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Ukrainian intelligence keeps the nuclear component of Russia's armed forces “under constant control.” This was reported by Vadym Skibitskyi, the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, according to Ukrinform. "Ukrainian intelligence constantly monitors the movement of all (nuclear - ed.) carriers and monitors active measures that the 12th main department of the Russian defense ministry, responsible for the preparation and delivery of nuclear charges to carriers, may conduct or is conducting. This isn’t an easy process but we have experience in monitoring and gathering intelligence on strategic and other exercises of nuclear forces, which have been…

In the spring and summer of 2023, Russia plans to call up for military service up to 500,000 people to support offensive operations in the east and south of Ukraine. The Russian offensive may be launched in Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhia regions, as reported by Vadym Skibitskyi, the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Ukrinform reports. "Timely data on the deployment of reserves and assessments of rapid changes in the enemy units’ potential are important. For example, in January 2023, we saw that Russia intended to mobilize 300,000 to 500,000 people into the army to support…

Ukrainian intelligence is working including in cyberspace in order to learn more about the state of affairs in the Russian defense-industrial complex and eventually destroy the chains of component supply. This was reported by Vadym Skibitskyi, the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, Ukrinform reports referring to the agency's press service. "In today's world, cyberspace is a klondike of information. We analyze all data in order to understand the situation of the Russian defense-industrial complex, their critical elements. For example, if it is a cruise missile or some high-precision ammunition, such weapons are manufactured by more…

As result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression, 461 children were killed and 919 more were injured in Ukraine. “As of the morning of February 6, 2023, more than 1,380 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 461 children were killed and more than 919 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily…

More than 16,220 children are considered to have been deported from Ukraine since the Russian full-scale invasion began. The press service of the Ombudsman's Office said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "According to data from the Children of War state portal as of February 6, 2023: 350 children are considered as missing, 16,222 - deported, 9,510 - found," the report says. Read also: Children’s hospital used by Russian occupiers for military purposes in Zaporizhzhia region As reported by Ukrinform, as of January 2, 2023, 16,011 children were considered to have been deported from Ukraine since the beginning of…

Russian troops launched three artillery strikes on a settlement and the water area of the Ochakiv community, Mykolaiv region. Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "Mykolaiv district: yesterday, February 5, at 12:01 and 16:04, and in the early hours today, February 6, at 04:12, the enemy launched artillery strikes on the settlement and the water area of the Ochakiv community. There are no casualties," Kim wrote. Read also: Enemy opens fire on three communities in Sumy region, 17 explosions reported In the city of Mykolaiv, the Pervomaisk, Voznesensk, and…

Russian troops continue suffering losses and are using a local children’s hospital for military purposes in the Zaporizhzhia region’s Vasylivka. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The enemy continues to suffer losses. In the Zaporizhzhia region’s Vasylivka, the occupiers set up a military hospital for the injured Russian military in a local children’s hospital. Children patients are no longer received there,” the report states. A reminder that, as of February 5, 2023, Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine reached about 131,290 troops, 3,220 tanks, 6,405…

On February 5, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on three communities in the Sumy region, such as Esman, Seredyna-Buda and Druzhba. A total of 17 explosions were recorded. The relevant statement was made by Sumy Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. In particular, Russians fired a mortar bomb at the Esman community. Russian invaders also used mortars to attack the Seredyna-Buda community. A total of four explosions were reported. In the Druzhba community, about 12 single volleys of automatic gunfire were recorded near one of local villages. According to Sumy Regional Military Administration, no casualties or destructions…

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska has emphasized that, with daily attacks, Russia only wants to turn cities into ruins and kill Ukrainians. The relevant statement was made by First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska on Twitter, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Kharkiv and Kherson. Residential areas and hospitals are being shelled daily. Today – a university. There is no military logic, only RF’s desire to turn cities into ruins and kill,” Zelenska wrote. According to Zelenska, this is genocide that must be perceived by the world as a senseless terror and absolute evil. Kharkiv and Kherson. Residential areas and hospitals…

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said he thinks that Russia will not use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. He said this at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday, February 5, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "There has always been such a risk, but I ask myself the question every time: if they wanted to use it [nuclear weapons], what would be their goal? It seems clear - to make us fall to our knees and stop the West from helping us. However, every time the Russians do something extremely terrible - Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol - the West is starting…