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Russia focuses on eastern Ukraine for possible new offensive

Ukrainian officials say Russia is mustering its military might in the Luhansk region of Ukraine, in what Kyiv suspects is preparation for an offensive in the eastern area in coming weeks as the one-year anniversary of Moscow’s invasion approaches

The Independent UK

Ukrainian police rescue six-year-old girl from besieged Bakhmut

Ukrainian police staged a risky rescue mission in the besieged eastern city of Bakhmut this week to evacuate a six-year-old girl who had become separated from her pregnant mother.

Reuters

Boost for Ukraine as US Expected to Send Longer-Range Rockets

News that the United States could soon send rockets nearly doubling the firing range of Ukrainian forces gave Kyiv a big lift on Wednesday, even as its troops were being pushed back by a relentless Russian winter offensive in the east. Two US officials said a new $2 billion package…

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Kremlin Says Any New Longer-Range US Rockets Will Escalate Ukraine Conflict

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that longer-range rockets reportedly included in an upcoming package of military aid from the United States to Ukraine would escalate the conflict but not change its course. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also told reporters that there were no plans for Russian President Vladimir Putin to…

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Ukrainian authorities search house of ex-interior minister - report

Former Ukrainian interior minister Arsen Avakov said his home was searched by security officials on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a purchase of Airbus helicopters, the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet reported.

Reuters

Kremlin welcomes bounty offer for destroying Western tanks in Ukraine

The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed a Russian company's offer of "bounty payments" for soldiers who destroy Western-made tanks on the battlefield in Ukraine, saying it would spur Russian forces to victory.

Reuters

A pro-Russian social media campaign is trying to influence politics in Africa

Researchers have identified a large network pushing pro-Russian themes and messages to French-speaking audiences around Africa, amid long-running efforts by Russia to gain influence in the region.

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Talks under way on long-range missiles, attack aircraft for Ukraine - Zelenskiy aide

A senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday talks were under way on securing longer-range missiles and attack aircraft from foreign partners to help repel Russian forces.

Reuters

A guard told me, ‘We will shoot you’: Life in a Donetsk prison

A Ukrainian social worker, jailed by Russia-backed separatists and freed in a wartime exchange, tells her story.

Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson attacks Rishi Sunak's failure to send fighter jets to Ukraine

The ex-Prime Minister used a surprise trip to the US to condemn Rishi Sunak's decision not to arm Kyiv with warplanes - only hours after Downing Street said the idea was 'not practical'

Daily Mirror

Russia preparing for ‘maximum escalation’, says top Ukrainian security official

Oleksiy Danilov says Moscow has been ‘gathering everything possible’ for a major offensive

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson criticises Rishi Sunak decision not to give Ukraine fighter jets

‘Give the Ukrainians what they need – get this done’, former PM tells Fox News

The Independent UK

War's longest battle exacts high price in 'heart of Ukraine'

The longest battle of the war in Ukraine has turned Bakhmut into a ghost city

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s coming storm: inside the 3 February Guardian Weekly

Who will try to break the deadlocked war first? Plus: the root to curing drug addiction

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The Independent UK

Johnson backs calls for West to send fighter planes to Ukraine

The former prime minister said: ‘Save time, save money, save lives. Give the Ukrainians what they need as fast as possible.’

Reuters

Russian journalist sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail for 'fake news'

Prominent Russian journalist Alexander Nevzorov was sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail by a Moscow court on Wednesday after it found him guilty of spreading 'fake news' about the Russian army, state media reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netanyahu Says Considering Military Aid to Ukraine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would be willing to consider serving as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine if asked by both warring countries and the United States. Netanyahu also said he was considering military aid to Ukraine. "If asked by all relevant parties, I'll certainly…

Reuters

Spain to send up to six Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine - El Pais

Spain plans to send between four and six German-built Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified government sources.

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Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 343

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 343rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kurdish Officials: Rockets Hit Turkish Base in Northern Iraq

A cluster of rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, officials from northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region said. An Iranian-backed militia promptly claimed responsibility for the attack. A Turkish defense ministry official said there was no damage or injury at the base but did not provide…

France 24

Ukraine lauds French gift of radar system as 'cherry on the cake'

Ukraine's defence minister said Wednesday that Ukrainian lives will be saved by a sophisticated air-defence radar that France is supplying and which is powerful enough to spot incoming missiles and exploding drones in the skies over all of Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region. Read our live blog to see…

The Guardian - AU

Sending British fighter jets to Ukraine not right approach ‘for now’, says UK defence secretary – as it happened

Ben Wallace says UK has not made a ‘solid decision’ not to send fighter jets but Downing Street appeared to rule it out as not ‘practical’

The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Boris Johnson attacks UK refusal to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Putin will benefit from British and US decision to withold warplanes, says Johnson

Bangkok Post

Some 220 Ukrainian athletes, coaches killed in war

KYIV: At least 220 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have died in the war against Russia, with over 340 sports facilities damaged or ruined, Reuters news agency reported Tuesday, quoting Ukraine's sports minister.

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