Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 2 February 2023

Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/9fAjCUB3J7

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/b8uh2GQxgk

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) February 2, 2023

New: Ukrainian officials are continuing to warn about #Russia’s intention of conducting a decisive offensive operation in #Donbas in February and/or March, supporting ISW’s most likely course of action assessment.#Ukraine latest w/ @criticalthreats: https://t.co/QHtKCCASBw pic.twitter.com/bWkMCVNNtt

— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) February 2, 2023

NEW: Animated map showing the advance of Russian troops on Bakhmut since last April.

Read @ChristopherJM‘s excellent reporthttps://t.co/HuwfT1SeQA

Thanks as always to the amazing @TheStudyofWar for the data.#dataviz #gistribe pic.twitter.com/KgKGwpRhYh

— Steven Bernard (@sdbernard) February 2, 2023

#AFP Yesterday, we tried to get as close as possible of the main bridge of Bakhmut as the city is being constantly shelled. Special forces running the street. North, east and sout part of the city seem like artillery hell on earth. Sound on !

1/8#ukraine #bakhmut pic.twitter.com/xFJlaHq8s6

— Arman Soldin (@ArmanSoldin) February 2, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin used the occasion of Nazi Germany’s defeat in Stalingrad 80 years ago to attempt to rally Russians around the war in Ukraine.

He said: “We are again being threatened by German Leopard tanks!” https://t.co/XKCXoAQ1BE

— DW News (@dwnews) February 2, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 80th anniversary of the World War II Soviet victory over Nazi German forces in the battle of Stalingrad and invoked the long and grueling fight as justification for the conflict in Ukraine. https://t.co/vnNYj9mu4G

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 2, 2023

The U.S. answered Ukraine’s plea for rockets that can strike deep behind the front lines of the nearly year-long conflict with Russia.

These new rockets will put Russia’s supply lines in the east of the country within reach.https://t.co/n1prjXvNst pic.twitter.com/JVOMzjZEOk

— Reuters Graphics (@ReutersGraphics) February 2, 2023

The EU official said the bloc aims to introduce its 10th package of sanctions against Russia by February 24th, exactly one year since the invasion started.https://t.co/ZUftzlEXxU

— DW News (@dwnews) February 2, 2023