, adds Lavrov, “contains only invitations to Russia to “quit and stop”abandon and stop».

Ukraine needs at least 200 Western fighters to protect its skies, replacing the current Soviet aircraft of various types which are now obsolete, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said in comments to international media. “At the moment, the F-16 is the most likely candidate to replace the aging Soviet aircraft,” the officer stressed.

M109 Paladin Orc smashers spotted in Poland on their way to #Ukraine🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/4CeSylE5oE

— Ukraine Will Win (@tomaburque) January 31, 2023

An air alert was recently declared in all regions of Ukraine due to the danger of missile attacks. The government advises “citizens to take shelter or observe the ‘two walls’ rule”. Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said live on TV channel 24 that the rapid spread of alarm over the territory of Ukraine indicates the threat of Dagger missile attacks.

The Ukrainian armed forces announced today that they killed 850 Russian soldiers during the last day of clashes. The total number of Russian soldiers killed since the start of the invasion has risen to 127,500, which contrasts with that provided by Moscow, which has not updated its death toll for weeks. Since the Russian invasion, 3,201 tanks, 2,197 artillery systems and 221 air defense systems have been destroyed. In addition, 293 planes, 284 helicopters, 1,951 drones, 796 cruise missiles, and 18 boats, 5,048 vehicles and fuel tanks and 200 pieces of “special equipment” were destroyed.0 Russia does not provide data on the victims of the conflict from September, when Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed the deaths of 5,937 soldiers. The Russian news portal Mediazona brings the total number of deaths to 12,538, figures it considers “confirmed” by publicly available data.

The US will not supply F-16 fighters to Kiev’s army. American President Joe Biden clarified this by answering “no” to a question posed by journalists in the White House on the matter.

“Russian commanders are likely aiming to develop a new axis of advance in Ukrainian-controlled Donetsk Oblast and divert Ukrainian forces away from the hotly contested Bakhmut sector. There is a realistic possibility that Moscow’s forces will continue to make local advances in the sector. However, Russia is unlikely to have enough uncommitted troops in the area to achieve major operational gains. This was written by British intelligence, in the latest report on the situation on the front. “Over the past three days,” reads the report, released by the London Defense Ministry, Russia has in fact “apparently transformed its exploratory attacks around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar into a more concerted assault. The settlements are located 50km southwest of the city of Donetsk, and Russia had previously used the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade for a failed assault in the same area last November. Elements of the 155th are again involved as part of a force the size of at least a brigade which managed to advance several hundred meters beyond the small Kashlahach River which marked the front line for several months.

The German company will supply more than 100 modern reconnaissance drones Vector for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

These drones fly silently, shoot video at a distance of up to 30 km and are equipped with the latest technology. /1 pic.twitter.com/J5wHhO5W8q

— Lew Anno Yieretz Israel (@anno1540) January 31, 2023

Russia and Belarus have started a week of training their joint regional contingent. This was announced this morning by the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, specifying that the exercises will serve to prepare for the joint maneuvers that the two countries will carry out in September in Russia.