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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 18, 2024 |
2025-01-19 |
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] 14:57 On Saturday, January 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched new strikes on Russian facilities in the occupied part of Ukraine: Nebo-SVU, 9S32M and Buk-M3 systems were attacked. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 13:39 The St. Andrew's Cathedral of the UOC-Moscow Patriarchate in Zaporozhye was damaged by a blast wave as a result of a morning attack by Russian troops on the morning of January 18. ![]() 13:24 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the shelling of Kiev and Zaporizhia on the morning of January 18 and called for pressure on the Russian Federation and those who help it. 12:56 Paratroopers shot down a Russian "motorized vehicle" with a grenade launcher and captured occupiers in the Volchansk direction. This was reported by the Airborne Assault Troops. 12:29 A preliminary report of a fourth death in Kiev as a result of the January 18 attack should not be taken into account, said Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko. 11:58 Special operations forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a Russian oil depot in the Kaluga region, causing a fire. This was reported by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 11:31 On the morning of January 18, the SBU conducted searches at the home of Max Nazarov (real name - Nazar Diorditsa), the former host of channels owned by oligarchs Viktor Medvedchuk and Yevgeny Murayev. 10:57 The Donald Trump administration may abandon key points of Joe Biden's foreign policy, in particular on the Middle East and Ukraine. Such concerns were expressed by the current US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 10:27 The director of a department of one of the largest banks in Ukraine has been detained in Kiev for financing the Russian army. This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine. 9:58 Ukrainian defenders destroyed two of the four ballistic missiles launched by Russia on the night of January 18, as well as 24 of 39 UAVs, the Air Force reported. 9:42 Serious damage to Kiev has occurred despite the downing of ballistics during Russia's attack on Friday, January 18. The reason for this is that the missile fragments do not disappear by themselves, said Yuriy Ignat, head of the communications department of the Air Force Command. 8:43 Russian invaders are making every effort to encircle Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. The occupiers are trying to get closer to the approaches to the city. This is reported by Khortitsky Veter. 8:24 The number of victims after the Russian attack on Krivoy Rog on January 17 has increased. Currently, five people are known to have died. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk OVA, Serhiy Lysak. 7:58 Powerful explosions thundered in Kiev amid a ballistic threat on the morning of January 18. Photos of the aftermath of this attack have been published online. This is stated in a statement by the State Emergency Service of Kiev. 7:45 The number of casualties as a result of the enemy strike on Zaporizhia has grown to six people on Saturday morning, January 18. As a result of the attack, residential buildings, an administrative building and private transport were damaged. 7:26 The number of people killed in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev as a result of the enemy's missile strike on Saturday, January 18, has risen to four. This was reported by the head of the KGVA, Timur Tkachenko. 06:15 Russians fired ballistic missiles at Kiev and the Dnieper this morning. At least one fatality was reported in the capital. City authorities said a fire broke out in an uninhabited building in the Shevchenkivskyi district. 02:25 Drones attacked two oil depots in Russia - in the city of Lyudinovo in the Kaluga region and the Rosrezerv oil depot in the city of Uzlovaya in the Tula region. There were also reports of strikes on an enterprise in the area of ​​the Dedilovo station near Uzlovaya. Large fires occurred at all the affected facilities. |
Posted by:badanov |
#2 Sure, Comrade. It's all standard maintenance. |
Posted by: Frank G 2025-01-19 16:57 |
#1 Oil refineries routinely shut down as they are now. When you listen to the Ukrainian Daily Mail, Massive lies are presented. It was a significant attack, but all US missiles and most drones were shot down—with minor damage. |
Posted by: Dale 2025-01-19 15:47 |