War

On Friday, January 6, Russian troops shelled the water area of the Ochakiv community, Mykolaiv region, with artillery. Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "The Mykolaiv district. Yesterday, January 6, at 10:20, the enemy launched artillery strikes on the water area of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties," he wrote. Read also: Mykolaiv region receives 25 power generators from Bulgaria In the Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, Voznesensk and Bashtanka districts, the day and night were relatively calm. As reported by Ukrinform, on January 5, the water area of the Ochakiv community came…

A woman injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital on New Year's Eve died today. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. “Another victim of the missile attack, launched on the capital on December 29, 2022, died. A 40-year-old woman was in a serious condition in the hospital. This is the third victim of the barbaric attack launched by the Russians on New Year’s Eve," he wrote. As Ukrinform reported, on the morning of December 29, Russia launched another massive missile attack on Ukraine. Three private houses in the Darnytskyi district of…

Russian troops shelled a fire station in Kherson city again, there are killed and injured people. Serhii Kruk, head of the State Emergency Service, wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “Russians once again confirmed the fact that they cannot be trusted. Kherson. Another shelling of our unit. There are killed and injured people," he wrote. Kyrylo Tymoshenko in a Telegram post said that at least four explosions were recorded. In addition, a house in the private residential sector, located next the fire station, caught fire.   It is noted that this is the second fire station in Kherson shelled by…

Several Orthodox churches in Donetsk and other settlements across the occupied territories may be blown up during the festive morning service on January 7. That’s according to a report by the InformNapalm international volunteer community, Ukrinform saw. "According to two InformNapalm sources close to the ‘DPR’ militants, there is a high likelihood that several Orthodox churches in Donetsk and other settlements in the territories occupied by the Ruscists may be mined and blown up during the festive morning service on January 7 in order to shoot propaganda reports for the domestic Russian audience and thus create a pretext for a…

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, referred to Russia's announcement of a Christmas ceasefire along the entire line of combat in Ukraine “false and hypocritical,” as were the illegal annexations and pseudo-referenda. The top official wrote about this on Twitter, including in the Ukrainian language reports Ukrinform. "There’s an aggressor: the Kremlin. And a victim: the Ukrainian people. Withdrawal of Russian troops is only serious option to restore peace & security. Announcement of unilateral ceasefire is as bogus & hypocritical as the illegal & grotesque annexations and accompanying referenda," Michel wrote. Read also: Russia's Christmas ceasefire proposal to…

Head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, believes that key events in the war will unfold in the winter and spring, and that they will climax in the return of all Ukrainian territories. He expressed this opinion on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Winter is important, as well as our spring. Key events are ahead, which should culminate in the return of all our territories. We are doing our best together with our allies so that the Army has everything needed to this end. Ukraine will win," the head of the President’s Office emphasized. Read also: Russia's Christmas ceasefire proposal to do…

Five civilians were killed and eight more wounded in Ukraine on January 4 due to Russia's armed aggression. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Civilian casualties as a result of Russia's armed aggression for January 4, 2023 (as of 09:00 on January 5, 2023): Dnipropetrovsk region - 1 dead; Donetsk region - 2 dead, 3 wounded; Zaporizhzhia region - 1 dead; Kharkiv region - 1 dead (mine explosion), 2 wounded (mine explosion); Kherson region - 3 wounded," Tymoshenko said. Five civilians were killed and 13…

The Main Case of Russian aggression toward Ukraine involves as many as 635 suspects at the moment. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. Among the 635 suspects are military and political leaders of the Russian Federation: ministers, MPs, officials, heads of law enforcement agencies, warmongers, and Kremlin propagandists. In total, Ukrainian law enforcement registered 62,480 crimes of aggression and war crimes. Of these, 60,734 are related to violations of the laws and customs of war, 67 – to planning, preparation for or starting and waging a war of aggression, 40 – to propaganda of war, etc. In…

The Russian side has not handed over a single prisoner of war directly to their relatives, while those daring to engage in such talks also risk being captured. That’s according to a statement by the POW Exchange Coordination Headquarters following a meeting with the families of the captured troops with the Aidar Battalion, Ukrinform reports. The HQ official reported that the team succeeds in exchanging prisoners of war, who have been charged or even sentenced in Russia. At the same time, the aggressor state provides no information on the investigation targeting specific individuals. Most information mainly comes from those who…

On January 4, Russian aggressors attacked five border communities in Sumy region, damaging power lines in two of them. Dmytro Zhyvytskyi, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. Russian troops fired 19 mortar shells and hit the Krasnopillia community with an anti-tank guided missile. The enemy shelled the territory of the Bilopillia community with mortars, a total of 18 explosions were recorded. As a result of the shelling, a power line was damaged. An enemy artillery shell hit the Shalyhyne community. The enemy shelled the Znob-Novhorodske community using a self-propelled artillery system - four…