Slovak MiG-29s, fighting for the road near Bakhmut: last night's highlights
Slovakia will begin official discussions on the transfer of MiG—29 fighter jets to Ukraine, and near Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops are fighting a counter—battery battle for the road to Kostiantynivka. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Slovakia to consider transfer of MiG-29 fighters
Slovakia will start negotiations on the provision of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.
Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger noted that the MiG-29 fighters have been decommissioned and Slovakia is not going to use them in the future. According to him, the European Union may reimburse Slovakia for the aircraft.
Supply routes for Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bakhmut not cut off
Russian occupation forces are seeking to establish control over the Kostyantynivka-Bakhmut highway, but the Ukrainian military is engaged in counter-battery operations.
The defenders of Bakhmut are still able to deliver weapons, provisions and other necessary items to the town. The Defense Forces can also transport the wounded out of Bakhmut.
Leopard 2 from the Netherlands will not arrive
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren said that 18 Leopard 2A6 battle tanks that the country is leasing from Germany will not be delivered to Ukraine.
According to her, the German government has decided not to transfer these tanks to Ukraine. But even if Berlin had decided to send the tanks, Amsterdam would not have supported it, Ollongren added.
New "Train of Unity"
Ukrzaliznytsia will launch the "Train of Unity" for the second time, which will travel across the country from west to east, connecting nine oblasts.
"Train #104/103 will depart from Uzhhorod on February 16 at 11:45 a.m. and arrive in Kramatorsk the next day.
The company will also distribute 25,000 candles to passengers traveling to cities where electricity is currently hard to come by.
Power supply situation
Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi predicts that the situation with electricity supply may improve over the weekend of February 11-12.
He explained that power engineers will be able to restore certain generation volumes by Saturday, consumption is always lower on weekends, and forecasters are predicting warming.
$60 million for Ukraine's cybersecurity
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that it will allocate $60 million to strengthen Ukraine's cybersecurity. In particular, to protect energy and telecommunications infrastructure, as well as data storage systems.
Earlier, the Ministry of Digital Transformation and USAID announced a task with a $1 million prize fund for ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities in the Diia app.
Vatutin's grave may be moved
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy considers it advisable to move the Soviet general's grave from Mariyinskyi Park in downtown Kyiv to another location.
The ministry noted that they are already preparing a proposal to move the grave, but first they must receive documents from the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Currently, Vatutin's grave is a historical monument of national importance, listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine.
Other news
- The former occupation head of Mariupol and five local council members from the banned Opposition Platform - For Life party will be tried in absentia.
- The New York Times writes that Ukraine and Russia are preparing for an offensive after a slow but fierce battle along the Donbas front line. Russia is looking for vulnerabilities and could open a new front by advancing on Sumy and Kharkiv.
- The United States sees no military threat to Moldova and Romania from Russia.
- At the European Union summit in Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy distributed lists of arms requests to the leaders. The documents even take into account the respective stockpile levels of the states.
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