A year after the start of the war, the UN calls on Russia to withdraw.
Warsaw sends Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev.
The Ukraine News Ticker.
Debate on fighter jets: London apparently ready for fighter jet ring swap
Wagner group reports capture: Mercenaries want to control the village of Berkhivka near Bachmut
Ukraine-News: Even a year after the war, Belarus does not want peace
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Update from February 24, 8:55 p.m .:
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Schmyhal posed on Friday in front of four Leopard main battle tanks delivered from Poland.
Schmyhal published a series of photos on Telegram in which he can be seen with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the handover.
"A year ago, tanks went to Ukraine to deprive Ukrainians of their freedom," Shmyhal wrote.
"Today tanks also entered Ukraine, but to protect freedom."
As part of an international coalition, Poland wants to hand over a total of 14 Leopard A2s to the neighboring country.
Furthermore, during a visit to Kiev on Friday, Morawiecki announced the imminent delivery of 60 PT-91 main battle tanks, which he had already promised in January.
The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish development and modernization of the Soviet T-72.
Ukraine-News: Poland delivers first Leopard 2 tanks to neighboring country
Update from February 24, 6:18 p.m .:
The first Leopard tanks have been handed over from Poland to Ukraine, as
reported by the Polish news channel
TVN24 .
"These are the first tanks that will come to Ukraine as part of the coalition's tank assistance, which we initiated from the beginning," said Polish President Andrzej Duda.
How many of the main battle tanks were handed over is not known.
In total, Poland has promised to deliver 14 pieces.
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After a year of war in Ukraine: Experts see Kiev as having a clear advantage – because of the poor leadership of the Russian army.
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Update from February 24, 2023, 1:39 p.m .
: The Russian opposition magazine Verstka reports that journalists from some state-controlled media in Russia have been instructed to only quote Wagner boss Jewegeni Prigozhin if this is absolutely necessary.
The reports refer to alleged sources in the Kremlin-backed media as well as in the Defense Ministry.
Most recently, Prigozhin had gone on a confrontational course with the defense minister and the military leadership in the debate about the supply of ammunition for his troops.
Ukraine-News: Poland has delivered first Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Update from February 24, 2023, 1:31 p.m
.: According to Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, Poland has delivered the first Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
At the beginning of a meeting of the National Security Council, Poland's President Andrzej Duda declared that Blaszczak could not be present.
The reason: "He traveled to Kiev to deliver the first 'Leopard' tanks delivered to Ukraine"
Update from February 24, 2023, 12:21 p.m
.: The USA has announced that it will deliver further military equipment to Ukraine.
A statement by the Biden administration said Ukraine would receive high-tech drones, such as the Switchblade 600, as well as “electronic warfare detection equipment to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to repel Russian aggression.”
The statement further states: "The package also includes a large quantity of ammunition for 155mm artillery systems and Highly Mobile Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which have proven so effective on the battlefield, as well as mine clearance equipment and equipment to support secure communications ."
Ukraine-News: Left criticizes arms deliveries – it needs “a perspective for peace”
Update from February 24, 2023, 11:07 a.m
.: The left has again clearly criticized arms deliveries to Ukraine.
The chairmen Janine Wissler and Martin Schirdewan emphasized that a way out was needed, but arms deliveries threatened to escalate the war - against this background, the debates about fighter jet deliveries were recently conducted.
The party leaders declared that "a perspective for peace" was needed.
They emphasized that to negotiate does not mean to capitulate.
Both also called for "targeted sanctions against the Russian power elite and Russia's military-industrial complex".
Update from February 24, 2023, 10:16 a.m .
: The Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Resnikov announced a counter-offensive on Facebook.
Specifically, the Ukrainian politician wrote: “There will be a counter-offensive.
We are working hard to prepare them.” Reznikov's text goes on to say: “We will strike harder and from greater distances, in the air, on the ground, at sea and in cyberspace.”
Ukraine-News: Fighter jet debate - Britain open to fighter jet ring swap
Update from February 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m
.: According to its own statements, the British government is open to a fighter jet ring exchange.
Rishi Sunak's administration has declared its willingness to hand over fighter jets to Central and Eastern European countries if they deliver Soviet-designed aircraft to Ukraine.
Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace stated, "If they want to donate, we can use our fighter jets to replenish (their stores) and provide security."
The delivery of fighter jets and the exchange of rings are highly controversial internationally.
Ukraine-News: London sees change in Russia's military approach
Update from February 24, 2023, 9:08 a.m
.: According to London, the Russian troops have changed their approach to the Ukraine war.
The British Ministry of Defense said: "Your campaign is now probably aimed primarily at weakening the Ukrainian military rather than concentrating on seizing significant amounts of territory." Leadership is likely to take a long-term approach, assuming that Russia's population and resource advantages will eventually exhaust Ukraine.”
Ukraine-News: Macron pledges further support to Ukraine
Update from February 24, 2023, 8:57 a.m
.: French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukraine further support.
Macron wrote on Twitter: “Ukrainians, France is with you.
To solidarity, victory and peace.” The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj also spoke of 2023 as the year of “victory”.
In his recent speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that everything must be done "for victory".
Ukraine-News: Wagner group reports capture of village near Bakhmut
Update from February 24, 2023, 8:26 a.m
.: According to their own statements, mercenaries from the Wagner group took the village of Berchiwka northwest of Bachmut.
The head of the group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said
his structure had gained full control over the village, according to
ZDF .
For months, the Wagner Group has been fighting for Bachmut, the city is considered strategically crucial.
Ukraine-News: Zelenskyy welcomes proposal from China
Update from February 24, 2023, 8:16 a.m .
: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has welcomed a Chinese proposal aimed at peace in the Ukraine war.
According to the AP news agency, Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kiev: "In general, I think that the fact that China has started talking about peace in Ukraine is not bad."
It is an important first step, according to the Ukrainian President.
Ukraine-News: Belarus votes against peace resolution
Update from February 23, 2023, 11:13 p.m.:
At the UN General Assembly, seven members voted against the peace resolution, including North Korea and Belarus.
At the same time, the UN General Assembly rejected two amendments proposed by Belarus to weaken the resolution.
The first condemned statements by foreign leaders on the Minsk agreements, the other called for an end to military support to Ukraine.
Ukraine-News: UN calls on Russia again to withdraw from Ukraine
Update from February 23, 2023, 9:47 p.m.:
One year after the start of the Ukraine war, the UN General Assembly has again called for the withdrawal of Russian troops with a large majority.
141 of the 193 member states of the largest body of the United Nations voted in New York on Thursday for a corresponding resolution.
Ukraine News: Wagner boss Prigozhin begs for ammunition with bizarre campaign
Update from February 23, 2023, 9:42 p.m .:
Bizarre advertising campaigns by Wagner boss Yevgeny Pigoshin are appearing more and more frequently.
With a photo of a pile of stacked corpses of fallen Wagner mercenaries, Prigozhin called on Telegram for the delivery of weapons to the mercenary troops.
“These are the men who died yesterday because of the so-called 'shell starvation'.
It should have been five times less.
So mothers, women and children will have their bodies," Prigozhin wrote in the caption of Wednesday's post.
Ukraine-News: Secretary of State Baerbock declares war will end if Russia stops fighting
Update from February 23, 2023, 8 p.m.:
In her speech to the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Baerbock calls for a clear signal from the world community for an end to the war of aggression.
“We want this war to end.
We want peace," Baerbock said Thursday at a special session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
All UN member states could contribute to this "peace plan", said the Foreign Minister.
It must be made clear to the "aggressor" that he must stop the war.
However, peace does not mean that the attacker tells his victim to "just give up".
“If Russia stops fighting, then this war will end.
If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine will end.”
Ukraine-News: Russia's 'lousy' military leadership turns to Ukraine's advantage
Update from February 23, 6:18 p.m.:
Even a year after the Ukraine war, the situation of the Russian armed forces is a clear advantage for Ukraine.
The Russian soldiers have a "terribly bad leadership ability," said ex-General of the Bundeswehr Roland Kather in an interview with the
world
.
Russia has not adequately prepared its armed forces for war.
After the annexation of Crimea, Ukraine oriented itself towards the West.
In this way, the Ukrainian armed forces were able to repeatedly "play tricks" on the Russians, according to Kather.
Ukraine news: Putin angers oligarchs - has he been hiding preparations for war?
Update from February 23, 4:30 p.m .:
Russian President Vladimir Putin had probably secretly prepared the invasion of Ukraine.
Anger among the elite is growing.
“The idea was never that hundreds of thousands of people would die.
It all went terribly wrong,” a former senior Russian official told the
Financial Times
.
The Kremlin leadership probably only found out about the invasion when Putin announced on television that morning what the Russian narrative calls a “special military operation”.
Things have been simmering in Putin's close circle for some time.
Again and again there are rumors of a fall or coup attempts.
Ukraine News: Kiev will probably get more drones – more sanctions against Russia
Update from February 23, 3:11 p.m .
: Australia has announced that it will deliver drones to Ukraine, and sanctions against the Russian government, state-related media and the military are to be expanded.
The Australian government said the sanctions also target “those who spread falsehoods to justify this war”.
Among other things, travel bans and asset freezes are planned for 90 more individuals and 40 companies.
The companies also include the state media company Sputnik.
Ukraine News: Wuhledar under heavy fire
Update February 23, 1:45 p.m.:
According to reports from the British Ministry of Defense on Thursday February 23, the Ukrainian city of Wuhledar has again come under heavy fire.
According to a recent report, "There is a realistic possibility that Russia is preparing another offensive in the area in early February and late 2022, despite the costly failed attacks."
The ministry believes that the responsible Russian Colonel General Rustam Muradov is under considerable pressure after harsh criticism from Russian nationalists.
The report continued, "However, it is unlikely that Muradov has a powerful force capable of making a breakthrough."
Ukraine-News: IW Institute sees increasing war economy in Russia
Updated February 23, 1:20 p.m
: The IW Institute sees an increasing interpretation of the Russian economy for the war.
In an analysis by the Institute of German Economics, which is available to the Reuters news agency, it says: "In fact, Russia has become a war economy."
The institute comes to the conclusion that the sanctions imposed by the West would have economic consequences, but without bringing Russia to its knees.
The prognosis: "Since an end to the war does not appear to be in sight at the moment and the decoupling of the West from Russia is progressing further and further, Russia will have to budget with increasing expenditure and falling income in the future." Russia's plans for the state budget would make it clear that one is in towards a "war economy guided by defense and social policy".
Ukraine News: Moldova denies reports of Ukrainian plans to invade Transnistria
Update from February 23, 1:10 p.m .
: Moldova denies Russia’s accusation that Ukraine is planning an invasion of Transnistria.
The Russian Defense Ministry has accused Ukraine of planning a false flag attack on the breakaway Moldovan region, the RIA news agency reported.
An attack allegedly carried out by Russian forces should serve as a pretext for a subsequent invasion, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Moldova has now denied this accusation and called for calm, according to the Reuters news agency.
Ukraine News: Putin wants to renew the army – nuclear forces are to be strengthened
Update from February 23, 11:15 a.m
.: Russian President Vladimir Putin has again emphasized the strengthening of Russia's nuclear forces.
In a statement, the Kremlin chief said: "We will continue to pay more attention to strengthening the nuclear triad."
In addition, Putin announced the first commissioning of the Sarmat-type ICBM.
The ICBM can be equipped with nuclear warheads and was actually announced for 2022.
Ukraine News: China denies reports of possible arms sales to Russia
Update from February 23, 10:26 a.m .:
The People's Republic of China has denied reports of possible arms deliveries to Russia.
According to media reports, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Wang Wenbin, said it was slander.
Earlier, The
Wall Street Journal
reported that the US government was considering releasing information on China's considerations of supplying arms to Russia.
Wang said, "As for the so-called intelligence information, it's just speculation and anti-China slander."
Wagner boss Prigozhin now receives ammunition after all - current news on the Ukraine war
Update from February 23, 10:15 a.m
.: According to information from its boss Yevgeny Prigoschin, the Wagner Group is now receiving ammunition.
The head of the mercenary group wrote on Telegram: "Today at 06.00 in the morning it was announced that the delivery of ammunition had started".
Prigozhin continued: “Most likely the ball is rolling now.
So far everything is on paper, but as we were told, the most important documents have already been signed.” Most recently, he accused the regular armed forces and the Ministry of Defense that ammunition was being deliberately withheld from Wagner.
Update from February 23, 8:15 a.m .:
After Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the Russian leadership is now making confused allegations: According to this, the Ministry of Defense has accused the Ukrainian government of planning an invasion of the Transnistria region, which had broken away from Moldova .
Tass news agency said Thursday, February 23, that Kiev intends to launch an armed false flag operation in Transnistria in the near future.
Allegedly, Ukrainian soldiers and the Ukrainian Azov regiment would use a staged invasion by supposedly Russian troops as a pretext for the invasion.
Russia, in turn, announced that it would react to such troop movements.
Is this now threatening an expansion or even escalation of the Ukraine war?
Background: Russian soldiers have been stationed in the Transnistria region on the border with Ukraine, which was split off from Moldova, since the 1990s.
These are used as so-called peacekeeping troops.
Moldova's secret service had already accused Russia of planning an invasion in December.
A period between January and April is possible.
Nuclear use news: UN issues new warning – Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide
Update from February 23, 7:01 a.m .:
Shortly before the anniversary of the Russian troops' attack on Ukraine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of an escalation of the conflict and the use of nuclear weapons.
Meanwhile, Russia's UN ambassador accused Germany and the West in the Ukraine conflict of motives similar to those in World War II.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj bid farewell to a class of young officers who had completed their training for the war.
On the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly is due to adopt a resolution on Thursday, February 23, 2023 calling for peace and Moscow's withdrawal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin started the war on February 24, 2022.
At the meeting, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba accused Russia of genocide.
News on Russia and Ukraine: UN warns of escalation of war and use of nuclear weapons
Before leaving for the session of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock campaigned on Thursday for approval of the United Nations resolution for an end to the Russian war of aggression, which was tabled by more than 50 countries.
"The peace plan is on the table in New York, it's the charter of the United Nations," said the Green politician.
Baerbock wants to give a speech in front of the General Assembly in New York in the late afternoon German time.
The vote on the resolution is scheduled for late evening (CET) after dozens of speeches by high-level speakers.
Update from February 22, 6:56 p.m .
: Shortly before the Ukraine war marks its first anniversary, according to Kiev’s knowledge, the Russian army is strengthening its troops on various front sections.
The Ukrainian general staff announced on Wednesday that this suggests that new attacks are imminent.
The Russian armed forces concentrated their main efforts "on offensive operations in the Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk directions," according to the statement from the Ukrainian military leadership.
Heavy fighting continues, especially around Bachmut.
With the help of its aerial reconnaissance, the Russian military is trying to coordinate the artillery attacks more precisely.
Russian attacks were repulsed near Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk.
Ukraine News: Wagner boss Prigozhin begs for weapons again – Wagner group is running out of ammunition in the Ukraine war
Update from February 22, 3:48 p.m .:
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, has again called on his compatriots to provide him with weapons and equipment.
"If every Russian - this is not a call for rallies - would simply say: 'Give Wagner ammunition' then that would be very important," he says in a recording distributed by his press service.
ntv
had also
reported on this.
Front in the Ukraine War: News on the military of Russia and Ukraine
The front in the Ukraine war has been shifting steadily since hostilities broke out in February 2022.
Nevertheless, with the support of the West, the Ukrainian army was able to push back the aggressors significantly.
The front line in the war in Ukraine is currently in the east of the country.
Ukraine has made strong gains in the Kharkiv region in the north-east of the country, but there has been heavy fighting north of Donetsk.
In the south, Russia continues to hold large parts of the country.
Also the annexed territories on the Crimean Peninsula.
News about the Ukraine war: Kuleba believes in delivery of fighter jets
Update from February 22, 12:13 p.m .
: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba believes that fighter jets will be delivered to Ukraine in the future.
Kuleba told the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform: "We are constantly working on building an air coalition or an aircraft coalition."
The Foreign Minister continued: “There is still no country that would say 'yes', but there is also no country that would say 'no'.
It is a completely open option.” Ukraine under President Volodymyr Zelenskyj had repeatedly demanded deliveries of fighter jets in the past, but there have not been any commitments – the deliveries are highly controversial.
Ukraine News: Medvedev threatens nuclear weapons in Ukraine war
Update from February 22, 10:17 a.m
.: The Deputy Chief of Russia's National Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has warned of a nuclear confrontation with the West.
The former head of the Kremlin wrote on Telegram: "If the United States wants Russia to be defeated, then we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon, including nuclear weapons."
Medvedev warned that the world would then be on the brink of global conflict.
The deputy head of the National Security Council also emphasized that nuclear warheads from the NATO states Great Britain and France had not been taken into account in previous agreements between the USA and Russia.
Just as President Putin had done the day before, Medvedev now said it was time to change that.
Ukraine War News: Attacks on Bakhmut Continue
Update February 22, 9:50 a.m
.: The Russian military is apparently continuing its attacks on the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military said there had been 59 attacks by heavy missile systems on the city in the past 24 hours.
They also report attacks on 20 other settlements in the area.
The information cannot be independently verified.
Ukraine news current: Kiev in military distress - general with gloomy prognosis
Update from February 22, 7:42 a.m .:
Shortly before the anniversary of the Ukraine war, German Brigadier General Christian Freuding speaks of a difficult phase for the defenders.
According to him, the Russian military leadership would show a high ability to learn.
"We also know that the Ukrainians are no longer able to freshen up their units with only volunteers, but that they are now deliberately recruiting reservists of various ranks.
This indicates that they are currently under pressure," said Freuding of the German Press Agency.
Ukraine News: Putin - What is known about Russia's President
Russia's ruler Vladimir Putin polarizes like no other person in international politics - and not only since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.
Meanwhile, many are wondering about the family situation of the strong man in the Russian state, but Putin has repeatedly ensured that as little information as possible about his wife and children is known.
The former KGB employee also enforces strict secrecy.
"I have a personal life that I will not allow interference in.
It has to be respected," he once said.
However, it is known that Vladimir Putin is divorced.
Rumor has it that Putin's daughters live in Russia.
News from the Ukraine war: Wagner boss written off?
Kremlin cuts access to guns
Update vom 21. Februar, 08.20 Uhr: „Putins Koch“ und Wagner-Chef, Jewgeni Prigoschin, wird derzeit vom russischen Verteidigungsministerium der Zugang zu Artilleriegranaten und schweren Waffen verwehrt. Der Denkfabrik Institute for the Study of War zufolge versuche die russische Militärführung die konventionellen russischen Streitkräfte zu stärken.
News zum Ukraine-Krieg: Joe Biden trifft Selenskyj in Kiew – weitere Waffenlieferungen angekündigt
Update vom 20. Februar, 13.15 Uhr: Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat unterstrichen, wie bedeutend die US-Militärhilfen im Ukraine-Krieg sind. Sie seien auf dem Schlachtfeld, bei der verbesserten Ausrüstung der Soldaten „und bei der Befreiung unserer Gebiete spürbar“, sagte der ukrainische Staatschef am Montag (20. Februar) bei einem kurzen Statement mit Joe Biden vor Medienvertretern in Kiew. Der US-Präsident hatte die ukrainische Hauptstadt unangekündigt besucht.
Besonders hob Selenskyj die US-Kampfpanzer vom Typ M1 Abrams, aber auch die deutschen Leopard-2-Panzer hervor. Das Weiße Hauses kündigte die Lieferung weiterer wichtiger Rüstungsgüter an, konkrete Modelle wurden nicht genannt. Zugleich warnten die USA aber China davor, umgekehrt Russland mit Waffen zu beliefern.
Erstmeldung vom 20. Februar um 11.00 Uhr: Kiew/Moskau – Der Ukraine-Krieg steht vor einem traurigen Ereignis: Am 24. Februar jährt sich der Kriegsbeginn zum ersten Mal. Nach einem Jahr verschiebt sich die Front im Krieg in der Ukraine nur noch langsam. Das russische Militär wird von den ukrainischen Streitkräften immer weiter zurückgedrängt und die Ostukraine wird immer mehr zum Schauplatz schwerer Kämpfe. Dennoch: Viele Experten erwarten, dass Russland anlässlich des Jahrestags erneut eine Offensive starten könnte. Wenige Tage vor dem Stichtag kommt nun die Einschätzung aus London: Die Misserfolge der russischen Armee werden im Kreml wohl für Spannungen sorgen. Derweil setzt Russland im Ukraine-Krieg auch sexuelle Gewalt als Kriegswaffe ein.
Ukraine-News live: Lage in Moskau soll angespannt sein – Wie geht es mit dem Ukraine-Krieg weiter?
Wie das britische Verteidigungsministerium laut Deutscher Presse-Agentur mitteilt, soll die russische Offensive im Frühjahr wegen Misserfolgen Spannungen in der russischen Führung verstärken. Das ging aus dem täglichen Geheimdienst-Update zum Ukraine-Krieg des Verteidigungsministeriums in London am Montag, dem 20. Februar, hervor. Die vergangenen Wochen und Tage haben gezeigt, dass die Armee von Russlands Präsidenten Wladimir Putin an mehreren Fronten gleichzeitig versucht, gegen die ukrainischen Soldaten die Oberhand zu gewinnen. Die Strategie: Frontgewinn unter hohen Verlusten.
Immer wieder wird davon berichtet, dass ganze Trupps aufgerieben werden und zahlreiche Soldaten sterben. Hinzukommt der hohe Materialverlust, der mit dieser Strategie im Krieg in der Ukraine einhergeht. Im Geheimdienstbericht heißt es weiter, dass Russland an der Offensive unter anderem daran festhält, weil der Kreml zum Jahrestag des Kriegs Erfolge präsentieren will. Darum stehen die Städte Bachmut und Wuhledar weiter im Fokus der Kämpfe. Die Städte in der Ostukraine gelten seit Monaten als wichtige Schauplätze des Ukraine-Kriegs, und ein Sieg in der Region würde der russischen Führung wohl frischen Rückhalt für den Kriegsverlauf geben.
Russlands Offensive im Ukraine-Krieg scheitert wohl: News zum aktuellen Verlauf des Konflikts
Dass das russische Militär wohl von seiner Führung viel Druck erfährt, zeigt sich womöglich auch daran, dass in Wuhledar, einer Stadt im Donbass, zwei Elite-Einheiten so stark aufgerieben worden, dass sie nicht mehr einsatzfähig sind. Vom Westen wird vermutet, dass Russlands Armee um jeden Preis die Frühjahrsoffensive vorantreiben will, um weitere Spannungen im Kreml zu vermeiden. Der tägliche Geheimdienstbericht der Briten ist seit Monaten dem russischen Präsidenten ein Dorn im Auge. Moskau wirft London eine gezielte Desinformationskampagne vor.
Ukraine-News: Nato im Ukraine-Krieg weist Forderung nach Streubomben zurück
Sie gelten als schreckliche Waffen in Kriegen: sogenannte Streubomben und Brandbomben. Am vergangenen Wochenende flammte die Debatte um die geächteten Kriegswaffen im Ranken der Sicherheitskonferenz erneut auf, indem Nato-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg deutlich machte, dass solche Waffen von dem Bündnis nicht an Kiew geliefert werden würden. Dem Sendeverband RTL/ntv sagte er, die Allianz habe diese Art von Waffen auch nicht empfohlen. „Wir liefern Artillerie und andere Arten von Waffen, aber keine Streubomben.“
Zuvor hatte die Ukraine für den Einsatz von Streumunition plädiert. Der Vizeregierungschef Kubrakow hatte sich dafür ausgesprochen, auf eigenem Staatsgebiet Streumunition und Phosphor-Brandwaffen einsetzen zu können. Russland würde solche Waffen bereits im Ukraine-Krieg einsetzen, hieß es. Auch der Außenminister der Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, erklärte, dass es keine rechtlichen Hindernisse gebe, die die Ukraine davon abhielten, Streumunition zu verwenden. Als Begründung sagte er, dass Kiew nicht Mitglied des Oslo-Übereinkommens sei, das den Einsatz von Streumunition verbietet.
News zum Ukraine-Krieg: Russland startete Überfall auf Ukraine am 24. Februar 2022
Wladimir Putin, Präsident von Russland, startete mit seiner Armee am 24. Februar 2022 den Angriff auf die Ukraine. Knapp ein Jahr nach Ausbruch der Kämpfe dominieren Härte und Zerstörung die News über die Ukraine – seit Monaten steht die Ostukraine vermehrt im Fokus der russischen Angriffe. Wolodymyr Selenskyj, ukrainischer Präsident, wirbt daher seither um Waffenlieferungen für die Ukraine. Der Westen ist daher bemüht, den Verteidigern mit Waffen, Hilfsgütern und Geld zu helfen – auch aus Deutschland. Zudem starteten die Nationen und die Nato umfangreiche Sanktionen gegen Russland, Wladimir Putin und seine Oligarchen.
While many nations quickly pledged aid supplies, German politicians hesitated for a long time.
After the news of the delivery of several thousand combat helmets initially caused outrage, the government around Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) followed suit, delivered weapons and most recently sent Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.
In the meantime, thanks to Western aid, Ukraine has been able to push back the Russian advance.
Britain also planned to supply Challenger 2 tanks.
So far almost 14 million people have fled because of the war in Ukraine.
The exact number of victims is not known.
Nevertheless, new horror stories reach the media almost every day.
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