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2023-02-03T11:01:15.336Z


"These will be decisive months in the war," said Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine after the attacks on several cities in the east of his country.


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8 mins ago

Russian shelling kills two civilians in Donetsk region

By Dennis Lapin, Radina Gigova

Russian shelling has left two dead and eight wounded in Donetsk in the last 24 hours, amid an escalation of the battle for control of the eastern Ukraine region.

One of the deaths was in Bakhmut, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration.

Two other people were injured in the city.

A multi-storey building, a private house and a shop were also damaged in Bakhmut, it said.

The situation "remains tense" in several towns, including Paraskoviivka, Razdolivka and Vasyukivka, near the Russian-controlled city of Soledar, Kyrylenko added.

Some context

: Moscow has launched relentless attacks on eastern Ukraine in recent days, after a senior Kyiv official said Russia is preparing for a "maximum escalation" of the nearly year-long war in Ukraine.

"These will be decisive months in the war," Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, told Sky News in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.

"I am aware that the main battles are yet to come and that they will take place this year, within two or three months," he said.

"Russia is preparing for maximum escalation. It is gathering everything possible, doing drills and training. When it comes to an offensive from different directions, for now, I can say that we do not exclude any scenario in the next two to three weeks."

CNN's Jack Guy, Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever, Jonny Hallam and Josh Pennington contributed reporting.

11 minutes ago

Zelensky wants to join the EU on the fast track before the Kyiv summit, but is likely to be disappointed

By Luke McGee

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, second right, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, right, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, second left, attend the EU summit in Kyiv , Ukraine, on February 2.

(Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine/Reuters)

EU leaders are in Kyiv for a summit with Ukraine, the first of its kind since Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade the country.

The two sides will talk about many things, from European military and humanitarian aid to new measures against Russia.

But the most important thing will be Ukraine's accession to the EU.

In this regard, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to be disappointed.

Yes, the EU has accepted Ukraine as a candidate country.

Yes, Europe has mobilized extensively to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.

But EU membership is a long and complicated process that, however urgent Ukraine's wishes may be, cannot be rushed.

Before the summit, Zelensky announced a broad anti-corruption campaign in Ukraine.

It is no secret that the scale of corruption in his country would make it difficult for him to join the EU in the near future, so the move should be welcomed.

But as long as Ukraine remains at war, it will be very difficult for the EU to correctly assess the achievements of this action.

And what is more important, those who are in Kyiv are representatives of the European institutions and not heads of government.

Anything complicated in the EU – and the accession of countries is the most complicated – requires the agreement of all 27 members.

This can take more than 10 years.

They not only have to agree on the accession of a country, but also on the fulfillment of all kinds of criteria by the candidate country through a series of votes that, in some cases, must be approved in the national parliaments of the Member States. members.

And since Member States almost always disagree on some issue, these votes can be used as bargaining chips.

So, in a nutshell, the EU can promise Ukraine more support, among other things that Kyiv might want right now.

But as for the big question, even the heads of the institutions are at the mercy of internal European politics.

15 mins ago

The death toll in Kramatorsk rises to four after the impact of Russian missiles

By Dennis Lapin, Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen

Aerial view of apartment buildings hit by Russian rockets in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on February 2 (Photo: Yevgen Honcharenko/AP)

The death toll from the attacks this Thursday with Russian missiles against the city of Kramatorsk increased to four, and another 18 people were injured, Ukrainian authorities reported this Friday.

This Thursday, two S-300 missiles were fired at the center of the city, in the Donetsk region, falling one minute apart and less than a hundred meters from a CNN crew.

Four other people were killed in a Russian missile attack on Wednesday in the same area, a fully residential area with shops, a hospital and a clinic.

Rescue and recovery operations have already been completed, the Ukrainian Emergency Service reported on Friday.

Russia's response

: The Moscow Defense Ministry stated that the attacks on Kramatorsk had destroyed a long-range HIMARS artillery system.

But it is inconceivable that the Ukrainians would keep such a highly valued weapon in such a public place given its size;

they have done everything possible to disguise their location, even building replicas.

17 mins ago

Two killed in Russian attacks on Kherson, according to Ukrainian authorities

By Dennis Lapin

A firefighter from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine puts out a fire after a Russian shell hit a shopping center in Kherson, Ukraine, on February 3.

(Photo: LIBKOS/AP)

Two people have been killed and nine others injured in Russian attacks on the Kherson region of Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities reported Friday.

The Kherson region's military administration said a 5-year-old boy had been injured in the attacks and taken to hospital.

He did not specify where the casualties had occurred, but added that Russian forces had attacked civilian settlements in the region some 65 times in the past 24 hours.

"Enemy shells hit a shipyard, a school and residential buildings," authorities said.

19 mins ago

Russian missiles bombard more Donetsk towns as leaders implore people to leave

By Tim Lister, Frederick Pleitgen

Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of missile attacks on densely populated areas.

This Thursday, two S-300 missiles were fired at the center of the city of Kramatorsk, falling one minute apart and less than a hundred meters from a CNN crew.

An earlier attack with Iskander missiles had killed four people and hospitalized several more in the same area, an entirely residential area with shops, a hospital and a clinic.

One of the fatalities was a respected school principal, Hanna Valeriivna, weeks before her 48th birthday.

The rescue teams that were still at the scene had not been warned of the attack on Thursday.

CNN witnessed the last moments of the second missile's flight, before a huge fire broke out and smoke billowed into the air.

There were no other fatalities, although at least five civilians were injured.

Some people fled in terror from the place;

others seemed fatalistic.

"Of course we're scared," says Natalia, a middle-aged woman cowering in a doorway.

"But what choice do we have?"

Donetsk Military Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko says there is a choice: Leave.

"The occupiers will not leave the Donetsk region in peace until we expel them from our land. Until then, all civilians must evacuate the region: it is a matter of life and death."

21 minutes ago

CIA director says the next 6 months will be crucial for the outcome of the war in Ukraine

By Katie Bo Lillis

CIA Director William Burns.

(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The CIA assesses that the next six months will be "absolutely crucial" in determining the final outcome of the war in Ukraine, agency director Bill Burns said Thursday.

"I think they will be key - because we do not assess that (Russian President Vladimir Putin) takes the negotiations seriously - it seems to us that the key will be on the battlefield in the next six months," Burns said, addressing a hearing at Georgetown University.

That includes "piercing Putin's arrogance, making it clear that not only will he not be able to make any further progress in Ukraine, but as each month passes, he is at greater and greater risk of losing the territory he has illegally seized so far." now".

The Russian leader, Burns said, is "taking a bet that he can make time work for him."

Putin believes he can "crush" Ukraine, while political fatigue will grip Europe and the United States will be distracted, Burns said.

But Burns noted that he told one of his Russian counterparts, Sergey Naryshkin, in November that "that Russian calculation is as flawed as the original decision to go to war on February 24 was."

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Source: cnnespanol

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