Germany has approved a state budget that allocates approximately €7.6 billion for Ukraine in military aid.
The Polish farmers have announced a new nationwide strike, scheduled to start on February 9 and last until March 10. Protesters plan to block all border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, as well as roads and highways throughout the country.
On February 2, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Melanie Joly, visited Kyiv. During the meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, the sides discussed a wide range of issues, including sanctions against Russia, arms for Ukraine, and the return of Ukrainian children abducted by occupiers.
Ukraine has requested Russia to hand over the bodies of those allegedly killed in the Il-76 plane crash. Russia has refused to comply with this request.
The Polish prosecutor’s office has initiated an investigation into the violation of the country’s airspace during Russia’s massive attack on Ukrainian cities on December 29.
Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche of 4.5 billion euros from the new macro-financial assistance package from the European Union in March.
European Union countries have unanimously agreed to provide Ukraine with €50 billion in assistance over the next four years.
During the night from January 31 to February 1, 2024, the special forces of “Group 13” of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed the missile boat “Ivanovets” of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine has informed its allies that it is facing a “critical” shortage of artillery shells as Russia uses three times more munitions daily on the front lines, according to a letter from Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov to European Union colleagues
The delivery of the promised one million shells to Ukraine from European Union countries is once again delayed. Now, they aim to complete the supply by the end of 2024.
The ports along the coast of the Azov Sea, which are under Russian occupation, are being used by Russians for exporting stolen goods from temporarily occupied territories and for military purposes by delivering weapons and equipment.
Ukraine has conducted its largest exchange of prisoners with Russia since the start of the full-scale war. Ukraine has returned 207 of its citizens, including 48 who were considered missing. In return, Russia received 195 of its occupiers.
The German government has announced the provision of a new batch of military assistance to Ukraine, totaling 5.4 billion euros.
Western allies should increase assistance to Ukraine as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin poses a very serious threat to European countries.
On January 30, around 22:40, as a result of a Russian drone attack on residential neighborhoods in Kharkiv, several fires broke out in different areas of the city.
