For Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the situation “ gets complicated on the ground against Russian troops. The country is again the target of intense bombardments.
The situation ” gets complicated on the ground against Russian troops in Ukraine, which is once again the target of intense bombing, President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged on Saturday, February 4. ” During the 346 days of this war, I often said that the situation on the front lines was difficult. And the situation got complicated “, he said in his daily message. ” The enemy is regrouping in certain areas. It concentrates its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the directions of Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmout, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka “, had warned the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shortly before.
In the Donetsk region, artillery fire massive targeted Avdiivka on Saturday morning, on the eastern front line, after Kramatorsk, another city highly coveted by the Russians, was hit overnight by rockets, Ukrainian authorities reported. In the past 24 hours, in the southern province of Zaporizhia alone, shells have fallen on “ civil infrastructure located on the territories of 26 localities, according to the same sources. Strikes also continued on Kherson, a major southern city taken and then abandoned by the Russians.
Bakhmut under pressure
Ukrainian border guards, for their part, assured on Saturday that they had repelled an “assault of the invaders” and chased them out of the suburb of Bakhmout after an aerial reconnaissance revealed that “ the enemy was preparing to attack this city at the epicenter of the fighting in Ukraine. They fired mortar at the place of concentration of the occupants “, then have them” forced to retreat “, can we read in their press release. ” This week, the Russian occupation forces exerted all their efforts to break through our defense and encircle Bakhmout and launched a powerful offensive in the Lyman sector. But thanks to the resilience of our soldiers, they failed “Summarized Saturday the Deputy Minister of Defense Hanna Maliar.
Odessa without electricity
For its part, the port city of Odessa suffered major power cuts on Saturday following a technical incident in a power plant, which has constantly been the victim of Russian bombardments in recent times. “ The district and the city of Odessa were almost completely blacked out. Nearly 500,000 people have no electricity “, underlined Maksym Marchenko, the head of the regional administration. “ All critical infrastructure has been powered (while running). Thus, the city will have water and heat. About a third of consumers have electricity said Energy Minister German Galouchchenko afterwards.
(With AFP)
The first Canadian Leopard 2 bound for Ukraine has departed
This Saturday, February 4, Canada shipped the first of its promised Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Defense Minister Anita Anand announced. A Canadian Air Force aircraft ” took off from Halifax with the first Leopard 2 battle tank that we are donating to Ukraine “, indicated the minister in a tweet. ” Canada stands with Ukraine, and we will continue to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the equipment they need to win added the Minister.
” Battle tanks are on their way to help Ukraine. The first Canadian Leopard 2 is gone. Canada’s support for Ukraine is unwavering “, proclaimed the minister in another tweet accompanied by a video showing the loading of the tank and the departure of the plane transporting it. Canada announced at the end of January its decision to deliver four German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the day after a similar announcement by several Western countries.
There is “ consensus with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ensure that Western-supplied weapons are not used for attacks on Russian territory, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview on Sunday. Kyiv expects to receive “ between 120 and 140 » heavy tanks from different countries. Germany will notably deliver fourteen Leopard 2 tanks taken from the equipment of its army.
(With AFP)
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