Ukraine claims to have shot down two Russian Su-34s and one Su-35 in the Eastern direction (presumably near Avdiivka).

Russian side (Fighterbomber) denies that all three planes were shot down.

Russian Army plants Russian flag on one of the buildings of Avdiivka Coke Plant following Ukrainian Army's withdrawal from the city.

Ukraine was forced to withdraw from Avdiivka, 10 kilometers north of Donetsk, where it has been fighting for two years and where the bloodiest clashes took place.

"In order to protect the lives and health of military personnel, I have decided to withdraw our units from the city and move to defense on more advantageous lines," said Oleksandr Syrskyi, the new Chief of the General Staff of Ukrainian Army.

Europe and the United States have delayed their promised military assistance, forcing Ukraine to retreat from Avdiivka in the face of Russia.

Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Avdiivka on April 18, 2023, met with the soldiers and gave the message that they would not withdraw from the city.

President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, says he had found 800,000 shells for Ukraine.

"At the moment, we have found half a million shells of caliber 155, another 300 thousand shells of caliber 122, which we will be able to deliver within a few weeks if we find financing.”

Footage reported to be showing Russian Su-34 shot down by Ukrainian forces near Dyakove, Luhansk region.

Denmark has decided to transfer all its artillery to Ukraine.

“We have weapons, ammunition, air defense systems, which we do not use yet. They must be handed over to Ukraine," Danish PM Mette Frederiksen said.

The UK may reconsider the decision on military conscription in the event of world war.

"We are not going to create a conscript army in the UK. If, God forbid, we were drawn into a world war, we might have to reconsider (this decision)," UK Defence Secretary Shapps said.

Dutch PM Rutte:

We should stop moaning and whining and nagging about Trump.

It's up to the Americans. I'm not an American, I cannot vote in the U.S. We have to work with whoever is on the dance floor.

Hungary will ratify Sweden's application to join NATO at the end of February.

In the event of a war with the West, the Russian Federation “will strike Kyiv, Berlin, London, Washington and other places that have long been included in the flight targets of the nuclear triad,” Medvedev says.

Germany supplied Ukraine with vehicles unsuitable for combat at inflated prices, Bild reports.

German government supplied 48 BATT UMG APCs to Ukraine.

They turned out to be completely unsuitable for combat.

Prices were tripled: German MoD paid 600,000 euros apiece.

Armenian PM Pashinyan wants to get rid of Russian bases in Armenia, local media claims.

Pashinyan wants to make changes according to which "Armenia will declare itself a neutral country, on the territory of which foreign armed forces cannot be stationed on a permanent basis."

Changes in the situation in Avdiivka area on the map starting January 1, 2024.

On February 17, Ukraine was forced to retreat from the city.

Brazilian President Lula:

What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people does not exist in any other historical moment.

It’s a genocide that [only] happened when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.

Yemen’s Houthis tried to use an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) for the first time.

It was destroyed by CENTCOM assets in the region.

📸 Houthi forces capturing a US Navy operated REMUS 600 UUV

The U.S. should give help to Ukraine not for free, but in the form of loans or in exchange for minerals, Republican Senator Graham says, noting that "this is Trump's idea."

“We have a debt of $34 trillion. Ukraine has useful minerals, they have many resources.”

#BREAKING Yemen's Houthis say they’ve shot down American MQ-9 UAV over Al Hudaydah.