War

Ukraine's military and political leadership understands all the threats and challenges, and Ukraine is preparing to deliver a powerful rebuff to a possible offensive by Russia. That's according to Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council, Ukrinform reports, referring to the council's Facebook post. "Ukraine's military and political leadership, he emphasized, understands all the threats and challenges, and we are preparing to deliver a strong rebuff to a possible attack by the Russian Federation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky negotiates with his foreign colleagues every day about military aid to Ukraine. Work continues every day to…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine could have been averted if Western countries had been brave and consistent enough to bring Ukraine into NATO. Johnson wrote this in a column for The Washington Post, Ukrinform reports. "For decades, we have used diplomatic doublespeak on the subject of NATO and Ukraine — and it has ended in total disaster. We spent years telling Ukrainians that we have an 'open door' policy in NATO, and that they have the right to 'choose their own destiny,' and that Russia should not be able to exercise a…

The occupation authorities in the Luhansk region are forcing people to leave villages and towns near the front line. Serhii Haidai, head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said this on Ukraine's television, Ukrinform reports. "The occupiers are beginning to force out people and even entire settlements near the front, Kreminna, Rubizhne, offering no housing for them. Towns are closed for entry and exit," Haidai said. He added that the Russian invaders are very afraid that locals could help the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in particular, by giving information about the location, number of personnel, places of concentration, weapons of the…

With more than 40% of the country contaminated with mines by one estimate, Ukraine is believed to now be the most mined country in the world. That’s according to Sky News, Ukrinform reports. After years of bloody war the scarred Ukrainian landscape is riddled with landmines, posing a deadly threat to civilians that will persist long after the hostilities end, according to the report. Newly-liberated towns can remain dangerous long after the last Russian forces have been forced out, with Ukrainian defenders discovering tripwires and booby traps as well as anti-tank explosives ready to detonate. "Contamination is massive," Kateryna Templeton…

On January 28, 2023, four apartment blocks and 28 detached houses were damaged in Russia’s shelling of the Sumy region. Infrastructure objects and social facilities were also affected. The relevant statement was made by the Sumy Region’s Police on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Over the past day, Russian troops have been shelling the Sumy region’s border settlements. As a result, there were damaged four apartment blocks, 28 detached houses, hotel, administrative building, prayer house, household building, sports complex, three shops, café, kindergarten and postal office,” the report states. According to the police, a total of 88 strikes were recorded.…

Civil infrastructure, residential houses and household buildings have been damaged in Russia’s shelling of the Kherson region’s Beryslav district. The relevant statement was made by Beryslav District Military Administration Head Volodymyr Litvinov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Russian troops continue attacking the Beryslav district’s settlements. The enemy shelling caused damage to civil infrastructure, residential houses and household buildings,” Litvinov wrote. On January 28, 2023, Russian invaders opened fire on the Beryslav, Mylove and Tiahynka communities, namely such settlements as Beryslav, Mylove and Tiahynka. No casualties among civilians were reported. Photo: Kherson Regional Military Administration mk

On January 28, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on about 20 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the Main Department of the National Police of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, over the past day, the occupiers have shelled civil infrastructure near such settlements as Orikhiv, Chervone, Stepove, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Novoandriivka, Novodanylivka, Charivne, Olhivske, Malynivka, Bilohiria, Mala Tokmachka, Yurkivka, Luhivske, Temyrivka, Kamianske, Plavni, Mali Shcherbaky,” the report states. The police received 27 reports on the damage caused by Russian attacks to civilian houses (apartments)…

Russia is violating the fundamental principles of child protection in wartime by giving Ukrainian children Russian passports and putting them up for adoption. According to Ukrinform, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) chief, Filippo Grandi, said this in an interview with Reuters. "Giving them (Russian) nationality or having them adopted goes against the fundamental principles of child protection in situations of war," Grandi said. According to him, what is happening now in Russia "must not happen." Read also: Russian war in Ukraine: 14,578 children deported Grandi said his agency was unable to estimate the number of children who had been given…

Russia must stop aggression and terror, and only after that it will be possible to talk about Russian participation in the context of the Olympic movement. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Olympic principles and war fundamentally oppose each other. Russia must stop aggression and terror, and only after that it will be possible to talk about Russian participation in the context of the Olympic movement,” the President of Ukraine wrote. In addition, Zelensky posted a series of photographs, depicting the sports facilities destroyed by Russian troops in Ukraine. A…

Russian troops continue to shell settlements in Sumy region with mortars. “From 07:25 to 07:40, three strikes were recorded, probably launched from a 120mm mortar, in the area of Bachivsk village,” the Operational Command "North" posted on Telegram. No military personnel or civilian casualties were reported. Military equipment and civilian infrastructure were not damaged. Read also: Russian troops shell fire department in Huliaypole As reported, on January 27, the Russian troops shelled the border areas of Chernihiv and Sumy regions 38 times within a few hours. ol