The 357th day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 09:12]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the Ukrainian war on February 15. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for a year

09.12. The US military is considering sending Ukraine thousands of seized weapons and more than a million rounds of ammunition intended for Iran-backed militias in Yemen, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. U.S. officials discovered more than 5,000 assault rifles, 1.6 million rounds of ammunition, a small number of anti-tank missiles and more than 7,000 detonators.

08.57. The US is preparing a new ten billion dollar aid package for Ukraine, US officials have revealed. The administration of US President Joe Biden is preparing several statements to confirm the unwavering support of the United States for Ukraine on the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Among them, new sanctions against Russia and a potential ten billion dollar aid package for the Ukrainian government are being prepared.

08.23. Almost 250 thousand euros have been donated to the “Stopify” donation streaming service for the support of Ukraine, the author of the idea and creative director of the project, Māris Upenieks, said in an interview to the TV3 program “900 seconds”. He indicated that the amount of 250 thousand euros in donations could be reached in the near future. that a total of people from 46 countries donated.

07.17. A network of camps for the ideological re-education and adoption of Ukrainian children operates on the territory of Russia and its annexed Crimean Peninsula, according to a study by the Laboratory of Humanitarian Studies of the Faculty of Health, Yale University, USA.

The authors of the study claim that there is a network of at least 43 such institutions in Russia and Crimea, and in most of them the ideological re-education of Ukrainian children takes place. These children range in age from four months to 17 years.

04.28. The U.S. Army announced Tuesday that it has awarded two companies $522 million in contracts to produce 155-millimeter artillery shells for Ukraine.

The orders, for which an official decision was made on January 30, were received by the companies “Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.” and “Global Military Products Inc.”. They were granted amid concerns that Ukraine is rapidly running out of artillery shells it receives from the United States and other allies.

03.11. The Saeima’s Foreign Affairs Commission will review the draft statement in connection with the upcoming anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

02.00. Minister of Economy Ilze Indriksone (NA) will participate in the forum dedicated to the reconstruction of Ukraine today in Warsaw, Poland, and will meet with the Minister of Economy and Technology of Poland, the Ministry of Economy (ME) reports.

The “ReBuild Ukraine” forum will bring together Ukrainian and European leaders, businessmen, financial institutions and investors to create an effective platform for Ukrainian reconstruction projects, helping Ukraine and its economy recover faster after the war. Indriksone will participate in the forum’s strategic panel “Renovation policy: reforms, plans, forecasts”.

01.38.Intelligence data shared by NATO countries indicates that Russia is concentrating warplanes and helicopters near the Ukrainian border, the British newspaper “Financial Times” (FT) reported. “Intelligence indicates that Moscow is preparing to bring its planes and helicopters into the war in support [jaunu] ground attack,” the FT wrote, citing two Western officials.

00.10 France and Australia have decided to increase the production of 155 mm ammunition for the armed forces of Ukraine.

According to the UNIAN correspondent, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this at a briefing after the meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group (Ramstein-9) held in Brussels (Belgium).

“France has also announced that it will work with Australia to increase production of 155mm ammunition in support of Ukraine,” Austin said.