Battles near Avdeevka, 95 military clashes, enemy shelling, protests of Polish farmers. How will the 718th day of a full-scale war be remembered?
The day before, the Cabinet of Ministers dismissed Alexander Pavlyuk from his post First Deputy Minister of Defense in connection with the transfer to another job.< /p>
Decrees also appeared on the release of Sergei Naev from the post of Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Yuriy Sodol was appointed to this post.
In addition, Zelensky replaced the commander of the Air Assault Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This position was held by Maxim Mirgorodsky. Igor Skibyuk became the new commander.
A new commander of the Territorial Defense Forces was also appointed. Igor Plakhuta received the position.
Ex-Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Naev said that he learned about his dismissal from the media.
“From the media he learned about his dismissal from the post of Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which he has held since 2020. These were difficult times. One of the most difficult periods in the history of Ukraine. And together with you we walked this path with dignity,” he wrote in his telegram.
Naev thanked for the work and expressed confidence that Ukraine will win the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Igor Plakhuta, whom Vladimir Zelensky appointed today, February 11, to the post of commander of the Territorial Defense Forces, During the Revolution of Dignity, he worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and led the forces of the Internal Troops during the dispersal of the Maidan. Ukrainskaya Pravda wrote about this.
As stated in the material, on the night of December 10, 2013, law enforcement officers cleared the government quarter from the Euromaidan barricades. Later, Plakhuta, who at that time was the head of the department of the Southern Territorial Command of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said that about 400 soldiers of the internal troops and the Berkut special detachment were brought in to clear the streets.
Plahuta also reported about the injured Berkut members.
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The lower number of decrees concerning personnel changes in the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was signed on the eve of February 10 by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, reports “Zerkalo Nedeli”.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported , that 95 military clashes took place during the day.
In general, the enemy launched one missile and 79 air strikes, carried out 52 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.< /p>
In the Bakhmut direction, 17 attacks were repelled in the areas of Bogdanovka and Kleschievka.
On Avdeevsky – 22 attacks in the Avdeevka area and another 16 attacks south of Tonenky, near Pervomaisky, Nevelsky, Donetsk region. There, the enemy, with the support of aviation, unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of our troops.
In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the invaders near Krasnohorivka, Pobeda, Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region. In this direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation 28 times. “>Russia shelled Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk region late in the evening of February 11.
The mayor Anatoly Vershina announced this. Due to enemy shelling, most of the city is without power. There is no heat and water supply.
According to the head of Pavlograd, emergency teams are working to eliminate the consequences of the shelling.
Before this, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported movement of “martyrs” towards the Dnepropetrovsk region and Zaporozhye region The military warned Pavlograd about the threat of shelling.
Polish farmers protesting near the border with Ukraine stopped three trucks containing Ukrainians and poured grain from the vehicles onto the road, RMF 24 reports.
The incident occurred around 11:30 on February 11 on the highway leading to the border crossing in Doroguska, not far from the protest site.
After registration, three trucks with Ukrainian citizens entered Poland. The protesters did not allow the vehicles to pass further and at some point opened the trailers, causing grain to spill onto the road. The drivers turned back towards Ukraine, said the police commissioner in Kholm, Eva Chizh. She added that there were no fights or other dangerous situations.
Law enforcement officers are clarifying the details of the incident and collecting evidence at the scene.
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