Ukraine has returned another 100 defenders from Russian captivity, including warriors from the Armed Forces, the National Guard and the State Border Guard Service.
Russian troops launched two missile strikes on the city of Avdiivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region twice on February 8, killing an elderly woman and damaging the houses of civilians.
Over the past day, 80 combat engagements took place between the Defense Forces and Russian invaders at the front, including 34 attacks in the Avdiivka direction.
Western democracies should find mechanisms for immediately transferring to Ukraine interest accrued from Russian assets frozen in foreign jurisdictions, and later – these assets themselves, in order to compensate for damage Russia inflicted on Ukraine.
The High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) has sustained a claim filed by the Ukrainian Justice Ministry regarding the nationalization of the Ukrainian assets owned by the sanctioned Russian oligarch, Eduard Khudaynatov.
The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have blown up an important Russian military facility in the Black Sea and destroyed equipment that helped the invaders attack southern Ukraine with drones.
On the left bank of the Dnipro River, Russian occupation forces continue unsuccessfully storm the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders eliminated almost 30 occupiers and an enemy observation post.
Ukraine's defense forces have eliminated 6,640 Russian invaders and destroyed 924 pieces of enemy equipment and weapons over the past week, including a warplane, a warship, 63 tanks, and 234 artillery systems.
President Andrzej Duda of Poland will pay a visit to East Africa’s Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania on February 4-10. One of the tasks during the visit will be to raise awareness about Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Today, European leaders confirm the plan to use the proceeds of frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine, the confiscation of which was called impossible a year ago.