The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the elimination of 1,190 Ukrainian soldiers and the downing of 99 drones within 24 hours, while Ukraine said it shot down 13 out of 19 Russian drones, and denied losing control of a bridgehead on the bank of the Dnieper River, at a time when Ukrainian children were returned from Russia.
Difficult field situation
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed yesterday, Wednesday, that the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from the city of Avdiivka shows the complexity of the situation on the battlefield.
“The Ukrainian withdrawal from Avdiivka shows that the situation on the battlefield is very difficult,” he said in a press conference in Brussels, broadcast on the NATO website. The NATO Secretary General added that despite this, the Ukrainians have exceeded all expectations, stressing that NATO will continue to support Kiev.
Day tally
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the elimination of 1,190 soldiers and the downing of 99 Ukrainian drones on various axes within 24 hours. On the Avdiivka axis, the Russian “Center” forces strengthened their positions, took control of important fortifications, repelled 7 enemy attacks, and cost the enemy 450 soldiers, Western weapons and artillery. The Ministry indicated that 5 attacks were repelled on the Kubyansk axis in Kharkiv Province, and on the Donetsk axis Russian forces strengthened their fortifications and took control of important sites, and on the southern Donetsk axis a hostile attack was repelled and Western equipment, weapons, artillery, and an AN/TPQ-37 radar station were destroyed. Our forces shot down 12 American HAMAR missiles and a British J-DAM guided bomb.
Children return
Ukrainian children were greeted on Tuesday evening with hugs after leaving the territory of Belarus, in the latest transfer of children taken to Russia and the Ukrainian territories it controls during the war. This is the fourth group of children to be returned through Qatari mediation, and the largest so far. It includes 11 children.
13 of 19 marches
The Ukrainian Air Force said, on Wednesday, that Russia launched 19 drones and six missiles at the country the night before last, and that air defense systems destroyed 13 drones and one missile. She added that some of the unintercepted drones did not reach their targets, without giving further details. The Air Force stated that it shot down a KH-59 surface-to-air guided missile in the Poltava region.
Denying the downfall of Krinki
The Ukrainian army denied on Wednesday that it had lost control of the Kryniki bridgehead on the other bank of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin himself announced control of on Tuesday. The Southern Command of Ukrainian forces said: “The defense forces of southern Ukraine continue to control their positions and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.”
Drone attack
Ukrainian authorities said that attacks by Russian drones the night before last killed five members of one family in northern Ukraine and two people in a car in the northeastern region.
Expanding the “drone coalition”
Ukraine is seeking to expand its military “drone alliance” with allies to include at least 20 new countries to help supply drones, cooperate on technology, and support its military. Deputy Defense Minister Katerina Chernogorenko said that eight countries have so far joined the coalition, and added: “We want other countries to join.” Our goal is for at least 20 countries to join the initiative.”
The alliance is an initiative initially launched by Ukraine, Latvia and Britain. Kiev is working to secure more purchases and additional components and achieve closer cooperation in the field of technological solutions to be able to keep pace with changing war tactics. (agencies)
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2024-02-21 21:09:11
