Ukraine Russia War Day 324

United Kingdom confirms plans to give Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine

During a recent call, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the United Kingdom’s commitment to providing increased support to Ukraine.

This includes the provision of advanced military equipment, such as the Challenger 2 main battle tank and additional artillery systems.
The Prime Minister also acknowledged the recent successes of the Ukrainian military in pushing back Russian troops and highlighted the importance of accelerating global military and diplomatic support at this crucial juncture.
The conversation was confirmed by Downing Street.

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Ukraine Russia War List of key events, day 324

• Russia said its forces were edging closer to capturing Soledar,.

• A Russian-installed official in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region said “pockets of resistance” remain in Soledar.

• Russia appointed Valery Gerasimov as its overall commander of forces for the war in Ukraine. Gerasimov played key roles in Russia’s seizure of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

• Russia could raise the upper age limit for citizens to be conscripted into the armed forces as part of Moscow’s plans to boost the number of Russian troops by 30 percent.

• More than a dozen senior European Union officials will visit Kyiv on February 2 to meet members of the Ukrainian government.

• A delegation headed by the commander of Russia’s ground forces, Oleg Salyukov, visited Belarus to inspect the combat readiness of a joint force stationed there.

• Ukraine expressed its disappointment in signals that the new Israeli government may establish closer ties with Russia.

• A spokesperson for Russia’s foreign ministry questioned whether Sweden has “something to hide” over blasts along the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September.

• Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said Moscow and Kyiv were interested in future contacts between their rights commissioners.

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