Attack on Zaporizhzhya, Russian crimes in Chernihiv Oblast: last night's highlights
Russian troops opened fire on Zaporizhzhya once again, and law enforcement officers charged two more Russian occupiers with forcibly holding residents of the village of Yahidne in Chernihiv Oblast in the basement of a school. Here's what you may have missed from the previous night.
Attack in Zaporizhzhya
According to preliminary information, the occupiers attacked infrastructure facilities in Zaporizhzhya. A fire broke out on the premises of one of them. One man was reportedly injured and hospitalized.
"Yahidne concentration camp"
Law enforcement officers charged in absentia to two more Russian occupiers who, threatening to shoot people, drove them out of their homes and forcibly kept them in the basement of a local school in Yahidne village, Chernihiv Oblast.
For almost a month, 368 victims, including 69 children, were kept in the 197-square-meter room. The youngest child was one and a half months old, and the oldest hostage was 93 years old.
Due to the inhumane conditions of detention, 10 hostages died.
Russian offensive
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov says Russia is preparing for a new wave of offensive in Ukraine by February 24.
According to him, above all, the occupiers aim to completely capture Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In addition, they have been reconnoitering the defense capabilities of Ukrainian forces on the Zaporizhzhya axis for a week.
How many tanks does Ukraine need?
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine currently needs 300-500 tanks for a counteroffensive.
He added that delivery time is crucial and critical.
At the same time, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles assured that her country would send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this spring after assessing their technical condition.
Business losses
According to the Kyiv School of Economics, at least 109 large and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine suffered direct losses as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion.
The total amount of direct losses incurred by businesses, including state-owned enterprises and private entrepreneurs, is estimated at $13 billion.
Priority recovery
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that in 2023, Ukraine needs $17 billion to quickly restore the energy sector, humanitarian demining, and rebuild housing, critical and social infrastructure.
At the same time, Ukraine continues to develop a long-term recovery strategy and engages international partners.
Other news
- Ukraine's sown areas have decreased by 25% due to the Russian invasion.
- High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy called on South Africa to influence Russia to end the war.
- Ukrainians will be able to perform customs clearing of cars through the Diia portal – this service will be one of the first digital services in the customs sector.
- The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court overturned the decision to close the case against a prosecutor accused of seizing 8 kg of gold.
- The Verkhovna Rada is discussing the reintroduction of e-declarations for civil servants before the end of martial law.
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