Locals report the Neftegorsky gas processing plant in Russia’s Samara region was attacked. Further details have not been confirmed.
Why is this country even in the EU? Hungary has suspended support for a €90bn EU loan to Ukraine until oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline are restored, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said. He argued that limiting transit contradicts the Association Agreement and obligations toward the European Union.
❗️Hungary has blocked an agreed €90bn EU loan for Ukraine intended to stabilize the country’s finances, the Financial Times reports. The borrowing requires unanimity among all 27 EU member states. An €8bn IMF program currently under negotiation is also conditional…
According to preliminary info: at 23:20 yesterday, a Su-34 fighter was destroyed over occupied Zaporizhzhia region while on a combat mission, according to AviVector. The aircraft had struck Dnipropetrovsk region with guided bombs but crashed near Kamyanka.
Russian aviation affiliated channel Fighterbomber with a vague message regarding a Su-34. Possibly they lost another one.
On the night of February 17, drones from Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck a fuel storage tank and a technical overpass at the Ilsky oil refinery, according to satellite images.
❗️Hungary has blocked an agreed €90bn EU loan for Ukraine intended to stabilize the country’s finances, the Financial Times reports. The borrowing requires unanimity among all 27 EU member states. An €8bn IMF program currently under negotiation is also conditional on Kyiv receiving the EU loan.
The US Department of Defense warned it would retaliate if the EU adopts strong Buy European rules limiting American defense firms, POLITICO reports. Washington said it may review existing waivers under Buy American laws and restrict European companies’ access to Pentagon contracts if Brussels curbs US participation in national procurements.
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Between February 17 and 19, several energy infrastructure sites in Russia were struck. HIMARS rockets hit Michurinskaya CHP and Frunzenskaya substation, as well as Belgorod CHP and Belgorod 330 substation, damaging equipment and disrupting power and heat supply. Drones attacked the Novobryanskaya 750 kV substation and the Velikolukskaya oil depot, where three storage tanks caught fire.
Russian aviation affiliated channel Fighterbomber with a vague message regarding a Su-34. Possibly they lost another one.
US forces intercepted Russian military aircraft near Alaska, NORAD said. The formation included two Tu-95 strategic bombers, two Su-35S fighters and one A-50 airborne control aircraft. The US deployed F-16 and F-35 jets, an E-3 airborne radar and KC-135 tankers. NORAD said the Russian planes did not enter US airspace and posed no threat.
Ukraine secured over 600 million euros for its energy sector at an International Energy Agency meeting, Energy Minister Shmyhal said. European partners will transfer decommissioned equipment from six power plants and contribute more than 250 million euros to the Energy Support Fund. The US will provide 276 million dollars through the SPARK project. France will allocate 71 million euros in humanita...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that if Ukraine joins the EU it would mean the EU enters the war. He stated Hungary does not bear responsibility for the conflict and rejected claims that Ukraine is defending Europe, saying Russia has not attacked any EU member state and that European countries are protected by NATO.