War

Germany will continue to provide Ukraine with military support, including by sending equipment from Bundeswehr's reserves. This was said by the new Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, in his first speech in the new capacity, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "We need to continue to support Ukraine, including with materiel from the Bundeswehr's reserves," he said. According to Pistorius, the world is going through "abnormal times" because Europe is at war again. "Russia is waging a terrible war of destruction against a sovereign state, against Ukraine," the new minister emphasized. Read also: Both Ukraine, Germany need victory - Ambassador Feldhusen He…

A combination of factors could have contributed to a helicopter crash in the Kyiv region’s Brovary. All of them will be investigated. The relevant statement was made by Spokesperson for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yurii Ihnat during a nationwide telethon, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Usually, air crash investigation takes a lot of time. The practice is so not only in Ukraine but all over the world. Each part of the helicopter is collected, each detail can say something, give more information on what had happened. Air crashes can have various reasons that might have…

‘Shepherd, Labrador, Boxer, Rottweiler and other large strong dog breeds’ The Kremlin mass media and z-Telegram channels are sharing the photos of leaflets that allegedly call on Ukrainians to put their pets, namely "large dogs" on the military records from February 1. In case of non-fulfillment of such a requirement, dog owners may face "criminal liability". The dogs put on the military records are allegedly mobilized and sent to the front. The use of the wrong abbreviation – VSU ("Armed Forces of Ukraine" in Russian) instead of ZSU ("Armed Forces of Ukraine" in Ukrainian) – as well as a phone…

The senior officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, killed in the helicopter crash in Brovary, were flying to one of the hot spots where hostilities are currently taking place. "The purpose [of the flight] was to make a working visit to one of the hot spots in our country. The Minister of Internal Affairs was heading there," Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko said at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. He added that more details would be announced later. A total of nine people were on board the helicopter, Tymoshenko noted. Eighteen people, including…

Over the past day, the invaders launched 34 strikes on Donetsk region, hitting 12 settlements and injuring civilians. "Donetsk region came under more than 30 enemy strikes. The police document war crimes. Over the past day, the Russians struck 12 settlements and wounded civilians," the Donetsk Region Department of the National Police informs. In particular, Avdiivka, Kurakhove, Velyka Novosilka, Vremivka, Druzhba, Karlivka, Klishchiivka, Novy Komar, Ivanivske, Orlivka, Severne, Tonenke settlements were struck. The invaders opened fire from aircraft, Grad MLRS, artillery, tanks, and mortars. A total of 34 Russian strikes were recorded. Thirteen civilian objects were destroyed and damaged: 11…

Russian troops have struck two communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district with heavy artillery. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Valentyn Reznichenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to Reznichenko, Russians attacked the Nikopol district with heavy artillery three times. “Over 20 enemy projectiles hit two communities, Marhanets and Chervonohryhorivka,” Reznichenko wrote. In his words, civilians remained unharmed. Meanwhile, houses and power transmission lines were damaged. The effects are yet to be checked. mk

In Dnipro city, emergency response teams finished clearing away the rubble of an apartment block hit by a Russian missile. The aggressor state killed 45 people. "According to updated information, the Russian missile killed 45 people, including six children," Valentyn Reznichenko, Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Police, rescuers, volunteers, and Dnipro mayor brought flowers to the ruined house to honor the memory of the innocent lives claimed by the Russians. Earlier it was reported that 15 bodies remain unidentified. Currently, 28 rescued people stay in hospitals, 10 of whom are in serious condition. According to…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine emphasized that we now need even greater unity of the entire free world to put an end to Russian aggression. This is stated in his Telegram posting, Ukrinform reports. "Now we need even greater cohesion throughout the free world. And this is the only way to end full-scale aggression and total terror," Zelensky said. Read also: Zelensky thanks UK for new military aid package: Exactly what Ukraine needs He stressed that the energy of the struggling world “must not weaken.” As reported by Ukrinform, on January 16, Zelensky emphasized in his address that all available…

In Khrustalnyi, the settlement in Luhansk region captured by Russian forces, the invaders closed all local mines. That’s according to the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform reports. "Throughout the years of occupation, Khrustalnyi turned from a well-known mining town into a ghost with a zero industry - all mines in the settlement have been mothballed," the report says. As in a number of other towns, the invaders have been ignoring local workforce as Russian construction crews were deployed to siphon “budget funds.” The officials note that at the end of the rain season, Moscow-based companies completely dismantled the roofs of…

As of January 17, the total salvo of enemy missiles on six carriers in the Black Sea is estimated at 44. That’s according to Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint press center of Operational Command South, who spoke at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports. "Yesterday, their submarine checked in the base point, which may well indicate reloading. This means that today we estimate the total salvo of missiles on board all six missile launchers that are currently on combat duty at 44. We are talking about the fact that the missile threat remains relevant and highly likely because, with carriers…