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2023-01-31 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 30th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:18 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Kozhn plans to visit Kyiv soon, Israeli journalist and political commentator Amichai Stein said.
21:39 The maximum mobilization potential of Wagner PMCs is about 100 thousand people, with the current intensity of "utilization" of the Wagnerites, this will be enough for 8-9 months. Read more in the material Record losses .
20:46 Denmark will transfer 19 new artillery systems to Ukraine, Zelensky and Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen said during a joint briefing. Denmark is also ready to join the tank coalition.
20:42 The Czech Republic is one of the most reliable allies of Ukraine in countering the aggression of the Russian Federation, this course should intensify after the victory of retired General Petr Pavel in the last presidential election. More details - in the material Victory of Ukraine .
20:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today he was on a business trip not only in Nikolaev, but also in Odessa. He held a meeting and negotiations with a Danish delegation consisting of the Prime Minister, representatives of the coalition of parties, defense and foreign ministers. "We talked in great detail about the defense needs of Ukraine. About what can help us liberate our territory - our south, our east. And about what we need in the context of the restoration of Ukraine," the president said.
He added that Denmark supported the Black Sea Export Initiative and joined the Grain from Ukraine program.
20:07 Strike companies of unmanned aerial vehicles are being formed in the Ukrainian army. This was officially announced by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the military, such units are created for the first time in the world. Read more about them in the material Army of drones .
19:55 Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said that Ukraine does not know the cause of the explosions at Iranian facilities. "But, as Persian folk wisdom says: do no harm to others, and you will not harm yourself ... Ukraine has repeatedly warned Iran that the consequences for supporting aggression against Ukraine will be much larger than the benefits of cooperation with Russia," he added.
19:37 France and Australia will cooperate on a multi-million dollar project to produce artillery shells for Ukraine. This was announced at a meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs and defense of both countries in Paris. "Several thousand 155mm projectiles will be produced jointly in an unprecedented partnership between Australia and France," French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
19:15 In Ukraine, the property of a sanctioned Russian oligarch has been arrested. According to the Office of the Prosecutor General, 32 million hryvnias of Ukraine's largest producer of metallurgical alumina and aluminum hydroxide have been arrested. The funds were on the deposit account of the State Customs Service. The Office of the Prosecutor General did not indicate the name of the Russian oligarch, but the Ukrainian media write that it is about Oleg Deripaska.
19:13 An additional contingent of Russian troops will be transferred to the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, Governor Roman Starovoit said. According to the Russian Kommersant, additional troops have already been transferred to the region twice - in the spring and autumn of last year. In addition, training centers for PMC Wagner operate on the territory of the Kursk region.
19:07 The enemy continues to conduct offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions, in other directions - it is defending, the General Staff said in the evening summary.
According to the General Staff, in local schools in the settlements of the Kakhovka district, the occupiers forbid schoolchildren to study online according to the Ukrainian curriculum. In turn, local teachers refuse to teach children according to the Russian program, which is why the occupiers threaten to forcibly take children to the so-called "training" deep into the temporarily occupied Kherson region, as well as to Russia and Crimea.
19:01 The last package of EU sanctions against Belarus should be agreed this week, and the tenth package of restrictions against the Russian Federation - in about two weeks, Radio Liberty's Brussels correspondent Rikard Jozwiak said.
18:48 British Challenger tanks may arrive on the front lines in Ukraine before the summer or in May, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said.
18:27 Representatives of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Denmark, Britain and Germany opposed the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Polish Sports Minister Kamil Bortnichuk said that his country, along with others, could issue an ultimatum to the leadership of the International Olympic Committee.
18:04 In the Lugansk region, the invaders delivered an ultimatum to the Gauleiters: either Russia will enter the administrative borders before April 1, or there will be "personnel decisions," the National Resistance Center under the MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said. The reason for the dissatisfaction was the failure of the mobilization and logistical support of the Russian army in this direction - the Kremlin lays responsibility for the failures on the collaborators. To satisfy Moscow and keep their seats, the collaborators launched a new wave of mobilization in the region.
17:33 The European Union has included in the sanctions list the Iranian state corporation Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA), which produces drones.
17:25 Iran and Russia have connected their systems of interbank communications and transfers to increase trade and financial transactions, writes Reuters. About 700 Russian banks and 106 non-Russian banks from 13 different countries will be connected to this system.
17:11 The Russians fired at Kurakhovo, Donetsk region - one person was injured, a five-story building, a two-story building and three private houses were damaged, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
16:27 Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri will hold talks with Lavrov in Russia on January 31, during which he plans to discuss the situation in Ukraine, his office reported. Today he met in Cairo with US Secretary of State Blinken.
15:44 NATO sees Russia preparing for a new offensive, Stoltenberg said: "We see that the Russians are preparing for a new offensive, that they are mobilizing more soldiers, more than 200 thousand people, and possibly even more. That they are actively building up weapons and ammunition. And Most importantly, we see no sign that President Putin has changed his overall goal of this invasion, which is to control all of Ukraine."
15:38 Serbia is ready to help Ukraine rebuild cities destroyed by the Russian invasion, President Aleksandar Vucic said. He also declared support for Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity. At the same time, Vučić stressed that Serbia is committed to the peaceful settlement of disputes and supports all efforts towards negotiations.
14:47 Head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the RF Armed Forces Igor Kirillov said that "the active actions of the Russian Defense Ministry managed to stop the implementation of military biological programs on the territory of Ukraine." According to him, because of this, the Pentagon is allegedly actively transferring unfinished research to the states of Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
14:25 Danish Prime Minister Matte Frederiksen is visiting Ukraine - together with Zelensky, she visited the wounded Ukrainian military in one of the hospitals in Nikolaev, the presidential press service reported.
14:21 The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine's Charge d'Affaires in Tehran because of Podolyak's comment about UAV strikes on Iranian military facilities. The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office said that Iran would not go unpunished for helping Russia and that "Ukraine warned."
14:16 Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT, together with a number of TV channels and foundations, has launched a fundraiser for multifunctional radars for Ukrainian air defense. More than 460 thousand euros have already been collected.
14:10 Zelensky said that he was on a working visit to the Mykolaiv region, held a meeting on the current situation in the region: "We discussed the operational situation in southern Ukraine, the consequences of Russia's missile and drone attacks. We also considered the state of the region's energy infrastructure, means of protecting it and the pace of recovery. We talked about the restoration of educational institutions in the Mykolaiv region, the long-term recovery of the region's economy and the creation of new jobs."
13:49 The Ministry of Defense has signed 16 contracts with Ukrainian UAV manufacturers, Reznikov said. According to him, the entire department received 75 applications from domestic manufacturers of drones. In 2023, it is planned to allocate about UAH 20 billion to this segment.
13:45 The Russian army has transferred new units to Belarus for training, and some of those that have already passed the exercises returned to the Russian Federation, from where they will be transferred to the occupied territories of Ukraine, spokesman of the State Border Service Andrei Demchenko said. According to him, there are about 9,000 Russian servicemen in Belarus.
At the same time, Demchenko assured that the situation on the border with Belarus remains fully controlled.
13:14 The Russians this morning again fired on the city of Volchansk, Chuguevsky district, Kharkiv region: one person was killed, one was wounded, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
12:55 Poland is ready to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in coordination with NATO, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said: "As it was a few months ago in the context of MiGs, any other air force will be implemented and, probably, transferred in coordination with countries NATO. Here we will act in full coordination."
12:23 Poland's military spending this year will reach 4% of GDP, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. According to him, this may be the largest percentage among all NATO countries.
12:04 Peskov called "a lie" the words of British ex-Prime Minister Johnson that Putin threatened him with missiles. According to Peskov, the Russian president in that conversation allegedly noted that Ukraine's entry into NATO and the deployment of missiles near the borders of the Russian Federation would mean that they would reach Moscow in a matter of minutes.
11:28 Electricity consumption in Ukraine increased on January 30, which is typical for the beginning of the working week. The deficit in the energy system is significant, Ukrenergo reported. All oblenergos have been notified of daily consumption limits.
11:17 In the Mariupol region over the weekend, the number of mobilized people who arrived from Russia increased again - the approximate total number is up to 4 thousand people, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. In addition, the enemy units are under staffing from the Luhansk region to the north of Mariupol. According to the invaders themselves, units are preparing to attack Ugledar. The total number of contingent for re-staffing is 3-5 thousand people. The enemy has already begun to accumulate offensive equipment around Mariupol.
10:28 British intelligence believes that the Russian authorities may be preparing for another wave of mobilization. The Russian leadership is likely to continue to look for ways to provide the large numbers of troops needed for any future major offensive in Ukraine while minimizing internal divisions in society, analysts say.
09:49 Ukraine expects to become a full member of the European Union within the next two years, Shmygal said in a comment to Politico: "We have a very ambitious plan to join the European Union over the next two years. And so we hope that this year, in 2023 year, we can already have preliminary negotiations." It is expected that this topic will become dominant at the EU-Ukraine summit, which will be held in Kyiv on 3 February.
09:41 In the Luhansk region, the invaders have been forcibly taking people out of Popovka in the Svatovshchina in recent days. Other nearby settlements, in particular Svatovo, were also ordered to prepare, the Luhansk OVA reported. No one asks about the desire to leave, and they also do not tell where people are being taken. Previously, the same thing happened in Podgorovka near Starobelsk and in neighboring Polovinkino. The invaders live in people's houses, after which they are robbed.
09:38 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died - in Krasnogorovka. Another person in the region was injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:32 In Poland, interest in military service has increased against the backdrop of Russia's war against Ukraine, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said. According to him, in 2022, another 13,742 people wanted to serve in the Polish armed forces, and now the army has 164,000 soldiers. According to forecasts, the number of military personnel in Poland will grow - up to 250,000 professional soldiers and up to 50,000 territorial defense volunteers.
In the Podlasie Voivodeship, bordering Belarus, a new military unit has already been created - the First Legion Infantry Division.
09:16 In the Kherson region over the past day, three people were killed due to Russian shelling, eight more were injured, the IVA reported.
09:07 Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat said that for reliable protection of the sky, Ukraine needs "at least five brigades, each with three squadrons." Considering that one squadron is 12 aircraft, in total we should be talking about 180 aircraft, the Defense Express specialized publication calculated. According to the Military Balance for 2021, there are 161 fighters in service in the UK, 226 combat aircraft in Germany, and 250 fighters in France.
The total cost of the aircraft needed by Ukraine is thus $32.3 billion, if we talk about 180 F-16 Block 70/72, as well as five GlobalEye AWACS aircraft and Airbus A330 MRTT tankers. “Although it must be taken into account that this is the total cost, together with weapons, training and all other related services. Moreover, it is calculated for years, because now the queue for the same F-16s is already formed for the period after 2027,” the publication clarified.
08:56 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that after the US decision to supply tanks to Ukraine, "it's pointless to talk not only with the Ukronazis, but also with their puppeteers." He also claims that Russia does not need anything from the West, "but NATO has been consistently creeping up to the Russian borders with maniacal persistence," and the Americans continue "in every possible way to incite Kyiv against Russia."
Ryabkov said that the United States is "teetering on the verge of a direct confrontation" with the Russian Federation, but at the same time Russia is preparing for consultations with the United States on bilateral relations, he considers them "useful for checking the clock, but there are no deadlines yet."
08:44 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 30th.
- personnel - about 126,650 (+490) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3201 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 6369 (+3),
- artillery systems - 2196 (+1),
- MLRS - 453 (+0),
- air defense systems - 221 (+0),
- aircraft - 293 (+0),
- helicopters - 284 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1947 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 796 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 5041 (+4),
- special equipment - 199 (+0).
08:20 The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Limansky, Bakhmutsky, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsky directions. In other directions - it is defending, the General Staff said in the morning summary . The units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Lugansk region and Yampolevka, Razdolivka, Vasyukovka, Paraskoveevka, Bakhmut, Ivanovskoye, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Ozaryanovka, Donetsk region.
08:07 On the evening of January 29, the Russians launched another missile attack on Kharkiv: a missile (previously an S-300 air defense system) hit a four-story residential building in the Kievsky district. The upper floors and the roof of the house were destroyed, a large-scale fire broke out, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. As a result of the attack, one person was killed and three others were injured. Rescue work continues.
Also, over the past day, the enemy shelled the border settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions of the region. In Kupyansk, as a result of enemy shelling, one person was injured.
07:58 During a visit to the South Korean capital Seoul, Stoltenberg called on the country to increase military support for Ukraine. In particular, he pointed to the urgent need for ammunition.
07:21 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) identified three key stages during the 11 months of the war between Russia and Ukraine: the period of the Russian initiative, the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the period of positional warfare. Analysts noted that the Russians had the initiative and were on the offensive from February 24 to July 3, 2022. After the temporary occupation of Lisichansk in early July, their offensive in a number of areas reached a climax.
The Ukrainian defenders seized the initiative and launched their first major counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast on 6 September. The large-scale autumn counteroffensive ended with the liberation of the western part of the Kherson region on November 11.
The ISW adds that since then, Ukraine has not been able to launch a new major counteroffensive, which allowed the war to move into a positional stage. This stage allowed Russia to regain the tactical initiative. ISW points out that delays in providing Western long-range fire systems, advanced air defense systems and tanks to Kyiv have limited Ukraine's ability to seize opportunities for large counter-offensives.
05:53 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine ordered 105 Vector reconnaissance drones from the German company Quantum-Systems. As stated in the message of the company, the supplies will be financed by the German government.
05:22 Before the invasion of Ukraine, Putin threatened Johnson with a missile attack on the UK, the former British prime minister said in the documentary Putin against the West for BBC Two. "At some point, he seemed to threaten me and said: 'Boris, I don't want to hurt you, but with a rocket it will only take a minute' or something like that," Johnson said, adding that Putin was " very familiar" during the call.
04:51 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that Rome is ready to continue helping Ukraine defend its independence by handing over weapons necessary for defense. But there is no talk of transferring offensive weapons. "The military situation in Ukraine is very difficult, we are very concerned. We are all working for peace and we, as the parliament decided, are ready to send defensive weapons. We will never send offensive weapons, because we are not at war with Russia," the minister said. He added that Italy has nothing against the Russian people, but only helps to defend the independence of Ukraine.
03:47 American Abrams tanks will be delivered to Ukraine only at the end of 2023 or at the beginning of 2024, writes The Washington Post, citing anonymous US officials. The cars will not be taken from the warehouses of the American army, but new ones will be ordered from the manufacturer. They will be built unprotected using depleted uranium to keep the secret technology out of Russian hands.
Sources of the publication admitted that the United States announced the delivery of Abrams only because otherwise Berlin refused to send its Leopards.
02:50 The Polish authorities have created a large-scale repair base, where they restore damaged Ukrainian artillery and armored vehicles, writes The Wall Street Journal. The plant operates in three shifts around the clock. Its representatives are also in constant contact with the Ukrainians on the battlefield, suggesting, using encrypted programs, how to repair tanks, missiles and other weapons on the spot.
The work of the workshop is monitored by armed officers of the Internal Security Agency, whose task is to prevent sabotage, similar to those committed at arms factories in other countries, in particular, in Bulgaria. Each of the approximately 400 workers involved in the work must be a Polish citizen. The screening process for new employees can take several months.
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