{"id":1827200,"date":"2023-01-28T10:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827200"},"modified":"2023-01-28T10:07:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:07:34","slug":"fighting-heats-up-in-east-and-north-ukraine-following-tank-pledges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fighting-heats-up-in-east-and-north-ukraine-following-tank-pledges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Heats Up in East and North Ukraine Following Tank Pledges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffighting-heats-up-in-east-and-north-ukraine-following-tank-pledges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Link<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/pmn\/news-pmn\/politics-news-pmn\/\">PMN Politics<\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/category\/pmn\/news-pmn\/\">PMN News<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of this article:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reuters\" aria-labelledby=\"wire-company-name\" class=\"wire-published-by__logo\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp, https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=140&#038;d=mp 2x\" width=\"70\"   style=\"display:none\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p> Reuters <\/p>\n<p> Tom Balmforth, Ivan Lyubysh &#8211; Kirdey <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Jan 27, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">Read it in 4 minutes<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-smooth-hash-scroll-component=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalpost.com\/pmn\/news-pmn\/ukraine-says-fighting-fierce-after-tank-pledges-seeks-more-arms#comments-area\"> <span class=\"comment-bubble\">    <\/span> <span class=\"article-meta-comment-count__text\"> Join the conversation <\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>KYIV \u2014 Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast before Kyiv takes delivery of tanks from its Western allies, saying the fighting showed it needed more weapons to repel the invaders.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv declared that fierce battles are underway, just a day after 11 people were killed by missile and drone strikes. 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Please try again <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>After weeks and weeks of negotiation, Germany, the United States, and Ukraine agreed this week to send dozens of modern tanks back to Russia to assist in pushing back Russian forces.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment257748479684638545327898601979904\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment257748479684638545327898601979904\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Poland promised Ukraine an additional 60 tanks, in addition to 14 Leopard 2 tanks made by Germany, Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides in the war are widely expected to launch spring offensives though Washington has advised Ukraine against doing so until the latest weapons are in place and training has been provided \u2013 a process expected to take several months.<\/p>\n<p>Russia claimed that the United States was a terrorist nation \u201cpumping weapons into Ukraine,\u201d which Moscow says does Washington\u2019s bidding, and chided President Joe Biden, saying he held the key to ending the conflict but had not used it.<\/p>\n<p>Volodymyr Zeleskiy, President of Ukraine, thanked allies for supporting him but reiterated calls for stronger sanctions against Moscow and more weapons during the twelfth months of war.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4025766727422358482931329460600832\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment4025766727422358482931329460600832\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis evil, this Russian aggression can and should be stopped only with adequate weapons. The terrorist state will not understand anything else,\u201d Zelenskiy spoke in his Thursday evening television address.<\/p>\n<p>Hours after he spoke, Ukrainian officials reported fierce battles in the northeast and east of the country, scene of some of the heaviest combat since Russia\u2019s invasion on Feb. 24 last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFierce fighting continues along the front lines,\u201d Oleh Synehubov was the governor of Kharkiv&#8217;s northeastern region. He said that Ukrainian forces were still holding out.<\/p>\n<p>POWER SHORTAGES<\/p>\n<p>Millions of Ukrainians faced electricity shortages after Thursday\u2019s missile and drone strikes, the latest to target energy facilities and deprive people of heat, light and water.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1434517156824581776157796718346240\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment1434517156824581776157796718346240\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Russia has been accused of repeatedly attacking Ukraine&#8217;s civilian infrastructure. Moscow refutes this accusation.<\/p>\n<p>Russia stated that the strikes were centered on \u201cfacilities that operate Ukraine\u2019s defense industrial complex and transport system,\u201d and limited Ukraine\u2019s ability to repair military hardware and transport arms provided by its allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goals of the massive attack have been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralized,\u201d It said.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters was unable to verify the battlefield reports.<\/p>\n<p>The front lines of Russia have been mostly frozen for the past two months. Russia has been trying to gain ground east of Ukraine, occupying large areas of territory and protecting a corridor that it has seized from southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Oleskandr Musiyenko was the head of Ukraine&#8217;s Military and Strategic Research Centre. He said Russia was sending more reinforcements, mainly conscripts. This is to block Ukrainian advances.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment213525083931058735849089844379648\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment213525083931058735849089844379648\">Advertisement 5.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBut they do not have the level of artillery and tank support they had on Feb. 24,\u201d Musiyenko said this to Ukrainian television.<\/p>\n<p>Britain claimed in an intelligence update that Russian forces likely conducted probing strikes near Orikhiv, southeastern Ukraine, and Vuhledar, east. But it was unlikely they could have succeeded. \u201csubstantive advances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DEPORTATION OF CHILDREN<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv also accuses Moscow deporting children and adults from occupied territories, and issuing them Russian passports.<\/p>\n<p>Filippo Grandi, the U.N.\u2019s refugee agency chief, said this violated \u201cthe fundamental principles of child protection in situations of war\u201d It must be stopped by Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Japan increased sanctions Friday and expanded an export ban list. It also frozen assets of Russian officials.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5656565317966189895139444240941056\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment5656565317966189895139444240941056\">Advertisement 6<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> The advertisement is not yet loaded, but you can continue reading the article below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>But Ukraine\u2019s hopes that the European Union will impose sanctions affecting nuclear energy were dealt a blow by Hungary, which said that it would veto such moves. Hungary plans to expand a Russian-built nuclear power plant.<\/p>\n<p>Russia reacted strongly to Western entities with Roskomnadzor, the communications regulator, stating that it had blocked websites of the CIA, FBI and other U.S. agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, visited Eritrea as the final stop on a tour through Africa. The tour was designed to boost support and started in South Africa. South Africa plans joint military drills between Russia and China.<\/p>\n<p>Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, said that she had discussed Russian economic sanctions during each stop and hoped to reach an agreement soon about the next price cap for Russian oil.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv and its allies say Russia\u2019s oil profits can be used to fund Moscow\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has moved the emphasis of its rhetoric away from \u201cdenazifying\u201d And \u201cdemilitarizing\u201d Ukraine should confront the NATO alliance of aggressive and expansionist U.S. The West and Ukraine both claim that the invasion was unprovoked.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Reuters bureaus, Writing by Timothy Heritage; Editing By Frank Jack Daniel<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt=\"beforeunload\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Share this article on your social media 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