Day 712 The Ukraine Situation

 

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 712 | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

 

We are working to enhance the ability to shoot down missiles and drones – address by the President of Ukraine

 4 February 2024 - 18:34

We are working to enhance the ability to shoot down missiles and drones. And our Air Force servicemen, mobile firing groups, everyone who is combating Russian aerial terror specifically deserve our gratitude and further reinforcement.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid a visit to the East Air Force Command in Dnipropetrovsk region and awarded combat pilots

 4 February 2024 - 16:44

As part of the working trip to Dnipropetrovsk region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the location of the East Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and presented state awards to pilots.

President held a meeting on the security situation in Zaporizhzhia region

 4 February 2024 - 14:45

The President emphasized the importance of the regional leadership working directly on the ground and having a good understanding of the region's specifics. At the beginning of the meeting, the Head of State introduced the newly appointed Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration Ivan Fedorov.

President visited the frontline positions of Ukrainian defenders in Zaporizhzhia region

 4 February 2024 - 14:06

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was briefed on the operational situation by the commander of the Zaporizhzhia operational grouping of troops Volodymyr Horbatiuk.

Russia-Ukraine war: 

List of key events, day 712

As the war enters its 712th day, these are the main developments.

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Here is the situation on Monday, February 5, 2024.

Fighting

• At least 28 people, including a child, were killed in the Russian-occupied eastern city of Lysychansk after a restaurant and bakery were hit by shelling. Russia accused Ukraine of the attack. Ukraine did not comment on the incident. Only about a tenth of Lysychansk’s pre-war population of 110,000 remains in the city, according to Ukrainian officials.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian soldiers under relentless attack from Russian forces on the front line in the village of Robotyne in the southeastern Zaporizhia region. Zelenskyy met troops from the 65th Mechanised Brigade and handed out medals.
• During his visit to the front, Zelenskyy also named Ivan Federov the new head of the Zaporizhia regional state administration. Federov was abducted in March 2022 by Russian soldiers as they entered the city of Melitopol, where he was then mayor, after refusing to cooperate with Moscow.

Politics and diplomacy

• Zelenskyy told Italian state broadcaster RAI that he was considering a “reset” to replace several senior officials. When asked about his plans for army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi, he said any changes did “not concern a single person, but the direction of the country’s leadership”.
• US senators released the text of a much-anticipated bipartisan deal that would unlock $60bn in new aid for Ukraine while tightening US border laws. US President Joe Biden said he “strongly supported” the bill and urged Congress to back it. The first vote on it is expected on Wednesday.
• Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would discuss a new mechanism to allow Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Turkey. The date has not been confirmed but local media have said it will take place on February 12.
• Police in Moscow detained some 20 journalists for several hours at a rally where the wives of Russian soldiers in Ukraine called for their husbands to be returned home.
• Serbian actor Milos Bikovic was dropped from the cast of the popular television show The White Lotus, an HBO spokesperson said, after the Serbian native’s ties to Russia drew a sharp rebuke from Ukraine.

Weapons

• South Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung-won expressed Seoul’s “grave position” on Russia’s growing military cooperation with Pyongyang as Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko visited Seoul. Chung urged Russia to take “responsible actions”, a statement from South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said. Seoul and Washington have said North Korea is sending weapons to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine.

SOURCE: AL JAZEERA AND NEWS AGENCIES