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Combat Operations

• At Least 5 Killed In Russian Strikes As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pleads For More Arms RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- An intense wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on six Ukrainian regions on February 7 killed at least five people - four of them in a high-rise apartment block in the capital, Kyiv - wounded dozens of others, and caused widespread damage to energy infrastructure.
• Massive Explosion Reported Near Russian City That Is Home To Missile Production Plant RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- A large explosion lit up the night sky on February 7 near Votkinsk, a city about 1,000 kilometers east of Moscow that is the location of a Russian military production facility.

Ukraine

• 'The Situation Is Critical': What The Looming Fall Of Avdiyivka Says About Ukraine's Battlefield Mood RFE/RL 07 Feb 2024 -- In a wooded southeast corner of Avdiyivka, the industrial Donbas city where Ukrainian troops have been desperately holding out against Russian assaults, there's a facility called Tsar's Hunt, once frequented by tourists relaxing in its restaurant, a low-slung hotel, gardens, and outdoor pool.
• Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Bill on Toughening Mobilization in First Reading - Lawmaker Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday adopted in the first reading a bill on toughening of mobilization, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksiy Goncharenko said.
• Our task this year is not only to bolster Ukraine's sky shield and long-range capabilities, but also to inflict systemic losses on Russia - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2024
• We are ready to start negotiations with Estonia on a bilateral security agreement as soon as possible - Ihor Zhovkva after meeting with Kyllike Sillaste-Elling President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2024
• President met with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2024
• President of Ukraine met with the President and MPs of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2024
• Head of the President's Office had a phone call with German Chancellor's Advisor on Foreign and Security Policy President of Ukraine 07 Feb 2024

Russia

• Russia Attacked Ukrainian Defense Industry Enterprises With Missiles, Drones - MoD Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- The Russian armed forces launched a massive up strike with missiles and UAVs on Ukrainian defense industry enterprises on Wednesday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.

United States

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov DoD 07 Feb 2024
• Ukrainian Forces Beginning to Worry About Potential Ammunition Shortages - White House Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Ukrainian forces are beginning to become concerned about potential ammunition shortages amid a lack of action by Congress to approve additional security assistance, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.
• US Senate Rejects Border Security Measure Linked to Ukraine, Israel Aid VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. Senate failed Wednesday to advance a bipartisan proposal to tighten migration controls along the U.S.-Mexico border that would also have provided billions of dollars of military aid to Ukraine and Israel.
• U.S. House rejects standalone Israel aid bill People's Daily 07 Feb 2024 -- The U.S. House rejected an aid package for Israel on Tuesday, thwarting the effort of the chamber's top Republican to pass a standalone bill tailored for the Middle East ally and tank Democrats' bid for broader national security funding.

NATO

• US, NATO Reaffirm Need to Support Ukraine VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- U.S. and NATO officials Wednesday reaffirmed their strong support for Ukraine's continued battle against Russia as top humanitarian leaders denounced a wave of missile attacks Ukraine's president said killed at least five people.
• NATO Not Interfering in Issue of Possible Replacement of Zaluzhny in Ukraine - Stoltenberg Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- NATO is not interfering in the issue of possible replacement of Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, adding that NATO's support for Kiev will continue.

United Nations

• Two-month-old baby the ninth child reportedly killed in Ukraine this year, as attacks intensify UNICEF 07 Feb 2024 -- "At least nine children have reportedly been killed and 37 injured in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, as waves of deadly attacks intensify across the country.
• Ukrainians should live without fear of attacks disrupting their lives: Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine Denise Brown denounces attacks that damage critical civilian infrastructure across UNOCHA 07 Feb 2024

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell to deputies in Verkhovna Rada European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Feb 2024
• Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after meeting with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Feb 2024
• Ukraine: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell after his meeting with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Feb 2024
• Dnipro: EU provides Ukraine with modern mine-clearing machine European External Action Service (EEAS) 07 Feb 2024 -- In the framework of the latest Ukraine visit by High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell, the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine received a DOK-ING MV-10 mine-clearing system.
• Switzerland to China: 'Give Us a Hand' With Ukraine Peace Process VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- As Switzerland prepares to host peace talks on Russia's war on Ukraine, it has formally invited China to join the effort that it is spearheading.
• China to Promote Political Solution to Crisis in Ukraine - Foreign Ministry Sputnik 07 Feb 2024 -- Beijing intends to promote a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine in its "own way," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday.

News Reports

• Media Reports: Ukrainian Intelligence Official Fired Over Surveillance of Journalists VOA 07 Feb 2024 -- A top official at Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency was fired following revelations that investigative journalists in the country had been surveilled, according to media reports.