UNITED24 Media Telegram
North Korea has provided security assistance to Russia by channeling it through third countries, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said
The mayors of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava arrived in Kyiv, – Polsat News
❗️Lithuania will provide Ukraine with anti-aircraft defense systems and anti-aircraft systems, — Zelenskyy
Norway handed over more than 100 generators to Ukrainian border guards, according to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
On the basis of one of the NATO countries, Ukroboronprom has launched mass production of 82-mm fragmentation mines
Advanced projectiles are more deadly and can be used to destroy enemy manpower at a distance of up to 4500 meters.
"According to the standard, when a standard mine explodes, the number of fragments that should hit a target at a distance of 5 meters should reach 198 units, at a distance of 10 meters – 70 units, and at a distance of 15 meters – 41 units. In ammunition improved by specialists of enterprises "Ukroboronprom", these are 460, 140 and 69 fragments, respectively," the state concern said in a statement.
Today, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles arrived in the Dutch port of Vlissingen, which the US government promised to transfer to Ukraine
Warsaw will give Kyiv 60 subway wagons, – Kyiv Regional State Administration
Swiss OSINT researcher Benjamin Pittet published a satellite image of the airport in Berdyansk, which the Russians are equipping for a base
The photo shows at least 17 Russian helicopters and various fortifications.
The Russians shelled a maternity hospital in Kherson.
Soledar is being stormed by the entire Russian elite that moved from Bakhmut, – the officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
China seeks to distance itself from Putin, — Financial Times, citing its sources
Chinese diplomats have privately signaled that they want to improve relations with Western countries.
Beijing is trying to improve relations, especially with Europe, after they were severely damaged by China's support for Russia.
The publication notes that China is "unofficially" trying to convince its European partners that it is ready to use its influence to prevent the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, act as a potential "peacemaker" and help in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
One anonymous Chinese official told the Financial Times: “Putin is crazy. The decision to invade was made by a very small group of people. China should not blindly follow Russia.”
At the same time, Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are publicly discussing plans to deepen relations between the countries.
⚡️The US and its allies are preparing new sanctions against the Russian oil industry, aimed at limiting the price of Russian oil exports, — The Wall Street Journal
China reduces purchases of Russian coal in favor of Australian coal because Australian coal is better, — Reuters
The Russian Mission to the UN initiates a meeting of the Security Council of the World Organization for Ukraine on January 17, said Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN.
❗️Berlin should allow other countries to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine, – German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor.
Hungary does not plan to supply Ukraine with weapons and will not allow them to be transported through its territory, – said the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergely Gulyás
The new Israeli government will not change its policy towards Ukraine and will not transfer weapons to Kyiv so as not to spoil relations with Russia, Politico reports
The UN global "peace summit" will be held on the "anniversary" of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, that is, on February 24, 2023, – Ukrainian Ambassador to Türkiye Vasyl' Bodnar