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[Regnum] A discharge of oil products from the stern of the tanker Volganeft-239 in the Temryuk district was detected. This was announced in the Telegram channel of the operational headquarters of Kuban on Friday, January 10.
It is noted that the emission occurred from the part of the vessel that was washed aground off the coast of the village of Taman.
"Monitoring groups have discovered that oil products have started leaking from the vessel. The extent of the damage is currently unknown. Marine Rescue Service specialists are on board the vessel to determine this," the publication says.
In addition, it is claimed that marine rescue service employees have begun localizing the spill, and the Krasnodar Territory operational headquarters has sent the necessary forces and resources there.
The Russian Ministry of Transport also stated that they had sent five vessels and a coastal rescue service with equipment and special machinery to eliminate the oil spill covering an area of approximately 2.8 thousand square meters.
“It will be quickly localized using boom barriers and then removed from the sea surface using biosorbent... Divers will additionally inspect the stern of the tanker underwater,” the department reported.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on December 15, during a storm in the Kerch Strait area, the tankers Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239 sank, resulting in an oil spill. On December 26, a federal emergency situation was declared in Krasnodar Krai.
On January 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin called efforts to eliminate the spill in Kuban insufficient. He also ordered a plan to raise sunken tankers with fuel oil.
A unified headquarters of volunteers helping to clean up the Black Sea coast from the fuel oil spill has also opened in Anapa. More than 10,000 volunteers are working to eliminate the pollution, saving sea animals, birds and cleaning up the coast.
On Thursday, Putin also thanked the volunteers involved in the cleanup of the fuel oil spill following the tanker crash in the Black Sea. He noted that he hoped officials would show no less responsibility in the cleanup.
A tanker that has lost control and is carrying almost 100,000 tons of oil is drifting in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of the German island of Rügen. This was reported on January 10 by the press service of the German Maritime Emergency Command.
"The tanker Eventin, under the flag of Panama, was drifting at low speed on Friday afternoon in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea, north of Rügen, unable to maneuver. According to available information, the tanker was loaded with approximately 99,000 tons of oil," the statement said.
It is noted that the evacuation of the crew is not required. The command has assumed control of the operation. A multi-purpose vessel, an emergency tug and a towing team have been sent to the tanker, and an aircraft has been sent to obtain additional information.
The press service added that there is no threat of oil leakage from the tanker. A decision on its transportation to one of the German ports will be made in the near future.
According to Bild, the ship loaded oil in the Russian port of Ust-Luga and was heading to the Egyptian Port Said.
Is Egypt buying Russian oil or is that just the transshipment point?
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22.44 Ukrainian defenders continue to resolutely repel the enemy, inflicting effective fire damage on them, exhausting them along the entire front line. In total, 198 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of this day. This was reported in the General Staff report on Friday, January 10.
The Russian invaders carried out 10 air strikes, using 18 KABs. In addition, the Russians used 576 kamikaze drones to destroy the positions of our troops and populated areas, and carried out about three thousand attacks.
19:49 Russian journalists have identified the names of 88,055 Russian military personnel who have died since the start of Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Among the dead are 6,083 career military personnel from the most combat-ready units of the airborne troops, marines, special forces units of the Ministry of Defense and the Russian National Guard, as well as military pilots.
19.14 Ukraine received 52 thousand requests from Russians about missing persons. Most of the invaders disappeared in the fields and plantings of Donetsk region – 19,025 occupiers.
18.39 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Ukraine "in the coming weeks" to discuss the possibility of deploying international peacekeeping forces on its territory after the end of the war with Russia, Bloomberg reported.
18.31 As of today, 69 NEC Ukrenergo substations have been provided with the second level of protection, and work is ongoing on another 13. The construction of third-level shelters has also begun, which should completely protect 22 substations from Russian missile strikes.
18.10 In December, the government additionally financed 100 brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Each of the units received an additional 25-27 million UAH to maintain combat readiness.
17:59 The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russian oil. The new restrictions target more than 400 individuals and organizations in the energy sector that directly or indirectly finance the Kremlin's war machine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was a blow to Vladimir Putin's wallet.
17:51 Women have joined the Ukrainian Legion for the first time. The second group of volunteers has signed contracts and started training in Poland.
17.23 Since the beginning of the day, 166 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost a third of them are in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the operational report as of 16.00.
16.51 The Ministry of Defense has strengthened control over "combat" payments. Along with the established violations and shortcomings, during the audit it was possible to prevent the illegal use of UAH 334.75 million of budget funds.
16:45 The Defense Forces attacked the command post of the 3rd Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces in the temporarily occupied city of Svetlodarsk in Donetsk Oblast. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
16:19 Germany is preparing new large military aid packages for Ukraine, which will be provided in the first half of 2025. The details were reported by the Ntv channel, citing sources in government circles.
15:56 The US budget still has several billion dollars of aid for Ukraine, approved by Congress, left unspent and not included in the latest package. The Pentagon explained why all the approved aid was not provided to Ukraine.
15:46 Law enforcement officers have announced suspicion to 45 participants and organizers of schemes for transporting conscripts abroad. A large-scale special operation is being conducted in Ukraine.
15:31 French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed support for Ukraine during a meeting, confirming the continuation of arms supplies and financial assistance, the Elysee Palace reported.
15:05 Defense forces carried out a special operation to destroy a warehouse where ammunition and reconnaissance drones were stored in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the media, citing sources.
14:32 Preparations are underway for high-level Ukrainian-American contacts after Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20. The main thing for Ukraine is to work together with America for a just peace, the Foreign Ministry noted.
13:55 The Ministry of Defense conducted an inspection of the brigade's supplies on the eastern front of Ukraine. Following its results, Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Klimenkov stated that the problems identified were "closed."
13:33 A resident of Sevastopol received 11 years of strict regime for "preparing a terrorist act." Konstantin Gorpinchenko was also found guilty of "cooperating with the Security Service of Ukraine."
13:08 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with US President-elect Donald Trump. This apparently requires "political will." This statement was made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
12:55 The bill on demobilization has been developed, but three more months are needed to work out the implementation mechanisms. This was reported by the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Ivan Gavrilyuk.
12:41 In Ukraine, 900-950 thousand people have been exempted from mobilization. The Cabinet of Ministers also decided to grant a mobilization exemption to gas industry workers. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during the government question hour in the Verkhovna Rada.
11:35 On Friday night, Russian attack drones attacked Kiev. In the Solomensky district of the capital, a drone hit the technical floor of a 16-story residential building. There were no casualties.
10:59 The Security Service of Ukraine detained another Russian spotter in Kherson, who was directing enemy artillery strikes on the city. During reconnaissance sorties around the city, the traitor simultaneously tracked the Defense Forces' bases.
10:52 The Ukrainian side presented a military strategy for 2025 during the 25th meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Thursday. The document provides for the stabilization of the front line and the strengthening of Ukraine's defense capability.
10:32 Ukrainian military destroyed two Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems. The enemy also lost one launcher and loader for this system.
9:58 The National Police began a large-scale special operation to expose illegal channels for transporting military-liable men abroad. More than 600 searches have been conducted throughout Ukraine to date.
9:34 Russian troops attacked Ukraine on the night of January 10 with the 72nd Shahed strike UAVs and various types of drone imitators. Air defense shot down 33 drones, 34 enemy drone imitators were lost, one of which flew in the direction of the Russian Federation.
9:25 Soldiers of the 28th separate separate brigade and the 57th separate battalion of the Troops of Defense took the occupiers prisoner thanks to drones. This was reported by the press service of the 28th separate separate brigade.
8:28 Russia lost 1,830 of its soldiers on the front over the past 24 hours from January 9 to 10. This was reported by the General Staff.
7:28 High-ranking Russian security officials and the military are pushing Russian dictator Vladimir Putin not to negotiate an end to the war, but to continue the escalation of hostilities. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War.
04:00 US President-elect Donald Trump said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him. According to him, the meeting is already being prepared. A number of media outlets understood Trump's words as "and we are agreeing on this."
02:50 During a night air attack on the capital, debris from a Russian drone hit a multi-story building in the Solomensky district. There were no casualties.
01:25 The next meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Base will be held in February. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. There is no question of continuing the Ramstein format, since there is already an agreement on the meeting.
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[Korrespondent] 63% of missing Russians are young men aged 17–39.
Most of the applications concern those who went missing in 2024 – 29,472 occupiers. Most of the invaders disappeared in the fields and plantings of the Donetsk region – 19,025 occupiers, including in the Pokrovsky (8,597) and Bakhmutsky (5,164) districts.
In 2024, Russian families sent 52,000 requests about missing servicemen of the aggressor country's army to a separate project "I Want to Find" of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. This was reported by the KShPPV on Friday, January 10.
It is noted that the figure does not include the dead and is 2-3 times less than the total number of missing Russians, since not all relatives turn to the Ukrainian project.
In 2024, information was provided about the presence of 1,570 Russian soldiers in Ukrainian captivity, of which 397 were exchanged for Defenders of Ukraine.
The statistics of requests to the project demonstrate the growth of losses of the aggressor army in Ukraine. Most of the requests concern those who went missing in 2024 – 29,472 occupiers. Most of the invaders disappeared in the fields and plantings of the Donetsk region – 19,025 occupiers, including in the Pokrovsky (8,597) and Bakhmut (5,164) districts. Another 3,069 occupiers disappeared on the territory of Russia, mainly in the Kursk region.
The report noted that 63% of missing Russians are young men aged 17–39.
Among the 20 units of the Russian army that top the lists by the number of missing persons, eight are staffed by illegally mobilized troops in ORDLO. The Russian military leadership uses these units as "cannon fodder" and does not take into account the losses of personnel.
"73% of Russians who turned to the project noted that they do not support Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It seems that only after losing their loved ones do Russians begin to realize the real cost of the bloody war unleashed by their country," the Coordination Headquarters added.
Let us recall that in October 2024 it was reported that in the two years since its launch, the state project I Want to Live has received 40,157 requests from Russians, and this number continues to grow.
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[Korrespondent] The Ukrainian Armed Forces are engaged in heavy fighting in the east and south of Ukraine.
The enemy attacked in the areas of 17 settlements in the Pokrovsky direction. 19 combat clashes are still ongoing.
Since the beginning of the day, 166 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost a third of them are in the Pokrovsk direction, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report as of 16:00 on Friday, January 19.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction near Vovchansk and Staritsa, the Russians tried to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces five times.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy carried out eight assaults near Petropavlovka, Peschanoye, Zagryzovoye and Lozovaya. One combat clash ended, seven more are still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, the invaders attacked 32 times near the settlements of Tverdokhlebovo, Grekovka, Zelenaya Roshcha, Pervomayskoye, Makeyevka, Terny and Zarechnoye. Fighting continues at nine locations.
In the Seversky direction, in the area of the settlement of Belogorovka, the enemy attacked twice.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled 22 Russian attacks near Belaya Gora, Predtechino, Chasovy Yar and Stupochki. Nine enemy attacks remained unfinished.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy attacked four times near Toretsk. Two more clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the occupiers have organized 49 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Novopoltavka, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Promin, Lisovka, Mirnograd, Novy Trud, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Kotlino, Novoaleksandrovka, Novovasilovka, Novoandreyevka, Yantarnoye. The defense forces repelled 30 attacks, 19 clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the occupiers attacked 11 times near Constantinople, Zelenovka, Razliv, Razdolnoye, Velikaya Novosyolka and Neskuchnoye. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 10 attacks, and eight more battles are ongoing.
Let us recall that 161 combat clashes were recorded on the front in 24 hours on January 9. Most of the fighting took place near Pokrovsk and in the Kurakhovsky direction.
According to the General Staff, Russia lost 1,830 soldiers in the past 24 hours. Ukrainian defenders destroyed dozens of enemy armored vehicles and guns.
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[EngMilRu] From 4 to 10 January 2025, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 28 group strikes by precision weaponry and attack UAVs at infrastructure of military airfields, weaponry depots, attack UAV workshops and depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one heavy mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, four air assault brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and five territorial defence brigades. Two counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled.
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.
Over the past week in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the AFU losses amounted to more than 2,835 troops, 30 tanks, and 122 armoured fighting vehicles. Moreover, 117 motor vehicles, and 30 field artillery guns were destroyed.
As a result of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Nadiya.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Nineteen AFU attempts to regain lost positions were thwarted.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,530 troops, one tank, 28 armoured fighting vehicles, including one Polish-made Rosamak armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made Bradley armoured fighting vehicle, seven U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and five U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles. Russian units eliminated 52 motor vehicles, 46 field artillery guns, 11 of them manufactured by NATO countries, 10 electronic warfare stations, and 15 ammunition depots.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Kurakhovo.
Losses were inflicted on formations of eight mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades. Sixteen enemy attempts to regain a tactical position were thwarted.
Over the past week, the AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 1,715 troops, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, 17 motor vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, including four Western-made guns. Six ammunition depots were wiped out.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and liberated Dachenskoye.
Losses were inflicted on formations of seven mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, one jaeger brigade, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, one naval brigade, two territorial defence brigades, one national guard brigade, and one brigade of the National Police of Ukraine. 94 AFU attempts to regain lost positions were thwarted.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,485 troops, 11 tanks, including four German-made Leopard tanks, 40 armoured fighting vehicles, including three French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers as well as six U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, one U.S.-made M-1117 armoured personnel carriers, U.S.-made MaxxPro and HMMWV armoured vehicles. Moreover, 41 motor vehicles, and 34 field artillery guns were destroyed.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and defeated units of three mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades. Eight AFU attempts to regain lost positions were foiled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,120 troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicles, 30 motor vehicles, and 26 field artillery guns, including eight guns manufactured by NATO countries. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, two infantry brigades, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 685 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 44 motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, five electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition depots.
Over the past week, 91 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.
Fighter aviation of thre Russian Aerospace Forces shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russian air defence systems have shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer aerial bombs, 41 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 689 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,896 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,467 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,507 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,385 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,135 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Viktorovka, Zamostye, Kositsa, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Nikolayevka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novaya Sorochina, Pogrebki, and Russkoye Porechnoye. Four counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Agronom, Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zazulevka, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevo-Daryno, Nikolsky, Novenkoye, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, and Obody in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU amounted to more than 280 troops, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, five artillery guns, and two mortars. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to up to 50,600 troops, 296 tanks, 222 infantry fighting vehicles, 161 armoured personnel carriers, 1,520 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,441 motor vehicles, 353 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 90 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 29 units of engineering and other materiel, including 15 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 17:25 Drone operators of the "North" group of troops continue to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the Khar'kov region.
This time, our UAV operators targeted an enemy supply vehicle. The detected target was quickly destroyed.
17:21 The stormtroopers have established themselves on the northern outskirts of the Kositsa farmstead –MAP.
17:14 From 12:00 to 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the territories of Belgorod and Bryansk regions.
15:13 Kursk direction: another tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed the calculations of FPV drones of the Rubicon center
Reconnaissance units of the Test Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies of the Russian Defense Ministry "Rubicon" discovered a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in a forest belt in the Kursk direction. Combat drone operators destroyed the target with precise strikes.
13:53 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Dzerzhinsk –MAP.
13:24 Kursk region.
The Russian Armed Forces' attack aircraft were able to take a major enemy stronghold in the Leonidovo area.
13:10 The Russian Armed Forces have restored positions near the south-eastern mine in the Stupochki area –MAP.
13:08 Assault units of the Russian Armed Forces took under control of half of the settlement of Novospasskoye in the Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk) area
12:38 Artillerymen of the motorized rifle unit of the 58thCombined Arms Army of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed identified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhia region.
12:26 Local TG channels report strong explosions in occupied Slavyansk.
11:27 Two people were killed and two more were injured as a result of a missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Donetsk,reportedin the SC.
10:22 The moment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on the “Moloko” supermarket in Donetsk –VIDEO.
10:02 An artillery crew of a 152mm towed howitzer 2A65 "Msta-B" of the "Center" group of forces destroyed a command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction -Ministry of Defense.
Having received the target coordinates from the scouts, the gun crew carried out the targeting and destroyed the targets at a distance of more than 15 kilometers. The Orlan-30 UAV crew performed the fire adjustment and control of the target destruction. The artillerymen used high-precision munitions to destroy the targets.
9:50 The Russian Armed Forces struck an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to secretly carry out a rotation near Belogorovka in the LPR.
The Ukrainian Nazis who survived the attack abandoned their ammunition and grenade launchers and fled, military expert Marochko reported.
9:47 In Donetsk, the Moloko supermarket came under attack from Ukrainian militants.
At least three civilians were injured, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
7:32 Changes tomapover the past 24 hours:
- advance in the Baranovka area
— positions west of Makeyevka have been improved
— the control zone in the area of Solenoe and Peschanoe has been expanded
- advance in the direction of Nikolskoye
— positions in Shcherbinovka have been improved
7:30 Changes tomapfor 09.01.2025
Overall results:
+ 23.54 km²
– 0 km²
Total: 23.54 km²
7:18 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles –Ministry of Defense.
A total of 16 UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the Rostov region, four UAVs over the territories of the Kursk and Voronezh regions, three UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region, two over the territory of the Krasnodar region, one over the territory of the Belgorod region and ten over the waters of the Sea of Azov.
6:03 UAVs struck targets in Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi region.
5:47 Explosions thundered in Vinnytsia region.
4:49 Destruction of targets in Cherkassy continues.
4:19 Explosions thundered in Cherkassy.
3:35 Targets hit in Mirgorod, Poltava region.
3:09 The Russian Armed Forces are carrying out strikes using UAVs on targets in Kyiv.
1:58 Explosions occurred in the Chernigov region and in the city of Kamenskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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[Regnum] The US Treasury Department has banned American companies from providing oilfield services in Russia since February 27. This is stated in General License No. 117, published by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
According to the document, from February 27, American companies are prohibited from exporting, re-exporting, selling or supplying, directly or indirectly, oilfield services to any person located in Russia.
In addition, the Ministry of Finance also banned financial transactions with Russian companies Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegaz from February 27.
“All transactions related to these companies that are necessary to wind down operations must be completed by 12:01 p.m. ET on February 27, 2025,” the license says.
Assuming the Trump administration does not reverse the order, of course. Nine more days.
In addition, the ban applies to companies in which more than 50% of shares are owned by Gazprom Neft or Surgutneftegaz.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on January 10, the United States imposed sanctions against a number of Russian oil companies and individuals. Several operators of Gazprom Neft's aviation fuel business were also added to the list. The White House stated that the United States was introducing the largest sanctions against Russia's energy sector. The restrictions affected 183 tankers transporting Russian oil, dozens of traders, as well as oil service companies and industry officials. It is noted that Novatek's partners and Rosatom representatives were included in the sanctions lists.
On January 10, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow understands that the administration of current US President Joe Biden will try to leave a difficult legacy in Russian-American relations for the elected head of the White House, Donald Trump.
On December 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that all the tasks facing the country in the near and long term will be solved. The head of state also pointed out that Russia is developing and its economy is growing against the backdrop of unprecedented sanctions, and blackmail and attempts to hinder its development will not be successful.
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[NewsFront] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reported progress in the exhumation of victims of the Volyn massacre, and the Ukrainian side gave the first permits.
In 2017, Ukraine's Institute of National Remembrance suspended the exhumation of victims of the "Volyn massacre", causing tensions between Warsaw and Kiev.
On November 26, 2024, the new head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Andriy Sybiga, promised Poland to put the exhumation issue at the forefront, which was confirmed in a joint statement.
"Finally a breakthrough. The decision has been made on the first exhumations of Polish victims of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA)*. I thank the Ministers of Culture of Poland and Ukraine for their good cooperation. We are looking forward to further decisions," the Polish Prime Minister wrote on his social networks.
Let us recall that earlier the representative of the Polish party "Law and Justice", candidate for the presidency of the republic Karol Nawrocki stated on air on the Polsat TV channel, he stated that he does not see Ukraine as a member of the European Union (EU) and NATO until Kyiv agrees to a full-fledged solution to the issue of exhuming the victims of the “Volyn massacre”.
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