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18 February 2022
Ukraine does not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border, their total number is 149,000 and may increase in the near future, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said.
Russia has not yet implemented any of its commitments under the Minsk agreements, according to Ambassador Michael Carpenter, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE.
Over the past day, February 17, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine 60 times, including 43 attacks with the use of weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.
17 February 2022
Russia is trying to stage a pretext for aggression against Ukraine, making disinformation efforts, and NATO tries to prevent such actions by revealing data about the actions and plans of Russian forces.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky informed President of the European Council Charles Michel about today's provocative shelling by the Russian occupation forces in the Joint Forces Operation area.
The occupiers fired on Vrubivka urban-type settlement, Luhansk region, hitting a local school, damaging residential buildings and a high-pressure gas pipeline.
At about 9:00 on February 17, Russian occupation troops fired on Stanytsia Luhanska, damaging a local kindergarten.
Over the past day, February 16, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine eight times.
16 February 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has observed the course of tactical exercises of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other security and defense forces that are being held as part of the command and staff exercises "Snowstorm 2022," the President's Office has said.
As of 07:00, February 16, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire once, using the weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.
The situation on Ukraine's borders remains stable as of the morning of February 16, and nothing unexpected is happening, according to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
On February 15, the websites of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and the Armed Forces were hit in DDoS attacks. Interruptions were also recorded in the operations of the Oschadbank and Privatbank’s web services.
15 February 2022
NATO is closely monitoring the situation around Ukraine related to a build-up of Russian troops along its borders, and it has not seen any de-escalation so far, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov discussed the current security situation in the region with German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a phone call on February 14 discussed recent diplomatic engagements with Russia and the need for Russia to de-escalate, according to a statement issued by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.
The Government of Canada authorized the provision of additional military assistance to the Government of Ukraine to further help the Ukrainian security forces defend against Russia’s aggression.
Over the past day, February 14, the Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine five times, wounding two Ukrainian soldiers.
14 February 2022
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin has said that there are no risks and threats to Ukraine from Belarusian territory, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has said.
To date, 32,000 Russian troops are stationed in occupied Crimea.
C-17 transport aircraft with Lithuanian military equipment onboard, including modern Stinger man-portable air defense systems, landed in Kyiv last weekend.
Against the background of possible Russian aggression, Canada has decided to temporarily relocate its military instructors from Ukraine.
Some OSCE participating States decided that their secondees in the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) should leave Ukraine within the next days, but the Mission will continue to implement its mandate.
Over the past day, February 13, the Russian-occupation troops violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine six times, using the weapons banned under the Minsk agreements once.
12 February 2022
Russian occupation forces violated the ceasefire regime in eastern Ukraine seven times on February 11 and once early on February 12, according to a morning report released by the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation.
11 February 2022
Ukraine has received another 90 tonnes of ammunition from the United States.
Two more planes carrying about 130 tonnes of military aid from the United States arrived in Ukraine late on February 10.
Over the past day, February 10, eight ceasefire violations by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine, the JFO press center wrote on Facebook.
10 February 2022
OSCE will create all the conditions for the exchange of prisoners, but the political will of the stakeholders is needed to complete this process.
The Command of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine states that Russia's blockade of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea poses a threat to Ukraine's sovereign rights in the exclusive maritime economic zone and is a violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Stinger man-portable air defense systems and missiles from Lithuania will arrive in Ukraine in the next few days, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte has said.