Developments in Ukraine The effect of the change in the army command on the US support for Kiev/Poland: we have trained 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers so far

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder last night in a meeting Khabari announced that the removal of General “Valery Zalogeny” from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not affect Washington’s support for Kiev.

Ryder stressed that American support should not depend on exactly Who is at the head of Ukraine’s military? However, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has yet to contact Alexander Sirsky, the new commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces. “Secretary Austin has not yet spoken with this individual,” a Pentagon spokesman said. I can only tell you one thing that nothing will change and our support for Ukraine remains the same,” Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson of the US State Department, also emphasized in a press conference on Thursday. Washington officials consider Valery Zalogeny’s dismissal an independent decision by the Ukrainian government and refuse to comment on it. He said: “This is the independent decision of the Ukrainian government. I will leave it to them to talk about this issue.”

Earlier on Thursday, Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed Valery Zalogeny, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and Oleksandr Sirsky, who In 2019, he was appointed to this position as the commander of the ground forces of this country’s army. Yesterday, the President of Ukraine personally met with Valery Zalogeny and discussed with him the update of the leadership of the armed forces. Zelensky appreciated the performance of the commander-in-chief of the army and invited him to remain in the country’s leadership team. Rostam Umarov, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, also announced last night that he had made a decision to change the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. has been He said: “Today, the decision was made to change the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. I am sincerely grateful to Valery Fedorovich (Zalogeny) for all his achievements and victories.”

Politico newspaper wrote on the same day that the reason for Zalogeny’s resignation was his refusal to follow the recommendations of the Pentagon in the field of counter-attack operations in the summer of 2023. which led to the defeat of the Ukrainian army. According to this newspaper, there were tensions between Zalogeny and the US Department of Defense over how to implement a counterattack. Follow the war in Ukraine:

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The number of views of Putin’s interview with Carlson exceeded 60 million

The number of views of the interview of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Tucker Carlson, an American journalist, this morning, Friday, and just seven hours after its release on the social network X (formerly Twitter), exceeded 60 million people, and this figure is still in It is increasing.

More than 545,000 X users liked this interview, reposting – about 180,000 and more than 38,000 people commented on it.

At the same time, the president of Russia is also among the current trends of the American section of this social network; The number of posts in which Putin’s name is mentioned in English has exceeded 1,500,000. This morning, Putin’s full interview with Carlson was also published on the Kremlin’s official website. It takes 1 hour and 6 minutes.

Putin: NATO should recognize Russia’s control over new territories

The Russian president in part of his exclusive interview with American Tucker Carlson expressed the opinion that NATO member states have the opportunity to recognize the territories annexed to Russian territory in 2022, but they may not be very willing to do so. According to him, NATO leaders should think about how to do this with dignity.

Nevertheless, Vladimir Putin noted that NATO countries still expect Russia to defeat the military conflict in Ukraine, but this is “impossible and will never happen”. He said: “They have been making noise and shouting that Russia’s strategic defeat should be achieved, defeat on the battlefield. Now, apparently, they are slowly realizing that doing this, even if possible, is not at all easy. Of course, in my opinion, this is literally impossible and will never happen.

Furthermore, Putin reminded Carlson that Russia is still ready to talk with Western countries to end the military conflict.

Russian Defense Ministry: 19 Ukrainian drones were destroyed last night

The Russian Defense Ministry reported this morning, Friday, that the defense systems During the last night, the air force destroyed 19 drones of the armed forces of Ukraine over different regions of the territory of the Russian Federation, 6 of which were in the sky of the Black Sea.

No casualties or possible damages were reported in these drone attacks.

Russian Defense Minister visits the headquarters of military operations in Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this morning that General Sergei Shoigu, the Minister of Defense, on Friday morning in The headquarters of the joint group of the armed forces attended the special operations area and held a meeting about the current situation in the area, the nature of the actions of the Ukrainian armed forces and the process of carrying out combat missions. attended and received reports from the commander of the military district and the commanders of the groups about the current situation and planning for the next actions. Shoigu paid special attention to the organization of continuous supply of troops in the field of weapons, military equipment, ammunition and all material resources necessary for the successful completion of combat missions. Shoigu stressed the need to complete actions at the control point, perform active reconnaissance in the depth of the enemy’s defense lines and take preventive measures. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the return of 100 Russian soldiers from captivity. >

The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported last night that as a result of the negotiations, 100 Russian soldiers were returned to the country from captivity in Ukraine.

Soldiers who were freed from the captivity of the Ukrainian army landed at a military airport in the Moscow region last night to be treated and cared for. According to Sergei, one of the soldiers who returned to Russia, he spent six months in the captivity of Ukrainian forces. He recalled that he was not treated “well”, but was allowed to contact his family by phone once a month. Another Russian prisoner of war, Grigory, said he was treated “more or less normally” while in Ukraine.

The bill for the simultaneous financial aid package to Israel and Ukraine, which was exempted from the provisions of tightening controls on the southern border of the United States, was approved in the first vote in the Senate of the United States Congress. As a result, 67 senators supported this document, 32 were against it.

Now the upper house (US Senate) should start the full review of this bill. To pass it, the Senate must have at least five more votes to pass the aid amount and send the package to the House of Representatives. However, it is already assumed that the project will most likely be rejected.

Polish Minister of Defense: We have trained 40,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of Poland, Władysław Kuciniak-Kamisz, announced yesterday that 40,000 personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received military training in this country.

He emphasized that military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine is considered an increase in Poland’s own security as well as an investment in the security of the region. He added: “We also implement this work through training. So far, 40,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been trained, and 30 percent of the training is done in the framework of international missions.”

Kiev added an American company to the list of “war supporters”.

The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption of Ukraine (NAPC) has added a new company to the list of “international sponsors of war” – the American manufacturer of integrated refractories and final refractory products Allied Mineral Products.

This article was announced yesterday on the telegram channel of this agency and reminded that this American company continues its activities in Russia, maintains its production facilities there and pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes to its budget.

In late January, Kyiv also added Swedish welding equipment manufacturer Elektriska Svetsnings-Aktiebolaget to the list. Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Agency accused the company of continuing to operate in Russia, maintaining factories there and supplying goods to Russia’s Gazprom through the state procurement system.

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