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: Russia scores success at Avdiivka
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: Kuleba demands Taurus deliveries from Germany
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 27th, 5:45 a.m.:
In order to support Ukraine in its defensive fight against Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron is no longer ruling out the use of ground troops by his country.
Nothing can be ruled out to prevent a Russian victory in Ukraine, Macron said after concluding a Ukraine aid conference in Paris on Monday evening.
At the meeting of over 20 heads of state and government there was no agreement on the use of ground troops, but nothing could be ruled out in the future course of the war.
“There is no consensus today about officially sending ground troops,” said Macron.
“But nothing can be ruled out in the dynamic.
We will do whatever it takes to ensure that Russia cannot win this war." Many people who said "never, never" today are the same people who said two years ago, "never, never tanks, never, never airplanes, never, ever longer range missiles.”
Today the discussion is about becoming faster and stronger in the delivery of tanks and missiles.
“So anything is possible if it is helpful to achieve our goal,” the French president said.
A Russian howitzer in action in the Avdiivka region of eastern Ukraine (photo taken on February 22) © Stanislav Krasilnikov/SNA/Imago
Ukraine War: Three people killed in Russian border village
Update from February 26th, 10:36 p.m.:
There was apparently a drone attack on a vehicle in the Russian border village of Pochaewo.
Three people were killed and three other people were injured, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced on Telegram.
“The Ukrainian army attacked a car with a kamikaze drone on the outskirts of the village of Pochaevo in the Grayvoron district,” Gladkov wrote.
However, this information could not be independently verified.
Pochaevo is less than five kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
The Russian border region of Belgorod has been repeatedly attacked by the Ukrainian military for some time.
While Moscow speaks of attacks on civilian targets, Kiev has always kept a low profile or denied the allegations.
In any case, Ukraine asserts that it would only attack targets on Russian territory that serve the Russian war machine - such as factories and arms depots.
Zelenskyj on grenade deliveries: “Unfortunately only 30 percent” arrived
Update from February 26th, 8:50 p.m.:
According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine has so far received less than a third of the million artillery shells promised by the EU.
“Of the one million shells that the European Union promised us, not 50 percent arrived, but unfortunately only 30 percent,” said Zelenskyj in Kiev on Monday.
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The EU promised last year to deliver one million artillery shells to Kiev by the end of March.
However, in January, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell had to admit that member states had only delivered 330,000 rounds of ammunition.
By the end of March there should be a total of around 500,000 shots.
“It all started in Crimea”: Zelensky wants to defeat Russia in Crimea
Update from February 26th, 7:45 p.m.:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj commemorated the occupation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia exactly ten years ago on Monday.
“It all started in Crimea - this Russian revanchism, this Russian war,” said Zelensky in his evening video address.
This day determined the fate of international security and international relations.
Russian special forces without national insignia on their uniforms, then also called “green men,” had begun occupying the peninsula and disarming Ukrainian units.
On March 18, 2014, the peninsula was finally integrated into Russian territory by the State Duma in Moscow.
This decision is still not internationally recognized today.
Zelensky emphasized that Crimea must return to Ukrainian sovereignty.
“It is right there, in Crimea, that Russian evil must suffer a decisive defeat,” he said.
The Ukrainian armed forces have already achieved important results in the Black Sea.
“We are working to achieve the necessary results in the skies and on the land of Crimea.”
Update from February 26th, 7:15 p.m.:
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has claimed that some EU and NATO countries are planning to send soldiers to Ukraine on the basis of bilateral contracts.
This was reported by the Slovak newspaper
SME
.
Details will be discussed at a meeting in Paris, said Fico.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj was connected via video to the meeting that Fico is talking about, which was organized at short notice.
Russia takes initiative in war: Zelensky renews call for military aid
Update from February 26th, 6:15 p.m.:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted on quick approval of new military aid for his country, which is being attacked by Russia.
If there is no support, Ukraine will not be able to boast any new successes, Zelensky told the US broadcaster CNN in an interview recorded on Sunday.
If Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin manages to push back the Ukrainian army, it would also mean further human losses.
The aid package from Washington worth almost $60 billion has already passed the Senate, but is being blocked by Republicans in the House of Representatives.
According to CNN, Zelenskyj also criticized former US President Donald Trump.
The Republican cannot assess Putin and does not understand his goals, said Zelensky.
If he were to decide to support Russia instead of Ukraine if re-elected, that would be a decision “against the Americans.”
Trump doesn't understand that Putin will never stop, said the Ukrainian president.
“I have a better understanding.” The fact that Trump is siding with Putin is “unbelievable.”
Current situation in the Ukraine war: British Ministry of Defense on Putin's war tactics
Update from February 26th, 3:30 p.m.:
According to Britain's assessment, Russia will continue to use its energy reserves as a weapon.
The British Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's goal is to gain economic and political influence worldwide.
“By reducing gas flows to Europe, restricting pipeline exports and changing payment terms, Putin has sought to undermine international energy security.”
This shows a close connection between energy, security and political and military goals.
Since the beginning of the conflict with Ukraine, Russia has used energy as a weapon, it was said in London.
The Ministry of Defense refers to the seizure of oil rigs in the Black Sea in 2015 after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the reduction of gas deliveries to Europe by the Russian state-owned company Gazprom in 2021. Since the beginning of the war, Russia has also been deliberately attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
The use of energy as a weapon will probably remain a Russian means of coercion.
Russia celebrates new gains in the Ukraine war: Kiev's army withdraws from the village
Update from February 26th, 1:18 p.m
.: The Ukrainian army is withdrawing from Lastochkyne
(see previous update)
and wants to use it to organize defense.
Ukrainian military spokesman Dmytro Lykhovij said this on television.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram that Russian units had taken the town near Avdiivka and “further improved the situation along the front line.”
News about the Ukraine war: Russia records success at Avdiivka
Update from February 26th, 11:58 a.m.:
Russian forces have apparently taken the village of Lastochkyne northwest of Avdiivka.
This is reported by the Reuters news agency with reference to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Early on Monday morning, the Ukrainian army leadership had already announced that it would withdraw from the town.
The withdrawal should help to better prevent the advance of Russian troops to the west.
Ukraine war: Foreign Minister Kuleba demands Taurus deliveries from Germany
Update from February 26th, 10:18 a.m.:
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has once again emphatically asked Germany to supply Taurus cruise missiles.
“The final decision lies with Germany, but I want everyone to know that we need this weapon,” Kuleba told
RND
.
The Ukrainian chief diplomat showed little understanding for any fears that Germany could be drawn into the war against Russia through the Taurus deliveries.
“I think since the first shipment of Leopard tanks, that fear has been allayed.
Since then, the argument of escalation has been off the table,” said the Foreign Minister.
Update from February 26th, 9:10 a.m.:
At least two people were killed in new attacks by Russia during the night in Ukraine.
“As a result of an airstrike, two people died - a couple who were at home,” the administration of the Sumy region in northern Ukraine said on Telegram.
Guided aerial bombs were dropped during the attack.
The Dnipropetrovsk industrial region reported four injuries from drone fire.
Russia suffers heavy losses in the Ukraine war
Update from February 26th, 8:25 a.m.:
How high are the losses in the Ukraine war?
This question cannot be answered independently, even though Volodymyr Zelensky has given Ukraine's official loss figures for the first time.
He also gave information about Russia's losses, but the Kremlin immediately denied these.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian General Staff gives the following figures:
Soldiers:
410,700
Tanks:
6555
Armored fighting vehicles:
12,478
Artillery systems
: 9993
Multiple rocket launchers:
1000
Air defense systems:
686
Aircraft:
340
Helicopters:
325
Drones
: 7707
Ships/Boats
: 25
Automotive equipment and tankers:
13,037
Source:
Ukrainian General Staff
February 26.
The information about Russian 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.
Kiev reports shooting down of Russian drones and missiles in war in Ukraine
Update from February 26th, 7:45 a.m.:
According to Ukrainian information, the Russian armed forces fired 14 attack drones and numerous missiles at targets in Ukraine during the night.
Nine drones and three guided missiles were intercepted and destroyed over the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Telegram.
It is initially unclear what happened to the projectiles that Ukraine was unable to intercept.
Update from February 26th, 6:30 a.m.:
A series of explosions shook the suburbs of the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro in the evening.
According to the local military administration, the Russian army is said to have fired several rockets at the region.
At least four people were injured and several houses were destroyed.
According to Zelensky, Kiev has complained of 31,000 deaths since Russia's war in Ukraine began
First report from February 26th:
Kiev - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has given official casualty figures for the first time since the start of the war.
Zelensky reported in Kiev that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died so far.
However, he put the Russian military's losses at 180,000 dead and 500,000 wounded.
So far, neither warring party has officially given its own casualty figures.
Whether the numbers mentioned by Zelenskyj are correct cannot initially be independently verified.
What is certain is that false figures are given on both sides for propaganda purposes.
In an initial reaction from Moscow, Zelensky was accused of lying.
“Every Ukrainian, especially the soldiers, recognizes that Zelensky is lying,” the state agency
Tass
quoted Russian Foreign Office spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.
The Ukrainian authorities continued to try to hide the true number of casualties.
She did not comment on the Russian losses mentioned.
Zelensky hints at treason in counteroffensive in Ukraine war
In a brief military review of the previous year, Zelensky admitted the failure of his armed forces' autumn offensive.
This was shattered, among other things, by a deeply staggered Russian defense and deep minefields.
“And I can openly admit it – our counteroffensive was already on the table in the Kremlin before it even began,” he hinted at betrayal.
That's why he doesn't want to talk any further about Ukraine's next plans.
“The fewer people know about it, the faster success and unexpected results will come for the Russians.” However, a lot of planning depends on Ukraine’s partners.
“But the main thing is to have a plan at all,” said Zelensky.
“And the plan exists.”
Russia allegedly shoots seven prisoners of war in Ukraine war
According to an official statement from Kiev, Russian troops are said to have shot seven Ukrainian prisoners of war.
The execution took place near the Russian-captured city of Bakhmut in the east of the country, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reported on Telegram.
He cited a video recording that showed Ukrainian soldiers “with their hands raised” as they surrendered.
“Such an execution is a war crime,” Lubinets continued.
The information from Kiev could not initially be independently verified.
(talk to agencies)