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[Korrespondent] 22:57 The US Department of Defense does not have reliable evidence that American weapons transferred to Ukraine fell into third hands, said Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder. At the same time, he added that the United States “sees how Russia is constantly trying to spread disinformation to the contrary.”
22:33 The United States has stopped supplying weapons and military equipment to Ukraine due to a lack of budgetary funds for such programs, said White House National Security Council coordinator John Kirby: “Yes. We issued the last package of available supplies for which we had funding to support.”
22:10 Zelensky predicts that Russia will prepare an offensive before Putin’s elections in order to demonstrate success: “They want some tactical victories before the elections and will prepare for something global after.”
21:29 Zelensky said at a press conference in Riga that the Defense Forces destroyed 26 Russian helicopters in one day with the help of Western long-range weapons. However, he did not specify when this happened. “We destroyed 26 helicopters in 24 hours. Twelve aircraft that were taking off, which then fired missiles, against which these systems worked. We destroyed 12 at a time. It was just something.”
Journalists suggest that regarding helicopters, the president probably had in mind the attacks on the airfields of Lugansk and Berdyansk with ATACMS missiles on October 18. And regarding the destruction of 12 aircraft at a time, we are probably talking about an attack on the airfield in Saki.
20:36 The Pentagon said in its report that military aid to Ukraine was poorly monitored and controlled, writes BBC News. The US Defense Department inspector general found that agency officials and diplomats in Washington and Europe failed to quickly or fully account for all of the nearly 40,000 weapons sent to Ukraine.
The report said U.S. officials did not properly track more than $1 billion worth of man-portable missile systems, kamikaze drones and night vision equipment. However, the document does not contain evidence that any weapons were used for other purposes.
20:27 Among all electronic components imported by the Russian Federation for the production of weapons, 44% are developed by Western companies, according to a report by the Kiev School of Economics and the McFaul-Ermak group. We are mainly talking about products from American brands Intel, Analog Devices, AMD and Texas Instruments. At the same time, the German Siemens is the leader among suppliers of numerically controlled machine tools. Analysts note that most military components are produced at these companies' factories in third countries such as China, making it easier for the Russians to build sanctions-busting schemes.
20:23 The United States introduced new sanctions against Russia - in particular, the Ashuluksky training ground and the Vladimir advanced military research complex were subject to restrictions, the US Ministry of Finance reported. The United States also introduced restrictions against the general director of the State Airline 224th Separate Aviation Detachment, Vladimir Mikheychik, which is a subsidiary of the Russian Ministry of Defense. In addition, the United States imposed sanctions against three Russian Il-76MD heavy military transport aircraft.
19:58 The House of Moscow in Riga will be transferred to the ownership of Latvia, after which the funds will be transferred to Ukraine, said the country's President Edgars Rinkevichs. He added that “other Russian assets” are also planned to be used to help Ukraine.
Regarding military assistance, Rinkevičs pointed out, in particular, the possibility of producing “cheap drones in Latvia, which are very effective and so necessary for the Ukrainian military.” According to him, Latvia leads a “coalition of drones” within the Ramstein format. In addition, it is possible to purchase 155-mm caliber ammunition for Ukraine.
Rinkevičs also said that Latvia has prepared the next package of military assistance for Ukraine, which will include, in particular, self-propelled howitzers, ammunition for artillery systems, anti-tank and anti-aircraft systems and ammunition for them, off-road vehicles, drones, communications equipment, generators, winter uniforms and Dr. Rinkevichas emphasized that the package was formed based on the current needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. In addition, Latvia plans to train 3,000 Ukrainian military personnel by 2024 and will continue rehabilitation projects for Ukrainian military and border guards.
19:24 The Ministry of Defense has already prepared a new version of the draft law on mobilization, and soon it will be submitted for approval by the government, said the head of the department, Rustem Umerov. He emphasized that the military needs rest, those released from captivity have a choice whether to remain in the army, and conscripts need to return home. The new edition includes all proposals agreed upon with deputies at meetings of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, the minister added.
19:15 Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin confirmed that Russia has already used missiles from the DPRK against Ukraine: “As for North Korea, the other day we received the first evidence of the use by the Russian army of missiles manufactured in this country. The results of a preliminary scientific and technical examination confirm that The missile fired at central Kharkov on January 2 is a short-range missile developed by North Korea." A comprehensive commission examination is currently underway, which should finally confirm this fact.
18:29 North Korea is turning into the main ally and supplier for Russia in the war with Ukraine. Moreover, in South Korea they say that Pyongyang will only expand the line of supplies to the aggressor. What is known about the new DPRK missiles for the Russians - in the material Main Supplier .
17:56 The operational situation in the East remains difficult, the enemy continues to attack in the Kupyansky, Limansky and Bakhmutsky directions, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Alexander Syrsky. In particular, the Russians are not abandoning attempts to oust Ukrainian units from the Kupyansky forest and capture Sinkovka in order to ultimately blockade Kupyansk.
In the Liman direction, the enemy is trying to push Ukrainian troops beyond the Black Stallion River. Serebryansky forestry continues to be one of the areas of concentration of the main efforts of the Russian Army. In this direction, the enemy is unsuccessfully trying to attack Ukrainian positions in the directions of Dibrova, Torskoye and Dibrova, Yampol. The Russian Federation is also preparing to resume offensive operations in the Seversk direction.
In the Bakhmut area, the Russians are making every effort to reach the border of the Seversky Donets - Donbass canal. From the north of Bakhmut, the enemy is carrying out assault operations in the direction of Bogdanovka, trying to create favorable conditions for an attack on Chasov Yar and restore the lost position in the areas of the cascade of lakes east of Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumovka.
17:18 On February 27, the European Commission may publish an assessment of progress with Ukraine’s European integration reforms, on which the actual start of accession negotiations depends, said Radio Liberty editor for European affairs Rikard Jozwiak.
17:13 In the Belgorod region, a drone damaged an infrastructure power supply facility in the village of Tishanka, Volokonovsky district - about 50 households remain without electricity, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
16:52 After visits to Estonia and Lithuania, Zelensky arrived in Latvia, said the country’s Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins.
16:37 Russia has used all types of weapons against Ukraine, “for now except nuclear,” said Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev: “A series of recent intensive and effective strikes on enemy military targets in Ukraine, which were carried out by the Russian Armed Forces, confirms the successful and effective work of our military-industrial complex throughout 2023. Moreover, as you know, different carriers with different contents were used, except perhaps nuclear. For now."
He also stated that Ukraine’s attempts to destroy launchers on Russian territory with Western missiles would be grounds for Moscow to use nuclear weapons.
15:58 The Russians shelled Ivanovka, Kherson region - a residential building was destroyed, one person was killed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. The Russian army also fired at residential buildings in Kherson, one person was wounded. Over the previous 24 hours, three people were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
15:46 On the morning of January 10, in the Semenovskaya community of the Chernihiv region, the Russian DRG shot at a car with a civilian man, the head of the Novgorod-Severskaya RVA Sergei Sergienko told Suspilny. According to him, this happened between the villages of Gremyachka and Leonovka - from there it is 500 meters to the Russian border. The man managed to take his child on a bus to Semenovka and was returning to Kostobobrov when the enemy DRG broke through the border.
15:07 The speaker of the European Commission on defense industry issues, Johanna Bernsel, said that EU countries will be able to produce the promised million ammunition for Ukraine before the spring of this year. “European industry already has a production capacity well in excess of a million artillery shells, and we will reach this goal before spring,” she assured.
The official representative of the EU foreign policy service, Peter Stano, recalled that as of the end of December, more than 300 thousand ammunition had been delivered to Ukraine, and 3,300 missiles were delivered from existing stocks. “We also have at least 180 thousand shells that have already been ordered as of the end of December, and this number is increasing according to contracts,” he added.
In turn, Zelensky called on Estonia to put pressure on the EU to speed up the supply of a million ammunition to Ukraine.
14:49 Zelensky said that he “has questions” for Ukrainians of military age who illegally went abroad: “If they are of military age, then they should help Ukraine and they should be in Ukraine. And I’m not talking about that now , who should be at the front and who should not be at the front. If you are in Ukraine and you are not at the front, then you work. Wherever you work, we treat every person with respect. And if you work and pay taxes , then you also protect the state... If you are abroad and you are of conscription age, and you are not at the front and do not pay taxes, and traveled outside the law, then there are questions.”
According to the president, for one Ukrainian military man “there are 6-8 taxpayers.”
14:15 Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said that on January 29 he will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba in Uzhgorod to discuss preparations for the meeting between Orban and Zelensky.
14:11 Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement to jointly combat sea mines that have threatened shipping in the Black Sea since the start of the war in Ukraine. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said the memorandum calls for the creation of a mine action task force between the three NATO allies to combat drifting mines.
13:26 The mobilization bill was returned for revision, said the head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, following the results of a closed meeting with the military command and a conciliation council. According to him, not all provisions of the bill can be supported - “some provisions directly violate human rights, others are not optimally formulated.”
13:18 Estonia will provide assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 1.2 billion euros by 2027, the country's President Alar Karis said at a press conference in Tallinn. He also emphasized that Estonia opposes restrictions on attacks on Russia with weapons that Western partners transfer to Ukraine.
13:10 In the Chechen city of Shali, for unknown reasons, the headquarters of the 70th regiment of the Russian Army completely burned down, Russian public pages write. This regiment is now fighting in the Zaporozhye region. Journalist Andrei Tsaplienko notes that foreign mercenaries, including Nepalese citizens, are actively sent to serve in this regiment. In a fire at the regiment's headquarters, all documents were allegedly burned - that is, it will now be very difficult to prove that hundreds of mercenaries from Nepal and other countries serve in the regiment.
12:59 At a press conference in Tallinn, Zelensky confirmed Russia’s use of North Korean ballistic missiles: “There are large purchases of drones and suicide bombers from Iran, and they are also negotiating missiles, until they have reached an agreement. They also received more than a million artillery shells from the North Korea, and we also saw examples of some missiles."
According to the president, Russia is faced with a shortage of weapons, and therefore a pause in the war will benefit Moscow, not Kiev: “Because we understand the volumes, how many drones and artillery they produce today per day. We see what they lack, we see a large shortage of drones, both with artillery and with missiles. They do not have time. Yes, the world also does not have time to fill the warehouses of Ukraine. But the world today is helping Ukraine, and Russia has a deficit. Give a pause, take a risk, give 2-3 years "Russia - it can then run over us, we wouldn't risk it like that. And thank God that all this is being decided in Ukraine. And therefore there will definitely be no pauses in Russia's favor."
12:28 Ukraine “doesn’t have enough resources” to shoot down all Russian S-300 missiles, said Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat: “It’s clear that we don’t have enough to shoot down the thousands of S-300 missiles that Russia now has in its warehouses.” means. Therefore, the best method is to destroy these launchers in the territory from which the missiles are launched. It is necessary to have sufficiently high-precision powerful weapons to reduce the number of those batteries, S-300 divisions, which Russia today has positioned along the front line."
11:46 North Korea may transfer new types of tactical guided missiles to Russia in addition to the proposed supply of KN-23 short-range ballistic missiles, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said. According to his estimates, at the end of December, the DPRK handed over to Russia about 5,000 containers with weapons, which can hold about 2.3 million 152 mm caliber shells or about 400 thousand 122 mm caliber artillery shells.
The minister also expressed concern about Russia's likely provision of technological assistance for North Korea's weapons program in exchange for arms trade, including Pyongyang's spy satellite.
11:27 The Ukrainian Black Sea corridor has actually reached the pre-war volume of supplies, said Navy Speaker Dmitry Pletenchuk. “We have already crossed the bar of 500 ships and more than 10 million tons of cargo,” he noted, clarifying that the majority of cargo is Ukrainian grain. Pletenchuk emphasized that the grain agreement with Russia with the participation of Turkey is not an alternative to the trade route that was organized by Ukraine through military means. He recalled that even with the grain agreement in place, the Russian Federation also attacked the port infrastructure.
10:50 The Biden administration has supported a bill that would allow the confiscation of frozen Russian assets worth almost $300 billion and use these funds to restore Ukraine. The White House wants to coordinate this step with its G7 allies, including in Europe, where about $200 billion of frozen Russian assets are stored, Bloomberg writes.
10:41 Three committees of the US House of Representatives, led by Republicans, presented a document called the Proposed Plan for Victory in Ukraine. The document was signed by the heads of the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Michael McCall, Armed Services, Mike Rogers, and Intelligence, Mike Turner. In it, they sharply criticize the Biden administration for insufficient assistance to Ukraine and demand decisive action from him.
“Biden’s mantra of supporting Ukraine as long as necessary is a losing strategy,” Republicans emphasize. They are demanding that the White House present a credible plan for victory and provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs as soon as possible. In particular, according to the authors of the document, Kyiv needs the longest-range version of ATACMS, F-16 aircraft, as well as a sufficient number of cluster munitions, artillery, air defense systems and armored vehicles to change the situation on the battlefield.
In addition to providing Ukraine with weapons, Republicans are pushing for stronger sanctions against the Putin regime and the transfer of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to Kyiv. Congressmen also emphasize the need to monitor American aid, while acknowledging that numerous audits so far have not revealed any significant irregularities.
10:25 Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, 277 people have been killed as a result of explosions on explosive objects left by the enemy, and another 610 have been injured. Among the dead were 14 children, said Interior Minister Igor Klimenko. Most of the victims were in the Kharkov, Kherson and Nikolaev regions. During this time, almost 755 thousand explosive objects were neutralized, but about a third of the territory of Ukraine still remains contaminated.
09:46 Next week, the UN will ask donors for $3.1 billion for Ukraine’s humanitarian needs in 2024. "More than 14.6 million people - about 40% of Ukraine's population - are in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. Four million people, including almost one million children, are still displaced within the country. More than 6.3 million people continue to live as refugees in neighboring European countries and throughout the world,” said Eden Wosornu, representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
09:01 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of January 11:
- personnel - about 367,620 (+830) people,
- tanks - 6050 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 11,238 (+22),
- artillery systems - 8699 (+15),
- MLRS - 957 (+1),
- air defense systems - 641 (+2),
- aircraft - 329 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 6834 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 1806 (+1),
- ships/boats - 23 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 11,596 (+21),
- special equipment - 1337 (+1).
08:35 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's missile attack on a hotel in the center of Kharkov has increased to 12, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. Two people remain in hospital. Also in the evening the enemy fired on the village. Podol, Kupyansky district, two people were injured.
08:17 Zelensky arrived in Tallinn in the morning, said Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
08:02 Over the past 24 hours, 73 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled nine enemy attacks in the areas of Novobakhmutovka, Avdeevka, Severny and another 15 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, 16 attacks were repelled in the Maryinka and Novomikhailovka areas of the Donetsk region.
In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - six attacks east of Ternov and Vesely, Donetsk region; on Bakhmutskoye - one attack near Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - five attacks near Rabotino and west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region. In the Kherson direction, the expansion of the bridgehead continues; the enemy carried out 11 unsuccessful assault operations on the positions of the Defense Forces.
07:13 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night Russian air defense allegedly intercepted “Ukrainian drones” over the Rostov, Tula and Kaluga regions. According to local authorities, one drone exploded over a technical structure of a pumping station on the outskirts of Kaluga, another one pierced the roof of a non-residential building in one of the municipalities of the Voronezh region, but there were no casualties.
06:00 The United States intends to discuss a military action plan in Ukraine with Zelensky during the forum in Davos next week, Bloomberg writes. According to agency sources, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan will likely raise this topic with the Ukrainian president. The reason for discussing this topic, according to sources, was the problems that have arisen recently between Washington and Kiev, in particular with financing.
The US will require a military action plan for 2024 to determine the support needed. Washington is also concerned about disagreements between Zelensky and Zaluzhny, which allegedly slows down efforts to develop a new strategy, the publication writes.
01:54 On the evening of January 10, the Russians attacked the Kiev district of Kharkov, first with S-300 missiles, said the head of the OBA Oleg Sinegubov. As a result of the attack, the building of the hotel complex was damaged, where more than 30 civilians were present at the time of the attack. As of now, 11 victims are known , nine of them are hospitalized, one person is in serious condition. The prosecutor's office clarified that among the victims there was one Turkish citizen and one Georgian citizen, both representing Turkish media.