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19 February 2022 - Ukraine Special Weapons News
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- Updated situation in the Joint Forces Operation area as of 11.00 February 19, 2022 Ukraine MOD 19 Feb 2022
- Ukraine is well aware of what is happening on our borders and does not react to provocations - Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 19 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine has been in a tense situation for many years, but today the risks have increased due to the significant concentration of Russian troops on our borders. However, the Ukrainian defense forces understand everything and do not react to provocations. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his participation in a panel discussion in the framework of the 58th Munich Security Conference.
- Ukraine initiates consultations in the framework of the Budapest Memorandum - Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Munich Security Conference President of Ukraine 19 Feb 2022 -- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy initiates consultations with the guarantor states of the Budapest Memorandum. He said this during a speech at the 58th Munich Security Conference.
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Ekaterina Kotrikadze of Dozhd TV US Dept. of State 19 Feb 2022
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Stefan Kornelius of Süddeutsche Zeitung US Dept. of State 19 Feb 2022
- G7 Foreign Ministers' Statement on Russia and Ukraine US Dept. of State 19 Feb 2022 -- The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.
- G7 Sees No Sign Of Reduced Russian Activity Near Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations said on February 19 that they saw no evidence of Russia reducing its military activity near Ukraine's borders and remain "gravely concerned" about the situation.
- Biden to Huddle with National Security Council Sunday on Ukraine VOA 19 Feb 2022 -- U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with the National Security Council on Sunday, the White House announced Saturday as it reaffirmed that "Russia could launch an attack against Ukraine at any time," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said.
- Biden says 'convinced' Putin has decided to invade Ukraine Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- President Joe Biden repeated his claim Friday that the US had intelligence showing his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has made up his mind to invade Ukraine.
- Biden to Hold National Security Council Meeting on Ukraine Sunday - White House Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- US President Joe Biden will hold a meeting of the National Security Council on the situation in Ukraine on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says.
- Shelling, Mortar Fire Intensify in Ukraine's Donbas as War Clouds Gather VOA 19 Feb 2022 -- Shelling and mortar fire picked up tempo overnight Saturday in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, with the heavy bombardment spurring fears a major military clash is in the offing.
- Statement from Press Secretary Jen Psaki on President Biden's Briefings on Ukraine The White House 19 Feb 2022
- Remarks by Vice President Harris and President Zelenskyy Before Bilateral Meeting The White House 19 Feb 2022
- Russian Forces 'Uncoiling,' Poised to Strike Ukraine, Austin Says DoD News 19 Feb 2022 -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is visiting with the leaders of the frontline NATO states in Vilnius, Lithuania, the day after President Joe Biden told the American people that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided on war with Ukraine.
- Russia Is 'Poised To Strike' Ukraine, Says U.S. Defense Secretary RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on February 19 that Moscow's military was "poised to strike" Ukraine, even as he voiced hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin would step back from the brink of war.
- NATO Chief Says Signs Suggest Russia Plans A 'Full-Scale Attack' On Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- NATO expects that the Russian Army will mount "a full-scale attack" on neighboring Ukraine.
- NATO Relocates Staff From Kyiv, Lufthansa Suspends Ukraine Flights RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Amid growing fears of a possible Russian invasion, NATO has relocated Ukraine staff from Kyiv while the German airline Lufthansa has announced that it is suspending flights to and from the Ukrainian capital and Odesa.
- Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Will Defend Itself With Or Without Partners Amid Soaring Tensions With Russia RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy joined calls by Western leaders on February 19 for Russia to de-escalate amid soaring tensions with at least 150,000 Russian troops on Ukraine's borders fueling fears of an imminent invasion.
- Ukrainian President Confirms Attendance At Munich Conference Despite Invasion Fears RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will attend the Munich Security Conference on February 19, his office said, despite U.S. warnings of a Russian invasion.
- Ukraine's NATO Membership Not on Agenda, Won't Happen in Foreseeable Future, German Chancellor Says Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Ukraine's ambassador to Germany has adamantly demanded membership in the Western alliance for his country, warning that Kiev may be forced to pursue nuclear weapons if its membership bid is declined. Last week, German media reported that officials in Berlin were consciously avoiding the "pain in the a**" diplomat over his "undiplomatic contact."
- Ukraine says soldier killed amid West's drumbeat of war with Russia Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- The Ukrainian military has announced the death of one of its soldiers in an alleged shelling by pro-Russia forces in the country's volatile east, amid tensions between Moscow and Kiev.
- Two explosions hit Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, gas pipeline on fire Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- Two explosions have rocked Ukraine's eastern separatist region of Luhansk, one hitting a gas pipeline, amid fears that Kiev might be trying to provoke a flare-up involving the pro-Russian forces there.
- Videos By Russia-Backed Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Calling For 'Emergency' Evacuation Were Filmed Two Days Earlier RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Videos of Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine ordering an "emergency" evacuation posted on February 18 were actually filmed on February 16, an analysis by RFE/RL's Russian Service of metadata from the messaging app Telegram shows.
- Ukraine Officials Come Under Shelling As Separatist Leaders Order Military Mobilization RFE/RL 19 Feb 2022 -- Top Ukrainian officials, including Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy, came under a shelling attack during a tour of the front line of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.
- Two Shells From Ukrainian Territory Hit Russia's Rostov Region - Video, Photo Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Earlier on Saturday, a law enforcement source said that two shells had exploded in Russia's Rostov region, close to the border with Ukraine.
- Authorities in Lugansk Find Explosive Device on Bridge Used by Evacuation Buses Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- The breakaway eastern Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Lugansk have been placed on high alert amid reports of hundreds of violations of the Minsk ceasefire by Ukrainian troops firing artillery, mortars, and anti-tank weapons across the line of contact over the past 48 hours.
- Kiev Seeks to Clear Donbass of Russian-Speaking People, DPR Says, Citing Intercepted Military Plan Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) intelligence obtained a plan for a Ukrainian offensive operation against the republics, Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the DPR militia said on Saturday.
- DPR, LPR Order General Military Mobilisation as Kiev Continues to Shell Donbass Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- On Friday, the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) announced the evacuation of their citizens to Russia's Rostov Region after the Ukrainian army launched an attack against the republics.
- DPR Village Left Without Power, Water as Key Pumping Station Damaged in Shelling by Ukrainian Forces Sputnik 19 Feb 2022 -- The Ukrainian forces shelled the village of Vasilyevka in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), firing four 82-millimeter mortars, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination on ceasefire (JCCC) said.
- Kiev must hold dialogue with Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine: Putin People's Daily 19 Feb 2022 -- Kiev authorities have to hold dialogue with representatives from Donbas to restore peace in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a briefing following talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow on Friday.
- Putin orders aid to Russia's Rostov Region as refugees flood in from Donbas People's Daily 19 Feb 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Russian Emergencies Ministry to provide assistance to the country's southern Rostov Region amid an influx of refugees coming from eastern Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
- Two explosions hit Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, gas pipeline on fire Press TV 19 Feb 2022 -- Two explosions have rocked Ukraine's eastern separatist region of Luhansk, one hitting a gas pipeline, amid fears that Kiev might be trying to provoke a flare-up involving the pro-Russian forces there.
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