RIGHT SPEAK: Oleksandr Pavliuk Appointed New Ground Forces Chief; 63 Combat Engagements in Last Day, Most in Avdiivka, Marinka Dir; Dramatic Video Shows UKR HIMARS Destroy RU Buk System; RU Loses: 10 Tanks,6 Art-Syst,790 Soldiers

Zelenskiy appoints Oleksandr Pavliuk as new ground forces chief

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has appointed Oleksandr Pavliuk, former first deputy defence minister, as the new commander of Ukraine's ground forces, according to a decree published on Sunday.

Pavliuk, a lieutenant-general who served in the ministry role for a year, replaces Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi after he was tapped this week as commander of Ukraine's armed forces.

On Saturday, Zelenskiy announced five other senior military appointments, filling out a rebooted team to bolster Ukraine's defence against Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion.

Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of men and equipment as it heads into 2024 having made few battlefield gains throughout the past year. It also faces a disruption in military aid from the United States, its biggest backer. --->READ MORE HERE

63 combat engagements in last day, most intense in Avdiivka and Marinka direction:

Over the past day, 63 combat engagements took place between the Defense Forces and Russian invaders at the front.

According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.

During the day of February 12, there were 63x combat engagements.

The occupiers launched a total of 5x missile and 71x air strikes, carried out 45x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, russian terrorist attacks resulted in wounded civilians. Residential private and apartment buildings, and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. Around 20x settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Volodymyrivka, Ponomarenky, Volfyne, Stepok (Sumy oblast), Udy, Kozacha Lopan, Luk’yantsi, Vovchansk (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 1x attack near Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast), where the occupiers made unsuccessful attempts to breach Ukrainian defense. The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kotlyarivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the Ukrainian defenders repelled 1x assaults near Terny (Donetsk oblast). In that area the adversary made attempts to breach Ukrainian defense, to no success. The occupiers launched an air strike in the vicinity of Vyimka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Nevske, Serebryanske forestry (Luhansk oblast), Torske, Serebryanka, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). --->READ MORE HERE