Rome, February 17, 2024 – TueUkrainian army withdraws from the Ukrainian city Avdiivka, stormed by Russian forces. “Due to the operational situation around Avdiivka, I decided to withdraw our units from the city in order to avoid encirclement and protect the life and health of our soldiers try to defend more favorable positions“, he confirmed in a message published on X il capo in the last few hours Oleksander Syrskyjwho was selected for the post earlier this month by President Volodymyr Zelensky to replace General Valery Zaluzhnyi.
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US military aid to Ukraine is “critical”. This was confirmed by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who reported on X about a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Munich on the occasion of the security conference. “I thanked him for everything the US has already done for Ukraine. I also reported on the sense of urgency and current priority needs of the Ukrainian defenders: ammunition, air defense and long-range capabilities,” Kuleba wrote. – In this regard, I put forward arguments in favor of supplying Ukraine with Atacms missiles with a range of 300 kilometers. Continued military assistance from the United States is critical. We are actively working together to find solutions and Blinken reiterated that the US will continue to mobilize support.”
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Zelensky: “Putin has two options: The Hague or killed by collaborators”
“Putin has only two options: end up in The Hague (at the International Criminal Court) or be killed by one of the people around him who are now killing for him.” This was said by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his speech at the Munich Security Conference .
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Zelenskyy: “Russia’s war against all the rules”
“We don’t have to do anything, we have to do whatever it takes. Because this is Russia’s war against all the rules,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference. “There is no one in Europe for whom this war does not pose a threat. We must make security a reality. Otherwise,” he warned, “we will live in a world in which local wars will not remain such, but will become catastrophes.”
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More than 100 people were arrested during Navalny's commemorations
In Russia, “more than 100” people were stopped at memorial services and vigils organized after the news of the death of opposition activist Alexei Navalny at the age of 47. The independent organization Ovd-Info reported this on X in the last few hours.
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Death of Navalny: “Britain summons Russian diplomats”
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The Ukrainian army withdraws from Avdiivka
The Ukrainian army has withdrawn from the city of Avdiivka, an eastern city where the situation has deteriorated significantly in recent days, Ukrainian General Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander in chief of the region, announced. “According to the order received, we retreated from Avdiivka to the positions prepared in advance,” he wrote on Telegram. This is Russia's biggest symbolic victory after the failure of the Russian counteroffensive
Kyiv last summer.