Kadyrov plans to create own PMC
Chechnya leader and Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov says he intends to found a private military company by analogy with Wagner Group once he quits civil service.
19 February 2023
Chechnya leader and Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov says he intends to found a private military company by analogy with Wagner Group once he quits civil service.
President Volodymyr Zelensky wants Ukrainians to have a sense of predictability and a feeling that Ukraine is moving toward its goals.
Russian troops shelled three settlements in border areas of Chernihiv region on February 19.
Russia has already lost about 142,860 troops in Ukraine (+590 over the past day).
Russia’s combat losses in Ukraine reach about 142,860 troops
18 February 2023
On Saturday, February 18, Russian troops once again shelled the border areas of Sumy region with mortars. A cemetery in Kozache village came under enemy fire.
During the day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched four strikes on the Russian invaders.
Members of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shared a video showing the liquidation of seven Russian invaders near Bakhmut.
Over the past week, units of the National Guard’s 3rd operational brigade eliminated or neutralized more than three hundred invaders during the fighting on the outskirts of Bakhmut.
17 February 2023
During the day, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched five strikes on the personnel and military equipment clusters of the Russian invaders and hit the location of an anti-aircraft missile system.
Russian invaders fired seven S-300 missiles from Belgorod region targeting Kharkiv region of Ukraine in the late hours of Thursday.
As Russian invaders do not evacuate their wounded soldiers from the hottest war zones in Ukraine most of them die so enemy losses may be much higher than official reports state.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 141,260 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to February 17, 2023, including 800 soldiers over the past day alone.
16 February 2023
Near the Donetsk region’s Bakhmut, Russian troops are reinforcing their positions with motorized rifle and tank units. Active hostilities are underway.
The Air Force of Ukraine’s Defense Forces has launched 13 strikes on enemy positions in the past 24 hours. Additionally, Ukraine’s missile and artillery units hit one Russian ammunition depot.
Russia has already lost about 140,460 troops in Ukraine (+690 over the past day).
Russia’s combat losses in Ukraine reach about 140,460 troops
As Russia begins a new offensive in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies are skeptical Moscow has amassed the manpower and resources to make significant gains, US, UK and Ukrainian officials say.
Russia is now suffering its worst losses in Ukraine since the invasion, while Putin has limited options to sustain his war, but he can still withdraw troops and stop the senseless sacrifice of thousands of Russians.
Russian generals are desperately throwing freshly mobilized forces into “senseless attacks” to make some gains ahead of February 24, the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
15 February 2023
During the day, Ukraine’s Air Force launched 16 strikes on Russian troops, including five on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems.
The losses of the Russian occupation forces are now the largest since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24. As before, access to the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions remains a priority for the Russian Federation.
Russian political leaders are aware that the country’s defense industry performance is failing to meet the needs of the Russian army to sustain the war against Ukraine.
Russia has already lost about 139,770 troops in Ukraine (+690 over the past day).
Russia’s combat losses in Ukraine reach about 139,770 troops
In the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s missile and artillery units have hit one Russian command post, two enemy personnel clusters, six ammunition depots and two electronic warfare systems. Ukraine’s Air Force launched eight strikes on enemy personnel and military equipment clusters.
14 February 2023
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov, who took part in the NATO defense ministers meeting and the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels today, said he was glad about the atmosphere of the 9th Ramstein format meeting and the solidarity with Ukraine expressed by its participants.
Russian troops try to go on the offensive in five directions and actively use aircraft.
Partners within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group pledged to provide significant quantities of battlefield capabilities to Ukraine in recent months.
As of February 12, a total of 191 foreign companies completely withdrew from the Russian market, which is a mere 6.2% of all foreign businesses present there.