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Russia attacked infrastructure across Ukraine tonight (Friday) using more than a hundred drones, missiles and bombs, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returned from a three-day visit to Europe, where he asked his allies to send more weapons to the country, especially fighter jets.
Last night's major air attack was widespread. more than weeks. The fighting on the ground has also intensified in recent weeks, in what the Ukrainians call a new winter offensive. The Russians are trying to break through the defenses near the city of Karmina, the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk said on Thursday. Serhii Heidi told Ukrainian television that Russian forces are trying to advance and that there is an "escalation" in the area However, according to him, the attack has not achieved results so far.
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Western governments believe that Russia is planning a large-scale attack on Ukraine, possibly as early as next week, before the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
The main target, according to information, is the Donbas region, including Luhansk, which is partially under the control of Ukraine.
The date of the attack is unknown.
Sources in the Ukrainian government said the scenario would include ballistic missile attacks on major cities, including Kyiv, and an attempt to isolate the east of the country by bombing bridges and advancing in a wide arc from north to south.
Russian forces received reinforcements after Ukrainian forces took control of Kharkiv Oblast and advanced on Luhansk in the fall, and are now moving along the front west of the cities of Svatova and Karmina as part of the major offensive.
The Ukrainian Air Force described last night's air strike as a "massive attack" and said that 71 cruise missiles, seven Iranian drones and 35 S-300 missiles were shot down. S-300 missiles.
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According to the Ukrainians, two Russian missiles fired last night from ships in the Black Sea crossed the airspace of Romania, a NATO member country, and Moldova, which is not a member of the military alliance. Romania denied the report.
Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilica announced yesterday that she is resigning after 18 months in office , due to a change in the top leadership caused by the war, she said. President Joe Biden will visit Poland on February 20, the White House announced yesterday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the war.
After recruiting 300,000 people into its army last fall, Russia now has about 150,000 troops In Ukraine, according to commentators, it may send more, but many of them lack the experience or motivation to fight. In the United States, an estimated 200,000 Russian soldiers have been killed so far during the war.
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