LIVE: Day 346 of Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukrainians will fight "for as long as we can" to hold the "fortress" city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv's prospects for joining the EU.

22:26 CET

Putin attended a ceremony last week to commemorate the Soviet victory at Stalingrad #urbanwarfare Guards without their weapons, no crowds. Someone scared he’ll be taken out by his own people?? pic.twitter.com/PVxtUCwLKP

— John Spencer (@SpencerGuard) February 4, 2023

22:06 CET

His first apple since February 2022. After 11 months in russian captivity, he turned gray and lost a lot of weight.
Maksym Kolesnykov, a restaurateur, a manager, and a soldier. One of the 116 Ukrainian POWs released today. He went through hell, but didn’t lose his will to fight. pic.twitter.com/88w2PwGx7O

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) February 4, 2023

21:01 CET

📷🇨🇦 The first Leopard 2 tank of total four supplied by Canada to Ukrainian Armed forces, took off from Halifax today and is on its way to Ukraine.#UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/dHbKb5YFLb

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 4, 2023

20:55 CET

📽️Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of #Bakhmut, February 4.#UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/YAb449r7ou

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 4, 2023

19:45 CET

📷Soldiers of Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade in the vicinity of #Bakhmut.#UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/XKCghOB0eX

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 4, 2023

19:02 CET

The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andrii Yermak, said that the bodies of Britons Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were handed over to #Ukraine during the exchange with #Russia (63 Russians for 116 Ukrainians).
1/2 pic.twitter.com/FG3prS3ZAG

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 4, 2023

18:56 CET

📽️Russian troops on the southern outskirts of #Bakhmut.#UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/WUI2S5Mpvt

— MilitaryLand.net (@Militarylandnet) February 4, 2023

18:20 CET

Fiona Hill - Rather than a Real Threat NATO was an Irritating Barrier to Putin's Imperial Ambitions. - https://t.co/FoJzBcLCWJ

— Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas) February 4, 2023

17:56 CET

An air-raid alert throughout the territory of #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/DAkf8QooaU

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 4, 2023

17:50 CET

#Ukraine: A Russian 2S19M2 Msta-SM2 self-propelled 152mm howitzer was taken out of action by a Ukrainian M982 Excalibur strike in #Kherson Oblast. pic.twitter.com/4zwQG1kGBg

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) February 4, 2023

17:22CET

Absolutely devastating news today about US marine and volunteer medic Pete Reed being killed in #Bakhmut. His ambulance was apparently hit by #Russian shelling as he evacuated civilians. Pete was one of the most remarkable humans I have ever met in my years on the road. #petereed pic.twitter.com/sbr8kSV8k2

— Jane Ferguson (@JaneFerguson5) February 3, 2023

17:15 CET

#Ukraine: Three more Russian reconnaissance drones fell out of the sky and were captured by Ukrainian forces in #Donetsk Oblast- an Orlan-10, a rare Orlan-30 (Used to designate laser-guided projectiles) and a ZALA 421-16Е2. pic.twitter.com/dm8Mhd4ecy

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) February 4, 2023

16:42 CET

Beautiful French Caesar footage from the Vuhledar front pic.twitter.com/qUvfRmYPwG

— Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) February 4, 2023

16:01 CET

⚡️The EU today officially approved a price cap for oil products from Russia at $100 per barrel for gasoline and diesel fuel, as well as $45 for low value-added products, The Financial Times reported.

— KyivPost (@KyivPost) February 4, 2023

15:22 CET

NEW: The Biden administration announced a new $2.2 billion military aid package to #Ukraine, including precision long-range missiles for HIMARS, while Russian President Putin continued his campaign against certain domestic opposition voices.

Our latest: https://t.co/1euhwllnXK pic.twitter.com/B523qPIDB7

— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) February 4, 2023

14:21 CET

Intl law is clear. 🇺🇦 can liberate its territories using any tool. Crimea is 🇺🇦.
Therefore, threats by 🇷🇺 officials with "retaliatory strikes" are only a confirmation of the intention to commit mass murders & an attempt to scare in the traditional 🇷🇺 style. Always ignore Medvedev

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) February 4, 2023

13:49 CET

⚡️ Media: Portugal to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Portugal confirmed it would send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Prime Minister Antonio Costa told Diario de Noticias on Feb. 4. The country is reportedly preparing to give Ukraine four Leopard 2 tanks.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

13:07 CET

⚡️Media: Germany has evidence of Russia’s war crimes cases 'in three-digit range.'

German Prosecutor General Peter Frank said that they “are not yet investigating specific people, but rather collecting information and evidence.”

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

12:35 CET

⚡️Russian attacks across 9 Ukrainian oblasts kill 3 over past day.

Russian forces killed two people in Toretsk and Bakhmut and wounded 14 more in Donetsk Oblast, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the oblast governor, reported on Feb. 4.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

12:12 CET

Nice. Ukraine’s security service hacked a zoom-call between moscow and the quislings in Ukraine. And officially notified the latter that they’re charged with treason.

And then let them listen to ���� anthem.#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/DAn6bvl5Nb

— olexander scherba���� (@olex_scherba) February 4, 2023

11:35 CET

They are ours...

Ukraine returned 116 Ukrainians from Russian captivity.

Mariupol defenders, Kherson partisans and snipers from the Bakhmut direction. pic.twitter.com/3pd7IYQiK0

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) February 4, 2023

11:11 CET

⚡️US volunteer confirmed killed in Bakhmut.

Pete Reed, a 33-year-old U.S. volunteer aid worker, was killed in the front-line city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, “while rendering aid,” Global Response Medicine, the humanitarian aid group Reed founded, confirmed on Feb. 3.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

10:44 CET

���� won't stop if it doesn't lose. It'll keep investing in terrorism in Europe. It'll do it even more boldly. It'll interfere in elections, kill political rivals. Outbreaks of separatism will become a rule. Is it the world you want to live in? As it's what "���� world" is all about.

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) February 4, 2023

10:19 CET

⚡️US volunteer confirmed killed in Bakhmut.

Pete Reed, a 33-year-old U.S. volunteer aid worker, was killed in the front-line city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, “while rendering aid,” Global Response Medicine, the humanitarian aid group Reed founded, confirmed on Feb. 3.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

09:55 CET

The range of the Ground Launched Small Diameter (GLSDB) glide bombs that the US included in the recent military aid package for Ukraine is enough to hit Russian transportation network & logistics on all occupied territories of Ukraine, except Crimea.

Infographic by Reuters. pic.twitter.com/2YoaAUP6Ge

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 4, 2023

09:36 CET

This is Mariyanka, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine

Russia tries to occupy the city since March 2022. Being unable to break through Ukrainian defense, the Russian army razed the city to the ground with artillery fire and airstrikes.
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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 3, 2023

09:04 CET

Air raid alerts.all across Ukraine continue for about an hour. pic.twitter.com/0QkscgYITt

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) February 4, 2023

08:45 CET

⚡️ISW: Russia continues to portray war in Ukraine as direct threat to its own security.

The Institute for the Study of War said that Russian officials continue pushing the narrative that the war in Ukraine is a direct threat to Russian security through legislative manipulations.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) February 4, 2023

08:13 CET

.@marcin_przydacz spoke with ���� media summing up the consultations he and @JacekSiewiera held today with @JakeSullivan46 @DeputySecState and @derekchollet in D.C.. Developing military support for ����, strenghtening NATO’s Eastern Flank and @JoeBiden's visit to ���� were discussed. pic.twitter.com/7IJae75ZFc

— Embassy of Poland U.S. (@PolishEmbassyUS) February 4, 2023

07:43 CET

Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on 38 individuals and 16 entities it said were "complicit in peddling Russian disinformation and propaganda", prompting a quick promise of retaliation from Moscow.

The targeted individuals and entities include Russian state-owned media group MIA Rossiya Segodnya and singer Nikolai Baskov, who performed in a pro-war concert in Moscow, the foreign ministry said in a statement.

07:15 CET

Germany has collected evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the country's prosecutor general said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that he saw a need for a judicial process at international level.

Ukraine and its Western allies have accused Russian forces of committing atrocities in Bucha, a satellite town of Kyiv, soon after launching their invasion last February. Moscow has denied the charge. Russia has also targeted key infrastructure in Ukraine but denies deliberately targeting civilians.