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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 14, 2025 |
2025-02-15 |
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title. [Korrespondent] 22.18 The Ukrainian Air Force hit a Russian stronghold near the village of Yelizavetovka in the Kursk region, from which drones were launched to attack Ukrainian defenders in the Sumy region. The General Staff reported this on February 14, publishing a corresponding video . ![]() 20.13 The total losses of Russian troops in the Kursk region exceeded 48 thousand, of which about 20 thousand were killed. This was reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky on Friday, February 14. 19.00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has begun a meeting with US Vice President Jay D. Vance in Munich. This was reported by the press secretary of the head of the Ukrainian state, Serhiy Nikiforov. 18.46 Saudi Arabia supported the idea of ​​holding a meeting between the leaders of the United States and Russia to advance negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. This was reported by the Kingdom's Foreign Ministry. 18.37 Russian troops are advancing on the right bank of the Oskol River and continue to consolidate their positions in the area of ​​Dvurechnaya and Novomlinsk. This is reported by DeepState. 17.52 Operators of the 413th Raid SSS Battalion detected and carried out a precise strike on the Strela-10 SAM system (9K35/SA-13 Gopher). This was reported by the Unmanned Systems Forces, which published a video . The Strela-10 SAM system is a Russian short-range anti-aircraft missile system designed to cover units and parts of ground forces from helicopters and UAVs. 17.44 The Security Service and the National Police detained new arsonists who were operating in the Odessa region on orders from Russian special services. The suspects were six students aged 13 to 15. This was reported by the SBU press service on Friday, February 14. 13:29 Russian troops have struck the Zaporizhia region. As a result of the enemy attack, two people are known to have died. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA on Friday, February 14. 13:16 The Security Service has detained six Russian henchmen who, posing as activists, called for the overthrow of the constitutional order in Ukraine. They created fake organizations, spread Kremlin narratives, and promised conscripts a "reservation" from mobilization. This was reported by the SBU press service on Friday, February 14. 13:15 Fighters from the Voron unmanned systems battalion from the 100th separate mechanized brigade destroyed a Russian 2S4 Tyulpan mortar. "This time, the battalion's fighters targeted a "fat target" - a 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar," the OSGV Khortytsia statement says. Thanks to the precise drop, the enemy mortar was destroyed. 12:59 Over the three years of war, Western donors have provided Ukraine with €267 billion in aid, almost half of which is military. Despite the steady flow of funding, the overall level of support remains low compared to the donors' economic capabilities. This is stated in the new Ukraine Support Tracker report prepared by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. 11:22 As a result of the strike on Friday night by a Russian drone on the Shelter facility above power unit No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the resulting fire, the integrity of the outer shell was damaged. This was reported by the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate (SNRIU). 11:14 At night, Russian troops dropped two guided aerial bombs on civilian infrastructure in the Khotyn community of the Sumy region, and later attacked a recreation center in Sumy with a drone. As a result of the attack by the Russians, three men, aged 45, 55 and 56, and a 47-year-old woman were injured. The hospital premises, private homes and outbuildings were damaged. 10:35 Soldiers of the 25th separate airborne Sicheslav brigade of the Airborne assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Pokrovsky direction captured nine Russian soldiers with the help of a drone. 10:20 Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained an FSB agent in Mykolaiv - a 35-year-old repeat offender who was adjusting Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city. Before the start of the full-scale war, the man was serving a sentence for serious crimes in a correctional facility in Kherson. After the city was captured, the occupiers transferred the prisoner to one of the colonies in Russia, where he was recruited by a career FSB officer. On instructions from the Russians, the agent arrived in Nikolaev via third countries and later began carrying out the enemy’s tasks. 9:45 The International Atomic Energy Agency has shown a photo of the aftermath of the strike on the shelter at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. They noted that the incident occurred at about 1:50 on February 14. "At around 01:50, the IAEA team at the Chernobyl site heard an explosion from the New Safe Confinement, which protects the remains of reactor No. 4 of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, causing a fire. They were told that a UAV had crashed into the roof of the NSC," the statement said. The aftermath of the Russian strike on the Chernobyl shelter. Photo: IAEA 9:40 A Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead hit the shelter of the 4th power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The shelter was damaged by this drone, the fire has already been extinguished. "Currently, the radiation background has not increased, and this is constantly monitored. According to initial estimates, the damage to the shelter is significant," the president said. 8:55 At night, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 133 Shahed-type attack drones and various types of drone imitators. 73 drones were destroyed, another 58 were lost (without negative consequences). The attack affected Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Odessa and Kharkiv regions. 7:25 As of February 14, 2025, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 855,480 people (+1200 per day). 5:23 In 2024, Russia produced and repaired more than 1,500 tanks and 2,800 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. This allowed it to compensate for last year's losses of armored vehicles. However, the Russian Federation may face a shortage of spare parts and technical difficulties in the future. This is evidenced by an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War. 3:54 In its daily report, published on its Telegram channel on the night of February 14, the DeepState analytical project reported on the advance of Russian invaders in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions. |
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