By the end of March, EU military mission will train more than 11,000 servicemen of ๐บ๐ฆ. Another 30,000 soldiers of the AFU are planned to be trained by the end of the year. "Our mission will train more than 11,000 people by the end of March," Borrell said. 1/3
According to him, the mission of the EU will prepare crews for tanks that will be delivered to Ukraine from NATO member countries. Simultaneously, Russia insistently emphasises that NATO and the EU are training โfightersโ for Kyiv. 2/3
It does not allow the possibility that these soldiers are protecting their country, citizens, relatives and friends and are not going to attack their neighbours, "offering them protection with weapons and blood on their hands. " Who is the real fighter? 3/3
๐ Serhii Yanchenko has been defending Ukraine since the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion. In his free time, he shares stories from the front on his Instagram - instagram.com/serhii_yanchenโฆ#UkraineWorldTestimony 1/14
๐ We are publishing one of Serhii's texts in his voice:
We were lying in ambush for about half an hour. Summer, temperature +30, the sun at its peak zenith, and we were in full gear. I was sweating like I was in a sauna. 2/14
Tonight I was on duty at the observation post and did not sleep at all. Our first group didn't make contact for a long time, so we just waited. Mentally, I wanted some action to start because I was barely keeping myself from falling asleep. 3/14
What sanctions against ๐ท๐บ were imposed in February, 2023?
The Ministry of Finance of ๐ง๐ช has frozen 58 bln euros of ๐ท๐บ assets. The ministry blocked ๐ท๐บ financial transactions worth 191 bln euros, which concern 1,789 ๐ท๐บ companies and citizens. 1/5
๐ฌ๐ง Foreign Secretary James Cleverley announced a new package of sanctions and trade measures against ๐ท๐บ, including a ban on the export of all goods used by ๐ท๐บ on the battlefield in Ukraine. 2/5
Among them are aviation parts, radio equipment and electronic components that can be used by the ๐ท๐บ military industry, including in the production of UAVs. The UK will also ban the import of 140 goods, including iron and steel products processed in third countries. 3/5
The beginning of the Russian occupation of Kherson. The story of Viktoria Kirilova. #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/14
On Feb. 23, 2022, late in the evening, Viktoria spoke to her friends about how war was impossible. She simply didn't believe such cruelty and military aggression were possible in our time. But at 5 am on Feb. 24, Viktoria received a call that a full-scale war had begun. 2/14
"At 6 am, we were standing in line for a gas station, & then an air raid๐sounded. It was the 1st air alarm in my life, & I was completely confused about what to do. People started running toโฝbuilding, but it clearly wouldn't have saved them if it was hit," Viktoria recalls.3/14
The day before the full-scale ๐ท๐บ invasion, Serhii came to the Sumy territorial defense and left his information so that in the event of war, he could be quickly found and called to defend the city. 1/13
On February 24, the full-scale war began, which was not a surprise to Serhii. He was ready to protect the city and fight the Russian invaders. He received a weapon, and so a new stage in his life began - being a soldier. 2/13
Now Serhii is fighting in eastern Ukraine and occasionally publishes stories about his military experience on his Instagram -instagram.com/serhii_yanchenโฆ
We are publishing one of Serhii Yanchenko's texts in his voice. 3/13
Countries have provided support during the year for Ukraine. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy has updated the aid tracker for Ukraine. According to the researchers, the USA leads the support, and Europe follows them. 1/4
The support tracker considers the military, financial and humanitarian aid promised and provided to ๐บ๐ฆ since January 24, 2022. The report covers aid from 40 countries, in particular, ๐ช๐บ, ๐ฌ๐ง, ๐บ๐ธ, ๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐บ, ๐ฐ๐ท, ๐น๐ท et al. EU institutions appear in the report as separate donors. 2/4
Private donations and aid from the IMF are not included in the calculations. The largest financial donors are ๐ช๐บ organisations and ๐บ๐ธ. The entire amount provided by ๐บ๐ธ is a grant that does not need to be returned. Next on the list of allies are ๐ฌ๐ง and ๐จ๐ฆ. 3/4
The story of Serhiy and his mother from the village of Kamyanka, Kharkiv Oblast. #UkraineWorldTestimony 1/13
The small village of Kamyanka lies between Izyum and Sloviansk. After the full-scale Russian invasion, its landscape is truly apocalyptic. There is not a single house left standing in the village. Each and every one has been completely destroyed. 2/13
Their village holds only ruins: ruins of houses, shops, destroyed farming equipment, and skeletons of cows. There are many burned out and blown up military vehicles on the roadsides. At first it seems that there is not a single living creature left. But this is not so. 3/13