On February 14, 2024, the Russia-Ukraine war entered its 721st day.
Let's take a look at the situation on the battlefield first.
On the Avdiivka front, the main supply line connecting the north and south of Avdiivka has fallen under the control of Russian troops, according to reliable news **deepstate with links to Ukrainian forces on the front.
However, reports that Russian troops have entered the coking plant are untrue, and they are still kept out of the plant.
Yesterday, a Ukrainian soldier posted a ** about the current situation at the coking plant and said that although the Russians have been attacking and do not let the defenders rest, they will hold on. Because there is no choice.
Yesterday, the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Army, which was sent to reinforce the fighting in Avdiivka, also appeared on social **.
The location is near the southern area of the coking plant in the northwest of the city, where the Russian army took advantage of the bad weather conditions to break through.
The 3rd Assault Brigade was adapted from the Azov Battalion and was known for its expertise in close-quarters combat. As I said earlier, due to the current shortage of shells, the Ukrainian army should not hold Avdiivka. The number one objective of the 3rd Assault Brigade's counterattack was to ensure the safe withdrawal of friendly forces in the worst-case scenario.
At the moment the 3rd Brigade has stopped the Russian offensive and pushed it away from the supply line as much as possible. At the same time, the 110th Brigade, which had previously guarded the central part of the city, had completed its rotation.
There has been no change of front on the Eastern Front for the past 24 hours, and the only thing worth mentioning is that a Russian field ammunition depot near Kremina was found and destroyed.
On the Zaporizhzhia front, Ukrainian drones and artillery crushed the Russian offensive near Nova Prokopovka. The Ukrainian army took advantage of the situation to counterattack, pursued forward for some distance, and captured 12 soldiers.
On the front line on the left bank of the Dnieper, the Ukrainian flag was raised by Ukrainian troops in the direction of Klinch at the newly captured water tower.
Probably in this location. It seems that the frenzied offensive and bombardment of the Russian army not only did not recapture the position, but the bridgehead of the Ukrainian army is still expanding.
This is what the Klinki neighborhood looks like today, and you can imagine how fierce the battle was.
In the Russian direction, last night a fire broke out in the area of the Gazprom refinery on the outskirts of Moscow.
In the past period, the Ukrainian army has resolutely attacked Russia's oil and gas infrastructure, and this strategy is undoubtedly very correct. With big buyers like Seris and Tianzhu (the latter of whom also changed hands to make a difference), the West's cessation of buying Russian oil and gas is not a fatal blow to Russia, and the destruction of its infrastructure will be able to extract wages from the bottom of the pot.
Yesterday's results announced by the General Staff of Ukraine.
The number of destroyed Russian armored vehicles exceeded 12,000, an average of 500 per month.
Let's take a look at the other news.
The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Syrsky, said in an interview:
Ukraine switched to defensive operations with the aim of inflicting maximum losses on Russia;
The life of a soldier is the main value, and I would rather retreat from my positions than sacrifice my entire personnel;
Because Russian commanders use crowd tactics, Russia's losses in the war are 7-8 times higher than those of Ukraine,;
Ukraine must restore its borders to end the war. No other options are considered, because we simply have no other options.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed Sinwar's ** in the tunnels.
* Zhongsinwar with his brother, wife and 2-3 children, which is said to have been photographed in the underground tunnels of Khan Younis.
Due to the surge in demand for artillery shells in Ukraine, Nammo, an ammunition manufacturer based in Karskoga, Sweden, announced that it would work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The U.S. Senate version of the foreign aid bill passed 70-29, demonstrating bipartisan consensus. The 22 Republican congressmen and Democratic lawmakers completed this important decision, which was seriously delayed, and demonstrated the determination of the United States to assume world peace and stability.
Now that the bill has been sent to the House of Representatives, it is expected to go through many twists and turns. The main resistance will be Speaker Johnson, who is at the behest of Trump, who insists on foreign aid and border security, while the Senate bill** was blocked by Trump just a few days ago.
House Democratic Leader Jeffries called for a vote on the aid bill at a scheduled press conference, claiming that more than 300 bipartisan votes would pass the bill.
German Foreign Minister Beckbock said that Russia should not underestimate Western support for Ukraine. She stressed that the EU will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary and suggested greater coordination between Poland, France and Germany to strengthen this.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaya Kallas on a wanted list, but has not published Kaya's "crimes".
This is the first time that a criminal case has been opened in Russia against a sitting foreign head of state.
An Estonian influencer commented that "we are proud that the prime minister of the country has earned a place on the list of the main enemies of Russia, which means that our country is on the right side of history".
Finally, I would like to conclude with the words Milley uttered three times in a row in his speech to his supporters after his victory:
Fuck, long live freedom! ”