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[00:42:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US Transportation Command: Over 60 Bradley fighting vehicles en route to Ukraine. The shipment containing more than 60 Bradleys left North Charleston, South Carolina, last week, the U.S. Transportation Command reported on Jan. 30. Photo: U.S. Transportation Command https://t.co/uQx2ZXX6Ch

[00:42:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: "The Bradley is a very powerful vehicle,” Army Lt. Col. Rebecca D’Angelo, 841st Transportation Battalion commander, said. She hopes it will enhance Ukraine's capabilities to provide forward advancement on the battlefield and regain lost ground.

[01:58:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: Biden says US won't send F-16 jets to Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 30 that he wouldn't send American fighter jets to Ukraine, even though the U.S. is ramping up military assistance in the form of artillery and tanks.

[01:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby later defended the Biden administration’s decision not to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, pointing instead to the aid the U.S. is providing, including Abrams tanks.

[02:43:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Global News: Canada's lawmakers adopt motion to designate Wagner Group as terrorist entity. Canada's House of Commons unanimously voted on Jan. 30 to designate Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group as a terrorist entity.

[02:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: The designation, which is largely symbolic, follows the United States’s move last week to designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization.

[03:43:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Brazil's Lula stops short of condemning Russian invasion. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Jan. 30 said Russia made a mistake invading Ukraine but refused to condemn the full-scale invasion during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

[04:57:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Sources continue to indicate Russia preparing for imminent offensive. Western, Ukrainian, and Russian sources continue to indicate that Russia is preparing for an imminent offensive, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest update on Jan. 30.

[06:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russia turns 2 maternity hospitals in Luhansk Oblast into field hospitals. It is now only possible to give birth at the Luhansk Regional Perinatal Center, "where there is a catastrophic lack of places and risks for childbirth," the General Staff said.

[07:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine moves up in global corruption rating. Ukraine earned 33 points out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, one point higher than the year before. (1/2)

[07:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Although it still scores low, war-torn Ukraine is one of few significant improvers on the CPI, having gained eight points since 2013," Transparency International said. (2/2)

[07:57:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russian forces plan concentrated assault near Pavlivka, Vuhledar. Russia is preparing an assault around the towns located 50 km southwest of Donetsk. According to the report, Russians have advanced several hundred meters beyond the established front line.

[08:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Norway will deliver tanks to Ukraine ‘as soon as possible.’ Norway's Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram told AFP news agency the country will deliver tanks to Ukraine "as soon as possible." The decided upon number of tanks could arrive in Ukraine as soon as the end of March.

[08:27:58] Twitter DefenceU: "Courage consists not in hazarding without fear; but being resolutely minded in a just cause." Plutarch Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 31: https://t.co/rU2fmg37qw

[08:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian attacks across 9 Ukrainian oblasts kill 1, injure 4 over past 24 hours. Russian attacks were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south & north of Ukraine. Mykola Lukashuk https://t.co/BCTQt4QbKA

[08:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 31, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/8UtJEob73i

[09:57:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Security Service arrests pro-Russian council member on suspicion of treason. Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reports arresting a Siversk City Council member for alleged treason. The man represented the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party. 1/2

[09:58:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: The suspect is accused of collecting intelligence for the Russians on Ukrainian troop movements in neighboring Bakhmut since October. According to the Security Service, the suspect passed coordinates of key infrastructure sites in Donetsk Oblast that were later attacked. 2/2

[10:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Euractiv: EU-Ukraine summit to praise Kyiv's progress but unlikely to commit to quick accession. The EU top officials, set to visit Kyiv on Feb. 3 for the EU-Ukraine Summit, won't commit to the country's quick entry into the union, Euractiv reported, citing a draft communique.

[10:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: EU member states remain divided over using positive language concerning the speed of Ukraine's accession, four diplomats told Euractiv.

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[10:57:58] Twitter DefenceU: Be brave like Ukraine! Be strong like #UAarmy! Be strong! @combined2forces https://t.co/8uOY03Mlkf

[11:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told LRT TV that NATO countries should supply Ukraine with all the weapons it needs to win the war. The president said that many of the so-called red lines that the West is afraid to cross were drawn by Russia. https://t.co/kzj6OLaCdA

[11:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Foreign Ministry criticizes Croatian president's statement about Crimea 'never to be Ukraine again.' Foreign Ministry's spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Jan. 31 that Croatian President Zoran Milanovic's recent statement about Crimea was "unacceptable."

[11:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: The day before, Milanovic criticized the West's decision to send tanks to Ukraine and said that the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula would "never again be part of Ukraine," according to CNN.

[12:12:59] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa We want to stop the routine of war. And restore the routine of peace. But we can do this only by winning the war. There is no other way.

[12:57:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Austria, Hungary agree not to supply weapons to Ukraine. Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send weapons to Ukraine, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said on Jan. 30, cited by Euractiv.

[13:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Budanov: Approximately 326,000 Russian soldiers currently fighting in Ukraine. Chief of Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the Washington Post that only 9% of Russia's long-range Kalibr missiles remain. Those numbers can't be independently verified.

[13:13:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: In this edition, discover the Kyiv Independent’s exclusive on how Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine, and more. https://t.co/qWiAODNTaq

[14:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Foreign Ministry: 120-140 Western tanks to be delivered. Currently, the coalition of western allies includes 12 countries, but not all can be named publicly. The incoming tanks include Leopard 2, Challenger 2, and M1 Abrams models.

[14:13:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK government rules out sending fighter jets to Ukraine. The U.K. Prime Minister's spokesman said on Jan. 31 that "it is not practical" to send British fighter jets to Ukraine as they "are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly," as quoted by Sky News.

[15:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian Jan. 31 attack on Bakhmut kills 2, including a child. Russian troops shelled a residential area in Donetsk Oblast's Bakhmut, killing two, including a 12-year-old boy, and injuring five more people, Prosecutor General's Office reported. Prosecutor General's Office. https://t.co/Mf97seKEAu

[15:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Human Rights Watch calls on Ukraine to investigate alleged use of anti-personnel landmines. Human Rights Watch has called on Ukraine to investigate the military’s alleged use of rocket-fired anti-personnel landmines around Izium during the Russian occupation. 1/2

[15:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Russian forces have repeatedly used anti-personnel mines and committed atrocities across the country, but this doesn’t justify Ukrainian use of these prohibited weapons,” says Steve Goose, Arms Division director at Human Rights Watch. 2/2

[15:28:02] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I’m in constant contact with Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau. Informed him in detail about the situation at the front & Ukraine's defense needs in armored vehicles, artillery and aviation. We agreed on joint diplomatic steps, in particular on the implementation of #PeaceFormula.

[15:43:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️France promises to send 12 additional CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu added that 150 French soldiers would train 2,000 Ukrainian troops in Poland this summer.

[16:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️DFC CEO announces intent to mobilize over $1 billion in private capital to support Ukrainian economy. Scott Nathan, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s chief executive, visited Kyiv where he announced intent to invest $250 million in small businesses. 1/2

[16:13:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: “I’m convinced that new DFC investments here will mobilize well over $1 billion in private capital to support the economy of Ukraine," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 31. 2/2

[16:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Incumbent top official at Ukraine's Defense Ministry supported Russia in Crimea. Oleksandr Liyev, who is in charge of arms procurement at Ukraine's Defense Ministry, has supported Russia and its proxies in Crimea, according to media reports. https://t.co/UvV8Y3wk4m

[17:13:09] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine moves up in global corruption perception rating. "Russia's war pointed to the need to continue overcoming the internal enemy — corruption," Executive Director of Transparency International Ukraine Andrii Borovyk(@Borovyk_UA) writes in opinion.https://t.co/N4dxa4FB9C

[17:28:04] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I thanked PM @alexanderdecroo for the previous powerful defense package. We discussed further cooperation, support for our initiatives at the #UN, acceleration of the next sanctions package. We count on ’s principled stance on not allowing Russian athletes to @Paris2024.

[17:43:01] Twitter DefenceU: The front line in the Bakhmut area at night. Reuters https://t.co/ThkFNoSpY4

[17:43:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️France to provide more radar systems, missiles, artillery to Ukraine. France will help Ukraine acquire Ground Master 200 radar systems for air defense, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Jan. 31.

[18:58:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Poland denies discussing delivery of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine. Poland is not discussing giving its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Wojciech Skurkiewicz wrote on Twitter.

[18:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Critics argue that allies' reluctance to supply F-16 fighters and long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will prevent Kyiv from launching a major offensive and liberating Ukrainian territory.

[19:43:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US sanctions Iranian entities for supplying drones to Russia. The U.S. on Jan. 31 sanctioned seven Iranian entities for making drones for Russia to attack Ukraine.

[20:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Treasury: No sign that US funds were misused in Ukraine. "We have no indication that U.S. funds have been misused in Ukraine," Treasury spokesperson Megan Apper told Reuters.

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[21:43:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Norway's 5-year aid package for Ukraine to be revealed on Feb. 7. Norway will reveal its five-year plan to support Ukraine with billions of kroner on Feb. 7, according to Norwegian publication Vårt Land.

[21:43:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: Earlier this week, we reached our goal of 10,000 members. We want to say thank you to everyone who reads and supports the Kyiv Independent – this marks a milestone for our sustainability and is an incredible result for a news outlet in Eastern Europe. https://t.co/T96AqzrKxQ

[21:43:06] Twitter KyivIndependent: We're proud to be reader-funded, and we wouldn't be here without you. Thank you. https://t.co/iNjWfwvZRv

[22:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: Moscow said on Jan. 31 that it captured Blahodatne, a village north of Bakhmut, and launched fresh attacks near the town of Vuhledar, where Western intelligence confirmed that Russian forces were initiating a "more concerted" assault. https://t.co/cOpF4jnubu

[22:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Politico: Delivery of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine not ruled out despite Biden's 'no'. There have been no high-level talks between Ukraine and the U.S. about providing F-16 fighter jets, and the delivery of such aircraft to Kyiv cannot be ruled out, Politico reported on Jan. 31.

[22:58:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Zelensky: Ukraine prepares for upcoming EU-Ukraine summit. In an address on Jan. 31, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is preparing “new reforms in Ukraine” amid the upcoming EU-Ukraine summit set for Feb. 3.

[22:58:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: Zelensky noted that the reforms to be undertaken will change Ukraine’s social, legal, and political realities, making them “more humane, more transparent, and more effective.”

[23:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM: Greece won't send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his country would not send its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine because "they are absolutely necessary for (Greece's) defense posture."

[23:43:05] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Reuters: Washington prepares over $2 billion in military aid, longer-range weapons for Ukraine. The U.S. is preparing over $2 billion worth of military aid for Ukraine, including anticipated longer-range rockets, Reuters reported on Jan. 31, citing two U.S. officials.

[23:43:07] Twitter KyivIndependent: USAI funds will be used to purchase a Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), which has a range of 150 kilometers. The aid package is reportedly expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions, and Javelin anti-tank weapons.

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