Key developments on Feb. 27: * US Treasury Secretary meets Zelensky, Shmyhal in Kyiv * Russia's war caused 'the most massive violations of human rights,' says UN chief * UN-backed commission to track down Ukrainian children taken to Russia illegally * Ukraine downs 11 drones overnight on Feb. 27 * Russia still wants to
Key developments on Feb. 26: * Ukrainian intelligence: Ukraine could strike airfields and military infrastructure in Russia as part of spring counteroffensive * Zelensky reinstates pledge to return Crimea on 9 year-anniversary of Russian occupation of the peninsula * Ukraine says it shot down 1 Russian aircraft near Avdiivka * Saudi foreign minister meets
Key developments on Feb. 24: * Shmyhal: Poland delivers 4 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine * Polish PM visits Kyiv, meets Zelensky, Shmyhal * Germany says it will provide 4 more Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine * Ukrainian intelligence: Spring-summer campaign expected to be very difficult on the battlefield As Ukraine marks the one-year
Key developments on Feb. 23: * Ukrainian General Staff: Russia likely set goal to seize Donbas before Summer * Stoltenberg: West's supply of ammunition 'not sustainable' for Ukraine as 'consumption much higher' * Zelensky says Ukraine open to holding meetings with Beijing amid growing Russia-China relations * State Border Guard: Ukraine repels 3 Russian
Key developments on Feb. 22: * Russian attack on Kherson Oblast kills two; * Parts of Ukraine will heighten security ahead of Feb. 24; * Spain will give 6 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. * China's top diplomat visits Moscow, meets with Putin Ukrainian authorities announced that parts of the country would strengthen security
Key developments on Feb. 21: * Biden says Putin's "murderous assault" in Ukraine will never end with victory for Russia; * Russia suspends participation in nuclear treaty with US, Putin says; * 6 killed, 12 injured in Russian shelling of Kherson as Putin delivered his speech. Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia's
Key developments on Feb. 20: * Biden meets Zelensky in Kyiv on EuroMaidan bloodshed anniversary; * As Biden visits Kyiv, China's top diplomat heads to Moscow; * Pentagon announces $460 million military aid package for Ukraine. Just days before the one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden
Key developments on Feb. 19: * Local authorities: 3 killed, 8 wounded in Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast * Blinken: US concerned China may provide Russia with weapons * Russia's Rostec says it is stepping up production of hypersonic missiles * Borrell: 'Ukrainians receive a lot of applause, but not enough ammunition.' As
Key developments on Feb. 16: * Russia launched 32 missiles in Feb. 16 strike on Ukraine; * The attack didn't cause energy shortage, according to Ukrenergo; * European Parliament urges EU countries to consider giving fighter jets to Ukraine; * 101 prisoners of war return to Ukraine in major swap. On Feb. 16, Russia
Key developments on Feb. 15: * Moscow's strike on residential building injures at least 12 in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast; * Intelligence: Russia tries to delay Ukraine's counteroffensive with assaults in the east; * Wallace: 97% of the Russian army is in Ukraine; * Stoltenberg: NATO countries to increase support for Ukraine. NATO members made
Key developments on Feb. 14: * No news on fighter jets for Ukraine after Ramstein, US says; * Pentagon head says allies to help Ukraine launch counteroffensive in spring; * Norway will donate 8 Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine; Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Kremlin-controlled Wagner Group, whose mercenaries, along
Key developments on Feb. 9: * Zelensky speaks at European Parliament, attends EU Summit * Zelensky: ‘Several’ European nations ready to provide Ukraine with fighter jets * Intensified fighting reported near Kreminna, Luhansk Oblast * Wagner Group claims to have stopped recruiting prisoners for war against Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 9
Key developments on Feb. 8: * Zelensky visits UK, meets Sunak and King Charles III * Sunak: ‘Nothing is off the table’ concerning weapons for Ukraine, including fighter jets * Zelensky heads to Paris, Brussels after his London trip * Hague prosecutors say Putin approved transfer of missiles that shot down MH17 President Volodymyr
Key developments on Feb. 7: * UK Defense Ministry: Russia advancing 'several hundred meters' each week with heavy losses * Russian Defense Minister claims 'successful' operation near Bakhmut, Vuhledar * Germany's Defense Minister visits Kyiv, promises over 100 tanks * Parliament appoints Klymenko as Interior Minister, Maliuk as SBU head German Defense Minister Boris
Key developments on Feb. 6: * Ukrainian intelligence: Russia could be preparing to mobilize 300,000-500,000 troops for its offensive in spring-summer 2023 * Ukraine's General Staff: Russia forcing passports on civilians in Kreminna, other occupied areas * Reznikov to remain as Defense Minister this week, lawmaker says Ukraine's intelligence claimed on
Key developments on Feb. 5: * UK Defense Ministry: Bakhmut ‘increasingly isolated’ as Russia slowly advances * Russian missile strike on Kharkiv wounds 5, leaves university damaged * Intelligence Chief Budanov to replace Defense Minister Reznikov after upcoming reshuffle Bakhmut is becoming “increasingly isolated” as Russian forces are slowly progressing toward encircling the
Key developments on Feb. 3: * US announces new $2.17 billion security aid package for Ukraine, provides long-range GLSDB rockets * EU hails Ukraine’s ‘considerable efforts’ over past few months, no timeframe for accession talks * Zelensky: Ukraine ‘won’t hand over Bakhmut, we will fight as long as we can’
Key developments on Feb. 2: * Ukrainian intelligence warns Russia building up troops to launch ‘massive offensive’ to capture Donbas by March * Zelensky: Russia concentrating troops to seek revenge on ‘free world’ * Governor: At least 3 killed, 8 wounded in Feb. 1 Russian missile strike of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast * Top EU
Key developments on Feb. 1: * Ukraine, Russia issue conflicting claims over Russian gains near Bakhmut * Police: About 200 children left in Bakhmut * Ukraine's General Staff: Russia prepares offensives in several areas Russian-controlled proxies in Donetsk Oblast claimed on Feb. 1 that Russian forces were closing in on Bakhmut, a city
Key developments on Jan. 31: * Russia claims control over Blahodatne, north of Bakhmut * UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely launching 'more concerted assault' around Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast * Russian shelling in Bakhmut kills 2, including a teenager * Foreign Ministry: 120-140 Western tanks to be delivered Moscow said on Jan. 31 that it
Key developments on Jan. 30: * Zelensky visits Mykolaiv Oblast with Danish Prime Minister * Ukrainian military: Russian forces unprepared for major combat operation in the south due to equipment shortage * State Border Guard: Around 9,000 Russian troops deployed in Belarus * Russian governor: Additional Russian troops, military equipment to arrive in
Key developments on Jan. 29: * Wagner Group claims to have captured Blahodatne; Ukraine denies Russian progress near Bakhmut * Ukrainian intelligence: Prigozhin doesn’t command Wagner Group’s military operations * At least 3 killed, 6 wounded in Russian shelling of Kherson Ukraine denied on Jan. 29 that Russian forces made gains
Key developments on Jan. 27: * Russia claims advance toward Vuhledar; Ukraine denies any breakthrough * Ukraine's military says Russia attacked Vuhledar area 322 times * Zelensky: ‘Ukraine needs 300 or 500 tanks now’ * White House: Abrams tanks delivery to Ukraine to take 'many months.' Kremlin proxies in Donetsk Oblast claimed on
Key developments on Jan. 26: * Commander: Ukraine downs 47 out of 55 Russian missiles during the morning attack * Emergency service: 11 killed, 11 wounded during Russia's airstrike on Jan. 26 * Energy Minister: Russian forces hit some energy facilities across Ukraine * German Minister: Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine by early
Key developments on Jan. 25: * Germany to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks for Ukraine, green light for other countries to deliver * US announces decision to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine * Zelensky thanks US for ‘important step on the path to victory’; Germany for ‘important and timely’ decision * Ukraine confirms
Key developments on Jan. 24: * Kyiv warns Belarus against directly getting involved in Russia's war * ABC News: 12 countries ready to give about 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if Germany approves * CNN: West encourages Ukraine to shift focus from destroyed Bakhmut to counteroffensive in south * Finnish President visits Kyiv,
Key developments on Jan. 23: * Ukraine's intelligence: Russia to intensify Donbas offensive in February-March * Poland says it will seek Germany's approval to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but ready to do so regardless of Berlin's will * Germany says it hasn't received Poland's request to send Leopards yet * Estonia, Latvia tell
Key developments on Jan. 22: * Russian-controlled militants claim successful advance toward 2 towns in Zaporizhzhia Oblast * Ukraine's General Staff: All Russian advances repelled * Ukraine's military creates new units to equip with Western military hardware * Polish PM: Ukraine, Europe to win the war 'with Germany or without' Chairman of the House
Key developments on Jan. 20: * Germany: No decision yet on Leopard tanks for Ukraine * Germany announces 1 billion euro spring military aid package for Ukraine * US: Ukraine would have opportunity for counteroffensive in spring * Der Spiegel: German intelligence concerned about Ukraine’s casualties near Bakhmut * Washington to designate Wagner Group
Key developments on Jan. 19: * Zelensky pressures allies to send heavy tanks to Ukraine ahead of Ramstein * Poland says it could supply German-made Leopard tanks regardless of Berlin's approval * European Council President Charles Michel visits Kyiv, meets Zelensky * European Parliament seeks to create special tribunal court to prosecute for Russian
Key developments on Jan. 18: * Emergency service: At least 14 killed, including Interior Minister, in helicopter crash near Kyiv * PM: Special task force to oversee investigation into helicopter crash that killed minister, child * Putin claims he has 'no doubt' that Russia will win war against Ukraine A helicopter carrying state
Key developments on Jan. 16: * UN: Russia's war has killed over 7,000 civilians in Ukraine since Feb. 24 * Moscow likely preparing 'decisive action' in next 6 months to 'regain initiative,' Institute for the Study of War says * Russian, Belarusian air forces start joint military exercises along Ukrainian border
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