The 350th day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 21:07]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the Ukrainian war on February 8. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the aggressor’s invasion for 11 months

21:07 The Swedish parliament on February 8 approved a government initiative to give Ukraine 4.3 billion Swedish kroner ($406.7 million) to strengthen its defense capabilities.

Sweden will give Ukraine military equipment that their own army can do without for a while. We are talking about anti-tank systems, mine disposal equipment and Swedish infantry fighting vehicles CV 90.

It is known that this assistance consists of three parts, and one of them will be allocated to “Archer” self-propelled artillery installations – their dispatch requires additional preparation. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson ordered preparations to be made.

20:45 One person was killed and two are in serious condition as a result of shooting in the village of Semenovska, Chernihiv region. This was announced by the head of Chernihiv Vyacheslav Chaus.

According to him, today two jet planes fired missiles at the buildings of the “Semyonova” company. Two people were admitted to the hospital in a serious condition, one worker was confirmed dead, but the removal of the ruins continues. Also, there may still be two people under the rubble.

20:12 The first “Challenger” tanks will appear in Ukraine in March, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Asked about the delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine, Sunak said they “were part of the conversation” with Zelensky.

Sunak added that “anything is possible” when it comes to military aid to Ukraine’s armed forces. “We backed up that rhetoric with action,” the British prime minister said.

19:01 Great Britain will evaluate the possibility of sending jet fighters to Ukraine, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office announced on Wednesday, indicating that this would be a long-term solution.

“The Prime Minister has instructed the Minister of Defense to evaluate which fighter jets we could assign, but to be clear, this is a long-term solution,” Sunak’s representative told the press.

The British government said on Wednesday that it will offer training to Ukrainian jet fighter pilots and marines.

Sunak’s office warned that training Ukrainian pilots to use modern British aircraft would be a long process.

“We want to do everything we can to get these pilots trained as quickly as possible,” the spokesman said.

“But it is a complex piece of military equipment and the current training period for UK pilots is around five years,” he added.

18:20 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday evening, officials in Paris and Berlin said.

17:52. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, in a speech in the British Parliament on Wednesday, called on allies to provide his country with combat aircraft so that Ukraine becomes stronger in the war against Russian aggression.

16:35. Almost a year after the start of Russia’s full-scale war, it is clear that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not achieve his goals in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, noting that Ukraine’s place is in the European Union. Germany allocated 12 billion euros for aid to Ukraine last year and will continue to help this year as well.

15:17. Russia is moving towards a total dictatorship and the chances of overthrowing the current regime and democratizing the country are slim, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (VLA) concluded in its annual report published on Wednesday.

14:16. On Wednesday, the British government announced new sanctions against Russia in connection with its repeated invasion of Ukraine. British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley said the new sanctions would target organizations relied on by Russia’s military and were expected to increase economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin and hamper Russia’s ability to wage war. The sanctions will apply to six organizations that supply military equipment, such as drones, to the Russian army.

12.49. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls on his partners and other countries not to allow Russian athletes to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, reports pravda.com.ua.

11.12. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi will visit the United Kingdom today, February 8, media pravda.com.ua reports. “President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi will arrive in the UK today to meet Risha Sunak and Ukrainian soldiers,” the British Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

10.08. The European Union (EU) has excluded the former “governor” of Sevastopol, annexed by Russia, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, from the list of sanctions, according to a document published in the official gazette of the EU on Tuesday.

The list of sanctions was corrected by the decision of the EU Court, which in October 2022 satisfied Ovsyannikov’s appeal, which asked to be released from the sanctions. The court motivated such a decision by the fact that Ovsyannikov “ceased to perform various functions that justified the initial inclusion of his person in the sanctions list.”

08.58. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 134,100 soldiers by Wednesday 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 3,253 tanks, 6,458 armored personnel carriers, 2,236 cannons, 461 multi-charge jets, 228 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 295 airplanes, 285 helicopters, 1,951 drones, 796 cruise missiles, 5,112 ships, cars and 18 tankers. and speedboats, as well as 211 units of specialized equipment.

07.15. Oleh Sinehubov, the head of the War Administration of the Kharkiv region, reports that the Russian army has launched a new attack on the city of Kharkiv and urges residents to stay in bomb shelters, pravda.com.ua reports.

00.10 Denmark will join the “tank coalition” and transfer to Ukraine “Leopard 1A5” tanks, which are no longer used by the country’s armed forces. The tanks will arrive in Ukraine in a few months.

Before being sent to Ukraine, the decommissioned Danish “Leopard 1A5” tanks must be brought into combat readiness. In 2010, these machines were sold to the German company FFG, but they are still located in Denmark.