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❗️Russia’s losses have increased from 14,000 to 35,000 per month over the past year. While mobilization is underway, the figure is 43,000, — President Zelenskyy said in Davos.
🗣 Europe needs a strong army of at least 3 million, President Zelenskyy says.
According to him, Russia could form an army of 2–2.5 million troops by 2030.
“Russia will want to test who is strong in Europe. Therefore, my advice is to have a strong army,” the president said.
If Ukraine were in NATO, Russian ships would sink off the coast of Greenland just like they did off Crimea — President Zelenskyy
According to him, most world leaders expect the US to cool down on the Greenland issue.
The president stressed that sending 40 soldiers to Greenland is not a serious signal to Russia or China, and Europe must either deploy bases to protect the region or risk losing trust.
Zelenskyy added that Ukraine is ready to help with its experience in naval operations.
💪🇺🇦 Defense forces have completed the cleanup in Kupiansk, with a maximum of 50 invaders remaining — Joint Forces Group
In Kupiansk itself, the cleanup of the city from Russian occupiers has been completed — from those units still present in several blocks. “I’m not even talking about districts, I mean blocks,” — said Viktor Tregubov, head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group.
He added that the occupiers are not ready to surrender en masse, with only a few being taken each week.
🚀 Russia has about 500 Iranian drones every day and dozens of missiles, — President Zelenskyy
“We really created, I think, great ideas with interceptor drones. We use them. We really produce about 1,000 interceptors a day. But this is not enough. This is still not enough. Russia has about 500 Iranian drones every day and dozens of missiles, ballistic missiles,” the president said.
💸 Witkoff spoke about the creation of a free trade zone between Ukraine and the United States.
“Trump talked about creating a duty-free zone from Ukraine, which, in my opinion, will fundamentally change the situation. You’ll see industry shifting to this region on a massive scale. Imagine being able to outperform your competitors because you don’t pay duties on goods shipped to the United States. So there are some major things we’ve discussed,” he said.
Earlier, President Zelenskyy reported that he had discussed the creation of a “free economic zone” with the American side.
Today, the EU allocated the first €10 million to establish a Special Tribunal to hold Russian leaders accountable for the war in Ukraine.
Impunity is unacceptable, said EU High Representative Kaja Kallas.
❄️ State Emergency Service divers conducted a unique operation, working in icy water for six days to fix a leak at the Kyiv Thermal Power Plant.
Following Russian shelling, one of Kyiv’s thermal power plants was flooded due to a damaged pipe. In temperatures as low as -15°C, rescuers descended underwater to stop the leak.
They managed to halt the emergency water discharge, allowing restoration of the equipment that provides heat and electricity to thousands of Kyiv residents, the Interior Minister wrote. https://t.me/United24media/39236
🇳🇴 The Norwegian government announced that it recently supplied Ukraine with a significant number of missiles for NASAMS air defense systems, enabling continued protection of Ukrainian cities from Russian strikes.
Nicolas Maduro is in prison in New York, but Putin, in the fourth year of a large-scale war, is not. He continues to fight and is even having success, — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos.
US President Donald Trump signed the Charter of the Board of Peace, declaring himself its chairman.
According to him, 19 countries, including the United States, have joined the Council at this stage. Washington has sent invitations to 60 countries.
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You are all my friends. Let me think about it — yes, every one of you is my friend.
Usually there are a few — maybe two or three people — that I don’t like. But I don’t see them here. I actually like this whole group. Everyone. Can you believe that?”
🤬 A Russian FPV drone killed two volunteers in Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, who were delivering bread to locals.
The drone struck a civilian car, killing a 35-year-old and a 63-year-old, said Vyacheslav Zadorenko, head of the Derhachi community.