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Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 4 February 2023
Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/D1lp6byKW9
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/uDVxOU8WiG
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) February 4, 2023
NEW: The Biden administration announced a new $2.2 billion military aid package to #Ukraine, including precision long-range missiles for HIMARS, while Russian President Putin continued his campaign against certain domestic opposition voices.
Our latest: https://t.co/1euhwllnXK pic.twitter.com/B523qPIDB7
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) February 4, 2023
The US has announced that it will allow the first transfer of a Russian oligarch’s confiscated funds to Ukraine.
In the meantime, Germany says it has evidence of over 100 war crimes in Ukraine. https://t.co/aClsUyZE0n
— DW News (@dwnews) February 4, 2023
Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday. https://t.co/l8Q6VumLVS
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 4, 2023
The price cap on diesel follows a price cap on Russian crude oil. The measures are intended to make Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unviable. https://t.co/4vNjR6mpHH
— DW News (@dwnews) February 4, 2023
VIDEO: Everyday life in Ukraine’s Bakhmut is living hell for the 7,000 people still stuck in the hotly contested city, which has seen most of its pre-war population of 75,000 flee. But even in the face the prospect of Russian occupation, those remaining refuse to leave. pic.twitter.com/Segg4WVaoG
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 4, 2023
Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw’s bodies recovered in prisoner swap – Ukraine https://t.co/zvrPeDUYFg
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 4, 2023
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