Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important things in the Ukrainian war on February 13. Ukraine has been heroically defending its land against the invasion of the aggressor for a year
11.37. Last week, a volunteer from Lithuania serving in the International Legion was injured in an explosion in Ukraine, the portal “15min.lt” reports, referring to anonymous sources. The information at the disposal of the portal shows that the man suffered serious injuries, however, his state of health is assessed as stable. His transfer to Lithuania is planned in the near future. The relatives of the injured have been informed about the incident.
10.14. The international rating agency “Moody’s” has lowered Ukraine’s credit rating, taking into account the prolonged war with Russia. The agency lowered Ukraine’s credit rating by one level to “Ca”, and this level indicates that the country is approaching insolvency.
09.26. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine has reached 138,340 soldiers by Monday morning, according to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army. According to the data of the general staff, 560 invaders were destroyed during the day.
Since the beginning of the repeated invasion on February 24 of last year, the Russians have lost 3,283 tanks, 6,492 armored personnel carriers, 2,290 cannons, 465 multiple rocket launchers, 234 anti-aircraft artillery systems, 296 airplanes, 286 helicopters, 2,007 drones, 857 cruise missiles, 5,150 tankers, and 18 tankers. and speedboats, as well as 217 units of specialized equipment.
08.42. Russia may have lost an entire elite brigade at Vukhledar, the Ukrainian army reports. “A large number of enemy forces, including the commanding staff, were destroyed near Vukhledar and Maryinka, in the Donetsk region,” Oleksiy Dmitryshkivskyi, head of the joint press center of the Tavrijsk region of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, told “Politico”.
“In addition, during the past week, the enemy has lost approximately 130 units of equipment, including 36 tanks,” added Dmitriškivskis. He stated that the Russians were losing 150 to 300 marines a day at Vuhledar.
07.08. European countries should make joint purchases in the field of defense in order to be able to purchase armaments for their defense forces and to support Ukraine more cheaply and faster, according to European Parliament member Ivars Ijab (LA).
According to Ijab, the current shortage of ammunition and weapons due to the war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in European defense, so European governments have pledged to increase spending and replenish stocks of weapons and ammunition, which are significantly reduced by supplies to Ukraine. Meanwhile, some European companies fear that a large part of the money will be directed to US-made equipment or will end up only in the accounts of large defense industry companies.
00.10. Portal pravda.com.ua. reports that on Sunday, February 12, the Russian occupiers launched two rocket attacks and 23 attacks from multiple rocket launch systems. The fiercest battles took place yesterday on five fronts.
