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Nearly 223,000 evacuated residents of Donetsk Oblast have returned home since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, said Dmytro Petlin, head of the Department of Operational Services, Communications, Warning and Public Information at the Directorate Donetsk regional military.
“Since February 26th [2022 r.] To date, approximately 1,357 million people have been evacuated from the region. Among these there are 163,520 children and approximately 42,650 disabled people. Approximately 223,000 people also returned home during this period. And this trend has changed. “In the last two months, about 2,000 more people have returned than evacuated,” Petlin said.
He noted that there are currently approximately 524,000 people left in the region. people and the evacuation continues.
According to Ukrainian investigators, Petro Symonenko fled to Russia in March 2022 and became deputy head of the international alliance of communist parties.
The ministry issued a ban on communication and cooperation with both countries a week after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. This did not affect the performances of Russian artists or organizations who spoke out against the war.
Germany will contribute to the reconstruction of one of the buildings of the Kharkiv National University, which was severely damaged during the recent Russian attacks on Kharkiv, the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration announced after Yevhen Ivanov’s meeting with German Ambassador Martin Jaeger.
“With the support of Martin Jaeger and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine, the damaged chassis will be replaced with new ones. Work is expected to start soon. New windows will replace damaged ones in the Faculty of Foreign Languages building. I am sincerely grateful for the support of Kharkiv Oblast and the help in eliminating the effects of enemy attacks. We continue to work on the basis of the Regional Office for International Cooperation,” Iwanow said.
Taurus Systems has denied previous statements by Johannes Arlt, an expert from the German Social Democratic Party. He argued that the German defense industry would have difficulty replenishing necessary supplies if it sent missiles to Ukraine.
The Russian parliament will consider introducing a law allowing the confiscation of money, valuables and other assets from people deemed to be disseminating “intentionally false information” about Moscow’s military activities.
State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said the measure would apply to those who publicly call for “extremist actions” or impose sanctions against Russia, as well as those who “discredit” the armed forces.
Ukraine has stably passed the first half of the heating season and has sufficient funds to complete it successfully, Energy Minister German Galushchenko said.
“We maintain the system as needed. We have all the means to do this: stocks of gas, coal, nuclear fuel, as well as those necessary to prepare generation and transmission facilities.” – he said.
The minister emphasized that there is no shortage of energy in the energy system and that in emergency situations electricity can be imported, including: to meet the needs of Ukrainian industry.
Robert Fico, who consistently joins Hungarian leader Viktor Orban in repeating Russian propaganda theses about Ukraine, then said that Kiev “is dominated by Washington.”
He said Ukraine should cede some of its territory to Russia, which he said was a “compromise.”
Work is currently underway with key international partners to provide Ukraine with new defense support packages in the fight against the aggressor state, Russia, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address to the nation.
“We are preparing further cooperation with our key partners, including specific defense support now, in these weeks and months,” the president said.
He stressed that partners will approve new defense packages for Ukraine.
Zelensky thanked all of Ukraine’s friends in the world “who understand that the battlefield simply cannot wait and saving lives cannot be delayed. To all who are trying to speed up the necessary decisions: they are needed now .”
The inspectors checked the serial numbers, technical condition and storage conditions of the weapons, but the results are not yet known, the Ministry of National Defense informed. “There were no complaints from U.S. officials while they worked together.”
As reported by Suspilne Sport on January 20, three Ukrainian tennis players, Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostiuk and Dayana Yastremska, for the first time in history reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, one of the Grand Slam tournaments, at the same time.
“The Russian Dnepr Force group failed in all attempts to displace the Ukrainian defenders, although it almost certainly has a significant advantage in the balance of forces on this axis,” the ministry wrote in its latest statement.
The Air Force spokesperson’s statement follows reports that on January 18 and 19, Ukrainian drones attacked oil depots in Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia, and in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Agency has submitted a proposal to member states to reform the fund providing military aid to Ukraine at a time when the EU is transitioning from sending weapons from existing stockpiles to purchasing of new ones, Bloomberg reported.
A Russian intelligence group has launched a cyberattack against Microsoft, the tech giant has confirmed. The hackers would have reached the emails of the company management.art39721951
The head of the Presidential Chancellery of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, said that adopting a defensive posture often leads to freezing the conflict, and that Ukraine will never agree to freezing the conflict with Russia.
– It is impossible to wage a defensive war. Moving to a defensive position often leads to freezing the conflict. We have seen this since 2014. We will never agree to freeze the conflict with Putin, he announced.
Since January 13, the border crossing into Chernivtsi Oblast has been intermittently blocked by Romanian farmers and truck drivers, citing high diesel costs, insurance rates, European Union measures to protect the environment and pressure on the domestic market by imported Ukrainian agricultural products.
Russia has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become the largest supplier of crude oil to China in 2023, Reuters reported, citing Chinese customs data.
The price of Russian crude has fallen due to Western sanctions and the Western-imposed price cap, making it more attractive to Chinese buyers.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Donald Trump, if re-elected president of the United States, will not give up aid to Ukraine.
– I just don’t think Trump will abandon the Ukrainians; on the contrary, realizing that it is not possible to negotiate with Putin, I think there is a high probability that he will redouble his efforts and finish what he started: give them what they need to win, he said.
The European Union’s foreign policy department has presented member states with a proposal to reform the fund providing military support to Ukraine. The EU is switching from supplying weapons from existing stockpiles to buying new ones, Bloomberg reports
Ukrainian defense intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Financial Times that it was important for Ukraine to continue to put pressure on the Russians, especially in Crimea, through air strikes, naval drones and covert operations.
The strikes announced by the Finnish Industrial Association will also affect the Nammo ammunition factories. The company’s CEO, Raimo Helasmäki, believes that the protests planned for February 1 and 2 could jeopardize arms supplies to Ukraine.
– The Russians concentrate their assault and offensive operations on Avdiivka and Novomychailivka, attacking them with infantry without armored vehicles, said Colonel Oleksandr Shtupun, spokesman for the Joint Press Center of the Tauride Defense Forces.
– After a week of significant enemy air activity, in particular a large number of guided bombs dropped by the enemy, the occupiers did not carry out a single raid on our operational area yesterday. Instead, they carried out three missile strikes with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems in the Donetsk region and continue to actively use artillery, Shtupun said.
Russia has lost 375,270 soldiers in Ukraine since the large-scale invasion began, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said.
In the last 24 hours the number of victims on the Russian side has increased by 750.
Russia also lost 6,171 tanks, 11,455 armored combat vehicles, 11,848 vehicles and fuel tanks, 8,868 artillery systems, 967 multiple launch missile systems, 654 air defense systems, 331 aircraft, 324 helicopters, 6,934 drones, 23 ships and boats and a submarine.
Admiral Ron Bauer says, “we must realize that it is not a fact that we live in peace.” And this is an important appeal for us Poles too.
Microsoft has discovered a Kremlin-funded Russian hacking group that broke into the company’s network and stole emails and documents from employee accounts.
The attack occurred on January 12th. Microsoft claims that Midnight Blizzard hackers were behind the attack.
US President Joe Biden hopes to reach a deal on the US-Mexico border next week, at least in the Senate where Democrats have a majority, which is key to continuing support for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported seven drones launched at night by the Russians. Four cars were stopped by the air defense. The military said in a follow-up message that the remaining three UAVs did not achieve their objectives.
Russian troops used artillery to attack the city. Local Ukrainian authorities reported that an unexploded bomb was found on the roof of one of the buildings.
The European Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, promised that one million missiles for Ukraine will be produced in Europe by the end of March or the beginning of April 2024.
– By the end of March-April we will be able to produce one million ammunition in Europe. This means we will keep our word. I can’t give you the actual numbers because they’re secret, but I can say we’ll get to one million by the end of March or the beginning of April. Furthermore, by the end of this year in Europe we will be able to achieve the capacity to produce from one to 1.4 million ammunition, he said.
At night, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 7 Shaheds, 4 of which were destroyed by anti-aircraft defense, the General Staff of the Ukrainian army informed.
According to experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia is still trying to present the large-scale NATO Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises in the information space as a provocation.
The NATO Steadfast Defender 2024 exercises begin this week and will last until May 2024.
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) monitoring mission has discovered mines along the fence of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, in the buffer zone between the facility’s inner and outer fences, said Rafael Grossi, the agency’s director general .
Russia’s war with Ukraine. Day 695
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The head of the Romanian Foreign Ministry said in Davos that if Russia does not suffer a “strategic defeat” in Ukraine, perhaps it will not stop at the Ukrainian border.
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