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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 02.02.23 Ukraine MOD 02 Feb 2023
• Russia Targets Kramatorsk Residential Sites; EU Officials Meeting with Zelenskyy VOA 02 Feb 2023 -- Russia launched new airstrikes on residential areas in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Thursday, even as top European Union officials gathered in Kyiv in a new show of support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's nearly year-long invasion.
• Russia Preparing Major Offensive, Ukrainian Military Says, As Shelling Kills Civilians In Kramatorsk RFE/RL 02 Feb 2023 -- Ukraine's military says there are clear signs that Russian forces are getting ready for a major push in the east, where a stalemate continues despite months-long heavy fighting and intensive daily shelling by Moscow's troops.

Ukraine

• We in Ukraine need to speak with one voice to the world on defense supplies and increase pressure on Russia - address by President Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 02 Feb 2023
• We must do everything we can so that next year we will be able to pray with thanks for the obtained salvation from evil - Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the participants of the National Prayer Breakfast in the United States President of Ukraine 02 Feb 2023
• This year should be the time when no obstacles remain to the start of negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU - President at the joint meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the European Commission Board President of Ukraine 02 Feb 2023
• Further integration of Ukraine and the EU means strengthening the common European capabilities to protect life - President following the negotiations with Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv President of Ukraine 02 Feb 2023
• Andriy Yermak and Valerii Zaluzhny had a phone call with Jake Sullivan and Mark Milley President of Ukraine 02 Feb 2023
• Ukrainian defense minister meets French president on Kiev's defense needs People's Daily 02 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Wednesday that he met French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss Ukraine's defense needs.
• Ukrainian, Austrian presidents meet on cooperation, aid for Kiev People's Daily 02 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday met with his visiting Austrian counterpart, Alexander Van der Bellen, to discuss bilateral cooperation and assistance for Kiev, the Ukrainian presidential press service said.

Russia

• President Putin: Russia sure it will be victorious in Ukraine Press TV 02 Feb 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia will definitely defeat a Ukraine that is in the grip of a new incarnation of Nazism just as it defeated the Nazi Germany in Stalingrad 80 year ago.
• Russia vows to push Ukrainian troops back in response to longer-range rockets Press TV 02 Feb 2023 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Russian army will push Ukrainian troops further away from Russian territory and create a safe buffer zone in response to Kiev's procurement of longer-range rockets from the West.
• 80th anniversary of victory in Battle of Stalingrad President of Russia 02 Feb 2023 -- On the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, Vladimir Putin visited the Battle of Stalingrad Museum and Reserve on Mamayev Kurgan.
• Putin: Decades After WWII, Russia is Once Again Threatened With German Leopards Tanks Sputnik 02 Feb 2023 -- The Russian president promised a tough response to unfriendly actions against the country, noting the threats posed to Russia by powers which seek to wage an undeclared war against the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin lamented that Nazism in its current guise once again threatens Russia during a speech at a concert commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Battle of Stalingrad.

United States

• Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing DoD 02 Feb 2023

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: Council agrees on further military support under the European Peace Facility EC/CEU 02 Feb 2023 -- Ahead of the summit between the European Union and Ukraine, the Council today adopted assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that provide further military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after the meeting with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Feb 2023
• Making Ukrainian Victory Possible European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Feb 2023 -- Project Syndicate / Several Outlets - Exactly one year ago, it was still unclear whether Europeans would be able to come together to support Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. But, following the latest announcements of stepped-up military aid, there can no longer be any doubt about Europe's willingness to furnish what Ukraine needs to win.
• Ukraine: College of Commissioners travels to Kyiv to boost EU support and sectorial cooperation with Ukraine European Commission 02 Feb 2023 -- The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, travelled to Kyiv today, accompanied by 15 Commissioners, for the first ever meeting between the College and the Ukrainian Government.
• Opening remarks by President von der Leyen on the occasion of the meeting between the College and the government of Ukraine European Commission 02 Feb 2023
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy European Commission 02 Feb 2023
• Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal European Commission 02 Feb 2023
• EU Says It Will Slap Russia With More Sanctions By First Anniversary Of War RFE/RL 02 Feb 2023 -- The European Union says it plans to hit Russia with a fresh package of punitive measures -- the 10th since the start of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine almost one year ago -- as the bloc prepares to hold a summit with Ukraine's leadership in the capital, Kyiv.
• Council of EU Adopts New Military Aid Package for Ukraine Worth Almost $600Mln Sputnik 02 Feb 2023 -- The Council of the European Union on Thursday announced additional 545 million euro ($597 million) in military assistance for the Ukrainian armed forces under the European Peace Facility (EPF) ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit.
• European Commission to Set Up Center for Prosecution of Russia's 'Crime of Aggression' VOA 02 Feb 2023 -- The European Commission on Thursday announced the launch of a center to prosecute Russia for the "crime of aggression," the latest international effort designed to hold Russian leaders accountable for the invasion of Ukraine.
• Every child in Ukraine will have suffered due to Russia's invasion: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 02 Feb 2023 -- Ambassador Neil Bush highlights the appalling and long-lasting impact Russia's invasion has on Ukraine's children.
• Joint Statement - The Tallinn Pledge UK MOD 02 Feb 2023 -- A joint statement by the defence ministers of Estonia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and the representatives of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Slovakia.

News Reports

• 'They Will Send The Army To Ukraine': Bulgarian Social Media Flooded With Rumors Of Military Draft RFE/RL 02 Feb 2023 -- A mother in Bulgaria says she is relieved that her son is living abroad and out of reach of what she fears is coming at home: not only a military draft of able-bodied men but deployment to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces in the bloodiest conflict the continent has witnessed since World War II.