Category: World

Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Power Minister, has mentioned throughout a parliamentary Q&A session that Ukrainian groups are actively looking for Soviet-era thermal and mixed warmth and energy crops in Japanese Europe to construct a reserve for rebuilding infrastructure broken by Russian assaults.

Supply: European Pravda, citing Interfax-Ukraine

Quote from Shmyhal: "We’re figuring out these amenities and, along with engineers and vitality specialists from Ukrainian corporations and energy crops, we’re assessing them, taking stock and analysing tools, and eradicating total blocks, which permits us to make replacements. We have now a community of such amenities."

Particulars: Shmyhal mentioned that final week, the Ukrainian delegation had visited a number of Japanese European nations and can work with them to implement the plan.

He pressured that the federal government and the Ministry of Power are at the moment specializing in making a reserve of kit for fast restoration after Russian assaults, utilizing all doable choices, together with attracting funds to the Ukraine Power Help Fund.

The vitality minister additionally identified that producing new tools is a time-consuming course of.

Background:

• Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Disaster Administration, arrived in Kyiv and visited the flat of a household that has been with out heating for a number of weeks.
• Earlier, Kyiv obtained a batch of 323 mills from the European Union.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Germany to participate within the Munich Safety Convention and has stated he’ll maintain a collection of conferences with companions throughout the go to, together with on the joint manufacturing of drones.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated his plans embrace the primary joint Ukrainian-German firm for drone manufacturing, in addition to bilateral and multilateral conferences with companions.

Quote: "We want extra of our joint manufacturing, extra of our resilience and extra coordination and effectiveness of our shared safety structure in Europe. Probably the most vital factor we will obtain collectively is ending the conflict with a dignified peace and creating dependable safety ensures for Ukraine and for all of Europe – in order that nobody in Europe is afraid of being left with out safety."

Background:

• Zelenskyy is main the Ukrainian delegation on the 62nd Munich Safety Convention, which is going down on 13-15 February.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated he could meet Zelenskyy in Munich.
• Zelenskyy may also have a gathering with Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz.

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Russian forces launched devastating strikes on power infrastructure services within the metropolis of Odesa on 13 February.

Supply: DTEK, the biggest personal power firm in Ukraine

Particulars: DTEK mentioned the injury is extraordinarily severe.

Repairs are anticipated to take a very long time earlier than the gear is absolutely operational.

DTEK staff are presently clearing the rubble.

Background:

• On the night time of 12-13 February, Russian forces used drones to strike a port in Odesa Oblast, killing one particular person.
• Native authorities have reported that the town of Kherson was left with out energy on the morning of 13 February.

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Russia has misplaced 800 troopers killed and wounded and greater than 1,400 weapons and items of navy gear over the previous day.

Supply: Basic Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Fb

Particulars: The full fight losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 13 February 2026 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:

• roughly 1,250,950 (+800) navy personnel
• 11,667 (+5) tanks
• 24,028 (+3) armoured fight autos
• 37,254 (+41) artillery programs
• 1,642 (+1) multiple-launch rocket programs
• 1,300 (+1) air defence programs
• 435 (+0) fixed-wing plane
• 347 (+0) helicopters
• 133,392 (+1,239) operational-tactical UAVs
• 4,286 (+16) cruise missiles
• 28 (+0) ships/boats
• 2 (+0) submarines
• 78,268 (+127) autos and gas tankers
• 4,070 (+0) particular autos and different gear.

The data is being confirmed.

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Lithuania has condemned a choice by the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych for utilizing a "helmet of remembrance".

Supply: European Pravda

Particulars: President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda praised the athlete's braveness in a submit on social media platform X (Twitter), noting that the reminiscence of those that had been killed will stay perpetually.

"We’re happy with you, Vladyslav Heraskevych, to your braveness in displaying the true face of warfare on the 2026 Olympics. Glory to the heroes!" he wrote.

Lithuanian Overseas Minister Kęstutis Budrys, in flip, described the choice by the Worldwide Olympic Committee as despicable.

Quote: "Remembrance of fallen Ukrainian athletes shouldn’t be a violation. The helmet reveals faces, not slogans – a human tribute to the Ukrainian sportsmen killed in Russia's warfare, one which needs to be revered, not silenced or banned.

The IOC's choice to ban this tribute is a despicable transfer, unworthy to uphold the spirit of sport."

Extra particulars: Prime Minister of Lithuania Inga Ruginienė additionally criticised the choice.

"The IOC's choice to bar Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing is deeply disappointing and basically unfair," she said.

Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, expressed solidarity with Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych.

Help for the Ukrainian athlete following the IOC choice was additionally expressed by Minister of Overseas Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsahkna.

Dace Melbārde, Minister of Schooling and Science of Latvia, despatched an official letter to the IOC calling for cancellation of the choice to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over the "helmet of remembrance".

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Allies have pledged US$35 billion in navy assist to Ukraine throughout a gathering of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG, also called the Ramstein format), UK Defence Secretary John Healey has mentioned.

Supply: Healey at a press convention following the UDCG assembly in Brussels, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent

Particulars: Healey acknowledged that the UDCG's mission stays unchanged – to help Ukraine in its combat immediately and assist safe peace tomorrow.

Quote: "I can affirm that immediately's UDCG will likely be pledging a complete of US$35 billion value of recent navy assist in Ukraine. For our half, the UK is spending the best degree of help for brand new navy assist for Ukraine ever, and on the UDCG, I introduced a brand new half-a-billion-pound packet of pressing air defence help for Ukraine, which stays a prime precedence."

Particulars: Healey mentioned the assembly has despatched Putin a really clear message.

"We're extra united and extra decided than ever. We’ll step up navy help to Ukraine. We’ll step up stress on Russia, and we wish to make 2026 the yr this conflict ends – the yr we safe peace," he concluded.

Background:

• The Netherlands, the UK, Norway and Sweden have contributed US$500 million to buy US weapons for Ukraine beneath the PURL initiative.
• On 12 February it was reported that the UK would be part of the PURL programme and commit £150 million (US$205 million) as its first contribution.
• Ukraine's ambassador to NATO has listed the nations which have supplied Ukraine with essentially the most help in buying critically wanted US weapons, together with air defence techniques.

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Ukraine will quickly obtain 35 interceptor missiles for its Patriot air defence programs, thirty of which will probably be from member states of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also referred to as the Ramstein format) and 5 extra from Germany.

Supply: German Defence Minister Borys Pistorius following a gathering within the Ramstein format at NATO headquarters on 12 February, as a European Pravda correspondent reported

Particulars: Pistorius made an surprising promise to Ukraine to offer 5 extra interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defence programs.

Quote: "Concerning the air defence, I made a decision to make a spontaneous proposal on the finish of our session that Germany will switch to Ukraine 5 extra PAC‑3 interceptor missiles if different associate nations collectively ship 30 PAC‑3 items. Everyone knows it’s about saving lives.

It's a matter of days and never a matter of weeks or months. So I can inform you we’re heading in the right direction."

Particulars: He recalled that Ukraine will want at the least US$50 billion in 2026 for self‑defence.

Quote: "John [Healey, the UK Defence Secretary], Mykhailo [Fedorov, Ukraine's Defence Minister] and I, along with NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte, wrote a letter to our companions final week. We strongly urge all nations within the Ukraine Defence Contact Group to offer extra assist."

Particulars: He additionally expressed satisfaction with the end result of immediately's Ramstein assembly, notably the €35 billion in navy assist for Ukraine introduced by John Healey from the nations taking part in immediately's Ramstein format assembly.

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Background:

• John Healey stated that allies pledged US$35 billion in navy assist to Ukraine in 2026 throughout a gathering of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group.
• The Netherlands, the UK, Norway and Sweden have contributed US$500 million to buy US weapons for Ukraine underneath the PURL initiative.
• On 12 February it was reported that the UK would be part of the PURL programme and commit £150 million (US$205 million) as its first contribution.
• Ukraine's ambassador to NATO has listed the nations which have supplied Ukraine with probably the most help in buying critically wanted US weapons, together with air defence programs.

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Greater than 471,000 individuals who arrived from Ukraine have left Germany since 2022.

Supply: German Inside Ministry knowledge as of 31 January 2026 in response to a DW request, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The Ministry additionally reported that as of seven February 2026 Central Register of Foreigners recorded a complete of 1.157 million individuals who entered Germany from 24 February 2022 because of Russia's battle in opposition to Ukraine and who have been granted momentary safety.

Amongst them have been round 484,000 males and round 672,000 ladies, together with round 305,000 minors.

"Of the above variety of registered individuals with momentary safety, 85,266 have been males aged 18 to 26," the ministry famous.

On the identical time, the German Inside Ministry famous it doesn’t have knowledge on the variety of folks with Ukrainian citizenship who entered the nation in January 2026 as a result of this group can enter Germany with no visa and keep right here for as much as 90 days.

The Ministry additionally stated it doesn’t anticipate "vital lower within the variety of refugees arriving in EU and Germany" in close to future given "ongoing hostilities and fixed Russian assaults". "Nevertheless, it’s unimaginable to make dependable forecasts or particular expectations of the German authorities based mostly on this," the German Inside Ministry burdened.

Background: On the finish of 2025, 4.35 million Ukrainians had momentary safety within the EU, and round 24,600 folks obtained it within the final month of the 12 months.

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The Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered an enchantment towards the choice to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych on the 2026 Olympic Video games.

Supply: Yevhen Pronin, former performing president of Athletics Federation of Ukraine and sports activities lawyer

Quote: "Court docket contacted me. All paperwork have been formally accepted, an arbitrator has been appointed, case has began. I’ve by no means filed an software to CAS with all attachments so rapidly. We had one and a half hours for every part."

Background: The IOC banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from utilizing his "helmet of remembrance" that includes photographs of greater than 20 fallen Ukrainian athletes who have been killed by Russia. Heraskevych wore it throughout three coaching periods regardless of ban however he was nonetheless not allowed to participate in official competitions.

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