Putin's expected offensive may already have begun.
Selenskyj talks about Scholz: "Have to force him to help Ukraine." The news ticker.
Information from the secret service:
According to Zelenskyy, Russia has plans to control Moldova
Spring Attack:
Putin's expected offensive may already have begun
Heavy shelling:
Kiev and Moscow report heavy fighting in the east
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They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
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The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj sees the relationship with Germany because of the debate about the delivery of battle tanks in a difficult phase.
"I have to force him to help Ukraine and constantly convince him that this help is not for us, but for the Europeans," Zelenskyy said in an interview with
Spiegel
and the French newspaper
Le Figaro
, referring to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
At the same time, Zelenskyy thanked Germany for the delivery of the Iris-T air defense system.
This "saved a lot of lives".
Ukraine's relationship with Germany is "wave-like, it's up and down," he said.
News about the Ukraine war: According to Zelenskyj, Russia has plans to control Moldova
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According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, Russia wants to take control of Moldova.
There is a detailed Russian plan to disrupt the political situation in Moldova, he said at the EU summit in Brussels.
The Ukrainian secret service intercepted the relevant information.
The Russian document shows who wants to smash the democratic order in Moldova and establish control over the country, when and how.
Pictures of the Ukraine war: great horror and small moments of happiness
Pictures of the Ukraine war: great horror and small moments of happiness
He recently spoke about this information with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu.
He also said Ukraine does not know whether Moscow actually gave the order to implement the plans.
But there was also a similar plan against Ukraine.
Ukraine War News: Has Putin's Expected Offensive Already Begun?
Update from Thursday, February 9, 1:45 p.m .:
According to the US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Moscow’s expected spring offensive may have already begun.
In the most recent report on the Ukraine war, the institute writes that Russian troops in Ukraine have again won the initiative and launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine.
Significant elements of at least three Russian divisions have been deployed to the area, the ISW said, adding that Ukrainian troops are still preventing major Russian gains at this time.
However, the offensive has probably not really picked up speed yet, it will probably start gradually.
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Stationed in Crimea: Russian soldiers in Sevastopol.
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News about the Ukraine war: Kyiv and Moscow report fierce fighting in the east
First message from Thursday, February 9th:
Kiev/Moscow – The first anniversary of the Russian invasion is approaching.
While important events in the Ukraine war can primarily be determined by the conquest and liberation of cities, the front has been stagnating for some time.
However, that doesn't mean the fighting is any less fierce.
Meanwhile, investigations into Vladimir Putin are causing an international stir.
The war in Ukraine is confusing.
Instead of conquering larger areas, Kyiv and Moscow recently reported that they had advanced in smaller towns.
The exact details overlap in the rarest of cases.
Conclusions can be drawn at least about the regional focal points of the fighting.
News about the Ukraine war: Heavy fighting near Kupjansk and Cherson
In their most recent military reports, both Russia and Ukraine report fierce fighting in the region around the city of Kupyansk.
While the general staff in Kyiv lamented the shelling of more than 25 settlements in the area, the defense ministry in Moscow wrote of the victory over two Ukrainian units.
Both warring parties in the Cherson region report similar things.
News in the Ukraine war: Investigations against Putin are reaching their limits
Meanwhile, new insights into Vladimir Putin's role in the downing of the MH17 passenger plane are causing a stir.
An international team of investigators investigated the incident in 2014.
At that time, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine shot down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over contested territory.
According to investigators, there is now "strong evidence" that Putin himself decided to provide the separatists with the missile that later hit the plane.
At this point, however, the investigations reached their limits.
Thus, as head of state, Putin cannot be prosecuted.
The investigations could be a possible foretaste of the prosecution of war crimes in the Ukraine war.
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Ukraine recently recaptured the city of Kupyansk from Russia.
However, fierce fighting in the region continues.
(archive image)
© Yasuyoshi Chiba/imago
The Pink Floyd star Roger Waters, who described the Ukraine war to the UN as not "unprovoked", also caused a stir.
(editorial with agencies)
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