Monday, February 17, 2025

129 clashes on front lines, most enemy attacks repelled in Pokrovsk, Kursk sectors

"Ukrainian forces engaged in 129 combat clashes with Russian invaders, with most enemy attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector and Russia's Kursk region.
In the Kharkiv sector,
Russian forces launched two assaults on Ukrainian positions near Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 16 enemy attacks near PetropavlivkaZahryzove, Bohuslavka, and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted 13 assaults, trying to penetrate
Ukrainian defenses near Novoserhiivka, Novoiehorivka, Novoplatonivka, Novoliubivka, Nove, Novomykhailivka, Yampolivka, Kolodiazi, and Dronivka.
In the Siversk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy assault near Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, occupiers launched eight attacks near Chasiv Yar and Vasiukivka.
Russian
forces carried out eight assaults in the Toretsk sector, targeting Krymske and Toretsk.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian forces halted 40 enemy attacks near Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pishchane, Udachne, Uspenivka, Nadiivka, Oleksiivka, Andriivka, Dachne, and Ulakly.
In the Novopavlivka sector,
Ukrainian troops repelled 18 Russian assaults near Kostiantynopil, Burlatske, Novoocheruvate, and Novosilka.
On the Orikhiv sector,
Russian occupiers launched six attacks near Novoandriivka, Piatykhatky, Shcherbaky, and Mali Shcherbaky.
In the Dnipro River and Huliaipole sectors,
Russian forces did not conduct active offensive operations." Ukrin

4.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Delhi-NCR out of sleep, big tremors, rumbling noise

"A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit Delhi, India-NCR with its epicenter in the national capital. The tremors lasted for a few seconds and caused panic among residents. Panic among residents after huge tremors, no damage reported.
The rumbling sound heard during the earthquake could have been the result of the earthquake's shallow depth. It could have been due to movement in tectonic plates and several bursts of energy." IndiaToday

Zelensky tells Ukrainian critics to change citizenship

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Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has brushed aside domestic critics who want elections, telling them to “go choose another citizenship,” and reiterating that voting will remain suspended until the conflict with Russia is over." RT

Russian invaders advance near six settlements in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts

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Russian forces advanced near six settlements in Donetsk Oblast. The Russian army advanced near Ulakly, Novyi Komar, Preobrazhenka, Zaporizhzhya, Andriiivka, and Novoocheretuvate, according to the analytical project. Russian forces made new gains in the Kurakhove and Toretsk areas, as well as in central Chasiv Yar. Ukrainian forces were able to push back Russian troops in one district of Toretsk." NV

Ethiopia Volcano Update; The Caldera Just Sunk by 26 Feet

"A nearly mile wide portion of a volcano presumably just sunk by 26 feet or 8 meters! This all occurred due to a strange strong magnitude 6.0 volcanic earthquake at
Ethiopia's Fentale volcano. While sharing many similarities with a caldera collapse event, the subsidence is not yet truly a caldera collapse." MS

Ukrainian drone attacks

"At least four people were killed by
Ukrainian drone strikes in two separate incidents in Russia’s Belgorod region, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. In one incident, a woman was killed instantly by an attack on the car she was travelling in. Three men were later killed in a similar attack.
More Ukrainian drone attacks later injured one person and damaged 12 houses in Russia’s Krasnodar region, said Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
Moscow’s Ministry of Defense said nine Ukrainian drones were shot down over the Sea of Azov and Russia’s southern region of Krasnodar." AJ