Russian forces conducted a series of missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of January 22-23 with a new strike package likely meant to penetrate Ukrainian air defenses.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico promises to support Ukraine, but continues to insist that he does not see a military solution to the "conflict" and calls for other parties to respect his position.
On Wednesday, the UN Security Council will not consider the issue of a Russian Il-76 military airlifter crash in Belgorod region despite the relevant request filed by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is in New York.
The recent statement by Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev regarding war with Ukraine clearly testify to Russia’s real intentions and the existential threat the aggressor poses to Ukraine.
The U.S. government has run out of money to help Ukraine so Washington can no longer supply Kyiv with missiles and ammunition at the same pace as a year ago.
Russia’s invasion forces launched kamikaze drones at Odesa, inflicting damage to residential infrastructure, leaving at least two local residents injured.
The number of injured civilians as a result of a Russian strike targeting a residential quarter in Hirnyk, Donetsk region, has increased to nine, including two teenagers.
Ukraine's defense forces on Wednesday repelled seven attempts by the Russian army to attack their positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region, as well as 36 enemy attacks in other seven sectors.
The United States is not in a position to confirm the reports that a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft that crashed in the Belgorod region on January 24 was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call on Wednesday discussed the political, military and humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
Ahead of a prisoner swap planned for January 24, the Russians did not inform the Ukrainian side about the need to guarantee the safety of the airspace in the area of the city of Belgorod in a specific timeframe, as was repeatedly done in the past. This may be a sign of Russia's deliberate actions aimed at creating a threat to the lives and safety of prisoners of war.
As part of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Spain will take part in coalitions on maritime security, field artillery, ground-based air defense, information technologies and demining.
During the week, Russian troops launched 19 missile strikes in Kharkiv region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are closely monitoring missile launch points and the logistics of their supply and will take measures to destroy the means of delivery of Russian missiles.