Russian troops have stepped up their winter offensive in eastern Ukraine, bringing tens of thousands of newly mobilized troops to the battlefield as Kyiv expects Moscow to widen its offensive as cities in the northeast and south come under attack.

The latest on the war in Ukraine, day 350, LIVETEXT:

07:36US President Joe Biden promised to support Ukraine as long as necessary during his annual address to the state almost a year after the start of the war with Russia, writes The Kyiv Independent.

01:15Zelensky: We work on all hostile scenarios and protect the state / About the head of the SBU: He passed the test of war and proved his effectiveness

In his message on Tuesday evening, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi continued to tell Ukrainians about the importance of having people with military training who have proven their effectiveness during the war in leadership positions of local and central government, and welcomed the importance of the appointment of the head of the Security Service of Ukraine and the new Minister of Internal Affairs. announcing that Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions, three front-line regions, will be headed by governors “with real experience in the defense of the state”. He also noted that all movements and scenarios of the enemy are being analyzed, and mentioned an important meeting in Kyiv with the German Minister of Defense to ensure the necessary armament of Ukrainian fighters.

00:10Ukrainian intelligence denies “significant successes of the Russians in the east”

The Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that they do not confirm the fact that Russia has captured several Ukrainian settlements, rejecting the statement of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Serhiy Shoigu.

Shoigu reported on Russia’s “complete control” over the cities of Klishchiivka, Krasnopillya, Blagodatne, Mykolaivka of the Donetsk region, Pidhirne and Lobkovo of the Zaporizhia region.

A brief summary of recent events:

• On Tuesday, the Ukrainian General Staff announced that 1,030 Russian soldiers had been “liquidated” in the past day, which is a record for the nearly year-long war. The Ukrainian army’s estimate has reached 133,190 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the invasion, which began almost a year ago. Russia also said it had killed large numbers of Ukrainian troops in recent weeks, claiming 6,500 casualties in January. The figures could not be independently verified, but the claim that the fighting was the deadliest to date is consistent with descriptions from both sides of the military campaign intensifying in eastern Ukraine.
• The Government of Ukraine approved the appointment of three new governors on Tuesday, the Office of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi reports. The head of state signed decrees on the appointment of Serhii Lysak as governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, Yury Malashko as governor of Zaporizhia region, and Oleksandr Prokudin as governor of Kherson region.
• Ukrainian special services deny that the Russians are achieving “significant successes in the east.” The Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that they do not confirm the fact that Russia has captured several Ukrainian settlements, rejecting the statement of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Serhiy Shoigu.
• Wagner’s soldiers, who appear to be hitting their own commander with a shovel, are captured on drone footage. Ukraine has released an unusual video showing Wagner’s soldiers dragging their badly wounded commander off the battlefield and then brutally beating him with shovel-like objects, The Guardian reports.
• Over the past day, the Air Force of Ukraine struck seven temporary basing points and two anti-aircraft positions of Russian troops, the General Staff reported.
• The Ukrainian military also claims to have destroyed the Russian SU-25 attack aircraft and the Orlan-10 drone, Kyiv Independent reports.
• The US approved the sale of HIMARS and ATACMS missiles to Poland. The US State Department has approved the potential sale of long-range missiles and munitions to Poland in a deal worth up to $10 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
• Why Netanyahu has become much less friendly with Putin / Two reasons. Netanyahu has two immediate reasons to change policy and support Ukraine, a former Israeli intelligence officer who was deeply involved in Israel’s military relationship with Russia tells CNN.
• Ukraine will receive at least 100 Leopard 1 tanks “in the coming months”, says Berlin. Ukraine will receive “at least 100 Leopard 1 A5 tanks (…) over the next few months,” the defense ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark announced in a joint statement on Tuesday, AFP reports.
• Borrell on Lavrov’s statements regarding the Republic of Moldova: “They discredit him intellectually.” The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell commented on Tuesday the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov, according to which the West wants to turn the Republic of Moldova into the “next Ukraine”.

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