Category: World

Oleksandr Kamyshin, an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strategic points, has confirmed that he retains in contact with Andrii Yermak, former head of the Workplace of the President, however says he can’t recall what they talk about and insists it doesn’t relate to defence issues.

Supply: Ukrainska Pravda in an investigation titled Godfather working remotely: how Ukrainska Pravda tracked down Andrii Yermak

Particulars: On 27 January, Yermak met Kamyshin, former Ukrainian minister for strategic industries, a member of the supervisory board of the state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) and a strategic adviser to President Zelenskyy.

Kamyshin arrived for the assembly carrying a pocket book and left Yermak's workplace an hour later.

Yermak then left the constructing in central Kyiv shortly afterwards.

In a remark to Ukrainska Pravda, Kamyshin mentioned he might have visited Yermak's workplace however couldn’t bear in mind what they talked about.

He mentioned the problems didn’t relate to the defence sector or to unfulfilled contracts.

Requested whether or not he continues to speak with Yermak, Kamyshin mentioned sure.

Quote from Kamyshin: "After all. He labored as head of the Workplace [of the President of Ukraine] for a really very long time so in fact there are some points we proceed to debate."

Extra particulars: Kamyshin additionally couldn’t recall what number of occasions he had contacted Yermak since he stepped down from his publish.

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Normal Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has stated that a couple of quarter of fight engagements in some elements of the entrance are offensive actions by Ukrainian items.

Supply: Syrskyi at assembly with journalists on Thursday, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "A few quarter of fight engagements in some frontline areas are exactly actions of Ukrainian items on the offensive. Their purpose is to maintain the enemy underneath fixed stress, inflict losses and forestall advance. This tactic is producing outcomes."

Particulars: Syrskyi stated the entrance line the place lively combating is happening stretches about 1,200 km. Ukrainian forces are advancing deeper into the battlefield, whereas the event of unmanned programs permits troops to function farther into the kill zone, now reaching 15-20 km.

He stated that the scale of the Russian grouping in Ukraine has stayed round 711,000-712,000 personnel over the past six months, together with operational reserve. He famous that each day Russian losses common 1,000-1,100 troops.

The commander-in-chief added that the Russians had achieved no important operational successes in January.

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Estonian International Minister Margus Tsahkna, who’s on a go to to Ukraine, has opened an invincibility centre within the Ukrainian capital that can be funded by his nation. [An invincibility centre is a heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

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

Particulars: Tsahkna mentioned the Estonian-funded invincibility centre in Kyiv that he opened on Thursday 5 February will present shelter, heat and psychological help amid ongoing Russian assaults and extended energy and heating outages.

"Within the surrounding darkness, this level of sunshine helps be sure that Russia's try to interrupt the spirit of Ukrainians will fail," he added.

Background:

• It was reported that NATO Secretary Common Mark Rutte visited Chernihiv Oblast throughout a two-day go to to Ukraine, together with the village of Yahidne, the place Russian forces had held greater than 300 individuals captive.
• In Kyiv, Rutte visited one of many capital's mixed warmth and energy crops that was broken in a Russian assault.
• Talking within the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament), Rutte mentioned 90% of missiles for Ukraine's air defence have been delivered by the Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Record (PURL) programme.

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One individual has been killed and two injured in a Russian assault on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the night time of 5-6 February.

Supply: Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Navy Administration; Mykola Lukashuk, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Council

Quote from Hanzha: "The Vasylkivka, Malomykhailivka, Slovianka and Pokrovske hromadas within the Synelnykove district got here beneath assault. The enemy used drones and guided aerial bombs. One man was killed and two individuals injured." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Particulars: Lukashuk famous {that a} man and a girl had been injured.

The Russian strikes triggered fires and destroyed two homes. Six homes, six two-storey condominium buildings, an outbuilding and a storage have been additionally broken.

The Russians used artillery and FPV drones to assault the Nikopol district. The town of Nikopol in addition to the Pokrovske hromada have been affected, with three homes, an outbuilding and a fuel pipeline broken.

As of the morning of 6 February, an air-raid warning stays in impact in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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Additional conferences are already being deliberate as a part of the negotiation course of on resolving the conflict, and they’re prone to happen in the USA.

Supply: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's night deal with, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelenskyy stated he had obtained a report from the negotiating crew following the 2 days of conferences and talks with the US and Russia within the United Arab Emirates.

He’s anticipating to obtain a full report from the crew in Kyiv, as there are various elements that can not be mentioned by telephone.

"What can already be stated is that additional conferences are deliberate within the close to future, doubtless in the USA," Zelenskyy stated.

The president stated Ukraine is prepared to take part in all working codecs that may genuinely carry peace nearer – a dependable and lasting peace that can deprive Russia of any urge for food to proceed preventing.

"It’s essential that this conflict ends in a method that leaves Russia with no reward for its aggression. This is likely one of the key rules that restore and assure actual safety. I thank all our companions who help us on this," Zelenskyy stated.

Background:

• In response to a communiqué on the end result of the trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi on 4-5 February, the US, Ukrainian and Russian delegations mentioned strategies for implementing a ceasefire and monitoring the cessation of hostilities.
• Following the Abu Dhabi talks, the US and Russia have agreed to renew high-level navy dialogue.

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Norway has signed off on a brand new contribution of €86.4 million to the Ukraine Vitality Assist Fund, Ukraine's Vitality Minister Denys Shmyhal has stated.

Supply: Vitality Minister Denys Shmyhal on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: This brings Norway's complete contribution to the Fund to €163.6 million, Shmyhal stated.

"This funding will assist restore essential vitality providers broken by Russian assaults and help Ukraine by means of a harsh winter with subzero temperatures," he famous.

Total, greater than €1.7 billion has been mobilised by means of the Fund from 35 donors, guaranteeing the supply of significant tools throughout Ukraine, the minister stated.

Background:

• Earlier it was reported that Sweden has determined to allocate US$100 million in vitality help.
• It was additionally reported that France is allocating €70 million to help initiatives that shall be applied in Ukraine as a part of the work of the Vital Infrastructure Assist Fund.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accepted new fight operations for the Safety Service of Ukraine.

Supply: Zelenskyy's night tackle

Particulars: It’s reported that the president heard a report from performing head of Safety Service Yevhen Khmara.

Quote: "There are stable outcomes, and I accepted new duties for the Service – new fight operations. We are going to proceed to weaken the enemy.

I additionally wish to commend our army – they know precisely who I imply – for his or her capacity to achieve even such targets as an Oreshnik launch web site. Our Flamingos did their job. There are tangible outcomes as effectively from items on the entrance line."

Background: It turned identified on 5 February that Ukraine's defence forces carried out a collection of strikes in January, together with with Flamingo missiles, on Kapustin Yar vary in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast, the place Russians deployed Oreshnik system.

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US President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that he had prevented a number of nuclear wars all over the world, together with a nuclear battle between Ukraine and Russia.

Supply: Trump on Fact Social, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Trump stated that the US is probably the most highly effective nation on the planet and that he absolutely rebuilt the US navy throughout his first time period, "together with new and plenty of refurbished nuclear weapons".

"I additionally added House Pressure and now, proceed to rebuild our Navy at ranges by no means seen earlier than. We’re even including Battleships, that are 100 occasions extra highly effective than those that roamed the Seas throughout World Struggle II – The Iowa, Missouri, Alabama, and others," the US president wrote.

He then added that he had prevented nuclear wars all over the world, together with "between Pakistan and India, Iran and Israel, in addition to Russia and Ukraine".

Notably, the time period "nuclear battle" is often related to an alternate of nuclear strikes. If a state doesn’t possess nuclear weapons, it can not reply symmetrically. In such a case, this might not be an "alternate" however a one-sided use of weapons of mass destruction. As is understood, Ukraine just isn’t a nuclear state.

Background:

• Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the world was on the point of World Struggle III and nuclear battle, however that these wars didn’t occur because of his efforts.
• Final November, Trump stated that the US has the biggest nuclear arsenal on the planet – sufficient to explode the world 150 occasions.
• In October, Trump instructed the Pentagon to instantly resume nuclear weapons testing.

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Common Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has mentioned that he instructed to strengthen oversight of the situation of coaching centres and high quality of coaching there and in fight brigades.

Supply: Common Syrskyi on Fb

Quote: "In January, whole enemy losses killed and significantly wounded amounted to greater than 31.7 thousand personnel, which exceeded the amount of its personnel replenishment.

That is the results of fight work, which considerably decreased the enemy's offensive capabilities. And that is consequence solid in our coaching centres.

So, we’re engaged on additional bettering the standard of coaching. I heard stories from heads of coaching centres on implementation of a programme of adapting recruits at coaching ranges, organisation of air cowl for coaching places, development and equipping of shelters.

As well as, we should increase the bar and obtain higher indicators concerning the extent of instructors and their angle to their work, in addition to equipping of coaching centres and grounds, security and social and dwelling situations.

Subsequently, I set a activity to strengthen oversight of the situation of coaching centres and high quality of coaching each in coaching centres and in brigades".

Particulars: Common famous that as a part of oversight it’s essential to proceed auditing the standard of primary combined-arms coaching, which has been commonly carried out since autumn 2025 in coaching items and fight brigades.

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