Because the Russia-Ukraine battle enters its 355th day, we check out the primary developments.Right here is the scenario because it stands on Monday, February 13, 2023:
Preventing
Russian troops have managed to advance 2km (1.2 miles) to the west in 4 days alongside the entrance line in Ukraine, the Interfax information company reported on Monday, citing a press release by the Russian defence ministry.
Russia’s Wagner Group has claimed to have taken the village of Krasna Hora, on the northern fringe of Bakhmut, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin mentioned.
A 53-year-old girl was killed on Sunday after Russian forces shelled an condominium constructing within the southeastern Ukrainian metropolis of Nikopol, the regional governor mentioned.
The Russia-installed mayor of the Ukrainian metropolis Melitopol mentioned one civilian was killed and two folks have been injured in in a single day shelling by Kyiv forces.
British arms and navy autos might be manufactured in Ukraine beneath licence, easing the nation’s dependence on provides of arms from Western allies, British newspaper The Telegraph reported.
Ukrainian service members journey a tank close to the front-line city of Bakhmut, Donetsk area, Ukraine [Yevhen Titov/Reuters]
Diplomacy
US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, and Ukrainian defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, mentioned priorities, together with air defence and artillery, for upcoming conferences of Kyiv’s allies in Brussels.
Russian Sports activities Minister Oleg Matytsin mentioned calls from greater than 30 international locations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics have been unacceptable, TASS information company reported.
Worldwide Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach mentioned his organisation will not be on the flawed facet of historical past after opening the door for Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in subsequent yr’s Summer time Video games in Paris.
NATO ought to maintain an emergency assembly to debate current findings about September explosions on the Nord Stream fuel pipelines, Russia’s international ministry spokeswoman mentioned late on Saturday.