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The world community must strongly condemn the use of such missiles as Kh-22s against the civilian population. Yurii Ihnat, the spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said this on a Ukrainian TV program, Ukrinform reports. "The use of such a missile against a densely populated city is in fact terrorism against the civilian population. It is a Kh-22 missile, an old Soviet missile, developed in the Soviet Union, which brought so much grief to the residents of Dnipro yesterday. We remember Kremenchuk [a June 2022 missile attack on the Amstor shopping center in Kremenchuk, in which 20 people were…

Two men have been killed in a mine explosion in the Kherson region. Yaroslav Yanushevych, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Near Velyka Oleksandrivka, people hit a mine left by the Russian occupiers," the post read. It added that two men, aged 53 and 35, were checking their fields when they hit an enemy mine. The men died of their injuries at the scene. Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, bomb disposal experts have neutralized more than 313,000 explosive items.

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. The UK Ministry of Defense said this in its latest intelligence update published on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. According to the update, on January 12, Andrey Kartapolov, the head of the Russian State Duma Defense Committee, suggested Russia would extend the upper age of routine military conscription from 27 to 30 in time for the Spring 2023 draft. Kartapolov said…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have weapons capable of shooting down the type of missiles, one of which hit an apartment block in Dnipro, destroying an entire section. "On January 14, 2023, five Kh-22 cruise missiles were fired from five Tu-22m3 Russian long-range bombers at the territory of Ukraine. Missiles were launched from Kursk region and the Sea of Azov waters. One of Kh-22 missiles, launched from Kursk region around 15:30, hit an apartment block in the city of Dnipro," Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said, Ukrinform reports…

The world must stop Russian terrorists, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has stated. “Eternal memory to all whose lives were taken by Russia’s terror! The world must stop evil. Debris clearance in Dnipro continues. All services are working. We're fighting for every person, every life,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. He also stressed that everyone involved in terror will be brought to account. “We'll find everyone involved in terror. Everyone will bear responsibility. Utmost,” Zelensky emphasized. Read also: Number of those killed in Dnipro grows to five As reported by Ukrinform, in the afternoon of January 14, Russian forces struck an…

In the morning, Russian troops fired rockets at Zaporizhzhia city. Some fell on the territory of one of the city's enterprises and caused destruction. "This morning, the enemy made another attack on the free areas of our region. The rockets that fell on the territory of one of the enterprises in Zaporizhzhia caused destruction there," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Nobody was injured. Moreover, the town of Orikhiv was struck again. As a result of the enemy's artillery attack, three houses were destroyed there, rescuers are putting out the fire in one of…

In Mykolaiv region, Russian troops attacked Ochakiv town and community with MLRS on the morning of January 14. A fire broke out at a civilian infrastructure facility. The enemy started firing at 06:09. "The windows in apartment blocks were damaged, a garage and two cars caught fire. As a result of the impact, a fire broke out at a civilian infrastructure facility. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. The information is being clarified," Vitaliy Kim, Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. Also, on the morning of January 14, at 06:30, a residential building was…

Four Russian S-300 missiles have hit the infrastructure of Kharkiv’s Industrialnyi district. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The morning shelling of Kharkiv. According to the preliminary data, four S-300 missiles hit the Industrialnyi district. The enemy targeted infrastructure. Information about casualties and destructions is being checked,” Terekhov wrote. Earlier, Kharkiv Regional Military Head Oleh Syniehubov reported that Russian troops were shelling the city of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region. mk

Around 06:00 a.m., January 14, 2023, explosions were heard in the Kyiv region. The relevant statement was made by Kyiv Regional Military Head Oleksii Kuleba on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “One of critical infrastructure objects caught fire. Relevant services are working at the scene,” Kuleba wrote. Deputy Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk noted that the explosions heard in the city of Kyiv are unrelated to any military actions. Meanwhile, Russians are actively using reports on blast sounds to spread messages about the so-called offensive from the north. There are…

This morning several explosions have been heard in the city of Zaporizhzhia. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Acting Mayor Anatolii Kurtiev on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “In the morning, the enemy again attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia,” Kurtiev wrote. In his words, information about the explosions that have been heard by city residents is being checked at the moment. mk