EU aid package approved, another Russian ship sunk, strike on Crimean airfield

Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Friday, February 2, 2024

●      EU brings Hungary on board for €50 billion ($54 billion) in aid; Ukraine waits for Republicans in US
All 27 European Union member states agreed to a four-year €50 billion ($54 billion USD) aid package for Ukraine, previously stalled by Hungary, European Council President Charles Michel announced on X (Twitter) on Feb. 1.

●      Zelenskyy to dismiss Ukrainian army chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi this week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to dismiss Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi this week, CNN reported on Feb. 1.

●      Ukrainian Defense Ministry plans contracts for hundreds of thousands of UAVs
The Defense Procurement Agency of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry plans to sign contracts for hundreds of thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) this year, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on Feb. 1.

●      Sunk Russian corvette carried anti-ship missiles, Ukraine says
The sinking of guided missile corvette Ivanovets is a "very significant loss" for the Russian Black Sea Fleet, the Ukrainian Navy said in a Telegram post on Feb. 1.

●      Tighter rules for Ukrainian food exports to EU
New rules for exports of agricultural products to some EU countries came into force in Ukraine on Feb. 1, with violators facing fines and export restrictions, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reports.

●      US Senate reluctant to seize frozen Russian assets – former ambassador to Ukraine
The U.S. Senate is not ready to pass a law to enable the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in 2003-2006, John Herbst, said in an interview with NV.

●      Over 900 Azov Regiment’s defenders still captive after major Jan. 31 swap, says battalion commander
More than 900 Azov regiment’s soldiers w[1] ho defended the Ukrainian city of Mariupol remain in Russian captivity after one of the largest prisoner swaps on Jan. 31, the Azov’s Battalion commander, Lt. Col. Denys Prokopenko, call sign “Redis,” wrote on Facebook on Jan. 31.

●      Ukraine’s bold strike: Belbek Airfield in Crimea hit as Kyiv sends unmistakable message to Moscow
Strikes against the Belbek airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea were routine tactical aviation operations, Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said on Feb.1.

●      Hungarian PM Orbán tires EU, not Ukraine, says Tusk
There is no fatigue from Ukraine in the European Union, but there is fatigue from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after arriving at a meeting of the European Council, reported Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 1.

●      Ex-Sevastopol ‘Governor’ arrested in UK over sanctions evasion
The UK’s National Crime Agency arrested the former “governor” of occupied Sevastopol, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, for evading sanctions on Jan. 31, The Times reported.

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