Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 19 February 2023
— Ministry of Defence π¬π§ (@DefenceHQ) February 19, 2023
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NEW: Russian sources are advocating for #Russia to carry out “retaliatory strikes” that would target electrical infrastructure supporting Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) February 19, 2023
The US has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in #Ukraine. https://t.co/BeZ1mAhrxh pic.twitter.com/mM9UbqL2II
Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko confirmed Kyiv asked the US to supply controversial cluster munitions. "We never attacked Russian civilian objects, so we have all the right to use them," he said in an interview with @dw_conflictzone. pic.twitter.com/QHj3J8i2dG
— DW Politics (@dw_politics) February 19, 2023
⚡️From a legal standpoint, this is not a war. Declaring war according to the Russian constitution would imply a legal basis for total mobilization, martial law and war economy.
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) February 19, 2023
Along with wartime production of weapons and ammunition that’s completely different to current times.
The Russian MoD's dismissal of Donetsk People’s Republic military spokesman Eduard Basurin as part of the formal reorganization of the DNR militia under the Russian MoD triggered another wave of Russian milblogger criticisms against the Russian defense establishment.
— George Barros (@georgewbarros) February 19, 2023
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned that any attempt by China to supply Russia with "lethal support" for use in Ukraine would have serious implications.https://t.co/hEDsmicOhX
— DW News (@dwnews) February 19, 2023
Going against the EU's resolution of maintaining a united front against Russia, Hungary's Prime Minister vowed to maintain relations with Moscow.
— DW News (@dwnews) February 19, 2023
"We will keep our economic relations with Russia, and this is what we propose to our allies as well."https://t.co/Of9XN0LzEn
There’s been a drop in grain leaving Ukraine as a wartime deal meant to get food to nations in need faces renewal next month.
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2023
As Russia’s invasion nears the one-year mark, the number of ship inspections has fallen and a backlog of vessels has grown. https://t.co/Oz5fXQYgMH