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Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 02-08-2024

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 01:00

Powerful CV-90 Fighting Vehicles to Be Beefed Up on Front Line

By Stefan Korshak

Feb. 8, 17:09

Ukraine’s 21st Mechanized Infantry Brigade is the sole formation operating the vehicle, deploying it to months of combat in the eastern Bakhmut and north-eastern Kupyansk sectors.

War in Ukraine - Economy Holds Up, Finances Take a Hit

By Nicolas Bouzou

Feb. 8, 16:16

The country's economy must remain dynamic with less human capital. Companies have lost 10-20% of their workforce due to mobilization.

Russia Recruiting Syrian Mercenaries for ‘Meat Assaults’ – HUR

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 15:23

Syrian recruits are being granted Russian citizenship and given Russian passports before being subsequently mobilized into assault units for Moscow’s “special military operation.”

UN Panel Demands Russia Halt ‘Forcible Transfer’ of Ukrainian Children

By AFP

Feb. 8, 14:54

The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March 2023 on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.

Germany’s Scholz Urges EU, US to Do More on Ukraine Aid

By AFP

Feb. 8, 13:21

Scholz’s visit to key ally the United States comes as a $60 billion aid package for Kyiv pushed by Biden has become held up in the Senate amid Republican chaos.

Russian Infantry ‘Banned from Using Armored Vehicles’ to Attack Dnipro Bridgehead

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 13:04

A Ukrainian official said Moscow’s assaults were now only being carried out by unsupported infantry in what they described as groups of “suicide bombers.”

Russia Storming Avdiivka with ‘Very Large Forces’

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 12:30

Russian forces are mainly employing artillery, airstrikes, and infantry in the assault, because Russian tanks and armoured vehicles can not pass on the soft ground.

‘Legitimizing Hell on Earth’ – Ukrainians on Tucker Carlson’s Upcoming Putin Interview

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 09:48

Tucker Carlson announced, on his Instagram account on Wednesday, that the sit-down interview would be broadcast at 6 pm Eastern (2300 GMT) on his website.

Austria Opens Probe Into Ukraine Central Bank Ex-Chief

By AFP

Feb. 8, 08:23

A key player in efforts to ensure Kyiv's financial and economic stability following Russia's invasion, Kyrylo Shevchenko stepped down as head of the bank in October 2022 and sought asylum in Austria.

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 7, 2024

By ISW

Feb. 8, 08:17

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Russia Launches Attack on Kharkiv Civilians Using North Korean Missiles

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 8, 08:06

The Ukrainian National Police reported that two of the five missiles fired by Russia at Kharkiv in Wednesday’s attack were of North Korean origin.

‘We Don’t Need an Interview With Putin To Understand His Brutality’ – War in Ukraine Update for Feb 8

By John Moretti

Feb. 8, 05:23

Celebrity right-winger cozying to Putin with interview infuriates White House as House Republicans kill Ukraine aid deal; Russians gain in Donetsk; EU boosts artillery shell promises to Ukraine.

White House Says the US ‘Can and Will’ Deliver More Ukraine Aid

By AFP

Feb. 8, 01:28

In Brussels, Biden’s National Security Advisor and NATO chief press US Congress to pass aid proposals before them

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