As of: February 19, 2024, 6:43 a.m
By: Christian Stör
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The last Ukrainian units are also giving up an industrial plant.
The withdrawal from Avdiivka has officially ended.
The news ticker about the Ukraine war.
Success
for
Russia
: withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Avdiivka officially ended
Heavy
Attacks
: 56 battles between Russia and Ukraine
on different sections of the front
Kremlin chief
gives interview: Putin sees war in Ukraine as a “matter of life or death”
The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia and Ukraine and their allies.
In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from February 19, 6:30 a.m.:
According to its own information, Russia has also taken full control of the coke and chemical plant in Avdiivka.
Russian state news agencies report this, citing the Defense Ministry.
On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that although Russian troops had taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city, Ukrainian units were still holed up in the factory on the northwestern outskirts of the city.
The fall of Avdiivka is Russia's biggest military success since May 2023, when invading forces captured the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
The fighting for the city of Avdiivka is over.
Ukrainian troops have officially ended their withdrawal.
© Genya Savvilov/afp
Zelensky pleased with support for Kiev in the Ukraine war
First report from February 19th:
Kiev - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj said he left the security conference in Munich satisfied.
“Our Ukrainian view of the global agenda was supported by our partners,” he said in his evening video address.
He received support for Ukraine in all of his discussions in Munich.
“And each of these conversations confirmed the core point as clearly as possible: it is Ukraine that can stop Putin and create the conditions for him to be punished for all the evil he has done.”
Success for Russia in the Ukraine war: withdrawal from Avdiivka officially ended
The Ukrainian armed forces have now declared their withdrawal from the city of Avdiivka complete.
The Ukrainian prosecutor's office responsible for the Donetsk region opened an investigation on Sunday after six wounded Ukrainian soldiers who could not be taken with them during the retreat were allegedly executed when captured by Russian soldiers.
As the investigators further announced on Telegram, they relied on video footage of the alleged crime recorded by drones.
“Since the occupier does not want to let the prisoners live, he deliberately kills them with automatic weapons,” it said.
The information could not be independently verified.
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Heavy attacks by Russia in the Ukraine War 56 battles on various sectors of the front
The General Staff in Kiev spoke on Sunday of a difficult operational situation on the fronts in the east and south of Ukraine.
A total of 56 battles were registered on various sectors of the front, the military leadership reported on its Facebook page.
During the course of the Russian attacks, residential areas also came under artillery and rocket fire.
There were deaths and injuries among the civilian population.
This information also could not be independently verified.
Russian losses in the Ukrainian war
On Sunday, Russian troops repeatedly attacked the positions of Ukrainian soldiers on the left bank of the Dnipro in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson.
The Russian side's attempts "failed with high losses for the enemy," it said from Kiev.
According to Ukrainian information, more than 400,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded so far.
Here is an overview of the numbers:
Soldiers:
402,430 (+1080)
Tanks:
6487 (+11)
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
12,198 (+53)
Artillery systems
: 9709 (+40)
Aircraft:
335 (+3)
Helicopters:
325
Drones
: 7449 (+36)
Air defense systems:
674 (+3)
Ships/Boats
: 25
Automotive equipment and tankers:
12,736 (+2)
Submarines:
1
Multiple rocket launchers:
984
Source:
Ukrainian General Staff as of
February 18, 2024.
The information about Russia's losses comes from the Ukrainian army.
They cannot be independently verified.
Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war.
Putin sees war in Ukraine as a “matter of life or death”
According to Kremlin chief Putin, Russia considers the situation around Ukraine to be “vital”.
For the West, however, it is just a question of tactics, Putin said on Sunday in an interview on state television, from which the state agency
Tass
quoted.
While the West is taking tactical positions around Ukraine, for his country it is “a matter of fate, a question of life or death.”
If the West didn't get involved, "the war would have ended a year and a half ago."
(talk to agencies)