Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Pentagon spokesman says he hasn't seen Zelensky's Facebok post but he is the president of Ukraine and can post on Facebook what he wants, when he wants
2 Jahr zuvor UK to send "small number" of troops to Lithuania to support with intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance. It follows the deployment in December of small team to scout out what support UK military could offer at time of crisis for Lithuania with Belarus over migrant crossings
Downing Street says Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden agree there remains a "crucial window for diplomacy and for Russia to step back from its threats towards Ukraine"
Pentagon says Russia has 'added' forces to Ukraine border and is doing 'all the things you would expect him to do' to invade. Russia could invade with 'little to no warning'
2 Jahr zuvor Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares Feb. 16 - the day some say Russian forces plane to invade - as a national "Day of Unity . to strengthen the consolidation of Ukrainian society, strengthen its resilience in the face of growing hybrid threats
2 Jahr zuvor Ukrainian Armed forces downed drone with VOG-17 grenade near Maryinka
2 Jahr zuvor .@StateDept Is suspending functions at @USEmbassyKyiv. "We are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces," said @SecBlinken
France's foreign minister warns 'all elements' are in place for 'major offensive' by Russia against Ukraine
2 Jahr zuvor Fresh Sentinel-1 SAR-imagery of Sevastopol, at 1536z today, shows that a number of BLKFLT ships have gone to sea since yesterday. At least 4 x warships, 3-4 LSTs and prob 4 Tarantuls have left their moorings. Also several auxiliaries missing and Coast Guard pier is empty
2 Jahr zuvor Planet imagery acquired on 11FEB2021 showed that 11 x Su-25SM had relocated to Millervo east of Luhansk. The airbase hosts the 31 IAP which has been converting to the Su-30SM from the MIG-29 since 2015
2 Jahr zuvor RAF C-17A Globemaster III about to begin its descent into Kyiv from RAF Brize Norton. Second flight to Kyiv in (just under) 24 hours
Russia boosted its forces on Ukraine border over weekend: Pentagon
NATO ambs met today in Brussels again about the situation in & around Ukraine. they were briefed that the "situation has not changed substantially compared to Friday". NATO def mins meet on Wed-Thu with the participation of def mins from Ukraine, Georgia, Sweden & Finland
UK PM @BorisJohnson warned that an attack on Ukraine could occur in the next 48 hours
Rep. Adam Smith on MSNBC, following briefing by NSA Sullivan: Number of personnel still at US Embassy Kyiv is "very small." "if the invasion comes, we don't really have any way to protect [Americans]. So we're down to a very small number in the U.S. Embassy right now," he says
Russia thought to have 100 Battalion Tactical Groups (BTG's) on the border with Ukraine, amount to over 60% of Russia BTG capability, with another 14 on the way
2 Jahr zuvor Today, @SecBlinken spoke with @DmytroKuleba highlighting although the immediate priority of the US "is to support efforts to de-escalate the situation, any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will be met with a swift, coordinated, and forceful response
Ihor Klymenko: Starting February 14 to 19, National Police of Ukraine put on high alert to ensure security
2 Jahr zuvor Minister of Defense of Poland: More U.S. F15 fighters have landed today at the base in Łask. 8 aircraft will join those that came to Poland last week
The World Bank is pulling its staff from Ukraine and suspending staff missions until further notice, according to Reuters
2 Jahr zuvor Foreign Minister of Poland heading to Moscow as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE
Zelensky says Ukrianian oligarchs who left on private jets yesterday should come back to Ukraine within 24 hours, should think about their tens of thousands of employees. Also media should not move their offices to Lviv or further West, he says
Ukrainian President: Joining NATO will guarantee our security
Zelenskiy: Ukraine is still seeking NATO membership
Ukraine leader tells Germany's Scholz Nord Stream 2 pipeline 'geopolitical weapon'
German chancellor: There is no justification for Russian military activity on the Ukrainian border
2 Jahr zuvor Olaf Scholz in Kyiv: "One message is very important to me today - our country is on your side"