The situation “gets complicated” against Russian troops in Ukraine, which is again the target of intense bombing, admitted Saturday, February 4 Volodymyr Zelensky. “During the 346 days of this war, I often said that the situation on the front lines was difficult. And that the situation was getting more complicated”said the Ukrainian President in his daily message. “Now we are at such a moment again. A moment when the occupier is increasingly mobilizing its forces to break through our defence. It is very difficult now in Bakhmout, Vougledar, Lyman and other regions”, added the Head of State. Follow our live.
D“Massive” artillery fire in the Donetsk region. These shots targeted Saturday morning the town of Avdiivka, on the eastern front line, while Kramatorsk, another city highly coveted by the Russians, was hit by rockets. Strikes also continue on Kherson, a large southern city taken and then abandoned by Russian forces. Ukrainian border guards also assured on Saturday that they had repelled a “assault” russian soldiers and driving them out of the suburbs of Bakhmout
No attack on Russian territory with Western weapons, assures German Chancellor. There is “consensus” with Volodymyr Zelensky so that the weapons supplied by the West are not used for attacks on Russian territory, assured Sunday Olaf Scholz. In recent days, Ukraine’s allies have taken their military support to a new level by pledging to provide heavy tanks and longer-range rockets.
First Canadian Leopard 2. THE Canada on Saturday shipped the first of the Leopard 2 tanks it has pledged to supply to Ukraine. The country announced at the end of January its decision to deliver four German-made Leopard 2 tanks to kyiv.