The death toll in Russia's January 14 missile strike on a nine-story apartment block in Dnipro has risen to 29, with more than 550 rescuers working at the site of the attack.
On January 16, at 1:00 p.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front of the Russian-Ukrainian war."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to implement the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) decision on the application of personal sanctions against 198 cultural and media figures.
On January 16, at 12:00, a press conference will be held on the topic: "Under the sign of deportation: how Russia steals children and illegally relocates citizens of Ukraine."
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya has compared Russia’s representative to the UN Vasily Nevenzya with a butcher, whose hands are stained with the blood of the civilians killed in the Russia-provoked war.
On January 16, at 10:00 a.m., a briefing will be held on the topic: "Deepening of Ukrainian-African relations in the field of agriculture. Results of the trip of the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture to African countries."
Twenty-five civilians have been reported killed in Russia’s missile strike on an apartment block in the city of Dnipro, which took place on January 14, 2023.
Russian troops have launched 234 strikes near the Donetsk region’s Soledar and Bakhmut in the past 24 hours. The enemy lost 119 soldiers in killed and 108 in wounded.
Eleven Russian warships are remaining combat ready in the Black Sea, including five missile carriers equipped with Kalibr-type cruise missiles. Information about the total volley is yet to be checked.
Vakhtang Kikabidze, a famous film actor, pop singer, screenwriter, film director, songwriter and member of the Georgian Parliament, has died aged 84 in Georgia.
Former Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite has said she thinks that the incompetence of NATO countries was one of the reasons that led to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
By extending the upper age of routine military conscription in Russia from 27 to 30 already this spring, the Kremlin is trying to hide the ongoing mobilization for the war in Ukraine in order to avoid growing discontent among the population.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called Russia's missile attacks on residential buildings in Dnipro despicable and abhorrent and said that Canada strongly condemns them and will continue to provide Ukraine with support to defend itself against Russian aggression.