Update on the situation Tuesday February 6, at the end of the day
- ” Hurry up “ for Ukraine against Russia, warns Biden, who accuses Trump
The American president urged the American Congress to urgently approve a new package for Ukraine as well as Israel and toughens the United States’ migration policy. “Supporting this bill means opposing Putin. To oppose it is to play the game” of the Russian president. Since Sunday, Donald Trump and his allies have mobilized to bury this measure.
- Situation ” very difficult “ And “critical in places” has Avdiïvka
Vitalii Barabash, the mayor of Avdiïvka, target of a large-scale Russian offensive for months, reported on Tuesday a situation “critical in places”with first “street fights” isolated with groups of Russian soldiers. Ukrainian army “continues to repel the enemy, who is trying to surround Avdiïvka”reports the Ukrainian General Staff.
- Presenter Tucker Carlson, close to Trump, announces that he will interview Putin
The conservative presenter announced Tuesday that he would interview Vladimir Putin soon. Taking up a speech hostile to the mainstream media, he asserts that the populations of English-speaking countries are poorly informed about the war in Ukraine and its consequences.
- Ukraine attacks Russian facility in the Black Sea
Ukrainian special forces attacked an oil platform captured in the Black Sea and used by the Russians to improve the range of Iranian drones and to detect surface objects in the Black Sea. Ukraine says it has decommissioned about 33 percent of Russia’s Black Sea fleet since the start of the war.
- Rafael Grossi says he has “many questions” to ask the Russians who control the Zaporizhia power plant
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regretted that his experts, some of whom are permanently present in the plant, only have access ” partial “ to the installations, even if it “gradually widens”. On Thursday, the IAEA announced that the Russians were now refusing access to employees of Energoatom, the Ukrainian national operator, who are nevertheless partly responsible for daily maintenance.
- Volodymyr Zelensky announces the creation of a “strength for drones” within the armed forces
Short of ammunition, Ukraine is trying to compensate by producing an army of drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in December 2023 that Ukraine would produce one million drones in 2024.
- Josep Borrell visits a training center financed by the European Union near kyiv
The head of European diplomacy is in kyiv for a two-day visit. He attended near Kiev a series of exercises carried out by Ukrainian forces, trained by the European Gendarmerie Force which includes ten gendarmerie or national guard officers from France, Spain, Portugal and Lithuania.
- Norway denies asylum to Andrei Medvedev, alleged Wagner Group deserter
This 27-year-old Russian found refuge in the Scandinavian country in January 2023 in epic conditions.
- Russian spies discovered among Ukrainian special services employees
THE security service of Ukraine (SBU) dismantled a network of Russian FSB agents that included current and former officials of Ukraine’s special services.