Rockets strike mayor's office in separatist Donetsk

"The mayor's office in a key eastern Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Kremlin separatists was
struck by rockets, Russian state agencies reported. According to the separatist authorities, four people were injured. According to RIA Novosti, the municipal building in Donetsk was "seriously damaged" by the attack, which local separatist authorities blamed on Ukraine. Kremlin-backed separatist authorities have previously accused Ukraine of numerous strikes on infrastructure and residential targets in the occupied territories, often employing the U.S.-supplied long-range HIMARS rockets, without providing corroborating information." AfricaNews

US Informs Ukraine It Doesn't Have Enough Long-Range Missiles To Send

 "Ukraine has been urging for the US to immediately transfer Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs), which have a range of up to 190 miles, capable of being fired from the HIMARS rocket systems, which the Ukrainians already possess. 

But now the US is informing the Ukrainians that it doesn't have enough of these long range missiles even if it were willing to provide them. Citing four US officials, Politico writes that "Transferring ATACMS to the battlefield in eastern Europe would dwindle America’s stockpiles and harm the U.S. military’s readiness for a future fight, the people said." ZH

Pentagon admits ‘UFO encounter’ blunder

"The Pentagon has acknowledged that it failed in its first attempt to shoot down a mysterious
object spotted in the skies over Michigan last weekend, saying one AIM-9X Sidewinder missile fired by an F-16 fighter jet missed its mark and landed “harmlessly” in a body of water. The target was one among three mysterious entities seen in North American airspace in recent days, though officials are still unable to identify any of them. Speaking to reporters for a press briefing on Tuesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley was asked to comment on the object shot down over Lake Huron days prior, following reports that the military was unable to hit its target on the first go. 

“First shot missed. Second shot hit,” he said, adding “the missile landed harmlessly in the water of Lake Huron” and did not detonate on impact. " RT

‘Executed’ Wagner Group fighter shown alive to press

"Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private military company Wagner Group, has confirmed that Dmitry Yakushchenko, a soldier who was previously assumed by some to have been executed, is alive.

Yakushchenko came into the media spotlight this week, after a video purportedly showing his execution was published on social media. In it, he confessed to deserting Wagner and going to the Ukraine-controlled side. He claimed that he had been abducted in Ukraine for a “trial” before an unidentified person appeared to smash his head with a sledgehammer. The video was heavily blurred.

Since the ‘execution’ video was confirmed to be a hoax, Prigozhin claimed that Yakushchenko was captured after getting lost on the frontline and “acted like a real man, that is told lots of f**king lies” to survive. He backed the assertion that the man returned with a lot of “useful information.” RT

Russia Deploys Nuclear Armed Ships in the Baltic Sea

"According to the Norwegian Intelligence Service, Russia is deploying nuclear weapon-armed
vessels into the Baltic Sea. This is the first time in 30 years that this has happened. “The key part of the nuclear potential is on the submarines and surface ships of the Northern Fleet,” the Norwegian intel said." TP

Russians launch missile strikes at Kostyantynivka, Kramatorsk

"In Donetsk region, the Russian invaders launched two missile attacks – on Kostyantynivka
and Kramatorsk." UKRIN

As Mystery Objects Get Shot Down, U.S. Sets Up New Task Force on UFOs

"Amid a baffling series of incidents in which the U.S. has shot down three unidentified flying
objects, the White House said Monday it would create a team expected to study airborne objects and the potential security and safety risks they pose.

The new group, created at the behest of national-security adviser Jake Sullivan, would comprise elements of the Pentagon, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, said U.S. officials." WSJ

Tanker Rates To Haul Gasoline Soar 400% After Russian Sanctions

"Sanctions have redirected Russian energy flows from Europe to Asia. The rejiggering of
supply chains means Russia has to rely more on tankers. According to Bloomberg, this has led to a 400% surge in the daily rates for clean product tankers." ZH

US fighter jet shoots down airborne object over Lake Huron

"A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron on Sunday
afternoon at the direction of President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said.  A US F-16 fighter jet shot down another airborne object over Lake Huron." CNN

Leave Russia Immediately, State Dept. Tells US Citizens

"Is Biden and his handlers about to escalate the war in Ukraine once again? Why didn't the
State Dept. say this initially?" NW

US General Says He Can’t Rule Out Aliens As More UFO’s Enter American Airspace

"During a Sunday interview on Fox News, US General Glen Vanherck stunned the hosts as he
said he cannot rule out aliens or extraterrestrials as more UFO’s enter US Airspace.

He continued by saying “We’re calling them objects, not balloons for a reason”. TP

Denmark hands over all of its CAESAR howitzers to Ukraine

"Denmark has handed over all of its CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine." UKRIN

Zelensky introduces sanctions against 200 persons affiliated with Russia

"President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine signed a decree implementing the decision of the  National Security and Defense Council of February 12 to impose sanctions against 200 persons affiliated with the Russian Federation.

Decree No. 75/2023, together with the NSDC decision and its annex. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has been instructed to inform the authorities in the eu, United States of America and other countries about the sanctions and to raise with them the issue of introducing similar restrictive measures.

The sanctions, which will be in effect for 50 years, include an asset freeze, trade restrictions of its complete suspension; restriction, partial or complete suspension of asset transit, travel ban across Ukraine; prevention of capital withdrawal from Ukraine; suspension of economic and financial obligations, etc." UKRIN

Third High-Altitude Airborne Object Shot Down By US Fighter Jet

"One day after the US shot down a 'cylindrical, silverish gray' object in the northeast arctic
region of Alaska, another unidentified airborne object was shot down by the US military over northern Canada  - making it the third time in just over a week that jets were deployed to neutralize foreign craft...... a US F-22 filter jet took it down over the Yukon, according to a tweet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau." ZH

Ukrainian army downs 20 Shahed drones during evening Russian attack

"The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other units of the defence forces of
Ukraine shot down 20 Shahed kamikaze attack drones......The launches were carried out from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov." PRAVADA