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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the United States Joseph Biden visited St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian president’s press service, the heads of state got themselves acquainted with the history of the temple and its work in times of Russian invasion. The Presidents also laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine, located near St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery. Read also: War must end with liberation of Ukraine’s entire territory, security guarantees – Zelensky Volodymyr Zelensky and Joseph Biden honored the memory of Ukrainian heroes with a moment of silence.…

The Ukrainian military will defend Bakhmut not at any cost but as long as it is reasonable and will prepare for a counteroffensive in the meantime. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a corresponding statement in an interview with the  Corriere della Sera Italian newspaper, Ukrinform reports. Answering the question of whether it is worth losing people for the sake of defending a small town in Donbas, he noted: "Yes, it is not a particularly big town. Actually, like many other towns in Donbas destroyed by the Russians. It is important for us to defend it but not at any…

Poland lacks fighter jets to protect its own airspace so giving up any aircraft in favor of Ukraine would be a "very serious decision." President Andrzej Duda of Poland spoke of this on national television, Ukrinform reports with reference to Radio Liberty. Duda explained that Poland still has in possession some Soviet-era aircraft that were purchased from the Soviet Union or Germany when the GDR army ceased to exist. Back then, Poland received modern MiG-29 aircraft, some of which are still in service. Regarding the F16 fighter jets purchased in the U.S. as part of the modernization of the Air…

Several EU countries have granted tentative consent to the multibillion-dollar joint purchase of ammunition for Ukraine and replenishment of their own stockpiles. That’s according to Bloomberg, Ukrinform reports. A proposal put forward by Estonia earlier this week to invest about EUR 4 billion in the joint procurement of millions of artillery rounds has seen preliminary approval from the Netherlands and Romania, according to the report. It is noted that the ultimate decision on the issue may be passed as early as next month, at the meeting of EU leaders in March after EU foreign ministers discuss the plan as they…

Two districts have come under enemy fire in the Dnipropetrovsk region, namely Nikopol and Synelnykove. Two civilians were reported injured. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The occupiers shelled the Nikopol, Marhanets and Myrove communities with heavy artillery. In the Marhanets community, a 70-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman were injured. They were taken to hospital with shrapnel injuries,” Lukashuk wrote. In one of villages, a fire broke out in a residential house due to the enemy shelling. Firefighters promptly extinguished it. Household buildings were damaged; two cars…

Russia is pulling troops to the Donetsk direction and has expanded manpower numbers from 160 to 190 battalions there, which may indicate preparations for the major offensive around February 24. The relevant statement was made by Avdiivka Military Civil Administration Head Vitalii Barabash on Espreso TV Channel, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the intelligence data, Russians are pulling additional forces to the Donetsk direction (Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Marinka). Several weeks ago, about 160 battalions were concentrated there, and now there are already 190. Even if their units are under strength, this is a lot of people. We understand that,…

Explosions rang out in occupied Donetsk city: the Russian military barrack and the so-called "DPR’s prosecutor's office" were struck. Petro Andriushchenko, adviser to the Mariupol mayor, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Explosions were heard in the Voroshylivskyi district of occupied Donetsk. Russian-installed mayor of Donetsk, Oleksandr Kulemzin, noted that due to shelling, the movement of trolleybuses on routes No.2, 8 and trams on route No. 1 was suspended. There were reports that the territory of the covered market was also struck. As reported by Ukrinform, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian forces launched…

The Russian forces are attempting to push through the Ukrainian defenses in the Kreminna direction and actively employing armored vehicles and infantry in the Svatove direction. That’s according to Serhii Haidai, Head of the Luhansk regional Military Administration, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "Today, the most difficult situation is in the Kreminna direction. This is where the number of attacks and strikes is the largest as the Russians are trying to find a spot to penetrate our defenses. The situation is also tense in the Svatove direction but our positions are more stable there and we destroy…

Commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe, U.S. General Christopher Cavoli, is convinced that providing Ukraine with advanced Western military technology, including F-16 fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles, and long-range capabilities, will allow the nation to defeat Russia. This is reported by Politico, according to Ukrinform. On Friday, during a closed briefing with more than 10 U.S. lawmakers, Cavoli was asked whether the F-16 fighters would help Ukraine win the war against Russia. He responded: "Yes," according to five people in the room who spoke with Politico on the condition of anonymity. Cavoli said Ukraine needs longer-range missiles to allow its…

The United States, together with its allies and partners, is making daily efforts to find or produce appropriate ammunition for the weapons used by Ukraine against Russian aggression. “I can tell you that pretty much every single day we are scouring every corner of the Earth for the appropriate ammunition for Ukraine,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the Munich Security Conference, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. He explained that the Armed Forces of Ukraine currently have various types of weapons in service which require different missiles, projectiles, mines, and other ammunition. “Ukraine has had its own inventories, a…