Meanwhile, the Nepali government claims only about 200 of its citizens are fighting in Ukraine on the Russian side, with at least 13 having been killed in action and four captured as prisoners of war.
Key developments on Feb. 3-4: * Military intelligence reports assassination attempt on Russian military pilot * Reshuffling Ukrainian army leadership is up to Zelensky, Sullivan says * Budanov: Ukraine sunk Russian corvette on Feb. 1 with 6 naval drones * Zelensky, Syrskyi visit front-line troops * Military: Russian sabotage group fought off near border in
Ukraine attacked Russia's Belgorod Oblast twice on Feb. 4, Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed. No casualties were reported.
The Russian missile corvette Ukraine reported to have sunk off the coast of occupied Crimea on Feb. 1 was destroyed using six naval drones, Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Feb. 4.
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Ivan Fedorov as the new governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, the President's Office announced on Feb. 4. Fedorov, the former mayor of the now-occupied city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, will replace Yurii Malashko.
A Ukrainian powerlifter-turned-soldier Oleksandr Bilokon, 32, was killed in action, Ukraine’s Greco-Roman Wrestling Federation President Vadym Kisil reported on Feb. 3.
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Ukraine’s 65th Mechanized Brigade near the front-line town of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on Feb. 4.
A Russian artillery strike on Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, killed a civilian and injured two more on Feb. 4, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.
In December of last year, the icy showers that rain down on Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast in winter caused the usual damages: falling branches severed power lines, causing electricity, water, and heating outages. Except there were fewer people to do the needed repairs. Russia’s forced mobilization campaign in
Key developments on Jan. 16: * Zelensky attends Davos forum, meets NATO, EU Commission chiefs * Ukraine's parliament votes for law to create electronic conscription registry * Ukraine amends conscription rules for military industry workers * Air Force: Downed A-50 spy plane 'serious blow' to Russia's aviation * Russia's Voronezh declares state of emergency after
Key developments on Jan. 15: * Zaluzhnyi reports Ukraine downed Russian A-50 plane and IL-22 command aircraft * Zelensky says Switzerland agrees to host Global Peace Summit * Canada shares draft plan for security assurances for Ukraine * Military intelligence reports North Korea supplying 122 mm, 152 mm shells to Russia * Russia reportedly mobilizes
Key developments on Jan. 13-14: * Russia targets regions across Ukraine in mass missile attack * Umerov proposes international working group to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine * French foreign minister visits Kyiv * Swiss diplomat says China needs to help end Russia's war * Russian drone attack injures 4 firefighters in Kherson Oblast * Zaluzhnyi
Key developments on Jan. 10: * Russian media: Russia to start production of new glide bombs * Slovak PM decries Western strategy on Ukraine, says Russia 'also needs security guarantees' * Zelensky: Ukraine needs more modern air defense systems * Italian parliament's lower house backs prolonging military support for Ukraine * Lithuania pledges almost $220
Key developments on Jan. 7: * Energy Ministry: Russian attacks cut off power in 2 mines in Donetsk Oblast * Japan pledges $37 million for anti-drone equipment for Ukraine as FM visits Kyiv * Bild: Unidentified drones repeatedly spotted over German military bases where Ukrainians train * Air Force downs 21 of 28 attack
The NABU said in January 2023 that it had begun to investigate possible corruption in the Defense Ministry's food procurement before ZN.ua, a news site, published an investigation on the issue.
Two children have been hospitalized with shrapnel wounds after Russian forces hit the Darivka community east of Kherson, the regional prosecutor’s office reported.
Russian forces used repurposed S-300 air defense missiles to attack the Pokrovsk district.
Patriot systems have been crucial for Ukraine’s air defense in repelling Russian air attacks across the country. One Patriot interceptor missile can cost from $2 million to $4 million, according to the New York Times.
In mid-August, Denmark pledged to provide Ukraine with 19 F-16s, with the first batch of six aircraft to be delivered by the end of 2023 and the rest by 2025 as part of the effort by allies to arm Ukraine to repel Russian air superiority.
Concerns about the continuation of U.S. support for Ukraine have been growing amid months of infighting in Congress over government spending, including military aid for Ukraine.
Key developments on Jan. 5: * Military intelligence reports cross-border raid on Russian positions in Belgorod Oblast * Armed Forces report striking Russian arsenals in occupied Crimea * Governor claims Russia attacked Kharkiv Oblast with foreign-made missiles * Russian attacks target, damage front-line power plant again Ukrainian forces of the military intelligence agency, HUR,
Russian missile strikes on front-line communities in Donetsk Oblast killed three and injured six civilians on Dec. 30, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.
Russian forces attacked downtown Kharkiv on Dec. 30, injuring 16 people, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported.
Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with artillery, drones, and a cruise missile, injuring a 65-year-old woman, regional governor Serhii Lysak reported on Dec. 30.
Works on restoring power and gas supplies are underway in several other regions across Ukraine.
The SBU claimed that Cherniak's companies bought alcohol from Russia and paid $150 million to the Russian budget in taxes in 2022.
Russia will likely need five to 10 years to rebuild a cohort of highly trained and experienced military units, the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its intelligence update on Dec. 30.
Key developments on Dec. 28: * Nikkei Asia: Putin told China's Xi Russia will fight for 'at least 5 years' in Ukraine * Russia’s 76th Airborne Division likely linked to execution of Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, prosecutors report * Military: Civilian vessel hits Russian mine in Black Sea, 2 sailors injured
Ukraine's Air Force also targeted another Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea, a Su-30.
Ukrainian military also reported repelling 23 attacks on the areas Ukraine holds on the Dnipro River’s east bank in the southern Kherson Oblast.
Russian forces reportedly used guided bombs against two settlements in Donetsk Oblast on Dec. 24.
Earlier, authorities said they aimed to evacuate 115 settlements.
