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"Russia has never hatched, is not hatching and will never hatch any plans to attack anyone."

"These military exercises, drills, are purely defensive and are not a threat to any other country."

"We [Russians] learn from US newspapers that we will attack Ukraine."

"The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine."

"Right now, the people's biggest enemy is panic in our country [Ukraine]."

"There is a risk for a full-fledged invasion."

"We are talking about the real possibility of war in Europe."

"One way or another, [Putin] wants Ukraine neutralized."

Russia is looking for "an excuse to go in."

"[A]n invasion could be imminent, and it is highly likely."

"Russia may launch an attack on Ukraine on Saturday, February 19, 2022."

"As of this moment I'm convinced he's made the decision" and an assault could occur in the "coming days."

Will Russia Invade Ukraine?

The US will send Ukraine an additional $1.7B in military aid, American officials announced Monday.

The package — which includes munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and other missiles — will largely come from long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Roughly $200M of weaponry will go to Ukraine from existing Pentagon stockpiles.

It comes as Ukraine has continued to suffer setbacks on the battlefield. While Ukraine has used long-range weapons to strike oil depots in Russian territory, Russian forces continued to advance in eastern Ukraine.

According to a Ukrainian army sergeant on Monday, Russian forces "pressed non-stop" to capture Vovche and Prohres, two frontline villages in Donetsk. They lie 20 miles (30 km) northwest of Avdiivka, a Donetsk city that was in February captured by Russia after months of war.

A day prior, Russia's Defense Ministry said it captured two additional villages in the Donetsk region — Prohres and Yevhenivka. Both lie near Pokrovsk, a transport hub that Ukraine uses to supply other embattled Ukrainian-held parts of Donetsk, such as Chasiv Yar and Kostiantynivka.

Ukraine did not comment on the claims, but in the latest update from Ukraine's Armed Forces on Tuesday, the general staff continued to report that fighting near Pokrovsk had been the fiercest anywhere on the frontlines, with 52 combat clashes reported in the past day.

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