At a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, and his German colleague Boris Pistorius discussed strengthening the countries' strategic partnership in protecting the sky over Ukraine.
Participants of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) agreed on January 9 in Ramstein to meet next in Brussels, one week before the Munich Security Conference, which will take place from February 14 to 16, 2025.
Activity in Belarus remains focused primarily on the informational front, with no indications of the formation of groups for offensive actions from its territory.
Active combat operations are taking place in the village of Dvorichna in Kupiansk district, with enemy infantry attempting to advance and establish positions.
On January 14, the Russian forces have launched 84 attacks on the Ukrainian defenders' positions; fighting is currently ongoing on seven fronts. The Pokrovsk sector remains the most intense.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry has developed three versions of a demobilization bill. They provide for the possibility of long-term rotation or treatment for the military, which can last from three to five months.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and representatives of the Saeima of Latvia, led by Speaker Daiga Mierina, discussed the support for the Ukrainian defense industry and the continuation of training programs for the Ukrainian military.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that on the night of January 14, the Defense Forces carried out a large-scale strike on military targets 200 to 1,100 kilometers deep into the territory of Russia.