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!
President Zelensky invited Biden to visit Ukraine on their call today, saying his arrival in Kyiv would "be a powerful signal and contribute to de-escalation." US officials have said such a visit is exceedingly unlikely
2 year ago A United States Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV (AE5420, should be 04-2015) appears to be heading towards the Black Sea/Ukraine, likely going for another flight around Russia/Belarus borders
The US charge d'affaires in Ukraine temporarily moves from Kyiv to Lviv
The government of Ukraine allocates UAH 16.6 billion from the state budget reserve fund to guarantee the insurance of passenger aircrafts in country's airspace. This measure has a goal to stabilize the passenger air transportation market
2 year ago USAF C17 Globemaster from Fort Bragg / Pope Field inbound Rzeszów-Jasionka close to the Ukraine border
2 year ago Inbound Kyiv Ukraine: UK Royal Air Force C17 Globemaster ZZ175 RRR6810
Washington: The number of soldiers deployed by Russia on the borders of Ukraine has reached 130,000
2 year ago White House readout of Biden phone call with @ZelenskyyUa
2 year ago Canada pulls troops out of Ukraine: "As a result of the complex operational environment linked to Russia's unwarranted aggression against Ukraine, the Canadian Armed Forces is in the process of temporarily relocating components of Joint Task Force—Ukraine to elsewhere in Europe"
Ukrainian FM:Russia failed to respond to our request under the Vienna Document. Consequently, we take the next step. We request a meeting with Russia and all participating states within 48 hours to discuss its reinforcement & redeployment along our border & in temporarily occupied Crimea
2 year ago Increased business aviation activity in Ukraine, reports of multiple tycoons leaving
Israel is preparing a contingency plan for opening an alternative diplomatic mission in Lviv in Western Ukraine and for evacuating Israeli citizens by land via Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Moldova & Romania. Initial talks with these countries have already taken place
2 year ago Imagery of Luninets shows that additional Su-25 have arrived. 32 Frogfoot are visible up from 15 on 4 February. (Imagery: @planet)
2 year ago 9 aircraft filmed near Melove on the border with Rostov region
Israeli FM Lapid says that from talks Israel had with the Biden administration in diplomatic & intelligence channels the window for getting Israeli citizens out of Ukraine is very narrow. "I tell Israelis in Ukraine – come back home before it gets complicated"
2 year ago List of military cargo flights to Ukraine since 15 Jan 2022: @Gerjon_ identified 43 flights in total. New to the list are two flights by NATO SAC C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft from Siauliai, Lithuania
Diplo sources in Vienna say that Russia has failed to respond to questions raised by Ukraine under the OSCE Vienna Document with in the 48-hour timeframe. The deadline for a response expired today at 13:59 CET. Ukraine asked Russia to clarify "unusual military activities"
Ukrainian air traffic management recommends all airlines not to operate flights over the "potentially dangerous zone" over the Black Sea from February 14 to 19
President Biden and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy will speak at 10:45am ET, a White House official tells us. Biden is at Camp David where he spoke to Putin for just over an hour yesterday
2 year ago Lithuania has provided Ukraine with Stinger MANPADS
2 year ago Defense Minister of Ukraine: 2 aircraft with defense aid from the U.S. brought 180 tons of ammunition for @ArmedForcesUkr. In total, we received 17 aircraft weighing almost 1,500 tons
Global insurance companies will no longer insure aircraft for flights in Ukrainian airspace, SkyUp Airlines says
Ukrainian charter airline SkyUp confirming earlier news about insurance. They were informed on the 12th that insurance for flights in Ukrainian airspace would cease in 48 hours. Their aircraft lessors are asking for their aircraft to be returned ASAP
2 year ago 2 servicemen detained after shooting in cafe in Hranitne village which resulted in 2 deaths, and 2 wounded
2 year ago Private jet (P4-888) to Odesa from Romania
2 year ago Russian Navy Kilo+ sub Rostov-na-Donu Б237 transited Bosporus, returning to Black Sea, 600days after its controversial 23/6/20 Med-bound transit, which is allowed under Montreux only for repairs. After maintenance in Baltic, Б237 has been operating in Med for 331days, since 19/3/21
2 year ago According to the Center for Defence Strategies, headed by Ukraine's ex-defence minister Zahorodniuk, the current number of Russian troops along the Ukrainian borders is 87 battalion tactical groups or ~147,800 military personnel, including aviation and naval components