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2023-01-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 10th, 2023
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] 22:25 Zelensky confirmed in an evening video message that he had revoked the citizenship of four people: Andriy Derkach, Taras Kozak, Renat Kuzmin and Viktor Medvedchuk. "If people's deputies choose to serve not the people of Ukraine, but the murderers who came to Ukraine, then our actions will be appropriate," the president stressed.
21:52 During her visit to Kharkiv, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock announced assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 20 million euros to finance Starlink satellite communications services.
21:43 Ukrainian media write that Zelensky has revoked the citizenship of four deputies of the Rada: ex-people's deputies from the Opposition Platform for Life Viktor Medvedchuk, Taras Kozak, Renat Kuzmin and Andriy Derkach.
21:18 Canada will acquire the NASAMS air defense system from the United States and transfer it to Ukraine, Defense Minister Anita Anand said: "This is Canada's first donation of an air defense system to Ukraine. In the face of Russia's brutal air strikes on Ukraine, this air defense system will help protect Ukrainian settlements and critical infrastructure from attacks by drones, missiles and aircraft."
20:32 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that heavy battles are now underway to hold Soledar: "The enemy does not pay attention to the heavy losses of its personnel and continues to actively storm. The approaches to our positions are simply littered with the bodies of dead enemy fighters. Our fighters courageously hold the defense ".
19:56 Ukraine can receive Patriot air defense in the middle of spring, but for now, training and organization of the supply of these systems is underway, Podolyak said. In addition, according to him, right now additional NASAMS, Gepard, IRIS-T air defense systems are coming to Ukraine. The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office also said that negotiations on the provision of ATACMS missiles to Ukraine are being conducted "very intensively."
19:52 Zelensky said that he had the first telephone conversation with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar: "Thanked for the freezing of Russian assets. We discussed support for the energy system of Ukraine and post-war reconstruction."
19:30 Zelensky said that he had discussed defense support and the situation at the front with Estonian President Alar Karis.
18:59 Ukrainians will be able to exchange ordinary lamps for LED ones by submitting an application to Dії. Registration for the beta test begins this week, the Ministry of Digital Development announced. A preliminary application will guarantee the availability of LED lamps, they can be picked up at the nearest branch of Ukrposhta. Replacing conventional lamps with LEDs will help save energy and reduce the load on the power grid. The first batch of lamps is fully funded by the EU.
18:31 German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock, following her visit to Kharkiv, called the city "a symbol of the absolute madness of the Russian aggressive war in Ukraine." She promised new arms deliveries and other support for Ukraine. "It's important to me that we don't lose sight of Ukraine's place in our European family," Burbock said.
18:22 As a result of the occupation at the Zaporizhzhya NPP, there was a significant degradation of nuclear and radiation safety, the acting director said. Head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Agency Oleg Korikov. According to him, ZNPP does not generate electricity now, but only consumes it. All six power units have been shut down, but the station is powered by the Ukrainian power system. Korikov noted that now the Russians use the ZNPP as a military base, in particular, they repair military equipment there.
18:14 In Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region, hospitals are overflowing with the wounded, so Russian troops have equipped three more military hospitals over the past week, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in an evening summary.
17:55 The Ukrainian military will begin a training program on working with the Patriot system as early as next week. The preparation will last for several months, according to CNN. The Ukrainians will train at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, one of four places for basic training for the US Army. The United States is considering different options for training Ukrainians: both directly at American training grounds and abroad, or a combination of both options.
17:36 German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock is in Kharkiv , her visit has not been announced before, DPA reports.
17:12 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo: "We discussed Ukraine's urgent defense needs against the backdrop of a possible escalation at the front. He invited me to join the implementation of our ten-step peace formula. He thanked for the asylum for Ukrainian citizens."
17:10 Turkey supports the Ukrainian formula for peace, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: "Of course, our goal is a strong peace and a mutually acceptable solution. We believe that this war will end at the negotiating table. The sooner this happens, the better... But there are new conditions and realities. Russia is now expressing its willingness to negotiate, and Zelensky has proposed a ten-point peace plan. As Turkey, we support this plan and continue our work."
17:02 Russia has sharply reduced the intensity of artillery shelling, in some places by 75%, CNN reports, citing US and Ukrainian officials. There is no clear or single explanation for this. It is possible that Russia may be rationing artillery shells due to low supply levels, or it may be part of a wider reassessment of tactics in the face of successful Ukrainian offensives.
In any case, this decrease in the number of artillery shelling is further evidence of Russia's weakening position on the battlefield, almost a year after the invasion, the publication's sources note.
16:49 Belarus has not yet seen the movement of equipment and personnel to the borders with Ukraine, while Russia continues to transfer parts to Belarus, and from Belarus to the eastern direction of Ukraine, said Andrei Demchenko, speaker of the State Border Guard Service. He called the constant exercises in Belarus an intensification in order to give more importance to this direction and force Ukraine to keep the necessary amount of forces and means near the borders with Belarus.
"At the moment, we do not note the forces and means, the creation of such a strike force that could make a second invasion from Belarus right now, and the intelligence units do not note this either," Demchenko added.
16:43 Since the beginning of the full-scale war, the SBU has exposed more than 600 Russian agents and spies. In total, the Security Service is investigating more than 1.5 thousand criminal proceedings on treason and espionage, more than 340 of them have been sent to court.
As an example, the SBU cited the detention of a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Russian military intelligence, which was preparing for the physical elimination of the Minister of Defense and the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, as well as a well-known Ukrainian activist.
16:35 Monitoring missions of the IAEA will arrive in Ukraine at all nuclear power plants, including Chernobyl, to control the state of safety of stations in war conditions, the acting official said. Chairman of the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation Oleg Korikov.
16:21 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with European Council President Charles Michel: "He informed about the situation on the battlefield and Ukraine's urgent needs for weapons. We agreed on joint efforts to implement the peace formula. We discussed expectations from the upcoming Ukraine-EU summit."
16:17 Annual inflation in Ukraine amounted to 26.6%, the State Statistics Service reported. At the same time, food prices rose by 34.4% over the year. The price of eggs increased the most - by 76.6%, fruits - by 73.8% and vegetables - by 51.8%.
16:11 Pakistan intends to send 159 containers of ammunition to Ukraine in January. The delivery will go through the Polish port of Gdansk, India's main business publication The Economic Times writes, citing sources. According to the publication, we are talking about 155-mm shells, M4A2 propellant charges, M82 primers and PDM fuses.
The publication notes that this is not the first time Pakistan sends weapons to Ukraine - earlier this was done on behalf of the UK or through military-industrial complex enterprises in Eastern Europe. In return, Pakistan expects to receive assistance from Ukraine in the modernization of its Mi-17 helicopters. The newspaper also points to the great experience of military-technical cooperation between Ukraine and Pakistan in the past, including the supply of more than 320 Ukrainian T-80UD tanks to Pakistan in past years.
15:57 Latvia will offer Ukraine a new batch of Stinger man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems, Minister of Defense Inara Murniece said. Latvia is also considering the possibility of training the Ukrainian military on its territory. In addition, the minister believes that Latvia could continue to supply drones to Ukraine. Riga will announce its list of military support after the meeting of the allies at the Ramstein base, which will take place on January 20.
15:20 Investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine is being conducted in 21 countries, Eurojust President Ladislav Hamran said. Gathering evidence of the underlying crimes and analyzing them, leading to charges, "will be a long road that will last for several years," he said.
14:39 The European Union will expand sanctions against Belarus and Iran due to support for Russian aggression in Ukraine, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
14:08 The Ukrainian military in Soledar is working to exhaust the enemy as much as possible so that his successes turn out to be a pyrrhic victory, said Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: “The situation there is very difficult now, the most difficult on the eastern front. It is the defenders of Soledar who are now doing everything to exhaust the enemy, reduce his offensive potential to the maximum so that even some tactical successes lead to a great Pyrrhic victory."
13:59 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that partners should transfer battle tanks to Ukraine: "I believe that Ukraine should receive all the necessary weapons that it needs so that they can cope with the defense of their homeland. This means, of course, advanced air defense systems, but also other types of advanced military equipment, as much as necessary to protect Ukraine."
In turn, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, also supported the provision of more weapons to Ukraine, without specifying specific types: "There is an aggressor - the Kremlin, and there is a victim - the people of Ukraine. I am glad that in the last weeks and months after the start of the war, the member states were able to send more and more military equipment to Ukraine. The European Council has repeatedly repeated the call for more military support for Ukraine to ensure it is able to defend itself. Because we know they are fighting for their future, but also for our common values."
13:33 The power of the generators imported into Ukraine is equal to one NPP unit. According to Forbes, from January to November, 354,000 generators worth $355 million were imported to Ukraine, which is six times more than in 2021. The budget received 2 billion hryvnias from this.
13:06 The EU and NATO signed an updated Joint Declaration on Cooperation - the first in the last five years and since the beginning of a full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine. “We have just signed the third EU-NATO joint declaration to further deepen the strategic partnership. This is more important than ever… President Putin wanted to take over Ukraine in three days and divide us. He failed on both counts,” Stoltenberg said.
According to the NATO Secretary General, the Russian regime seeks to change the security order in Europe and control all its neighbors: "Therefore, we must strengthen transatlantic ties, strengthen the partnership between the EU and NATO and strengthen our support for Ukraine." Stoltenberg added that China's behavior also requires allies to respond.
12:58 The SBU has collected evidence of the guilt of the head of the diocese of the UOC-MP in the Vinnytsia region, Jonathan, in publicly justifying the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine. The indictment was sent to court - the metropolitan faces up to eight years in prison.
12:55 Italy intends to supply Ukraine with an air defense system, but first it must resolve technical issues, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.
12:49 Information about the Russian military destroyed in Makiivka will not be published, it is brought to the families, the military commissar of the Samara region said.
12:28 Russia is planning another wave of mobilization and an offensive to seize new territories, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are ready to repel attacks and further liberate their territory, Andrey Chernyak, spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said: "They understand that they will lose, and the proof of this can be the construction of fortifications in the temporarily occupied territories: in the Zaporozhye region, in the south of the occupied Kherson region, and in the north of Crimea. That is, they clearly understand that they will need to conduct military operations there, and they are already building defensive structures there."
He added that it is not yet possible to reveal the exact plans for the Ukrainian offensive, but "there is the task of the supreme commander in chief and there are plans of the Armed Forces to liberate the territories of Ukraine." Chernyak stressed that the mobilization, which, according to the GUR, Russia should announce on January 15, will not prevent the Ukrainian military from conducting offensive operations.
11:54 Russia, contrary to rumors, did not warn China about the invasion of Ukraine during the Beijing Olympics, writes the Financial Times, citing its sources. According to the publication, the Chinese deputy foreign minister was demoted due to the fact that he could not predict the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Putin did not warn Xi Jinping about an attack on Ukraine, but said that Russia would be ready to respond if the Ukrainian army attacked Russian territory. Now the Chinese government is talking about distrust of Putin personally. China admits that Russia will emerge from the conflict with Ukraine as an economically and politically weakened "minor power," the sources say.
11:50 The Defense Forces of the Tauride direction hit a Russian boat on the Dnieper, Yevgeny Yerin, spokesman for the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction, told the UP. According to him, this happened in the area of Belogrudy Island, the defeat was inflicted by artillery.
11:36 The head of the Nikolaev OVA, Vitaly Kim, said that in Ochakov, next to the military unit, which the Russians had been shelling for months, there was a warehouse from the Second World War, filled with concrete. “The Russians decided that this was an ammunition depot, and they fired long and tediously there. Yesterday, with an expensive rocket, like two daggers, they pierced a meter of concrete to blow up mines of the Second World War. The only thing they did was deprived windows and roofs of half the city of Ochakov, brought panic in Nikolaev. Thank God, no one was hurt."
11:17 The Pentagon sees no signs that Belarus intends to enter the war against Ukraine, even despite the joint exercises, said the representative of the department Sabrina Singh: "We know for sure that the Russians and Belarusians will train together. However, we do not see any signs that Belarus intends to enter the conflict. We believe that this is just a drill."
10:31 Heavy fighting is going on in the direction of Kremennaya, but success is on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai said. Near Svatovo, the Russians tried unsuccessfully to counterattack - the fighting there is going on at a distance of 40 meters from one side to the other.
The invaders are shelling the liberated settlements: in Nevsky, two people were killed and two injured as a result of yesterday's shelling, today they will be evacuated from there. In Novoselovskoye, the Russians deliberately fired at all houses and structures without exception, so that the Ukrainian defenders had nowhere to gain a foothold.
10:17 As of the morning of January 10, electricity consumption in Ukraine has increased due to low temperatures, and consumption by industry and business has also increased. As a result, the power shortage has grown, including at night, Ukrenergo reported. To ensure balance in the energy system, consumption limits have been brought to the regions, which are valid throughout the day. Limits have already been exceeded in many areas, so emergency shutdowns apply.
Also, in some regions, due to adverse weather conditions, there are damages in the networks of distribution system operators, repair work is underway. In the frontline regions in the east and south, the situation with electricity supply remains difficult due to significant damage to electricity networks as a result of hostilities.
09:38 In Mariupol, global forced passportization has started, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. So, from January 1, it becomes mandatory to obtain Russian passports for all teachers, doctors, police officers and employees of "state power". From March 1, it will be impossible to engage in entrepreneurial activities in Mariupol without a passport. In addition, all "judges", "lawyers", "lawyers" must be accredited by the "DNR" before March 1. At the same time, there is no "law" about this, but it was verbally warned about it.
09:27 Colonel-General Alexander Lapin has been appointed chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces of the RF Armed Forces, Russian Izvestia reports, citing a source. Vasily Tonkoshkurov, who led the Ground Forces since 2018, moved to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
In November, Lapin was removed from command of the Central Military District amid criticism from Kadyrov and Prigozhin following Russia's defeats in Kharkiv Oblast and Liman. At the same time, Lapin officially remains in the position of commander of the Central Military District.
09:21 British intelligence reports that over the past four days, Russian troops and Wagner PMC forces have carried out a tactical attack on Soledar and probably control most of the settlement. According to analysts, the capture of Bakhmut remains the main operational task of Russia, and the Soledar Axis is most likely an attempt by the Russian Federation to bypass Bakhmut from the north and disrupt Ukrainian lines of communication.
Intelligence also notes that part of the fighting was for the entrances to the abandoned 200-kilometer salt mine tunnels that run under the area. Both sides are probably concerned that they could be used to infiltrate the rear.
But despite increased pressure on Bakhmut, Russia is unlikely to immediately encircle the city because Ukrainian forces maintain stable deep defensive lines and control supply routes, analysts say.
09:13 In the Kherson region over the past day due to Russian shelling, two people were killed, two more were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
09:10 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six civilians were injured - four in Bakhmut and two in Kurakhovka, said the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.
08:41 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Ukrainian military continues to attack the Russian occupiers and have achieved success near the Kremennaya Lugansk region. Analysts point out that even Russian propagandists are already saying that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to resume the offensive in the Liman sector.
ISW also notes that Prigozhin uses both confirmed and fabricated successes of Wagner PMCs in Soledar and Bakhmut to promote his company as the only Russian group capable of achieving tangible success in Ukraine.
08:33 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 10th. One ship or boat was added to the list of losses, the General Staff promised to provide "some more information" after clarification.
- personnel - about 112,470 (+710) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3084 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 6154 (+7),
- artillery systems - 2073 (+4),
- MLRS - 434 (+0),
- air defense systems - 217 (+0),
- aircraft - 285 (+0),
- helicopters - 275 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1860 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 723 (+0),
- ships/boats - 17 (+1),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4817 (+8),
- special equipment - 183 (+0).
08:22 The enemy is conducting offensive operations in the Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Limansky directions, trying to improve the tactical situation in the Kupyansky direction. Focuses efforts on the capture of the Donetsk region within the administrative border, has no success, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Chervonopopovka, Kuzmino, Luhansk region and Soledar, Belogorovka, Podgorodnoye, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Vodyanoye, Kurdyumovka, Mayorsk, Maryinka and Pobeda, Donetsk region.
The occupiers continue to mobilize the local population in the temporarily occupied territories. So, in Gorlovka, Donetsk region, on January 6, during the next raid, up to 30 people were mobilized, four of them with disabilities. After two days of so-called training at the Vostochny training ground, they were sent to one of the military units of the Russian troops.
Meanwhile, about 120 invaders were brought to the hospital in Novotroitsk, Kherson region, in the first week of 2023.
02:49 The United States may transfer Stryker armored fighting vehicles to Ukraine as part of the next aid package, Politico writes, citing a Pentagon official. The Biden administration may announce the new package late next week, around the time of the Ramstein contact group meeting. The final decision on the transfer of Stryker has not yet been made, and the shipment of a new type of combat vehicles to Ukraine may be postponed, the publication clarifies.
01:23 The White House has a "confirmed and reliable" plan to finance the assistance Ukraine needs for almost the entire year 2023, and disagreements between political forces will not affect this, said US national security adviser Jake Sullivan. He noted that Americans mainly support Ukraine, and politicians - both Republicans and Democrats - rely on this support. Therefore, talking about the fact that there are deep disagreements on this issue is inappropriate.
00:47 The authorities of France and Poland are trying to convince Germany to unblock the supply of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Politico writes, citing an anonymous French official. According to him, Paris is putting pressure on Berlin, hoping to get consent to send Leopard to Ukraine on the eve of the Franco-German summit on January 22.
"Ukrainians really want to get Leopard because there are a lot of them in warehouses all over Europe," he explained. Since the tanks are manufactured by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, their shipment to Ukraine requires permission for re-export from the country of origin, that is, Germany.
00:34 Germany will not be the only one to transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Scholz said. He noted that he remains convinced of the need to coordinate arms deliveries to Ukraine with allies: "Germany will not do this alone. Germany will always remain united with its friends and allies."
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