February 18, 2022 | European Command News

Massive Pipeline Explosion In Ukraine - There has been a massive pipeline explosion in Ukraine. We are still investigating but Russian state news, Reuters and other news agencies say that it was near Luhansk, one of the main cities in Ukraine's breakaway region of the People's Republic of Luhansk. The pipeline caught fire after the blast. We have heard reports there were multiple explosions as well as one report that it may not have been in Luhansk but in a different location. We will let you know when we have more details on what really happened.

Many who we have spoken to, as well as in our intel channel who have experience with pipelines and explosives say that according to the video we showed them explosives were detonated on the pipeline in what appears to be multiple places.

DPR Organizes Mass Evacuation Of Russians-In-Ukraine-To-Russia - The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has announced an agreement with the Russian leadership to evacuate Russian citizens in the Rostov region into Russia. The evacuation is claimed to be carried out due to alleged 'increased shelling by Ukraine' and what they say is an 'impending Ukrainian attack' on Russian separatist locations within Ukraine. Read more

February 17, 2022 | European Command News

Luhansk Internet Is Now Down As Well As Mobile Service Vodafone- *UPDATE* Luhansk, Ukraine internet and main mobile service operator Vodafone went down. The cause has not yet been determined. One report says that Kyivstar is also down or having disruptions. *UPDATE* The internet is back up now. It was reportedly down for over an hour and impacted 'near the border with Russia' according to NetBlocks monitoring service.

Evacuation Of Local Population Planned For Occupied Territory In Ukraine - (Based On Translation) The CinC AF of Ukraine has put out a statement declaring an evacuation of the local population in some settlements in the 'temporarily occupied territory' especially by Donetsk.

The CinC AF of Ukraine stated on Facebook "Official statement of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnogo According to the information coming from the Ordo, in some settlements in the temporarily occupied territory, especially in Donetsk, the evacuation of the local population is planned in connection with the possible extinction.

Officially announce: The Armed Forces of Ukraine are unavoidable to comply with the Minsk agreements and the rules of international humanitarian law, do not plan any offensive operations or shelling of civilians. Our actions have an exceptional defensive character. The responsibility for the situation on the temporarily occupied territories is carried by the state-occupant of the Russian Federation.

Any harm that may be caused to people or objects of infrastructure in temporarily occupied territories is provocation. The Ukrainian side informs international organizations about the preparation of such provocations. As of 19 hours of the current day, 47 ceasefire violations have been recorded by the Russian occupation forces, 38 of which were using the application of the forbidden Minsk Arms Agreement.


The opponent carried out targeted shelling of social infrastructure objects, two civilians were injured. At the same time, using misinformation and propaganda, the Russian occupation administrations are accusing the armed forces of Ukraine of shooting civilians. Gross violations of the Minsk agreements by Russian occupation troops, which had place during the current day, should be investigated.

This will enable us to act more effectively in the future to maintain a ceasefire regime. The Ukrainian delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group addressed the TKG coordinator from OSCE regarding the emergency convening of the preliminary meeting of the Security Working Group, followed by the TKG meeting on ceasefire violations, which took place during February 17".

Military Technical Response Likely Refers To Moving Weapon Systems Closer To NATO Members - Russian military expert Rob Lee has stated that when Russia said that they will be taking 'military technical response' they likely meant moving weapon systems closer to NATO members such as 9M729 (SSC-8) cruise missile systems.

Rob Lee said that this doesn't necessarily imply that there will be a full on military invasion or attack, though he says he certainly thinks that is a possibility.

Russia Says US Twisted Proposals On Security Guarantees, Russia Wants Withdrawal Of All US Forces And Weapons From Eastern Europe - Russian state news RIA Novosti reported saying that the United States allegedly "twisted" Russia's proposals on security guarantees in the direction of creating advantages for Washington and its allies. Russia says they expect a full withdrawal of US and NATO forces from eastern Europe.

According to RIA Novosti, the 'US "twisted" Russia's proposals on security guarantees in the direction of creating advantages for Washington and its allies, ignored the package nature of the proposals, choosing topics convenient for itself".

Novosti also reported that Russia's 'response emphasized the unacceptability of demands to withdraw troops from certain areas in Russia' and that 'de-escalation around Ukraine requires Kyiv's fulfillment to the Minsk agreements, cessation of arms supplies to Ukraine and withdrawal of those already supplied, recall of all Western advisers and instructors and NATO's refusal to exercise with Ukraine.

Novosti also said that Russia "insists on the withdrawal of all US forces and weapons from Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States" and expects concrete proposals from the United States and NATO on the content and forms of the alliance's legal refusal to expand to the east".

Russia Says Moscow Will Be Forced To Respond Due To Washington's Unwillingness To Agree On Security Guarantees - Russia says that Moscow will be forced to respond due to Washington's unwillingness to agree on security guarantees, according to Russian state news TASS.

Special correspondent at the Kommersant daily newspaper, Moscow Elena Chernenko reported that Russia's reaction to the way Washington responded to Russia's security demands was that the “US side did not give a constructive response to the basic elements of the draft treaty…on security guarantees. Russia will be forced to respond, including through military-technical measures".


TASS quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry (Who's website is currently inoperable) and stated "In the absence of the American side's readiness to negotiate firm, legally binding guarantees of ensuring our security on the part of the United States and its allies, Russia will be forced to respond, including by implementing measures of a military and technical nature," the Russian Foreign Ministry said".

Biden Says Putin Likely To Attack In The Matter Of Days - When Biden was asked is it "your sense Putin is going to go thru with it" Biden responded with, “Yes… not now, in a matter of days.”

Russian Foreign Ministry Website Now Fully Down - Russian Foreign Ministry website seems to be under DDOS attack at the moment. Website now shows no errors except default 'site took too long to be reached' error which indicates the server has been taken down.

Russian Foreign Ministry Website Currently Down - The Russian Foreign Ministry website is currently down, with a database error "DB query error. Please try later".

State Department Confirms Russia Expelled U.S. Deputy Chief Of Mission To Russia - The US State Department has confirmed that Russia expelled U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to Russia Bart Gorman and stated "Russia’s action against our DCM was unprovoked and we consider this an escalatory step and are considering our response".

Russia Expels U.S. Ambassador In Moscow, US Promises Response - Russian state news has reported that Russia has expelled United States Deputy Ambassador in Moscow Bart Gorman. The United States has allegedly promised a 'response'. There have now been reports from Forex that the U.S. State Department has fired the Russian Deputy ambassador to Washington and ordered his return to Russia.

Shelling On Kindergarten In Stanystia Luhanska, Ukraine - There has reportedly been shelling on a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska, Ukraine. Russian state news agencies claim that the artillery fire came from the Ukrainian front and that Ukraine targeted a kindergarten within its own territory. Ukraine says that the artillery fire came from Russia and that it is 'a big provocation'.

Ukraine military reported that Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine opened fire with artillery and mortar fire along much of the front line with 82mm and 120mm mortars, 152mm heavy artillery, 122mm, AGS and anti-tank missile systems.

So far 5 people are reported to have been wounded when artillery shells hit the kindergarten and the building was damaged from the artillery fire. 'half the settlement' was reported to be without electricity.

The Ukrainian military stated that preliminary data shows three employees of the kindergarten received injuries. The children in the building and caregivers were 'promptly evacuated' from the building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated "The shelling of a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska by pro-Russian forces is a big provocation. It's important that diplomats & the @OSCE remain in 🇺🇦, their monitoring activities are an additional deterrent. We need an effective mechanism for recording all ceasefire violations".


Earlier he had posted "Had a phone conversation with @eucopresident Charles Michel in Mariupol. Informed about the security situation and today's provocative shelling, in particular in Stanytsia Luhanska. Thanked for the initiative of the donors' conference in support of Ukraine".

Ukrainian Joint Forces government Facebook page stated (statement is a translation): "Operational information on the situation in the area of the operation of the United Forces as of 14:00 February 17, 2022".

"Today, from heavy artillery armament 122 mm caliber the opponent released 32 shells on the Lugansʹkíj station. Damaged to the institution of the kindergarten, where at this time children and educators were. Also, the damage was suffered and the utility infrastructure - half of the settlement was left without electricity. According to preliminary data, as a result of the shelling, three kindergarten workers received injuries".

"In addition to this, the armed forces of the Russian Federation fired from the artillery systems in the settlement of Vrubivka. The building of a local secondary school where students and teachers were at the time was damaged. Luckily no one was hurt. In addition to this, the gas was damaged from the shelling - 70 apartments and about 100 private houses were left without gas supply".

"In total, as of 14 o'clock of the current day by the Russian-Occupacíjnih troops, 34 violations of ceasefire regime were recorded, 28 of which with the application of the forbidden Minsk arms agreements".

"Russian-Occupacíjní troops fired: NOVOTOSKIVSKOVSKE - from artillery 122 mm caliber, 120 mm caliber and machine anti-tank grenatometives. WATER - made of 120 mm caliber mortometers, machine anti-tank grenatometers and automatic machine grenatomets. TRUDIVSKE - made of mortem of 82 mm caliber. ANTIQUES - made of 120 and 82 mm caliber mortars, automatic machine grenades, large caliber machine guns and shooting weapons"

OLD AIDAR and MARYINKU - made of 120 mm caliber mortem. SOUTHERN and MAJORSK - from 82 mm caliber mortars and automatic machine grenatomets. LOBACHEVE - from the mortem of 82 mm caliber. NOVOSELIVKU FRIEND - from anti-tank missile complexes. LUGANSKKE - from caliber artillery 122 mm, caliber mortem 120mm.

"MARYINKU - made of 120 mm caliber, 82 mm, manual anti-tank grenades, large caliber guns and shooting weapons. Svitlodarsʹk - from 120 mm caliber mortem and large-scale kulemetív".

"TROITCKE - with armament tank, 120 mm and 82 mm caliber mortars. DANGEROUS - from machine anti-tank grenades. ZAYTSEVE - from automatic machine grenatometives. AVDIEVKU, NOISE, TRAVNEVE, NEVELSKE and DONETSKIJ - from 120 mm caliber mortem".

"NOVOZVANIVKU - made of 152 mm artillery. LUGANSKU STATION - from 122 mm caliber artillery, 120 and 82 mm caliber mortars, as well as automatic machine grenatomets. Sands - from 82 mm caliber mortometives and machine anti-tank grenatometives".

"Golmivsky - made of 120 mm caliber mortars and automatic machine grenatomets. KRY ЩIVKU - from 122 mm caliber artillery".


"From the actions of the enemy two soldiers of the United Forces were injured. The soldiers are in a medical facility. The state of their health is of average gravity".

"According to preliminary information, two civilians were injured as a result of the Russian-occupation forces shooting".

"It should be noted that the opponent continues to use his propaganda methods of conducting an information war to accuse the Armed Forces of Ukraine of shelling civilians, hiding their own sneaky actions".

"Ukrainian defenders opened fire in response to stop the activity of the opponent only in case of threatening the lives of soldiers".

Smoke Billowing Out Of Russia's Embassy In Kyiv, Ukraine - There is currently smoke billowing out of the Russian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. The smoke is coming out of the chimney so it is controlled and does not seem to be accidental. This may indicate that Russia is burning sensitive documents within the embassy as a precaution to safeguard against another country obtaining them.

Urgent Message Reported From Russian Separatists 'Lugansk Republic' - Al Jazeera reported the following message "Urgent | President of the separatist Lugansk Republic: We call on international observers to take urgent measures to prevent bloodshed in Donbass".

Russian State Media Claims Ukraine Fired Mortar Shells At Four LPR Locations Without Proof - Russian state news has accused Ukraine of firing mortar shells and grenades at four LPR locations. This may or may not be true, but as always never treat a story as fact until it's verified by multiple credible sources.

Some news agency's which shall not be named parroted the Russian state news without even stating that the allegations were alleged. This is irresponsible reporting. Thus far many news agencies reporting on this are parroting Russian news and Russia's findings, which are highly likely to be propaganda in order to justify so called 'retaliation' on Ukraine.

February 16, 2022 | European Command News

Ukrainian Soldiers On Edge And Taking Concrete Actions For Russian Attack - Nolan Peterson, a reporter on the ground in Ukraine who spoke with Ukrainian soldiers said that they were 'on edge last night' and are now taking 'concrete actions' to prepare for a Russian attack.

Nolan stated "Measures are being taken. Finally…I think people finally realized the seriousness of the situation".

U.S. Officials Say Russia's Claim To Pull Forces Back From Ukraine False, Russia Has Added Up To 7,000 Troops - U.S. officials state that Russia's claim that they pulled some forces back from the Ukrainian border are false, and that Russia has actually increased it's troops, adding as many as 7,000 more troops to locations near the border with some arriving today.

The large pontoon bridge has been recently updated via satellite imagery. Heightened military activity has also been reported by Russian forces near the Ukrainian border, as well as a new pontoon bridge and large field hospital.

"We now know it was false. In fact in the last several days Russia has increased its troop presence along the border by as many as 7000 troops, with more arriving today" a U.S. official reportedly stated.


Reason U.S. Black Hawk Helicopter Landed On Highway At Ukrainian Polish Border - Reuters has confirmed the reason a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter landed on a highway at the border of Ukraine and Poland. A U.S. official tells Reuters a service member assigned to the U.S. Embassy Kiev experienced a "non-injury medical condition" and was transported to the Polish border where a U.S. Army MEDEVAC helicopter transported the service member to a local medical facility.

This is the story Reuters gives out anyway. If we learn more about what happened (or what really happened, if this story is not true) we'll post it on the site. The audio clip we posted from the cockpit of the Black Hawk was deleted, presumably by someone who didn't want people to see it. One of our intel members saved a copy of the transcript from the Black Hawk helicopter.

As follows: "From MIKE we would like to transition through the airspace southeastbound to our pickup location if possible".

"EVAC01 so proceed MIKE maintain 1500 ft and say again what after MIKE?"

"Tower, EVAC01 Roger, maintain 1500 and after MIKE we are gonna go direct to our patient pickup location which is somewhere close to the border of Poland and Ukraine, but we will need to just transition trough the northeastern sector of your airspace"

"EVAC01, Tower ROGER, so report MIKE point continue after MIKE to your location"

Washington: We Continue To See Russian Forces Moving Toward Ukrainian Border, Not Away From It. Russia Also Builds A Bridge In Under A day To Access Ukraine - Despite suspected propaganda coming from the Russian media, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that Washington continues to see Russian forces in mass moving toward the Ukrainian border, not away from it, and Russia is building a bridge over the Pripyat river from Belarus to Ukraine.

Satellite photos also show our intel team that Russia has also deployed a pontoon bridge in Belarus over the Pripyat river, 6km from Ukraine (photos shared on our Social Media accounts).

In Blinken's statement he said "We continue to see not only these forces mass, we continue to see critical units moving toward the border, not away from the border. So, what we need to see is exactly the opposite".

The findings of our intel team correspond with Blinken's statement. We have seen a large increase in Russian forces and equipment gathering near the border, and are seeing them move forward towards Ukraine, not receding as their propaganda videos suggest. We have also analyzed the videos put out by Russian media and have concluded that they are most likely staged by the Russian state according to our findings.

We also witnessed a U.S. Black Hawk Helicopter land in the middle of a freeway between the Ukrainian and Polish border. The helicopter turned off its tracker before entering Ukrainian airspace and then traffic cam footage showed it landing in the middle of a freeway. What appeared to be CIA agents drove up in a black van and seemed to be helping a few people to the Black Hawk helicopter before the helicopter took off again. It was a quick in and out operation.


We had audio footage of the communications by the pilot shared on social media talking about the pickup at the Ukrainian/Polish border but it was quickly taken down after we posted it.

Putin: Forcible Containment Of Russia Is Perceived As A direct Threat To National Security - *TRANSLATION* Russian Ministry of Defense: President of Russia Vladimir Putin: "based on the results of Russian-German negotiations with the Federal Chancellor of Germany @olafscholz: Forcible containment of Russia is perceived by us as a direct threat to national security".

US And Allies Ready To Respond To Russian Cyberattacks - U.S. and European officials reportedly stated on Tuesday that the United States and Allies are ready to respond to Russian cyberattacks as Ukrainian government and bank websites continue to be subjected to heavy DDOS attacks and are still down.

Biden stated that Washington is coordinating with NATO allies and other partners to increase defenses against cyberattack threats. Western security experts believe that Russia is responsible for these attacks on the Ukrainian government sites and Ukrainian banks but expected such an attack to occur.

Reuters reported one U.S. official saying "The president has said we will respond to Russian actions short of a military invasion. But what is decided depends on the extent of the cyberattacks. There are so many ranges, it's hard to go into specifics" then added "It's part of their [the Russians] playbook" and was expected.

February 15, 2022 | European Command News

Biden Says Russia Has More Than 150,000 Troops Circling Ukraine Border And Has Not Verified Russian Troops Returning To bases - Biden says that Washington has not verified that Russian troops have returned to their bases, and that Russia now has 'more than 150,000 troops circling Ukraine and Belarus and along Ukraine's border".

"We have not yet verified that Russian military units are returning to their own bases. They remained very much in a threatening position. Russia has more than 150,000 troops in circling Ukraine and Belarus and along Ukraine's border" Biden stated during a press release.

Another report from Estonia's foreign intel service says "Russia mobilized 150,000 men...deploying units & capabilities from all its military districts, including the Far East, & all 12 armies"

US Evaluating Whether Russia Is Behind The Cyber Attack On Ukrainian MOD And Banks - The United States is reportedly currently evaluating whether or not Russia is in fact behind the cyberattack on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website, as well as a few Ukrainian banks.

The United States has worked over the last few weeks to harden Ukraine's critical infrastructure. It is not currently known whether the cyberattacks were intended to have a larger impact than it did, or whether there will be heavier cyberattacks following this one.

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website is still down. None of our intelligence team have been able to access the website from any location in the world. They have also attempted to use a VPN to access the site with no luck.


U.S. Secretary Of State Call With Russian Foreign Minister - Department Of State: "Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Secretary reiterated the U.S. commitment to continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to the crisis Moscow has precipitated".

"He stated that the United States looks forward to receiving Russia’s written response to the U.S. and NATO papers shared with Moscow last month proposing concrete areas for discussion regarding European security in coordination with our Allies and partners".

"He noted the Foreign Minister’s statement that it would be transmitted within the coming days. Secretary Blinken reiterated our ongoing concerns that Russia has the capacity to launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment and emphasized the need to see verifiable, credible, meaningful de-escalation".

"He underscored that, while further Russian aggression against Ukraine would result in a swift, severe, and united Transatlantic response, we remain committed to the diplomatic path and believe that a window remains to resolve the crisis peacefully".

Putin Stated Russia Can't Turn Away From The Fact That US And NATO Are Interpreting The Key Principles Of Indivisibility Of Security - Russian President Vladimir Putin stated During joint press conference with German Chancellor that "Russia can't turn away from the fact that US and NATO are interpreting the key principles of indivisibility of security that is stipulated in many pan-European documents".

"This principal stipulates that there is not only a freedom to choose ways to enhance security and to join any military alliances which our counterparts are talking a lot, but also the obligation not to enhance the state security at the expense of the others. NATO is talking about the policy of open doors and we know about Article 10 of the treaty and I've mentioned it already during my previous press conferences after we held talks with our European partners and there is nothing of the kind in Article 10, they can invite someone but they don't have to" Putin stated.

Ukrainian Ministry Of Defense Website Still Under Suspected DDOS Attack - Our intel channels confirm that the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website is still down. It is now not showing any custom error message at all, just the white default connection timeout message, indicating the server is completely shut down.

Netblocks Confirms Loss Of Connectivity To Ukraine's Banks and ATM Services As Well As Ukrainian MOD - Netblocks monitoring service confirms that the Ukrainian ministry of defense website is down, along with Ukraine's State Savings Bank which is impacting ATM and banking services in Ukraine. Suspected ongoing DDOS attack on the servers.

Ukrainian Ministry Of Defense Says Probably Hit With DDOS Attack - Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: "The MOD website was probably attacked by DDoS: an excessive number of requests per second was recorded. Technical works on restoration of regular functioning are carried out. Communication via FB and Twitter pages"


Large-Scale Cyber Attack On Ukrainian Banks And Defense Website Currently Underway - Ukrainian media reports say there are issues with some Ukrainian banks, in addition with the Defense Ministry site being down. Privat and Oschad apps are not working and people can't pay with their cards.

Ukrainian Ministry of Defense website is currently down. None of the members in our intel channel can open it. When I finally was able to get in, the site was not operational but a message displayed about the site being under maintenance. The time it took for the page to load indicated a DDOS attack on the server.

The fact that the Ukrainian banks and Defense Ministry site would not be hosted on the same server indicates it's a large-scale attack hitting a number of Ukrainian servers. DDOS attack suspected.

Russian State News Says LPR Prevented Terrorist Attack In Luhansk - Russian State news TASS claimed that the LPR prevented a terrorist attack in Luhansk. TASS said the department announced 'possible' involvement in the attempted attack of 'sabotage'. Remember to always read Russian state news with a grain of salt. The report may be part of Russia's pretext for justifying an invasion on Ukraine.

The TASS report says that the The Ministry of State Security (MGB) of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) prevented a terrorist attack on Tuesday at a rally in honor of the Internationalist Soldiers Memorial day and was reported by the agency Luganskinformtsentr (LIC) with reference to the press service of the agency.

The report allegedly says "On February 15 this year at 06:30 am, the duty unit of the MGB of the LPR received a message from a resident of the city of Luhansk about the discovery in the square of Friendship of Peoples in a trash can of an object that looks like an improvised explosive device".

TASS claimed that the employees of the Ministry of State Security 'neutralized' the device, which was allegedly a home-made bomb planted in a trash can with a mobile home, electronic detonator, two blocks of TNT with a weight of 400 grams and striking elements inside.

TASS also said that the Ministry of STate Security of the LPR reported there were pieces of metal reinforcement from 5 to 20cm long used as striking elements.

"The Ministry of State Security of the LPR has reason to believe that the detonation of an improvised explosive device should have been carried out during a rally dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of combatants who performed their duty outside the Fatherland, which was scheduled for 10:00 on February 15" the statement allegedly said.

"The department announced the possible involvement in the attempted terrorist attack of sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the main intelligence department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and Ukrainian special services, with the goal of destabilizing the socio-political situation in the LPR. The ministry emphasized that the detonation of an explosive device at the time of a mass gathering of people in the center of Lugansk could have resulted in civilian casualties" they added.


U.S. Embassy In Kyiv Says Duma Vote Another Attempt To Violate Ukraine's Sovereignty And Violates Minsk Agreements - The United States Embassy in Kyiv says "Today’s Duma vote on the “LPR/DPR” is yet another odious attempt to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty and a clear violation of the Minsk agreements, which commit signatories to reintegrate these regions. We Stand With Ukraine".

Russian State Duma Passes Resolution Appealing To Putin To Recognize Independence Of DNR and LNR - Russian State Duma reportedly passed resolution appealing to Putin to recognize independence of the DNR and LNR (Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic), the pro-Russian separatist regions of eastern Ukraine known as Donbass. Resolution is now set to be passed on to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine: Russia's Recognition Of So Called L/DPR Will Cause Blow To Politco-Diplomatic Settlement - Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out a statement saying "Russia's recognition of the so-called "L/DPR" will be tantamount to its deliberate withdrawal from the Minsk Agreements. Such a move will cause a blow to the politico-diplomatic settlement that Ukraine and its partners have been actively engaged to promote".

RIA Novosti Says Putin Ready To Negotiate On Situation Around Ukraine - Russian state news RIA Novosti says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate on the situation around Ukraine and security guarantees. Novosti said that the spokesman for the head of state Dmitry Peskov said this to CNN.

Peskov reportedly stated that Ukraine is only part of a 'more serious problem' of security guarantees for Russia.

Ukraine Says They Don't Believe What They Hear, But What They See - Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba says regarding statements of withdrawal of Russian forces from the Ukrainian border, they have a rule that they don't believe what they hear, they believe what they see, and that if a real withdrawal follows Russia's statements of withdrawal then they believe in the beginning of a real de-escalation.

"On Russian statements regarding withdrawal of some forces from the Ukrainian border. We in Ukraine have a rule: we don’t believe what we hear, we believe what we see. If a real withdrawal follows these statements, we will believe in the beginning of a real de-escalation".

Russian Defense Ministry Says Troops Are Withdrawing - The Russian Defense Ministry says that they are withdrawing troops and have shown video footage of tanks moving back to their bases. They say Southern and Western Military District troops have completed their exercises and will return to their permanent bases.

The Russian Ministry of Defense put out the following statement "February 15, 200 will go into history as the day western war propaganda failed. They have been disgraced and destroyed without a single shot being fired".

This could mean one of two things. Either they are pulling out early, as the games were set to end on February 20th not February 15th... or they are putting out false information so they can carry out a surprise attack on Ukraine after making the world believe that they are withdrawing their troops. More information as it comes in.


February 14, 2022 | European Command News

Senior Ukrainian Official Denied That President Zelensky Was Being Literal When He Said He Had Been Told An Attack Would Be On February 16th - Senior CNN producer Vaughn Sterling stated "A senior Ukrainian official has denied that President Zelensky was being literal when he said in an address to the nation that he'd been told a Russian attack would begin on February 16th. Mykhailo Podoliak, a Presidential adviser, that Zelensky was being ironic".

US Embassy In Kyiv Fully Closing Down Temporarily - The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is now reportedly closing down temporarily and relocating to Lviv, western Ukraine "due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces". The State Department says there will be 'profound consequences' for Russia if it decides to make the move to attack Ukraine. Defense Department Spokesperson John Kirby stated that the Department of Defense believes CCP China gave tacit support to Russia for an invasion of Ukraine.

A statement by the Department of State Secretary Antony J. Blinken stated: "Operations at U.S. Embassy Kyiv. I have no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans around the world, and that, of course includes our colleagues serving at our posts overseas. My team and I constantly review the security situation to determine when prudence dictates a change in posture.

With that in mind, we are in the process of temporarily relocating our Embassy operations in Ukraine from our Embassy in Kyiv to Lviv due to the dramatic acceleration in the buildup of Russian forces. The Embassy will remain engaged with the Ukrainian government, coordinating diplomatic engagement in Ukraine. We are also continuing our intensive diplomatic efforts to deescalate the crisis.

These prudent precautions in no way undermine our support for our commitment to Ukraine. Our commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. We also continue our sincere efforts to reach a diplomatic solution, and we remain engaged with the Russian government following President Biden's call with President Putin and my discussion with Foreign Minister Lavrov.

The path for diplomacy remains available if Russia chooses to engage in good faith. We look forward to returning our staff to the Embassy as soon as conditions permit. In the meantime, I have ordered these measures for one reason -- the safety of our staff -- and we strongly urge any remaining U.S. citizens in Ukraine to leave the country immediately. U.S. citizens seeking emergency assistance in Ukraine should complete [the online form provided in the statement], and the State Department will follow-up, as appropriate".

Russia Moves Long Range Artillery And Rocket Launchers Into Firing Position - A U.S. official claims that Russia has 'moved some long-range artillery and rocket launchers into firing position' according to CBS. Satellite photos do not look to have been released yet to the public, we have been unable to get ahold of them.


CBS reported that according to satellite photos, Russia has left assembly areas which had been shown in older satellite photos and are now beginning to move into 'attack positions' allegedly according to the U.S. official.

Russia Is Now Believed To Have 100 Battalion Tactical Groups (BTGs) - Russia is now believed to have 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) near the Ukrainian border, which is increased from 83 last week. U.S. intel back in December had revealed that the United States government had accurately predicted Russia would obtain 100 battalion battle groups before carrying out a multi-front offensive, along with up to 175,000 solders near the Ukrainian border. So far reports have only stated Russia has at most 130,000 soldiers stationed near the Ukrainian border.

In early December according to the Washington Post, the United States had put out a statement saying that "U.S. intelligence has found the Kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive as soon as early next year involving up to 175,000 troops. The plans involve extensive movement of 100 battalion tactical groups with an estimated 175,000 personnel".

The amount of tactical groups now being reported match the number that United States intelligence had stated Russia would have around the time they expected Russia to carry out its 'multi-front' offensive. 100 battalions are enough to carry out large-scale offensive operations.

No Flights Cancellations At Ukraine's Capital Airports - *From Translated Article* Ukraine's news agency Ukrayinska Pravda has reported that there are currently no flight cancellations at Ukraine's capital airports Boryspil and Zhulyany and that all flights in those airports are currently on schedule.

Pravda stated that Boryspil and Kyiv airports (Zhulyany) reported that all flights are on schedule and operating normally and that all flights are taking place. They said that 'only KLM canceled its flights from 13 to 17 of February'.

Pravda stated however that international insurance companies that insure air transport, as of Monday February 14th will stop insuring aircraft for flights over Ukraine due to 'high risk of hostilities' so some airlines have been forced to suspend flights.

Pravda said that UkSATSE warned airlines about a potentially dangerous area in the airspace over the Black Sea. A number of airlines have either stopped selling tickets or canceled flights, such as: KLM, SkyUp and Ryanair.

On February 13th the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers at an extraordinary meeting reallocated UAE 16.6 billion to 'ensure flight safety during the Russian military exercises in the Black Sea'.

News Reports Say Ukraine May Be Willing To Drop Plans to Join NATO To Avoid War, But Conversation Transcript Says Otherwise - There are many reports that Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom told BBC that Ukraine may be willing to drop plans of joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in order to avoid a possible war with Russia. However, they only said they had contemplated the possibility, not that they actually were actually considering doing such a thing now.


During the interview with the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom that was aired on BBC radio 5, he actually denies that Ukraine will actually drop its plans for joining NATO.

Stephen Noland asked during the interview "If you are going to offer to withdraw the goal of joining NATO, maybe you should do that before Wednesday when it's speculated that's when the invasion will start, so might that announcement come within days?".

The Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom replied "No, I do not believe we will do that, you were asking whether we contemplated the possibility. I don't believe we will do it, not because we are stupid and stubborn, that's the difference. I told you we don't know what we will have to sacrifice".

It seems that many reporters and news agencies took the bit during the interview where the ambassador said that they had contemplated the possibility and ran away with it, putting out reports that Ukraine 'is now' thinking about abandoning plans to join NATO when that just isn't the case.

Israel To Israelis In Ukraine: Come Home Before It's Too Late! - Israel has put out an announcement telling Israelis currently in Ukraine to 'take responsibility for your lives' and 'come home before it's too late' and while they still can.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett put out the announcement on Sunday and said "Like the rest of the world, we are hoping that the tension will end without an escalation. But our first responsibility is to take care of our citizens, Israeli citizens".

"Come home. Don’t take unnecessary risks. Don’t wait till you badly want to come home but it has become impossible. Take responsibility for your lives. Leave Ukraine as fast as possible and come home.” he added.

February 13, 2022 | European Command News

Biden Administration Preparing To Evacuate All Troops And Government Personnel From Ukraine - The Biden administration is now preparing the complete evacuation of all U.S. troops and U.S. government personnel from Ukraine within the next 24-48 hours, and has urged all Americans to get out of the country on multiple occasions according to CBS news.

White House Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated on Sunday that Russia has been ramping up the increase its forces near the Ukrainian border over the last few days and could give an order for military action on Ukraine 'essentially any time'.

Sullivan stated during an interview on "Face The Nation" that "We have seen over the course of the past 10 days a dramatic acceleration in the build-up of Russian forces and the disposition of those forces in such a way that they could launch a military action essentially at any time. They could do so this coming week, but of course, it still awaits the go-order".

Despite there being a myriad of media reports that Biden had stated Putin had made a decision and given the order to carry out an invasion on Ukraine on Wednesday, February 16th, Biden stated on Face The Nation that he "cannot predict the precise day or time" that Russia might take action.


Sullivan stated "If Russia wants to continue engaging diplomatically to find a way forward to address their security concerns and our security concerns, we're prepared to do that. If Russia decides instead to take major military action against Ukraine, we're prepared to respond decisively".

Washington has been warning Americans to get out of Ukraine, saying that if they are caught in the crossfire then America will not be able to help them. He said for those people there will be "no prospect of a U.S. military evacuation".

"If there is military action, if there is a war between Russia and Ukraine started by a Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Biden is not intending to send in American forces to fight Russia in that war" Biden stated.

Ukraine Is Putting Up $590 Million To Insure Its Airspace - After reports began to come out of insurance agencies for airlines and aircraft refusing to allow their carriers over Ukrainian airspace, Ukraine has now reportedly put up $590 million to insure its airspace according to The Kyiv Independent.

The move from the insurance companies refusing to allow carriers to fly over Ukraine would have effectively halted Ukraine's international air travel. Ukraine has been playing down the situation with Russia presumably so that tourism and their economy doesn't go into a tailspin due to the fear of war in the region.

Ukrainian Oligarchs And Businessmen Leaving Ukraine On Charter Flights - *TRANSLATED FROM UKRAINIAN* Ukrayinska Pravda is reporting that Ukrainian oligarchs and businessmen are leaving Ukraine on charter flights and that about 20 charters and private jets departed from Kyiv on Sunday alone.

Ukrainian Pravda reports that there has not been that many charters in six years according to their observations. Rinat Akhmetov and Borys Kolesnikov are reported to be among those who left Ukraine on charters Sunday.

Ukrainian Pravda stated that Kolesnikov later commented to the UE that he was in Kyiv and was not going anywhere and that his plane flew to Prague for maintenance.

Ukrainian Pravda says that the private board for 50 people was ordered by the deputy of OPZZH, the millionaire Igor Abramovich. According to two sources from OPZZ (All-Poland Alliance Of Trade Unions?) and two people who were offered to leave, Pravda stated "this board is to take relatives of fellow party members and Abramovich's business partners from Kyiv to Vienna".

According to the UE (Acronym Not Known), although one of Akhmetov's planes took off from Ukraine on Sunday, the oligarch himself left the country on January 30 on a flight to Zurich.

Businessman, People's Deputy Vadym Novynsky left Ukraine on February 10 on a Kiev-Munich flight and went to Yaroslavskyi, where his motorcade 'knocked him to death' (Assumed he got into an accident?)

On February 13th, businessman Andriy Stavnitser and Vadym Nesterenko left Ukraine and on February 12th Vadym Stolar and Vasyl Khmelnytskyi left. "Stavnitzer's press service told the UE that he had flown on a business trip and would return to Ukraine one of these days".


Pravda stated that the Khmelnytsky press service told the UE that he had flown with the team to study and would be returning to Ukraine February 20th. They added that this tour was planned for three months and Khmelnytsky's children remain in Ukraine.

Canada Pulls Troops From Ukraine As A Result Of Russia's Unwarranted Aggression Against Ukraine - Canada is reportedly pulling its troops out of Ukraine 'as a result of complex operational aggression against Ukraine' according to the Canadian Armed Forces, who are in the process of relocating components of their Joint Task Force from Ukraine to somewhere else in Europe.

A news release from the Ottawa, Canada National Defense and Canadian Armed Forces states "As a result of complex operational environment linked to Russia's unwarranted aggression against Ukraine, the Canadian Armed Forces is in the process of temporarily relocating components of Joint Task Force - Ukraine (JTF-U) to elsewhere in Europe.

The Temporary repositioning of JTF-U personnel does not signal the end of the mission, but rather allows us to refocus our efforts while ensuring the safety and security of CAF members.

Force protection is the top priority of our training mission, of which operational security is key".

US Officials Won't Confirm Reports That Biden Said Russian Attack Will Be Wednesday - Senior U.S. officials stated on Sunday that they can't confirm reports by mainstream sources that Russia is planning on invading Ukraine on Wednesday. They did however say that they will attempt to prevent any 'surprise attack' that might happen by sharing what they know about Russia's plans.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated that an invasion could begin any day but stated "We cannot perfectly predict the day, but we have now been saying for some time that we are in a window, and an invasion could begin -- a major military action could begin -- by Russia in Ukraine any day now. That includes this coming week before the end of the Olympics".

Sullivan stated in a different interview with CBS "Face The Nation" that "we will defend every inch of NATO territory, every inch of Article Five territory and Russia we think fully understands that message".

Ukraine is not currently a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This means that Sullivan is making it very clear that if Russia attacks Ukraine, the United States will protect NATO members, but Ukraine will be on its own against Russian forces.

Ukraine Sees No Point In Closing Airspace Amid Russian Tension - Ukraine has reportedly stated that they see no point in closing airspace amid Russian tensions. But, "If particular air carriers decide to reconfigure the flight schedule, this certainly has nothing to do with the decisions or policies of our state".

Mykhailo Podolyak, who is an adviser to Zelensky's Chief of Staff spoke to Reuters and said "The most important point is that Ukraine itself sees no point in closing the sky. This is nonsense. And, in my opinion, it somewhat resembles a kind of partial blockade".


"If particular air carriers decide to reconfigure the flight schedule, this certainly has nothing to do with the decisions or policies of our state" he added.

Dutch carrier KLM said that it is going to s top flying to Ukraine. Germany's Lufthansa said it also is considering suspending flights over Ukraine. Ukraine's SkyUp stated on Sunday that it needed to divert one flight after the person who was leasing the aircraft stated that it was not allowed to enter Ukrainian airspace due to the ongoing crisis in the region.

Brazil's President Visiting Russia, Says Brazil Wants To Cooperate With Russia In Sphere Of Defense - Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro is set to visit Russia in the midst of the crisis with Ukraine and there are reports that say that he say he allegedly wants to cooperate with Russia on the 'sphere of defense.

Russia Has Begun The Process Of Evacuating Diplomats From Ukraine - Russia has reportedly begun the process of evacuating diplomats from Ukraine according to RIA Novosti which stated (translation): "Russian Diplomats begin to leave Ukraine, a source said".

RIA Novosti said that an 'informed source' tells them "According to the statements of Ukrainian citizens, Russian diplomats and consular employees in Ukraine have begun to leave for Russia. This, in particular, is evidenced by the difficulties that have arisen when making an appointment with the consulates and the embassy".

RIA reported "According to the interlocutor of the agency, against the background of the evacuation officially announced by some Western countries, this "suggests that Moscow decided to go the same way"."

"Sergei Lavrov hinted at the possibility of such a scenario during a press conference following negotiations with British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss” the informed source recalled. The meeting between Lavrov and Truss took place on February 10th.

Ukraine: Avoid Flights Over Black Sea "Potentially Dangerous Zone" - *Based On Translated Ukrainian News* Ukraine has reportedly classified the airspace over the Black Sea as dangerous and has put out a warning telling airlines not to fly over airspace above the Black Sea.

The information came from the Ukrainian news agency biz.nv.ua. Ragıp Soylu who is the Turkey Bureau Chief for @MiddleEastEye has also said that Ukrainian air traffic management has recommended that all airlines not operate flights over the 'potential dangerous zone' over the Black Sea from February 14th to February 19th.

U.S. National Security Advisor: US Won't Send Military To Battle The Russians - U.S. National Security Advisor has reiterated Washington's stance that the United States won't be sending any forces to battle the Russians in the event that Russia invades Ukraine.

Ukrainian News Site Ukrayinska Pravda: International Insurance Companies Stop Insuring Aircraft flights - Ukrainian news site Ukrayinska Pravda (Pravda Sources Are Reportedly Mixed) says that international insurance companies will stop insuring aircraft for flights over Ukraine on Monday, February 14th due to 'high risks of hostilities'.


International insurance companies who insure air transportation will allegedly stop insuring on that date and airlines will be forced to suspend flights. The news site also says that it's 'not a question of closing the airspace'.

Ukrayinska Pravda says that the source for this information is "interlocutors of Ukrainian Pravda in the aviation sphere". They say that the insurance companies made this decision due to the 'unprecedented information tension in the world media' regarding the 'potential' threat to Ukraine from Russia.

The news site says that all planes of Ukrainian and international airlines will be 'forced to suspend flights due to the requirements of lessors (aircraft owners), to base aircraft outside Ukraine during the crisis.

On February 12th, the Dutch airline KLM announced that they are temporarily suspending flights around Kyiv. On February 13th the SkyUp flight Funchal - Kyiv was reportedly forced to land in Chisinau due to the requirements of the lessor and international insurance companies. The insurance company that owned the aircraft forbid the pilot to fly over Ukrainian airspace due to the heightened tensions in the region.

Pravda says "Probably" from "February 14, 2022, all Ukrainian airlines will not be able to fly in the airspace of Ukraine". The use of the word 'probably' seems concerning but remember, this is a translation. Pravda says that the exception may apply to Russian airlines that are insured in Russia, for example Azure Air Ukraine, a subsidiary of Russia's Azur Air.

Pravda says that a government meeting is being held on Sunday and the details of the flights over ukraine are to be made public at that time. It also says the situation may be affected by the decisions of the international partners, which 'may contribute to the rapid resumption of flights over Ukraine'.

*Note* About Ukrayinska Pravda - Just a note regarding Pravda. We have been calling it a propaganda paper due to the fact that the paper used to be used to be a Soviet propaganda machine used by Russia. It seems however that the Pravda that was existed has been long shut down. The paper Ukrayinska Pravda looks to be of no affiliation with the old propaganda machine called Pravda during the Soviet Union.

The Pravda that exists now is a Ukrainian news outlet with the domain extension .ua (pravda.com.ua). It is now apparently called Ukrayinska Pravda and was founded by Georgiy Gongadze, a Ukrainian journalist and along with Olena Prytula, another Ukrainian journalist in the year 2000, long after the Soviet Union had collapsed.

For this reason, we will no longer be calling Pravda a propaganda paper, unless we find in the future that it is in fact associated with propaganda.

Ukraine Sees No Point In Closing Airspace Amid Russian Tension - Ukraine has reportedly stated that they see no point in closing airspace amid Russian tensions.

Mykhailo Podolyak, who is an adviser to Zelensky's Chief of Staff spoke to Reuters and said "The most important point is that Ukraine itself sees no point in closing the sky. This is nonsense. And, in my opinion, it somewhat resembles a kind of partial blockade".


"If particular air carriers decide to reconfigure the flight schedule, this certainly has nothing to do with the decisions or policies of our state" he added.

Dutch carrier KLM said that it is going to s top flying to Ukraine. Germany's Lufthansa said it also is considering suspending flights over Ukraine. Ukraine's SkyUp stated on Sunday that it needed to divert one flight after the person who was leasing the aircraft stated that it was not allowed to enter Ukrainian airspace due to the ongoing crisis in the region.

Brazil's President Visiting Russia, Says Brazil Wants To Cooperate With Russia In Sphere Of Defense - Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro is set to visit Russia in the midst of the crisis with Ukraine and there are reports that say that he say he allegedly wants to cooperate with Russia on the 'sphere of defense.

U.S. Pulls Out Most Of Its Diplomats From Kyiv, Ukraine While Tensions Continue To Boil - The United States has reportedly pulled out most of its diplomats from its embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine as Russia also pulls out its diplomats from its own embassy in Ukraine. Russia continues to reject the idea that it wants to go to war, but as the old adage goes "actions speak louder than words".

Russia Has Begun The Process Of Evacuating Diplomats From Ukraine - Russia has reportedly begun the process of evacuating diplomats from Ukraine according to RIA Novosti which stated (translation): "Russian Diplomats begin to leave Ukraine, a source said".

RIA Novosti said that an 'informed source' tells them "According to the statements of Ukrainian citizens, Russian diplomats and consular employees in Ukraine have begun to leave for Russia. This, in particular, is evidenced by the difficulties that have arisen when making an appointment with the consulates and the embassy".

RIA reported "According to the interlocutor of the agency, against the background of the evacuation officially announced by some Western countries, this "suggests that Moscow decided to go the same way"."

"Sergei Lavrov hinted at the possibility of such a scenario during a press conference following negotiations with British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss” the informed source recalled. The meeting between Lavrov and Truss took place on February 10th.

February 12, 2022 | European Command News

Russians Say They Chased US Submarine Out Of Russian Waters - *NEW INFORMATION* Russia claimed that the U.S. submarine refused orders to leave their territorial waters, but then left back into international waters after the Russian Navy used 'appropriate means'. The US has rejected Russia's claims that Russia warned off the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine.

Russia claimed that the U.S. submarine refused orders to leave their territorial waters, but then left back into international waters after the Russian Navy used 'appropriate means'. They did not specify what 'appropriate means' meant or go into further detail on the matter however.

The U.S. submarine had been navigating near where the Russian Navy has been conducting their military exercises in Russian waters near the island of Urup in the Kuril archipelago at around 10:40AM local time in Russia according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.


The Russian Ministry of Defense said that they contacted the crew of the submarine via underwater sonar communication systems using both Russian and English languages and stated "You are in the Russian territorial waters right now! Surface immediately!" to which the U.S. submarine crew allegedly ignored the communication.

The US has rejected Russia's claims that Russia warned off the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine. Indo-Pacific Captain Kyle Ralnes stated "There is no truth to the Russian claims of our operations in their territorial waters. I will not comment on the precise location of our submarines".

Israel Issues New Travel Warning And Calls Upon Citizens To Evacuate Ukraine Immediately - Israel has declared a new travel warning and is calling on its citizens in Ukraine to evacuate the country immediately.

Israeli Prime Minister Bennett and Foreign Minister Lapid decided to issue a new travel warning for Ukraine as well as call upon Israeli citizens to leave the country immediately according to Israeli officials.

Russian Foreign Minister Says After Russian Troops Finish Drills And Return To Barracks The West Will Declare Diplomatic Victory - The Russian Embassy for the United Kingdom quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stating "After Russian troops finish drills and return to barracks, West will declare 'diplomatic victory' by having 'secured' Russian 'de-escalation'. Predictable scenario and cheap domestic political points".

Freelance reporter Donald Standeford stated "Russia says they don't understand why the U.S. is whipping up hysteria while they amass a greater number of troops than has been seen in decades near Ukraine. Russia is either dull-witted and unintelligent or they know exactly what they are doing. I assume the latter".

Biden Reportedly Told Allies On Phone Call Putin Could Launch Attack On February 16th - Biden reportedly told the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, Poland, Romania and France as well as NATO Secretary General and President of the European Commission that Putin may launch an attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, February 16th according to a POLITICO Report but many seem to have different views on the intel.

Pentagon Orders U.S. Troops In Ukraine To Leave And Reposition In Europe - The Pentagon has reportedly ordered U.S. troops to leave Ukraine and reposition in Europe. U.S. Military troops currently in Ukraine include 160 personnel stationed at the embassy in Kyiv and trainers in western Ukraine. According to reporter Christopher Miller, they were training Ukrainians on using bunker busters last week.

Powerful Blast In Suburbs Of Donetsk Reported By Russian News - There have been reports on Russian news of a 'powerful blast' in the suburbs of Donetsk (Russian occupied portion of Ukraine), 'capital of DNR' according to Russian news BFM.ru. The Russian news site says that the explosion was heard 'all over the city' with some reports saying it took place on Ukraine-controlled territory. Always take Russian sources with a grain of salt, especially with all of the disinformation going around.


*UPDATE* The Ukrainian Armed Forces put out a statement regarding the reports of the alleged blasts saying (translation): "Due to the fact that some information resources contain information about explosions in the uncontrolled 🇺🇦 territory, we report that the Armed Forces adhere to the ceasefire, did not plan and did not carry out any shelling, including in the direction of Donetsk".

U.S. State Department Orders Evacuation Of Most Staff In Ukraine Embassy - The U.S. State Department has ordered the evacuation of 'most' of the embassy staff in Ukraine, reducing the staff to a 'bare minimum' according to a state department official.

Ukrainian President Asks US To Share Why They Are Certain Of An Impending Invasion - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated in a live broadcast on the intel from Washington that there is an impending invasion from Russia: “If you have additional, 100 percent-certain information about a Russian invasion of Ukraine, please share it with us. I cannot agree or disagree with what hasn’t happened yet. Right now there is no full-scale invasion of Ukraine."

Here Is A List Of All Countries Currently Asking Their Citizens To Evacuate Ukraine - *UPDATED* Countries that have asked their citizens to evacuate #Ukraine: United States, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Iraq, Montenegro, Norway, Latvia, Great Britain, Estonia, North Macedonia, Finland, Canada, New Zealand, Kuwait, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Sweden, Spain, KSA, Lithuania, UAE, New Zealand, Australia, Czech Republic

Netherlands Asks All Of Its Citizens To Leave Ukraine - The Netherlands have also asked all of its citizens currently located in Ukraine to leave the country due to the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the possibility of a Russian invasion on the country.

Iraq Asks All Of Its Citizens To Leave Ukraine - Iraq has now reportedly asked all of its citizens currently located in Ukraine to leave the country due to the 'exceptional circumstances' and has issued a warning to its citizens against traveling to Ukraine until further notice for their safety.

7,000 Americans Registered With US Embassy In Ukraine, 25,000 Dual Citizens - There are reportedly 7,000 American citizens currently in Ukraine with another 25,000 dual citizens with U.S. citizenship, all of which will have no help from the U.S. government to evacuate from the country if Russia carries out an invasion of Ukraine.

German Foreign Ministry Asks All Germans To Evacuate Ukraine - The German Foreign Ministry has reportedly asked all Germans to leave Ukraine saying that a military conflict cannot be ruled out. The Consulate in the eastern part of Ukraine will be closed as soon as possible.

U.S. To Send 3,000 More Troops To Poland For A Total Of 14,500 Either On Standby, - The Polish Defense Minister stated on Friday that the United States is sending 3,000 more troops to Poland. Adding up the total for all troops that are reported to be either on standby alert, or set to be deployed the number of troops comes to around 14,500.


Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak stated "The U.S. administration will send additional 3,000 troops to Poland due to the tense situation in Ukraine. I spoke today about this issue with (U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd) Austin. We are ready at any time to welcome U.S. soldiers to Poland".

Officials who reportedly spoke to Reuters told them that the deployment will be coming from the 82nd Airborne Division which is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and not from forces within Europe and are due to be in Poland by next week.

The 3,000 soldiers are in addition to the 8,500 U.S. troops that are already on standby alert for deployment to Europe as well as the around 3,000 troops that Washington said that it would deploy to Poland and Romania earlier this month.

Adding up the total for all troops that are reported to be either on standby alert, or set to be deployed the number of troops comes to around 14,500 now.

U.S. Says Russia Looking To Attack On A Wednesday - Russia is looking to attack on Wednesday as a target date a U.S. official reportedly told AP. Why Wednesday? We don't know. The mainstream media has been in a state of confusion, and it only seems to be getting worse the closer the world gets to a possible war. Read more

Russia: We Condemn Policy Of The US And Allies To Relocate Their Military To Eastern Europe Which May Provoke A Crisis - The Russian Mission To the United Nations put out a statement quoting Polyanskiy saying "We codemn the policy of the #UnitedStates and its allies that relocate their military to #EasternEurope. Those are steps in a wrong direction. Instead of bringing de-escalation, it may provoke crises that all of us would want to avoid".

Russia: More Than 30 Ships Of The Black Sea Fleet Moved Out For Exercises - *Based On Translation* More than 30 ships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet moved out for exercises From from Novorossiysk and Sevastopol with subdivisions of the coastal troops of the fleet 'also entering combat training grounds' according to Russian state news Zvezda by Russia's Ministry of Defense. Read more

February 11, 2022 | European Command News

Russian State News: US To Announce Almost Total Evacuation Of Kyiv Embassy Early Saturday - Russian state news RT has reported that the US is allegedly going to announce an 'almost total' evacuation of the Kyiv embassy in Ukraine. It's Russian state controlled media, so take it for what it is.

White House Correspondent Gives Clues As To What Happened Regarding The Media Confusion - White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich stated "On WH denying reports Putin has decided to attack, diplomatic source tells me “There are some worrying signals that could lead you to believe a go-order has been given –but it cannot be confirmed. I would be a bit cautious because the information is imperfect, incomplete".

Belarus Journalist" Only Part Of The Russian Troops Were Involved In The Exercise, The Rest Operating Outside The Drill Locations Near Ukrainian Border - According to Belarus Journalist Franak Viačorka, only part of the Russian troops were actually involved in the 'exercise' while some were deployed outside of the location where the drills were taking place, near the Ukrainian border.


Viačorka stated, "According to our sources, only part of the troops is involved in actual “exercise”. Some Russian troops were deployed outside the places of drills, near the border with 🇺🇦, in the regime of secrecy. We demand full transparency and their immediate withdrawal from Belarus territory".

Ukrainian Minister Of Foreign Affairs Says EU Package Of Severe Sanctions On Russia Is Ready - Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs put out a statement saying that in a conversation with EU the Foreign Minister, they discussed the security situation and he confirmed that a package of 'severe sanctions' for Russia is ready.

Kuleba stated, "In a conversation with EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell, they discussed the current security situation. He confirmed that a package of severe sanctions for Russia is ready. The EU will make additional efforts to provide political and financial support to Ukraine. I am grateful to the EU for its firm position and readiness for decisive action".

Israel Now Evacuating The Families Of Diplomats From Ukraine And US Continues To Urge Americans To Evacuate - Israel is now evacuating the families of its diplomats from Kyiv, Ukraine in light of the escalating tensions in the region. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan now says that Russia has amassed enough troops to launch a major invasion on Ukraine and is also urging any Americans in Ukraine to leave within 48 hours time as U.S. soldiers will not be helping them to evacuate if Russia invades.

White House: Get Out Now Because US Military Won't Rescue You If Russia Invades - The White House has put out another warning telling Americans in Ukraine to get out of the country, saying get out now because the U.S. Military won't help rescue you if Russia invades and that the President will not be putting the lives of soldiers at risk by sending them in a war zone to rescue people who could have gotten out but chose not to.

White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan spoke to the press during a briefing and said, "We obviously cannot predict the future. We don’t know exactly what is going to happen. But the risk is now high".

"There is no prospect of a U.S. military evacuation in the event of a Russian invasion … The president will not be putting the lives of our men and women in uniform at risk by sending them into a war zone to rescue people who could have left now but chose not to" he added.

Latvia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Urges Latvian Nationals To Evacuate Ukraine - The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged all Latvian nationals in Ukraine to evacuate the country due to 'serious threat to security posed by Russia near the Ukrainian border' and a 'credible' threat of escalation of the situation.

The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out the following statement, "In view of a serious threat to security posed by Russia near the Ukrainian border and a credible threat of escalation of the situation, the @Latvian_MFA urges Latvian nationals to depart from Ukraine in the near term".


Great Confusion Happening Right Now Regarding Whether Putin Has Decided To Invade - There is currently a lot of confusion going on regarding whether Putin has decided to invade Ukraine. Jake Sullivan pushed back on the report, but said he did not watch the PBS piece regarding Putin having made up his mind to invade.

Host of PBS's Nightly Global Affairs program Christiane Amanpour stated "Official from a NATO ally tells me Pres Biden told them today the US does believe Vladimir Putin has decided to attack Ukraine. Next week".

Jake Sullivan Pushes Back On Reporting That Final Decision Has Been Given By Putin - National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin stated "Jake Sullivan: pushes back on reporting that “final decision has been taken” “a final go order has been given” by Putin to his generals to invade Ukraine; while also saying it is a “distinct possibility.” “But we are not saying the order has been given. The invasion is on".

Ukraine Warns Russia The Land Will Be Flooded With Their Blood If They Invade - Ukrainian General Oleksandr Syrskyi spoke to Australia's Sky News and stated they are ready and capable and we will not give up a single meter of Ukrainian land without a fight, and that if Russia were to invade Ukraine each meter of the land will be flooded with their blood. Read more

Russian Landing Ships Arrive In Sevastopol, Crimea - The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Navy's detachment of six landing ships which includes the Minsk, Kaliningrad, Georgy Pobedonosets, Pyotr Morgunov, and Olenegorsk Miner has reached the naval base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, Crimea.

- After the Russian Foreign Minister called British Foreign Minister A Dumb And Deaf Person and left her standing at the podium all alone, the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has stated that Russia's ties with Britain are at a low point while meeting with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace for talks, saying that Russia's level of cooperation is "close to zero and about to cross the zero meridian and go into negative'.

Segei Shoigu said "Unfortunately, the level of our cooperation is close to zero and about to cross the zero meridian and go into the negative, which is undesirable".

Shoigu said he had hoped for talks "without any escalation and raising the temperature even higher" regarding relations between Russia and NATO, but he accused the West of 'gorging' Ukraine with weapons. "It is coming from all sides and it is done publicly. It is done demonstrably. Not entirely clear why" he stated.

Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plays Down Biden's Statement Ordering Americans To Leave Ukraine - After US officials stated that Russia was planning on creating a pretext for an invasion on Ukraine, Russia has conveniently come out with a report that they have found more than 130 mass graves of civilians on the territory of the so called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), who they claim died from Ukrainian aggression. Read more

Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plays Down Biden's Statement Ordering Americans To Leave Ukraine - Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba played down Biden's statement ordering Americans to leave Ukraine saying that the statement "is not evidence of some radical change of the situation".


Many have questioned why Ukraine seems to have such contrasting views on the severity of the situation than Washington. It has been suggested that Ukraine may be attempting to play the severity of the situation down in order to stabilize the Ukrainian economy that has been already shaken by COVID-19.

Talk of war tends to cause a country's economy to take a nosedive, as recently seen with the markets and Ruble in Russia taking a huge hit due to the worldwide fear of an impending invasion.

Russia And Ukraine Say No Success In Talks With French And German Officials - Both Ukraine and Russia have said that they have failed to reach any breakthrough at all during talks with French and German officials.

Russian envoy Dmitry Kozak stated that it was not possible to reconcile the very different interpretations that both Russia and Ukraine have on the 2015 Minsk agreement. "We did not manage to overcome this" he stated.

Ukraine's envoy Andriy Yermak also said there had been no breakthrough in talks but that both Russia and Ukraine agreed to further talks. He said "I hope that we will meet again very soon and continue these negotiations. Everyone is determined to achieve a result".

Yermak said "The Ukrainian side is set on constructive dialogue. Everyone confirmed today that we have the Minsk agreements and they need to be fulfilled".

According to Reuters, Ukraine rejects Russia's assertion that it is innocent in the conflict and says that Russia has fighters fighting right along side the separatists in spite of the fact that Russia says they do not provide aid or forces to the separatists fighting in Donbass.

Russia Has Announced Lifting The Blockade Of The Sea Of Azov - *Based On Translated Ukrainian News* Ukraine says that Russia has reportedly stated that they are lifting the blockade of the Black and Azov Seas according to Ukrainian news site RBC.ua. Ship spotter @YorukIsik however says that two regions of the Black Sea are still closed.

The news site RBC.ua stated that the Ukrainian side has confirmed from Russia that they are lifting the blockade of the Sea of Azov. This was reported to RBC-Ukraine 'in the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine'.

"When asked whether Russia is expected to cancel the blockade of the Azov Sea area, the GPSU said, "Yes. We have received confirmation" the site stated, but stated that there is no information regarding the Black Sea.

The news site said "Russia has declared large areas of the Azov and Black Seas dangerous by "coastal warnings" and has closed to navigation for the period from February 13 to 19, allegedly in connection that involves rocket and artillery fire".

The site says that the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry had expressed a 'strong protest' to Russia saying that the 'unprecedented area' for maneuvers make it almost impossible for navigating both seas.

US Mission To NATO: An ATtack On One Is An Attack On All - The US Mission to NATO put out a statement on Twitter saying that Russia continues its military buildup and that NATO allies continue calling for diplomacy and said that Counselor of the Department of State Derek Chollet told Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Mircea Geoana that an attack on one is an attack on all.


The tweet by the US Mission to NATO stated: "As Russia continues its military buildup, @NATO Allies continue calling for diplomacy. In his meeting with Deputy Secretary General @Mircea_Geoana @CounselorDOS Chollet reaffirmed that the Flag of United States commitment to NATO’s Article 5 is ironclad: an attack on one is an attack on all".

United States Deploys B-52 Bombers To The United Kingdom - The United States has deployed B-52 Stratofortress nuclear bombers belonging to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota to the United Kingdom. Read more

Secretary Of State Antony Blinken: Invasion On Ukraine Could Begin At Any Time, Including During Olympics - Secretary of State Antony Blinken has put out a statement saying that an invasion on Ukraine by Russia could happen 'at any time', including during the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Lithuania Seeking Permanent US Troop Deployment To Its Country As Russian Forces Build Up Near Ukraine - The President of Lithuania has voiced the intent to request that the United States leave troops in the country on a permanent basis.

Gitanas Nauseda, the President of Lithuania spoke after Lithuania welcomed a new rotation of international NATO battle group led by Germany which was deployed in 2017. 300 additional German troops are being added in response to Russian troops, tanks and artillery being amassed near the Ukrainian borders.

In 2019 the United States first deployed non-overlapping troop rotations of its own which included about 500 troops and equipment to Lithuania to help Lithuania protect Lithuania vulnerable flank from Russia and aid in deterrence.

Nauseda spoke at a news conference in Rukla military base and said "Of course we will be talking to the U.S. to make sure that the rotational U.S. forces would be in Lithuania permanently. That would be the best boost to security and deterrence that NATO could provide not only to Lithuania but to the whole region".

NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana stated at the Rukla ceremony "Strong deterrence and defense, combined with dialog and diplomacy, is key to keeping our nations safe in a more contested world, as we again face Russia's aggressive rhetoric and force posture".

Biden Says Sending Troops To Evacuate Ukraine Would Be World War 3 - Biden has told NBC that sending troops in to evacuate Ukraine would be world war, essentially saying that it would result in world war 3 where Americans and Russians would be shooting at each other.

During an interview with NBC's Lester Holt, Holt asked what Biden's plans are toward American citizens who are in Ukraine and might be there during an invasion. He asked "What scenarios would you put American troops to rescue and get Americans out of there".

Biden replied "There's not, that's a world war where Russians and Americans start shooting at one another we're in a very different world then we've ever been in".

Holten asked "not even on behalf of simply evacuating Americans", and Biden responded with "No, how, how, how do you even do that. How do you even find them? This is not like, I'm hoping that if in fact he's foolish enough to go in, he's smart enough not to in fact do anything that would negatively impact on American citizens".


US Urges Americans To Leave Ukraine Immediately Due To Increased Threats From Action By Russia - The United States has urged Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately due to the 'increased threats of Russian military action".

"Do not travel to Ukraine due to the increased threats of Russian military action, those in Ukraine should depart now via commercial or private means" the U.S. State Department recently stated in a travel advisory.

February 10, 2022 | European Command News

Russian Foreign Minister Calls British Foreign Minister A Dumb And Deaf Person - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called British Foreign Minister Liz Truss "dumb and deaf" and walked away, leaving her standing at the podium alone during talks.

Before walking away and leaving her at the podium during a joint news conference with Liz Truss, he stated "I'm honestly disappointed that what we have is a conversation between a dumb and a deaf person...Our most detailed explanations fell on unprepared soil".

"They say Russia is waiting until the ground freezes like a stone so its tanks can easily cross into Ukrainian territory. I think the ground was like that today with our British colleagues, from which numerous facts that we produced bounced off".

Lavrov's response was to Truss challenging his claims that Russia is not threatening anyone with the build up of its troops, tanks and artillery near the Ukrainian borders.

Truss had stated "I can't see any other reason for having 100,000 troops stationed on the border, apart from to threaten Ukraine. And if Russia is serious about diplomacy, they need to remove those troops and desist from the threats".

"No one is undermining Russia's security - that is simply not true" Truss stated, saying that it was 'perfectly proper' for Ukraine to defend itself by seeking alliances.

Lavrov said that Truss had not varied her tone during the meeting that lasted two hours, and said that she ignored his explanations the entire meeting while repeating statements and demands that the UK had made before already.

NATO Secretary General Warns Of A 'Dangerous Moment', Says Time For Possible Attack Going Down - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Thursday of a 'dangerous moment' for Europe as Russia continues to add more troops, tanks and artillery near the Ukrainian border and said that while the number of Russian forces is going up, the warning time for a possible attack is going down.

Stoltenberg said that he sent a letter to Russian Foreign Minnister Sergey Lavrov offering to discuss more transparency around military exercises, and also talk about arms control.

"This is a dangerous moment for European security" he stated at a news conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. "The number of Russian forces is going up. The warning time for a possible attack is going down".

"NATO is not a threat to Russia, but we must be prepared for the worst while remaining strongly committed to finding a political solution" he stated, and said that Russia needs to choose between a diplomatic solution, or an increased presence of NATO forces in eastern Europe.


"Russia has a choice: they can either choose a diplomatic solution – and we're ready to sit down – but if they choose confrontation, they will pay a higher price" he stated. "There will be economic sanctions. There will be an increased NATO military presence in the eastern part of the alliance, and the UK is really an important part of that".

Russia And Belarus Kick Off Allied Resolve Military Drills Despite Worries It's Actually An Invasion Plot - Russia has kicked off its joint military drills with Belarus called "Allied Resolve 2022" despite fears from the West that the military drills are actually plot to carry out an invasion on Ukraine.

The Allied Resolve exercises are scheduled to continue until February 20th in the country of Belarus and will center around "suppressing and repelling external aggression" according to Russia's Defense Ministry.

The soldiers will be practicing reinforcing the Belarus border in order to block weapon and ammunition deliveries into the country and other scenarios. The United States says that Russia is planning to deploy 30,000 troops to several regions within Belarus.

Russia says that it has no intention of leaving troops in Belarus on a permanent basis and says that they plan on withdrawing their troops back to their normal stations in Russia after Allied Resolve 2020 is completed.

Russian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs To Advise Partial Evacuation Of Ukrainian Embassy - According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, Russia will be advising all 'non-essential personnel' of the 'diplomatic mission' in Ukraine to leave the country 'for a while'.

"When embassy employees are evacuated, when citizens of Anglo-Saxon countries are called in to leave the country faster ... By the way, we have already thought ourselves, maybe the Anglo-Saxons are preparing something if they evacuate their employees? We also looked at their actions and, probably, we will also advise non-essential personnel of our diplomatic institutions to go home for a while" Lavrov stated at a joint press conference with British Foreign Minister Liz Truss in Moscow, Russia.

There Are Indications Russia May Be Planning A Naval Blockade Of Ukrainian Ports - *Based On Translated Version Of Ukrainian News* Ukrainian news site ZN.UA reported that Russia is closing off areas of the Black and Azov Seas for 'missile training' which, the project manager at the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies Andriy Klimenko said indicates that Russia may be planning to carry out a naval blockade of Ukrainian ports.

"We do not want any punishment, but it is very similar to the preparation for something like a "naval blockade" of Ukrainian ports. We have been talking about it for two years... This must be stopped. At the highest international level. And there is no need for punishment because the ship owners will be the first to change their plans when they hear the word "blockade" he wrote on Facebook.

He also stated that there are no corridors provided for the passage of murchant ships. "The Black Sea in the north-western part overlaps to the territorial sea of Ukraine (12 miles, sea border), in Azov - from the coast of the occupied Crimea to the coast of the Krasnodar Territory" he stated.


In April of 2021 ZN.UA stated that sources stated that Putin carried out a meeting to discuss how to (translation): 'achieve Ukraine' by economic means. ZN.UA reports "We decided to go two ways. One of these routes is Nord Stream 2, which has already been completed but has not yet been certified in the EU. The second is the establishment of an economic blockade of Ukrainian ports, which should worsen the economic and socio-political situation in the Ukrainian part of the Azov-Black Sea basin. (We will remind, in these areas of Ukraine strong pro-Russian moods.)"

U.S. Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Asks Biden To Share Intel With Ukraine - A group of members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has reportedly asked Biden in an open letter to share as much intelligence as possible with Ukraine.

The letter stated: "We are writing to you concerning the increasing Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border and the urgent need to provide our Ukrainian partners with the tools required to help them repel or defend against further Russian aggression, or to impose costs on invading Russian forces. Vladimir Putin is threatening the freedom and security of the Ukrainian people, and they have shown their eagerness to take action to defend their sovereignty, freedom, and democratically elected government".

"To this end, we request that the United States share intelligence with Ukraine to the fullest extent possible. Russia is the aggressor, and we need to arm Ukraine with critical information needed to defend their country".

"This is in the interest of U.S. national security, as well as that of our allies and partners in the region. Russia’s threats to Ukraine are a threat to democracies around the world, and we urge you to do as much as possible to support Ukraine at this critical moment"

Signers of the letter: Mark R. Warner: Chairman, Marco Rubio: Vice Chairman, Dianne Feinstein: United States Senator, Richard Burr: United States Senator, Ron Wyden: United States Senator, James E. Risch: United States Senator, Martin Heinrich: United States Senator, Susan M. Collins: United States Senator, Angus S. King, Jr.: United States Senator, Roy Blunt: United States Senator, Michael F. Bennet: United States Senator, Tom Cotton: United States Senator, Robert P. Casey, Jr.: United States Senator, John Cornyn: United States Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand: United States Senator, Ben Sasse: United States Senator.

Russia Travel Advisory Now Level 4: Do Not Travel - The U.S. Embassy in Russia has put out a travel advisory for Russia saying that the advisory level is at: Level 4: Do Not Travel, for reasons including 'harassment against U.S. citizens, harassment by Russian government security officials as well as the 'arbitrary enforcement of local law' and 'increased tensions along the border of Ukraine'.

The U.S. Embassy says that Russian officials have "unreasonably delayed U.S. consular assistance to detained U.S. citizens and have arrested U.S. citizens on spurious charges, denied them fair and transparent treatment, and have convicted them in secret trials and/or without presenting evidence. Click here for the full text of the Travel Advisory, for Russia".


If you do decide to visit Russia anyway, the U.S. Embassy advises to "Read the country information page. Familiarize yourself with information on what the U.S. government can and cannot do to assist you overseas".

Additionally, it advises Americans to "Carry proper Identification, including a U.S. passport with a current Russian visa. If you are detained, ask the police or prison officials to notify the U.S. Embassy or Consulate immediately".

For assistance: U.S. Embassy Moscow: Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8 Moscow 121099, Russian Federation. Telephone: +(7) (495) 728-5000 or +(7) (495) 728-5577. Email: moscowacs@state.gov.

U.S. Department of State – Consular Affairs: Tel.: +1 (888)-407-4747 or +1 (202)-501-4444.

February 9, 2022 | European Command News

80 Tons Of 7.62mm Ammunition Arrives In Kyiv, Ukraine From The US - Around 80 tons of 7.62mm ammunition has arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine from the United States.

Russia Says Ukrainian Request For THAAD Missile Defense Systems From US Is 'A Provocation' - Russia stated on Wednesday that a Ukrainian request for THAAD missile defense systems from the United States are a 'provocation' and that seriously considering approving the request to Ukraine would deal a setback for the current crisis in Ukraine according to Russian RIA news agency.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had made the statement after reading a Russian media report that Kyiv had put in the request to the United States. RIA quoted him as saying that if Washington seriously considered such supplies, it would reduce the odds of a political diplomatic resolution in regards to the conflict in Ukraine.

Latvian Air Force Accused By Belarus Of Breaching Its Airspace - Latvian Air Force has been accused by Belarus Border Guard with breaching its airspace. To prevent illegal border crossings that are being coordinated authorities in Belarus since last August, the Latvia Air Force plane An-2 made a planned flight along the Latvian-Belarus border, but allegedly didn't cross it.

Russia's 203mm Self Propelled Nuclear Capable 'Soviet Atomic Cannons' Spotted 10 Miles FRom Ukrainian Border - Russia's 203mm self propelled nuclear capable 'Soviet atomic cannons' have been spotted having been deployed 10 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Soviet atomic cannons can use up to 203mm nuclear shells that can travel up to a distance of 37.5 kilometers, or roughly 23 miles. The main purpose of this weapon is to suppress rear enemy lines, farthest away from the front lines which is possible due to the sheer range of the shells.

Russia Deploys Hypersonic Missile To Baltic Near NATO Capitals - A new video in Russian that was posted on Telegram show what looks to be a Russian MiG-31K Foxhound (MiG-31I) carrying what appears to be a Kinzhal hypersonic missile to the Chkalovsk air base near Kaliningrad, which is a Russian territory that closely borders both Poland and Lithuania, both which are members of NATO. Read more

February 8, 2022 | European Command News


Canadian Government Warns Citizens In Ukraine To Leave Immediately - The Canadian government is reportedly telling its citizens in the country to leave Ukraine immediately in the 'anticipation of a Russian invasion'. The department of Global Affairs told Canadian citizens to get out of the country on the first available flight and to avoid travel to Ukraine. Read more

Six Russian Warships And Submarine Now Entering Black Sea Towards Ukraine - Six Russian Warships and a submarine, part of Russia's amphibious landing ship force which carries troops, tanks and supplies have now entered the Dardanelles which connects the Mediterranean to the Black Sea moving towards Ukraine.

The amphibious landing ships include one Evan Gren class, Pyotr Morgunov (017) and six Ropucha class ships. The Ivan Gren class is 6,600 tons and can transport up to 13 tanks or 40 armored vehicles according to Naval News. Additionally it can carry up to two helicopters for airborne assault or logistics.

The 4080 ton Ropucha class vessels can carry 10 tanks and a few thousand soldiers. The Kilo class submarine, Rostov-na-Donu (B-237) will be traveling independently on February 11th. Naval News says that the timing of her arrival in the Black Sea after her operations in the Mediterranean is looked at as due to the situation with Ukraine.

Russia's nuclear submarine locations have not been reported but are also likely currently active. Nuclear submarines are extremely stealthy, can stay submerged for months at a time and are invisible to radar.
Russia Says Europe Will Be Dragged Into Military Conflict If Ukraine Joins NATO - French President Macron travels to Russia for talks with Putin. While Putin stated that a number of Macron's proposals "are possible as a basis for further steps" and said "we will do everything to find compromises that suit everyone" which the media jumped on as saying that Putin was ready to agree to compromises, Russian news RIA Novosti reported that Peskov reportedly denied the 'deal' between Putin and Macron saying that Moscow and Paris could not do this, the leadership of NATO does not belong to France. Read more

Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Ask Russia To Send 30,000 Troops And Military Equipment To Aid Separatist Forces Against Ukraine - RIA Novosti stated that Peskov said he had not heard reports that Putin had agreed in talks with Macron not to hold new exercises near Ukraine. Furthermore, the Belarusian Security Council stated that if NATO activity near the borders of Belarus intensifies, it is planned to increase the measures of strategic deterrence. Read more

Russian News RIA Novosti Reported Peskov Has Not Heard Reports Putin Had Agreed In Talks With Macron Not to Hold New Exercises Near Ukraine - RIA Novosti stated that Peskov said he had not heard reports that Putin had agreed in talks with Macron not to hold new exercises near Ukraine. Furthermore, the Belarusian Security Council stated that if NATO activity near the borders of Belarus intensifies, it is planned to increase the measures of strategic deterrence. Read more


Separatists In Eastern Ukraine Ask Russia To Send 30,000 Troops And Military Equipment To Aid Separatist Forces Against Ukraine - A separatist commander in separatist controlled Eastern Ukraine has asked Russia to send 30,000 troops and military equipment to help the separatist forces fight against 'a potential Ukrainian offensive' which was originally claimed by Andrey Turchak without providing any evidence according to both The Moscow Times and Reuters. Read more

Russia Begins Pre-Fire Training Before Major Exercises Launching S-400 Triumph Anti-Aircraft Guided Missiles - Russian combat crews of the S-400 Triumph Anti-aircraft guided missile systems have begun pre-fire training before carrying out major live fire exercises of the anti-aircraft systems according to Russian state news agency TASS.

"Specialists of the air defense forces, based on the results of control tests with the reflection of air raids of especially difficult targets of a mock enemy, will be allowed to launch combat launches of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft guided missiles. The military personnel will undergo enhanced theoretical and practical training on the basis of the Military Academy of Aerospace Defense with using modern training complexes".

During the training, Russian forces will be "countering highly maneuverable, ultra-high-speed, ballistic targets and targets flying at extremely low altitudes". More than 100 military personnel 'of air defense formations' from among command and control officers, combat crews and command posts will be involved in the training, which will be completed by the end of the month.

TASS reports that at the end of March, they will be carrying out combat launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles at a training ground in the Astrakhan region. TASS also reported that tactical exercises with the use of 'armored vehicles, missiles and artillery has already begun in the South of Russia.

TASS stated "The exercises are taking place in the Volgograd region, Stavropol territory, Adygea, Chechnya, Dagestan, Karachay, Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Ingushetia and at Russian military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

STRATCOM On Facing Nuclear China And Russia: 'We Have No History Of This' - Air Force Major General Ferdinand B. Stoss, STRATCOM director of plans and policy issued a warning at the 2022 virtual Nuclear Deterrence Summit saying that the US and allies have not 'faced this type of threat in over 30 years' and that 'we have no history of this' regarding a nuclear China and Russia and a 'three-party nuclear peer dynamic'. Read more

DOD: Russian Forces Increased More Over The Weekend - The Department of Defense has stated that the number of Russian forces stationed near the Ukrainian border has increased over the weekend to 'well north of 100,000' troops. Some reports estimate around 130,000.

"He is really putting in place robust, what we would call combined arms capabilities, in Belarus and along that border with Ukraine in Russia. That means not just infantry or tracked vehicles, but artillery and long range fires and air and missile defense, as well as special operations".