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Arming Ukraine won’t escalate war. Reluctance to do so will -- Ukraine's intelligence denies Russian claims of substantial success east -- Russian Gazprom to create its own private military company -- Nordic countries oppose Russian, Belarusian athletes’ Olympics participation -- Netherlands, Denmark to join Germany in sending Leopard 1 battle tanks to Ukraine -- and more

Kharkiv Oblast's hospital catches fire following Russian shelling -- Russia shells Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging houses, civilian infrastructure -- Ukrainian forces hit 13 Russian military positions -- Intelligence says Russia may mobilize up to 500,000 troops -- and more

Russia plots revenge attack in February for last year's defeats -- Bakhmut "increasingly isolated" as key roads come under Russian fire control -- Russia burns Ukrainian books in occupied Luhansk Oblast -- Ukraine returns two children forcibly sent to Russia -- Arming Ukraine is the fastest, and only path to peace -- and more

Russian proxies discuss forcibly sending children in Luhansk Oblast to Republic of Karelia -- Military installations in Russia are legitimate targets -- Germany has evidence of Russia’s war crimes cases in three-digit range -- Russia ‘threw its full strength’ into encircling Bakhmut -- Portugal to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine -- and more

Anti-personnel landmine explosion injures 7 teenagers in Izuim, Kharkiv Oblast -- Nearly 30,000 Russian soldiers in and around Mariupol -- Russian Wagner Group's supply of convicts for war in Ukraine significantly reduced -- EU will work to allocate 1 billion euros for Ukraine’s reconstruction -- and more

North Korea intends to send personnel to Russian-occupied Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts -- Putin claims Russia ready to draw on entire arsenal as Germany sends tanks to Ukraine -- Russia abducts high school students from occupied Luhansk Oblast -- Intelligence warns Russia preparing for massive offensive to capture Donbas by March -- and more

Russian missile strike on residential building in Kramatorsk kills at least 3, injures at least 21 -- Russia prepares offensives in several areas -- EU to train 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers -- US uncovers global sanctions evasion network helping Russia’s defense sector -- Russia acquiring many features of dictatorship -- and more

NATO countries should supply Ukraine with all the weapons it needs -- Russian forces plan concentrated assault near Pavlivka, Vuhledar -- France to provide more radar systems, missiles, artillery to Ukraine -- Delivery of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine not ruled out despite Biden's 'no' -- and more

How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine -- Slidstvo.Info identifies Russian soldiers killed in New Year strike on Makiivka -- Ukrainian lawmakers vacation, live in Dubai amid war -- and more

Ukraine plans to join EU within 2 years -- Moscow moves additional troops to Kursk Oblast -- Sources continue to indicate Russia preparing for imminent offensive -- North Korea provides Russia with missiles -- Zelensky visits southern Ukraine as the military continues efforts to liberate the rest of Kherson Oblast -- and more

Russia hopes to drag out war, exhaust Ukrainian forces -- Russia claims advance north of Bakhmut, Ukraine denies -- Military aid to Ukraine accelerates as Western allies worry time might be on Russia’s side -- German weapon manufacturer Rheinmetall ready to boost arms production, build HIMARS -- Ukrainian tank crews arrive to begin training on Challenger 2 tanks -- and more

Ukraine needs ATACMS missiles to stop Russian terror -- Russia continues conducting offensives in 3 areas -- Russia keeps 3 Kalibr cruise missile carriers in Black Sea -- Russia concentrating forces along southern front -- Large explosion reported at military plant in Iran -- and more