Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korreapondent] 22:48 The United States is preparing additional sanctions against individuals involved in the transfer of military assistance to Russia from North Korea and Iran - in particular, ballistic missiles, said White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby. Among other things, Washington intends to raise the issue of military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow at the UN Security Council, since it contradicts Security Council resolutions for which Russia itself previously voted. “This is a significant and troubling escalation of North Korean support for Russia,” Kirby added.
According to Kirby, North Korea's missiles are capable of hitting targets at a distance of about 900 km. He said the United States recorded the launch and trajectory of at least one North Korean ballistic missile launched by the Russians into Ukraine on December 30. It fell in an open area in the Zaporozhye region, and was launched from the Voronezh region. The rocket traveled about 460 km. Already on January 2, Russia launched several North Korean missiles, the consequences of their use are still being assessed.
The White House representative also noted that in exchange for ballistic missiles, Pyongyang wants to receive fighter jets, surface-to-air missiles, armored vehicles, means of producing ballistic missiles and leading military technologies from the Russian Federation.
22:30 Ukraine is actively preparing for increased mobilization. The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security has already begun discussing new conditions for conscription, and people's deputies and managers from the President's Office began to voice creative ideas on how to attract Ukrainians into the ranks of the Armed Forces. About what they offer - in the material Like in the USA and the Hunger Games .
21:55 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney and congratulated him on the start of the Italian presidency of the G7. “We appreciate the inclusion of issues of defense capability and restoration of Ukraine in the priorities for 2024... I thank Italy and personally Giorgia for their willingness to continue to help strengthen our air defense. We also discussed further steps in our defense cooperation,” the president noted.
21:17 The United States intends to make air defense systems a priority in the supply list to Ukraine when these supplies can be restored, said White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby.
20:42 The United States will support Ukraine as long as necessary, but not necessarily at the level of 2022 and 2023, said the head of the State Department press service, Matthew Miller.
20:39 Russia has already launched North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine - this happened on December 30 and January 2, The Washington Post writes, citing sources in American intelligence.
20:36 Germany announced another package of military assistance to Ukraine, which included, in particular, ten Marder infantry fighting vehicles, a Skynex anti-aircraft artillery system and ammunition for it, two TRML-4D radar stations, two WISENT 1 armored engineering vehicles, a BEAVER bridge layer, ammunition caliber 155 mm, etc.
19:24 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the interception by air defense means of an S-200 anti-aircraft missile converted to hit ground targets over the Lipetsk region.
18:38 The Russians shelled the central part of Kherson, OVA reported. One of the shells hit a residential building - preliminary, one person was injured. Another person was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Novoberislav.
18:31 The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the command post of a formation of Russian troops near Sevastopol , StratCom reported.
18:27 Discussion of a new bill on mobilization has started in parliament. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Defense joined the debate. Due to the intense criticism of this bill, the discussion will last for several days, and the Committee meeting will be held behind closed doors. About the first results of today's meeting and Zaluzhny's position - in the material Mobilization in a new way .
17:53 Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk confirmed the strikes on Sevastopol and Yevpatoria and thanked the Air Force pilots and everyone who planned the operation “for their impeccable combat work.”
17:46 The Russians shelled the Pokrovsky district of the Donetsk region - two people were killed, two were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported. In particular, in the village. Ekaterinivka killed one person and injured one. One person died in Krasnogorovka and another was wounded in Avdeevka.
17:11 The Crimean Wind Telegram channel reports with reference to its subscribers that one of the Ukrainian missiles hit a military unit (communications post) in Yukharin Balka in Sevastopol. Now ambulances and firefighters have gone there. Also, many ambulances were requested to the area of the village of Uyutnoye, Saki district.
16:55 “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev said that “work is underway to destroy a large number of various air targets”, preliminary, there is one casualty due to shrapnel. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the destruction of “ten Ukrainian missiles” by air defense means over Crimea.
Meanwhile, Crimean public pages write about fires in Sevastopol in the area of Cape Fiolent or the Kaya-Bash heights near Balaklava. The fire also started after the strikes on Yevpatoria, and ambulances went to the radar.
16:47 On the evening of January 3, the Russian military fired at the village. Morokhovets, Lipetsk territorial community, Kharkov region - one person died, one was injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
16:24 Crimean public pages write about explosions in Sevastopol and Evpatoria. “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev said that the Ukrainian attack was being repelled; according to preliminary information, several air targets had already been shot down.
16:21 Over the course of a year and a half, 220 Russian soldiers surrendered within the framework of the I Want to Live project, Vitaly Matvienko, an official representative of the project, an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, told the Financial Times in a commentary. About a thousand more Russian military personnel, according to him, are ready to surrender.
The Russian military was especially active in calling the hotline in November 2022, after the liberation of Kherson. The second outbreak of interest occurred in the spring of 2023, when Ukraine was preparing for a summer counteroffensive, Matvienko said. In total, the project’s direct line received more than 26 thousand calls and text messages during its existence, and its website was visited 48 million times, of which 46 million were from Russia.
15:48 Russian troops struck Novotyaginka, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
15:40 Kiev’s mobile air defense will have enough ammunition for several more powerful Russian attacks, after which additional Western assistance will be required, said Joint Forces Commander Sergei Naev: “The current situation with man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems for mobile air defense groups is such that there is enough ammunition to "withstand the next few powerful attacks. But in the medium and long term, we need help from Western countries to replenish our missile fleet."
15:33 In Italy they are preparing a Russian exhibition "Mariupol. Revival after the war." The exhibition organizers call the city “a symbol of the popular uprising in Donbass against the Kyiv junta.” Foreign Ministry speaker Oleg Nikolenko said that the ministry has already instructed the Ukrainian embassy in Rome to prepare an official appeal. “At the official level, Italy strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. And we expect that there will be a response to this propaganda event,” he added.
15:09 The Russian army struck Stanislav, Kherson region - one person was killed, two were injured, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. Private houses and cars were damaged, and power was lost in the village.
14:54 The Ministry of Energy clarified that a Ukrenergo facility was damaged in Kropyvnytskyi as a result of a missile attack - it was there that one died and at least five were wounded. The Kirovogradoblenergo facility was also damaged, and two power engineers were injured. The railway was left without electricity.
14:25 The Russians attacked Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, with artillery and UAVs, two people were wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported. Eight private houses, a private enterprise, a gas pipeline, and power lines were damaged.
14:18 Belgium will send two two-seat F-16 fighters and about 50 people to Denmark between March and September to train Ukrainian pilots, technicians and mission planners, the country's Ministry of Defense said.
13:56 By his decree, Putin allowed citizens of Ukraine to obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified manner - without knowledge of the Russian language, history, legislation and without prior residence in the territory of the Russian Federation for five years.
13:53 Russia is actively working to acquire short-range ballistic missiles from Iran, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing American officials. They do not rule out that delivery could take place this spring. At the same time, North Korea has already begun transferring short-range ballistic missiles to Russia in recent weeks.
13:44 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirmed that on the night of January 4, a Su-34 tactical bomber burned out at the Russian Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk. The combat aircraft belonged to the aviation regiment of the 21st mixed air division of the Russian Aerospace Forces. At the same time, the Main Intelligence Directorate added that “the causes of the plane fire are being clarified.” They also showed a video from the scene:
13:21 In Kropyvnytskyi, as a result of a Russian missile attack, the buildings of several enterprises belonging to local energy companies and a power line were damaged. One worker was killed and eight people were injured, said the head of the Kirovograd Regional Police Department Andrey Raikovich.
12:45 One of those wounded during the rocket attack on January 2 died in a Kharkov hospital, the prosecutor’s office reported. Thus, the death toll increased to two, 62 people were injured.
12:23 According to Putin’s new decree, citizens of Ukraine who were born and permanently resided in Crimea or Sevastopol before March 18, 2014 will have the right to apply for Russian citizenship.
11:59 In Ukraine, almost 9,000 criminal proceedings have been opened regarding evasion of mobilization, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko.
11:42 Putin signed a decree on granting Russian citizenship to foreign citizens who have entered into a contract for military service in the Russian Armed Forces or military formations, and members of their families.
11:24 As a result of the night shelling of Novovorontsovka, Kherson region, one person was injured, the OVA reported. Over the previous day, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
11:10 Tonight in Chelyabinsk, a Su-34 fighter-bomber burned out at the airfield, the UP reports citing sources. According to the publication, the GUR is behind the attack on the airfield.
11:06 Russian hackers penetrated the Kyivstar system at least in May 2023, said the head of the SBU Cybersecurity Department Ilya Vityuk. According to him, this attack could be the first in the world when hackers completely destroyed the core network of a cellular operator. The hacker group Sandworm, a regular unit of Russian military intelligence, is behind the attack. This is not his first attack on Ukrainian targets.
11:01 As a result of today’s missile attack on Kropyvnytskyi, there were injuries and one death at one of the industrial facilities, said the head of the Kirovograd Regional Air Force Andrey Raikovich.
10:48 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will convene the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of permanent representatives on January 10 at the request of Kiev, the Alliance press service reported.
10:17 Poland does not rule out that the violation of its airspace by a Russian missile was a provocation. As noted by the head of the Polish National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, it is difficult to assume that the 40-kilometer breakthrough from the border was accidental.
09:43 The United States does not believe that Putin is ready to negotiate, said White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby: “Despite all the hype that I have heard over the past few days about Putin in the press that he is suddenly ready to negotiate, he "He's definitely not behaving like a man willing to negotiate. He's doing everything he can to try to bring the Ukrainians to their knees. That's why it's so important that the request for additional funding is approved."
09:00 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 4:
- personnel - about 362,280 (+780) people,
- tanks - 6002 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 11,128 (+21),
- artillery systems - 8574 (+28),
- MLRS - 947 (+2),
- air defense systems - 630 (+1),
- aircraft - 329 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 6753 (+5),
- cruise missiles - 1785 (+2),
- ships/boats - 23 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,423 (+32),
- special equipment - 1304 (+6).
08:44 Over the past 24 hours, 58 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 13 attacks near Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka and another 19 attacks in the Severny, Pervomaisky and Nevelsky areas of the Donetsk region. In addition, 14 attacks were repelled in the Maryinsky direction - near Georgievka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled three enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area and east of Petropavlovka, Kharkov region; on Bakhmutskoye - four attacks near Bogdanovka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - one attack in the Rabotino area. In the Kherson direction, the Defense Forces continue to expand the bridgehead, and the enemy made nine unsuccessful assault operations.
08:28 At night, Russia attacked with two attack UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type from the south-eastern direction, both were destroyed in the Khmelnitsky region, the Air Force command reported. The Russian army also launched strikes with three anti-aircraft guided missiles in the Kharkov and Donetsk regions.
08:16 On the evening of January 3, the enemy launched a missile attack on the town of Snigirevka, Bashtansky district, Nikolaev region. As a result of the hit, a fire broke out on the territory of one of the enterprises, which was quickly extinguished; private houses were also damaged. Four people were injured, including one child, said Vitaly Kim, head of the OVA.
In addition, in the Black Sea community of the Nikolaev region, a private house was damaged as a result of enemy shelling, one person was wounded. And on the morning of January 4, the enemy fired artillery at Ochakov, and a fire started at an energy infrastructure facility.
07:53 The number of victims of the missile attack on Kiev on December 29 has increased to 32 - forensic scientists discovered two more dead during the examination. Another 30 people were injured, KGVA reported.
03:20 The Russians launched a missile attack on the center of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region, said the head of the regional state administration, Vadim Filashkin. As a result of the strike, a kindergarten, school, health center and cafe were destroyed, and many multi-storey buildings were also damaged. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties among civilians.