U.S. tells Americans in Belarus to 'leave immediately' due to Russia's military buildup along the Belarus-Ukraine border
Pentagon: U.S. military's top officer spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart today for the second time in five days
Canada approves sale of $7.8 in lethal military equipment to Ukraine. PM Trudeau says move being made in conjunction with U.S., UK and other allies in attempt to dissuade Russian aggression. Canada also offering additional $500M in loans, on top of $120M promise made last month
Kremlin Spokesman tells Russian President Putin is "willing to negotiate." He also said for Russia Ukraine is only part of a larger security issue. "it's a part of the bigger problem of security guarantees for Russia," Peskov said
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Prizrachnoye, Belgorod region
56 embassy personnel from Kyiv arrived Sunday via chartered flight to Dulles Airport, carrying with them the most of the classified materials from the embassy. Some other classified and classified systems were either destroyed or dismantled, as was the telecoms system
1 year agoRoyal Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III reg. ZZ175 RRR6812 RRR6813 is continuing from Kyiv Boryspil to Lviv Airport, both in Ukraine. Pictures by @EHSBspotter and @DannyLemckert over the Netherlands earlier today
The White House: We saw an increase in Russian forces on the Ukrainian border
1 year agoUS readout of the @POTUS-@BorisJohnson call
The Secretary-General of the United Nations: The UN mission will continue its work in the Ukrainian capital
Ukraine's government has walked back Zelensky's comment and insists he was being "sarcastic" about naming the invasion date
US Sec of Def L. Austin to Belgium, Poland, and Lithuania tomorrow. "To discuss Russia's military buildup in and around Ukraine, reiterate the U.S. commitment to Article 5" - Pentagon
"There shouldn't be a need for evacuation assistance. There shouldn't be a need for people to have to flee their homeland" per @PentagonPresSec re Russia-Ukraine
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
1 year agoUK 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'
1 year agoUkrainian 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
1 year agoUkrainian Armed forces downed drone with VOG-17 grenade near Maryinka
1 year ago.@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
1 year agoFresh 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
1 year agoPlanet 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
1 year agoRAF 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
1 year agoToday, @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
1 year agoMinister 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
1 year agoForeign 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
1 year agoOlaf Scholz in Kyiv: "One message is very important to me today - our country is on your side"
German Chancellor: We have allocated an additional 150 million euros to support Ukraine
Ukrainian President: The German chancellor shares our vision on the need to reach a peaceful solution that guarantees the unity of Ukraine
1 year agoUS Global Hawk drone at 56,000ft above Ukraine
German troops arrive in Kaunas to reinforce Germany's NATO Ally Lithuania amid tensions over Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, large scale joint Russo-Belarusian military drills in Belarus
1 year agoDefense Ministers of Belarus and Ukraine in a phone call discussed security situation in the region. Agreed to allow military attaches to the military exercises
1 year agoAdditional German troops arrived in Lithuania today to reinforce the Lithuania @BG_LTU_eFP in Rukla
1 year agoPutin called NATO eastward expansion at the expense of post-Soviet republics, including Ukraine, endless and very dangerous
UK PM Boris Johnson says situation in Ukraine is "very, very dangerous," urges Putin to step back from "the edge of a precipice" - PA
1 year agoUkranian UAV tracking along Belarusian Border
Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and Belarus had phone call
1 year agoRussian military convoy geolocated near Suzemka
Russian Duma members refer to Putin the draft resolution recognizing the "independence" of occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine
1 year agoUkrainian Bayraktar TB2 UAV squawking 7600 lost Comm. near Mariupol
1 year agoGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
1 year agoThere is new stuff to see at the Klimovo Air Base. The base is only 13 kilometers from Ukraine. The image was taken yesterday (Feb. 13)
Russian Foreign Ministry urged their citizens in Ukraine to increase vigilance, follow the messages, warns about possible provocations
Kremlin: Putin to meet Defense Minister Shoigu and Foreign Minister Lavrov today in Kremlin
1 year agoProtest of students demanding resignation of Minister of Education at the Office of President of Ukraine
Greece gov't urges Greek citizens to leave Ukraine "immediately", "strongly discourages" against travel to the country
G7 to Moscow: sanctions would have 'massive' impact on Russian economy
1 year agoFORTE12 USAF RQ4 UAV on intel-gathering mission over Ukraine
1 year agoBig amount of military equipment filmed yesterday at railway station in Belgorod region
Chancellor Olaf Scholz: We urgently expect signs of de-escalation from Moscow. Further military aggression would have very serious consequences for Russia. I absolutely agree with our allies on that. We are witnessing a very, very serious threat to peace in Europe
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says that words of Ukrainian Ambassador on NATO spread on media is "out of context"
SBU security service says Ukraine's suffering from a powerful wave of the hybrid warfare right now - attempts to inflate systematic panic, fake information and distortion of reality. 'Information space is under unprecedented influence,'- SBU
British Armed Forces Minister: The attack on Ukraine could happen without warning
1 year agoFire at Kyiv Gymnasium of Oriental Languages. Lvivska Street 25 Kyiv
Joint Forces Operation: 6 ceasefire violations yesterday
1 year agoRussian military in Tomarovka, Belgorod region
1 year agoColumn of Russian self-propelled artillery in Belgorod region near the border of Ukraine
1 year agoLooks like 1st Tank Army in Seretino, Belgorod Oblast. MSTA-S, Borisoglebsk-2, and more
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed at Zhary, Kamarin in Belarus on the border with Ukraine
1 year agoUSAF B-52 bomber pinging away on the ground at RAF Fairford
Russia has now responded on security concerns request. It says that it doesn't conduct any unusual military activity on its territory and that Ukraine's request under the OSCE Vienna document is inadmissible
Three sources tell @margbrennan & @EenaRuffini of @CBSNews that the Biden administration is preparing to withdraw all US personnel from Kyiv within the next 24-48 hours
1 year agoMore than 50 helicopters were seen today at an abandoned airbase near Novoozerne
1 year agoImagery acquired 12FEB2022 by @capellaspace shows armored formed up at Alchevsk
The Netherlands will also pull out its OSCE Special Monitoring Mission staff from eastern Ukraine, the foreign ministry just announced
1 year agoWorking on behalf of Russian Ministry of Defense @mod_russia owned Oboronlogistika (OFAC/SDN @USTreasury listed), Russian flag cargo vessel Pizhma transited Bosphorus towards Black Sea en route from Tartus Syria to a Black Sea port carrying technical/military cargo
President Duda: Much appreciated conversation with @JustinTrudeau. Poland and Canada continue their efforts & remain dedicated to territorial integrity & wellbeing of Ukraine, as well as freedom & democracy in Belarus. We are on the same page on where the threats to the stability of the region come from
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
1 year agoA 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
1 year agoUSAF C17 Globemaster from Fort Bragg / Pope Field inbound Rzeszów-Jasionka close to the Ukraine border
1 year agoInbound 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
1 year agoWhite House readout of Biden phone call with @ZelenskyyUa
1 year agoCanada 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
1 year agoIncreased 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
1 year agoImagery of Luninets shows that additional Su-25 have arrived. 32 Frogfoot are visible up from 15 on 4 February. (Imagery: @planet)
1 year ago9 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"
1 year agoList 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
1 year agoLithuania has provided Ukraine with Stinger MANPADS
