[Korrespondent] 22:41 Zaluzhny inherited $1 million from an American of Ukrainian origin Grigory Stepants, after which he transferred all this money to the needs of the Ukrainian army, writes The New York Times, citing the Stepantsov family. This was confirmed by the press service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the request of the UP.
22:36 Yermak said that Ukraine will have everything to return its territories and counter-offensive: "And the tankers will be happy, and the artillerymen, and soon the pilots."
22:02 The Security Policy Commission of the National Council of Switzerland (lower house of parliament) adopted a parliamentary initiative providing for permission to re-export Swiss weapons from third countries to Ukraine.
21:58 British volunteers Chris Parry and Andrew Bagshaw were killed while attempting a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar, the British Foreign Office said.
21:26 Flashmobs of stars, protests and numerous diplomatic negotiations did work. Ukraine will receive Leopard 2 tanks and not only them. About how this can change the course of the war - in the material Let the leopards out .
21:23 Washington has nothing to announce yet about the possibility of supplying Abrams tanks to Ukraine, said Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder. According to him, the United States will train the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the use of American M1 Abrams tanks if they are delivered.
20:32 Zelensky said that he had spoken with Macron: "Thanked for the breakthrough decision to provide light tanks and for further strengthening the defense capability of Ukraine, in particular, with advanced air defense systems. We also discussed diplomatic steps to end the war. He emphasized separately that there is no place for athletes from Russia at the Paris Olympics.
20:26 The Netherlands wants to buy 18 Leopard 2 tanks from Germany and transfer them to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
20:02 Politico writes that the Biden administration is considering sending 30-50 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
19:55 Norway is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with up to eight Leopard 2 tanks out of 36 available to it, writes Dagens Næringsliv.
19:47 Scholz decided to transfer Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine , writes Spiegel. We are talking about at least a tank company - this is from 10 to 14 vehicles. The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive a version of the Leopard 2A6 tanks.
19:22 On the morning of Tuesday, January 24, the dismissal of several high-ranking officials at once was officially announced: in the President's Office, the Ministry of Defense, the Prosecutor General's Office and among the heads of regions. The media write that this is only the beginning of high-profile resignations, sources talk about the upcoming dismissal of other officials. All this was preceded by a series of corruption scandals. Read more in the material Personnel purges .
19:20 Mobilization in Ukraine began on February 24 last year and continues, there are no waves of mobilization, said the head of the personnel department of the headquarters of the Ground Forces Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Roman Gorbach. According to him, now the Armed Forces need specialists both for new types of weapons provided by partners, and to make up for losses. First of all, personnel are mobilized for certain accounting and military specialties.
19:03 In Mariupol today, at about 18:00, a blow was struck at the barracks of the invaders, in which more than 200 people of "Caucasian appearance" were based, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. The place of impact was closed by military occupiers, many ambulances and "Ministry of Emergency Situations" arrived.
18:24 In Sevastopol, since January 20, the Russian military commissariats have been assigned the task of making up for the losses of the Russian Federation in the war at the expense of local civilians from the units of the Black Sea Fleet. All civilian workers are required to fill out forms, where they indicate information about the military rank in the reserve and the presence of a driver's license, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
18:10 Atomic scientists from the University of Chicago moved the hands on the "Doomsday Clock" ten seconds closer to "nuclear midnight". Now, according to scientists, there are 90 seconds left before the “point of the nuclear apocalypse”. The war of Russia against Ukraine, Moscow's nuclear threats, climate threats, technological development and biological threats (coronavirus) led to the change of time. Previously, clock hands never showed less than 100 seconds before midnight.
18:00 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that the agency's experts, together with Ukrainian personnel, examined the Ukrainian nuclear power plants for the presence of weapons and did not find them. Earlier, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, Sergei Naryshkin, said that the Ukrainian army was allegedly stockpiling weapons and ammunition on the territory of nuclear power plants.
17:46 Bloomberg writes that already on Wednesday, January 25, Germany may give Poland permission to re-export its Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
17:39 At the eighth meeting in the Ramstein format, 12 countries agreed to transfer about 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, ABC News reports citing sources. In addition to Poland and Finland, which have publicly agreed to transfer part of their Leopard 2, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are ready to contribute. However, in order for the tank coalition to continue discussing this issue, the consent of Germany is necessary.
17:36 Finland will contribute to the tank coalition, President Sauli Niinoste said during a visit to Kiev: "Taking one tank here, one there is not enough. There must be a powerful unit in Europe. We are discussing the possibility of building such a unit and we are considering different options from Finland". In addition, according to him, Finland can conduct exercises of the Ukrainian military on Leopard tanks.
At the same time, the president of the Scandinavian country noted that in the context of the transfer of tanks to Ukraine, one should take into account the significant border of Finland with Russia and the fact that Finland is not yet a member of NATO: "This should always be borne in mind when we think about how be our role. But it will be constructive, and we will contribute to the creation of this unit."
17:05 The United States may announce the transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukraine this week, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources among officials. According to them, we are talking about a "significant number" of tanks.
16:57 Ukraine was never going to attack Belarus, but it also did not offer to conclude a non-aggression pact, Zelensky said: "We were not going to and are not going to attack Belarus. And this is the main signal from the entire Ukrainian people to the Belarusian people. It is important for us that Belarus has not lost its independence and, despite any influence of anyone, has not entered into this completely shameful war... Everything that Ukraine officially proposes, you hear it all.I can confirm once again: we are not going to attack Belarus and are not We have such intentions.
16:34 Biden is ready to transfer ten Abrams tanks to Ukraine to put pressure on Germany so that she transfers Leopard 2 to Kiev, Sky News Arabia reports, citing a Pentagon representative.
4:30 pm The West is urging Ukraine to turn its attention from the fight for Bakhmut to the upcoming offensive in the south, CNN reports, citing US and Ukrainian officials. Analysts note that for almost six months the defenders have been "toe-to-toe" with the Russians in the Bakhmut direction, and as a result of intense shelling, the city is almost completely destroyed. Instead of a grueling battle for Bakhmut, Ukraine is offered to switch to mechanized maneuver warfare using tanks and infantry fighting vehicles, which will soon be transferred.
16:16 Poland has asked Germany for permission to transfer 14 Leopard 2 tanks of the A4 modification to Ukraine, Reuters reports citing a source in the German Defense Ministry. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Warsaw intends to ask the EU for compensation for the tanks: "The European Union must compensate us for these costs, and I hope that this will happen. This will be another test of goodwill."
16:12 Pushilin said that due to significant damage, "there is no expediency" to restore housing in Soledar.
16:08 Russian media write with reference to the "authorities" of the occupied Zaporozhye region that a car belonging to a local businesswoman exploded in Berdyansk, previously, she was in the car. According to Ukrainian publics, this is probably about the ex-deputy of the city council from the Opposition Platform for Life Valentina Mamai. The car exploded on Rudenko Street, where the Berdyansk Animal Welfare Service is located, which is led by a collaborator. Mamai collaborated with the invaders almost from the first day of the invasion, giving them family members of veterans and ATO/JFO fighters. According to preliminary information, she and two other passengers of the car were hospitalized after the explosion.
15:46 The Russians fired artillery at the village of Liptsy in the Kharkiv region today - two people were injured. They also fired mortars and artillery at the settlement of Strelechie - there were no casualties there, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
15:21 Finnish President Sauli Niinoste is visiting Kiev - he has already met with Zelensky.
15:17 German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said at a PACE meeting that Berlin is not against the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine, but advocates an increase in the coalition of such suppliers: "I admit: Ukraine needs more support. But not only from my country, but from of all countries. Therefore, we call for tanks to be provided by a large group of countries."
14:51 Erdogan has taken on a negotiating mission to release civilian Ukrainians whom Russia is holding on its territory, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said. According to him, there are currently no methods for rescuing civilians from Russian captivity, but Ukraine wants to return everyone whom the Russian Federation has abducted since 2014.
Ukraine has practically no information about where they are, in what place, in what condition. If Russia has not filed any charges against them, then according to International Humanitarian Law, it must return them.
14:27 Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that the type of aircraft that will probably be provided to Ukraine has already been determined: "Our military pilots traveled to the United States, funds were allocated for the training of our pilots ... That is, the aviation theme has never left agenda. The type of aircraft that is likely to be provided to Ukraine, and the corresponding time frame for the training of personnel, have already been actually determined."
14:23 According to UN estimates, 17.6 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian assistance, of which 45% are women, 23% are children, and 15% are people with special needs. 27% of the total number of needs are catastrophic, 8% of people have an emergency level of needs, 52% have a severe level of needs.
14:02 Peskov said that the supply of German tanks to Ukraine "does not bode well for the future of relations" between the Russian Federation and Germany. According to him, "relations are already at a rather low point, and there is no any substantive dialogue with Germany and other countries of the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance."
13:28 The SBU reported suspicions to the commander of the 52nd heavy bomber aviation regiment of long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, Colonel Oleg Timoshin, who is responsible for missile attacks, including attacks on a high-rise building in Dnipro and a shopping center in Kremenchug. His orders led to the death of 88 Ukrainians and the injury of 240, the SBU noted.
13:05 CNN got access to a Ukrainian intelligence report on the tactics and effectiveness of Russian mercenaries from PMC Wagner. The document says that they have extremely strict discipline and do not count losses, which is why they achieve success. According to intelligence, the Wagnerites pose a serious threat at close range, because assault groups do not retreat without a team. For retreat they face execution or painful death.
Tens of thousands of recruited convicts are often used in the first wave of attacks, and they suffer the most losses - up to 80%. They are followed by more experienced fighters. If the Wagner PMC forces manage to get into position, artillery support allows them to dig trenches and gain a foothold. However, according to intercepts, coordination between the Wagnerites and the Russian military is often lacking.
12:58 The Russians fired on Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, four people were injured, including two children, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
12:29 Russia will soon activate the use of airborne troops, in February-March there will be active hostilities in the Donetsk and Luhansk directions, there is also a possibility of a second attempt by the occupiers to enter Ukrainian territory across the border in the Kupyansk direction, the deputy head of the Main Intelligence Directorate said in an interview with Ukrinform Ministry of Defense Vadim Skibitsky.
He also noted that today the threat and, in general, the rhetoric of the use of nuclear weapons is not as relevant as it was in early autumn. This was facilitated, in particular, by the measures of the international community on nuclear safety.
11:54 Germany has received an official request from Poland to re-export Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Reuters reports citing Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.
In turn, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin has not yet decided on the transfer of tanks to Ukraine.
11:33 Lukashenko said that he was offered to conclude a non-aggression pact with Ukraine. At the same time, he claims that Ukraine “continues to train militants and extremists”: “I don’t know why the Ukrainians do this. On the one hand, they ask us not to fight with Ukraine in any case, so that our troops don’t move there. Pact they propose to conclude a non-aggression. But on the other hand, they prepare this explosive mixture and arm them. Poland, Lithuania are generally crazy. Why do they need this? It's incomprehensible."
11:29 Some Chinese state-owned companies are supporting Russia in the war with Ukraine, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. According to the publication, the Biden administration expressed "serious concern" to Beijing, raised this issue in the negotiations and finds out whether the Chinese authorities know about the participation of state-owned companies in helping the Russian Federation. Beijing has also been warned of the consequences.
According to informed sources, we are talking about non-lethal military assistance to circumvent sanctions. The aid was described as "conscious assistance to Russia in its military operations." Relations between Moscow and Beijing are now very close, sources say, and China is doing more than ever to help Russia. However, Beijing has so far refused to supply weapons.
11:12 Stoltenberg expressed confidence that Western countries will soon reach an agreement on the supply of tanks to Ukraine.
11:09 In the Kherson region over the past day, one person was killed due to Russian shelling, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:56 Electricity consumption in Ukraine on January 24 remains at the level of the previous day. Electricity production increased slightly, and the capacity deficit remains significant, Ukrenergo said. All oblenergos have been notified of daily consumption limits.
10:33 The Russians have reduced the number of attacks on Belogorivka, Luhansk region, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai. In his opinion, this may be due to the fact that the invaders sent their main forces to capture Soledar. Meanwhile, fighting continues near Svatovo and Kremennaya - there the enemy throws regular military men into battle in order to only keep these settlements.
10:28 British intelligence notes that disagreements in the top military leadership of the Russian Federation continue, and one of the signs of this is the likely dismissal of Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky from the post of one of the key operational commanders of Russian troops in Ukraine.
Teplinskiy was an officer on the ground regarding the successful withdrawal of Russian troops from the west of the Dnieper in November 2022, and he has been recognized in Russia as a capable and pragmatic commander, analysts say. Now it is unclear whether Teplinskiy will retain his additional powers as head of the Russian airborne troops. There is a real possibility that the debate over the tasks given to the Airborne Forces contributed to his dismissal: the Airborne Forces were often used to hold positions traditionally assigned to motorized infantry.
According to intelligence, disagreements in the top military leadership of the Russian Federation are also connected with the fact that the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, is trying to impose his personal power over the campaign.
10:17 Attorney General Andrei Kostin signed an order to dismiss his deputy Alexei Simonenko, who went on a ten-day vacation to Spain during the war.
09:55 Reznikov supported the request of his deputy Vyacheslav Shapovalov to resign after the scandal with the purchase of food for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Shapovalov was responsible for the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and asked to be fired "so as not to pose a threat to the stable supply of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of a campaign of accusations related to the purchase of food services." At the same time, the department continues to insist that the accusations are "groundless and unfounded."
09:32 The leader of the "DPR" Pushilin issued a "decree" on the appointment of Oleg Morgun as the "head of administration" of Mariupol instead of Konstantin Ivashchenko. Morgun previously headed the Novoazovsky district in the "DNR".
09:25 Ukrainian troops are gradually advancing towards Kremennaya in the east of the Lugansk region. This operation, most likely, is a preparatory stage for the spring offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Politico, citing a senior Pentagon official. According to American analysts, the capture of Kremennaya will open the way for the Ukrainian army to advance on Severodonetsk and Lysichansk.
09:14 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - in Novopokrovsky, Paraskoveevka and Chasovoy Yar. Three more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:11 The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that three Russian attack helicopters Ka-52 were destroyed in the eastern direction in half an hour of anti-aircraft combat tonight.
08:58 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) confirms Ukrainian intelligence data that Russian troops are preparing for an offensive operation in the spring or early summer of 2023. Analysts also write that Russia continues to deepen military and economic relations with Iran.
08:39 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 24th.
- personnel - about 122,170 (+690) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3152 (+2),
- armored combat vehicles - 6284 (+8),
- artillery systems - 2148 (+2),
- MLRS - 448 (+1),
- air defense systems - 220 (+0),
- aircraft - 289 (+2),
- helicopters - 281 (+4),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1897 (+3),
- cruise missiles - 749 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4944 (+8),
- special equipment - 194 (+1)
08:31 The enemy continues to advance in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions, despite numerous losses on their part. In the Kupyansk direction, he conducted unsuccessful offensive operations, all enemy attacks were repelled. In the Limansky, Novopavlovsky, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson directions, the enemy is on the defensive, the General Staff said in the morning report .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of settlements: Chervonopopovka, Luhansk region; Belogorovka, Razdolovka, Salt, Krasnaya Gora, Bakhmut, Kleshcheevka, Novobakhmutovka, Krasnogorovka, Vodiane, Marinka, Donetsk region.
According to the General Staff, within ten days in some settlements of the Luhansk region there has been a decrease in the number of enemy personnel. In addition, it has become a practice that the majority of mobilized Russian military personnel are sent to the front line, while professional military personnel are trying by all means to remain in the rear. It also became known that the Russian occupation administration of Luhansk is evacuating the families of servicemen of the 2nd Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces from the city to Russia.
02:41 The German concern Rheinmetall could transfer 29 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Kiev by April or May, another 22 of these by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024, as well as 88 Leopard 1 (but when is unknown). A total of 139 tanks - provided that the German government gives permission for this, writes RND with reference to the press secretary of the concern.
00:49 Next week, representatives of a number of countries will gather to promote the idea of creating a special tribunal for the crime of aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, Kuleba said: "Many events are happening privately on the diplomatic track that bring us closer to the creation of a tribunal. One of them will take place on the next week. In one place will gather a group of countries that will be very active in promoting the idea of a special tribunal. When the event takes place, we will tell you separately about it. " The Minister assured that it is not about "symbols", but about effective and concrete steps.