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Reuters: A Ukrainian drone attack overnight sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's southern region of Krasnodar, its governor said early on Wednesday, with 55 people fighting the blaze.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has lost 45,100 soldiers on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.K. journalist Piers Morgan published Feb. 4.
ISW: Russian officials continue to justify the Kremlin's decision to not conduct an involuntary reserve call up at this time despite indications that the Russian military is struggling to recruit enough new personnel to replace its high casualties.
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AFP: The European Union on Tuesday said experts had agreed on the "legal foundations" for a special tribunal to try Russia over the war in Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Far-right American commentator Tucker Carlson is spreading misinformation and parroting Kremlin narratives, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with U.K. journalist Piers Morgan published Feb. 4.
Meduza: Some Russian military personnel operating in occupied Ukraine have reported disruptions to Starlink satellite communication terminals.
AFP: Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called on US companies Tuesday to invest in his country's rare earths after US President Donald Trump said he wanted a deal with Kyiv that involved getting the minerals in exchange for aid.
Reuters: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday his team spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser and his top envoy on the war in Ukraine this week, and that they were working to arrange a visit by a U.S. delegation.
Politico: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested Tuesday that Ukraine should be given nuclear weapons once the hot phase of the war with Russia is over.
The Kyiv Independent: Italy has signed an agreement with the United Nations Environment Program to launch a 2 million euro project to strengthen Ukraine's energy system.
The Guardian: European and US shipowners have sold at least 230 ageing tankers into the “shadow fleet” used by Russia to evade western sanctions on its oil exports and help fund its war against Ukraine, an international investigation reveals.
AP News: The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials about Russia’s persistent attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure which threaten nuclear safety.
Reuters: An Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed in December after being diverted from Russia to Kazakhstan was hit by a Russian Pantsir-S air defence system, an Azerbaijani government source told Reuters on Tuesday.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s Federal Security Service may soon gain regulatory authority over international scientific cooperation under newly proposed legislation.
The Kyiv Independent: Oleksandr Yanukovych, the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, has made billions selling coal from Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to Turkey, independent investigative outlet Important Stories reported on Feb. 4.
Reuters: A Russian strike killed five civilians and wounded 55 on Tuesday in the town of Izium in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, partially destroying the city council building, officials said.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian commanders in the Kupiansk sector are ordering their soldiers to retake positions from which they retreated under Ukrainian fire, threatening them with execution if they refuse, Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces claimed on Feb. 4, citing intelligence reports.
Yonhap: North Korean troops deployed to support Russia's war against Ukraine appear to have been absent from combat in the front-line Kursk region since mid-January, the spy agency said Tuesday.
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