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2024-01-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 26, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:31 Budanov, during a meeting with relatives and friends of Ukrainian prisoners of war, said that at present there is no reliable and comprehensive information about who could actually be on board the Il-76 aircraft: “We collect and carefully analyze all available information on about this from many sources. At present, there is no information that would indicate that there could have been so many people on that plane. At the same time, the Russian propaganda version that the said Il-76M could have transported 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war on the exchange still raises many questions."
At the same time, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed that 65 Ukrainian defenders from the list published by Russian propagandists were indeed planned to be returned to Ukraine as part of the planned exchange on January 24. At the same time, the interviewed relatives of the Ukrainian defenders from this list, having familiarized themselves with the video materials shown by Russian propagandists allegedly from the scene of the plane crash, “did not find any special signs on the published fragments of bodies that would point to their relatives.”
21:34 The Russian Selling Committee published alleged footage of Ukrainian prisoners of war boarding an Il-76 plane that crashed in the Belgorod region. It is almost impossible to verify its authenticity, notes journalist Andrei Tsaplienko.
20:56 One of those wounded as a result of the Russian missile attack on Kiev on January 23 died in the hospital, the press service of FC Lokomotiv, whose stadium was damaged, reported. A total of 22 people were injured in the capital that day.
20:18 The EU has threatened to deprive Hungary of its voting rights if it blocks aid to Ukraine, Politico writes, citing sources. According to them, if Budapest again blocks the allocation of 50 billion euros to Ukraine at the summit on February 1, members of the bloc are ready to invoke Article 7 for the first time in history and deprive it of the right to participate in joint decision-making.
The newspaper also writes that this tightening of the EU’s position towards Hungary was influenced by problems in the United States, where Congress cannot agree on the allocation of $61.4 billion to Kyiv, which makes it critical for Ukraine to receive assistance from the European Union.
19:11 An unexpected obstacle arose in Ukraine’s receipt of military assistance from the United States - Donald Trump. Is the former president really so carried away by the new election race that he is ready to sacrifice help to Kyiv for the sake of it? Read more in the article All for the sake of elections.
19:07 The head of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces, Eero Rebo, predicts that Russia in the coming weeks may try to advance in the border areas of the Belgorod and Kharkov regions in order to pull Ukrainian units away from the Kupyansky direction, which is the main target of attack by Russian troops.
18:36 Prime Ministers of Denmark and the Czech Republic Matt Frederiksen and Petr Fiala discussed Ukraine’s need for ammunition. They said they plan to raise the issue again at the EU summit.
18:29 Putin also stated that the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine allegedly knew that there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Il-76. According to him, the missiles were allegedly launched at the plane from Ukrainian territory, probably from the air defense system of “France or the United States.” According to him, the results of the “investigation” into the Il-76 case will be published “so that the Ukrainian people will know.”
18:25 On one of the sections of the front, two experienced drone operators of the 74th separate reconnaissance battalion of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense were sent to the assault as infantry, although there was no need for this. As a result, the pilots died, reported journalist Yuri Butusov. Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny responded to his statement. More details about the tragedy can be found in the article They were thrown into the assault.
17:54 Ukraine and Denmark will hold a forum of defense industries with a focus on the production of drones, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said. “We will place a special focus on the development of joint projects for the production of drones, taking into account Denmark’s special capabilities in this area,” the minister added.
17:30 Energoatom warns that a new threat to nuclear and radiation safety may arise at the occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Thus, in the near future, the six-year period allowed by the manufacturer for nuclear fuel to remain in all six reactors of the plant will expire. Further use of such fuel may lead to destruction of the integrity of the fuel elements and, as a consequence, to a radiation accident.
17:23 The Russians shelled Novotyaginka, Kherson region, one person was injured, OVA reported.
16:57 Preliminarily, all 27 EU countries agreed to accept a new four-year program to support Ukraine worth 50 billion euros, Shmygal said. The EU is expected to approve it during a summit on February 1.
16:46 In Russia, detachments are being formed from among the personnel of the FSB border service units in order to strengthen the strengthening of the border, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. These units are planned to be located in border areas in the Bryansk, Kursk and Belgorod regions.
16:28 At the Russian army training ground near Ilovaisk, FPV drone operators of Russians from the Doomsday battalion were eliminated. Everything that is known about this is in the material Strike against Russian UAV operators.
15:55 The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation stated that among the material evidence from the Il-76 crash site there are allegedly documents of Ukrainian prisoners of war who died in the crash. The launch point of the missile that hit the plane was also allegedly identified.
15:42 The Kharkov City Council decided to create a differentiated air raid warning system. Now the siren will turn on only in case of danger directly for the city, and not for the entire region, said Mayor Igor Terekhov.
15:40 The Russian Army fired two S-300 missiles at Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, wounding an 11-year-old child, the prosecutor’s office reported. Also this afternoon, the enemy attacked Krasnohorivka, probably using cannon artillery - one person was killed.
15:34 Ukraine invited Xi Jinping to a peace summit in Switzerland, deputy head of the OP Igor Zhovkva told Reuters: “We definitely invite China to take part in the summit, at the highest level, at the level of the President of the People's Republic of China. China's participation will be very important for us. "We are working with the Chinese side. We are engaging our partners in the world to convey to the Chinese side how important it is to participate in such a summit."
15:23 Zelensky said that he held a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. I heard reports on the situation on the front line - "Avdeevka, Kupyansk, the south - all the most important directions of our actions." We also paid attention to supplying the Defense Forces with shells - searching for new contracts, interacting with partners, constantly increasing our own production, working to increase both volumes and range of use.
The President also heard a report on the protection of front-line and border areas, and ordered the preparation of detailed plans for further air protection of cities, communities and critical facilities.
15:17 The Ministries of Defense of Ukraine and Belgium signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Belgian and Ukrainian companies also signed six documents on the start of cooperation, the details of which were not disclosed, the Ministry of Strategic Industry reported.
14:51 Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lykke Rasmussen said that he was on a visit to Ukraine and was forced to go down to the shelter at night: “Today is the fourth time as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine. I didn’t have a very good rest, because last night there was an air raid alert, and we had to go to shelter in the hotel. We were lucky with both warmth and water. Not all Ukrainians, who constantly live with air raid warning, have this so."
14:26 Ukraine has returned the bodies of another 77 dead soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
14:20 Russia did not provide the UN Security Council with evidence that there were Ukrainian prisoners of war on board the Il-76 aircraft, and rejects the demand for an international commission to investigate what happened near Belgorod on January 24, said GUR representative Andrei Yusov. According to him, one of the largest and “anniversary” - the 50th - exchange of prisoners was planned for January 24, but it did not take place.
13:38 During the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia lost at least 3,000 officers killed, the Russian Air Force Service reported. Among the killed officers, at least 800 were of the rank of major and above. In particular, it was possible to confirm by name the deaths of 102 colonels, 240 lieutenant colonels and 450 majors. In addition, at least 2,278 junior officers, from lieutenant to captain, died in the war against Ukraine. Journalists call the loss of the latter the biggest blow to the combat effectiveness of Russian troops.
In total, Russian media managed to confirm the names of 43,014 Russian military personnel killed in Ukraine, and this does not include militants of the so-called “DPR” and “LPR.” It is noted that the real losses of the Russian army are much higher.
13:02 The FSB of the Russian Federation has not allowed 3,796 Ukrainian citizens into the occupied territories since October 16, 2023, the Eastern Human Rights Group reported. From October 16, according to new rules, Ukrainians can enter Russia and the occupied territories only through Sheremetyevo Airport, where they undergo filtration measures. Lists of those who are prohibited from entering are transferred to FSB branches in the occupied territories and to the occupation administrations for monitoring property, family presence, as well as targeted checks at the place of residence.
12:46 Next week, the EU will approve aid to Ukraine worth 50 billion euros, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics is convinced. According to him, EU leaders will still make a decision at the summit on February 1 - either as an agreement with all 27 EU member states, or through “another mechanism” that will work if unanimity is not reached.
12:11 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said that he turned to the Red Cross to find out whether Russia reported about the transport of prisoners in Il-76. According to him, the Russian side should have notified the ICRC about the transportation of prisoners of war. “I am 99% convinced that they did not inform anyone, because they never do this, just as they violate other norms of the Geneva Convention,” the ombudsman added.
He also noted that the Ukrainian side has still not received official lists of prisoners who, according to the Russian side, allegedly died on board the plane. And the list published by propagandist Margarita Simonyan contains many inaccuracies.
12:04 Peskov denied media reports that Russia is allegedly ready to abandon Ukraine’s neutral status and change its position on Kiev’s accession to NATO.
11:45 The United States believes that by the end of 2024, Ukraine will become stronger and will be in a better position to determine its future, said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien. "As President Biden said, we will help Ukraine win. Therefore, this is a strategic goal," he added.
O'Brien also noted that this year's military campaign strategy to win the war with Russia is offensive and will build on the achievements of 2023, in particular the "outstanding success in securing access to the Black Sea and destabilizing Russia's ability to use Crimea against Ukraine."
11:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have advanced in some sectors of the front. In particular, the Defense Forces advanced along a section of the front line south of Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region, and also pushed back Russian troops northeast of Zavitny Bazhanny and advanced southwest of Mirny.
10:41 Recently, the West has been very fond of writing that Putin is supposedly ready to negotiate an end to the war against Ukraine. True, these assumptions are based, as a rule, on data from unnamed officials. A new batch of such insights was released by Bloomberg. More details - in the material Is Putin ready for peace?
10:34 At night, the Russians launched two missile attacks on Kherson from the S-300 air defense system, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. One person was injured, a kindergarten, a high-rise building and a shopping center building were damaged. Over the previous 24 hours, one person was killed and another was injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:56 In Kharkov, one of those wounded during the Russian shelling on January 23 died, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. To date, the January 23 missile attack has killed 11 people, including an eight-year-old child.
09:38 Ukrzaliznytsia announced the creation of a unit that will monitor and protect railway infrastructure using drones. The unit will include veteran railway workers who were wounded and returned from the front.
08:49 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced the delivery to Ukraine in 2024 of IRIS-T SLM air defense systems, Gepard anti-aircraft guns, additional artillery systems with more than 230 thousand ammunition, more than 80 Leopard 1 A5 tanks, additional infantry fighting vehicles, etc. This year Germany also plans to train 10 thousand Ukrainian military personnel.
08:41 On January 25, the Russians shelled Mirnograd in the Donetsk region - six people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:37 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 26:
- personnel - about 380,600 (+990) people,
- tanks - 6265 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 11,637 (+16),
- artillery systems - 9082 (+15),
- MLRS - 972 (+0),
- air defense systems - 660 (+0),
- aircraft - 331 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 7033 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 1845 (+1),
- ships/boats - 23 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 12,064 (+20),
- special equipment - 1425 (+5).
08:04 At yesterday's meeting of the UN Security Council, convened by Russia regarding the crash of the Il-76, the representative of Ukraine Kristina Gayovyshyn said that Kiev was not informed about the number and type of transport used to transport prisoners. “This alone may indicate deliberate actions by Russia aimed at endangering the lives and safety of prisoners,” she said.
In turn, the representative of the Russian Federation Dmitry Polyansky announced a “deliberate and thoughtful crime of Kyiv” and accused the representative of Ukraine of “lying.” He claims that the Ukrainian leadership allegedly “knew perfectly well about the route and method of transporting soldiers to the place of the pre-agreed exchange.” No decisions were made at the Security Council.
07:22 Over the past 24 hours, 82 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled six attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and ten more attacks near Pervomaiskoye and Nevelskoye, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 25 attacks were repulsed near Georgievka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, six enemy attacks were repelled near Sinkovka, Tabaevka in the Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk region; in Limansky - five attacks in the Ternov, Torsky districts of the Donetsk region and two more attacks near Makeyevka, Luhansk region; on Bakhmutsky - eight attacks near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - six attacks southeast of Vodyanoy, Zolota Niva and west of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk region; on Zaporozhye - three attacks southeast of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. The expansion of the bridgehead continues in the Kherson direction; over the past 24 hours, the enemy has unsuccessfully attempted to storm the positions of Ukrainian troops six times.
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