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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called on allies to continue their military support to Ukraine and increase its pace in order to bring victory closer. According to Ukrinform, Nauseda said this on his Twitter account. In 2023 Lithuania will continue its military support to Ukraine. It has to be the year when 🇺🇦 defeats the aggressor.🇱🇹 will send military equipment, ammunition & provide military training to 🇺🇦.It's crucial to increase the pace of support by all allies.Victory is close. pic.twitter.com/VpueWf6hjN — Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) January 3, 2023 "In 2023, Lithuania will continue its military support to Ukraine. It has to…

Ukraine is fighting and will continue to fight for victory that will surely come. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “We are fighting and will continue to fight. For the sake of the main word: ‘victory’. It will come for sure. We’ve been heading for it for 315 days,” the Head of State wrote. He also published a selection of photos depicting the life of Ukrainians in the conditions of Russia’s full-scale aggression and the fight against Russian invaders. As reported, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, Ukrainian law enforcers have registered more than…

The Russian Federation used about 660 Iranian-made Shahed UAVs out of the 1,750 units provided for by the contract with Iran. Currently, the Russian Federation is expecting a new batch of 250-300 drones. "They really have problems with their arsenal, including drones. To date, they have used approximately 660 Shahed drones. The contract provides for 1,750 units. It takes time to deliver and prepare them. They [Russians] have used a large amount in recent days, and these reserves need to be replenished. According to our data, they will now get another shipment. We will clarify the quantity. As a rule,…

Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. "Kramatorsk. Missile attack on the city. An employee of the power grid repair team working on the spot was injured," Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko posted on Telegram. The information is being clarified, he noted. Read also: Missile strike on Kramatorsk damages more than 40 buildings, injures one person As reported, the Russian invaders killed three Ukrainian civilians and injured 10 more over the past day, January 2. ol

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have discovered another torture chamber in the Mykolaiv region, in the village of Oleksandrivka liberated from Russian invaders. That's according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "Prosecutors of the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, as part of criminal proceedings for violation of the laws and customs of war, established the location of a torture chamber of the Russian invaders in the village of Oleksandrivka (Part 1, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the report reads. According to the investigation, representatives of the Russian Federation illegally detained and brutally tortured local residents who refused to…

Russia currently has ground-, air-, and sea-based carriers of nuclear munitions in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Andrii Cherniak, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, said this in a comment to Ukrinform. He noted that Ukraine's military intelligence monitors the movement of Russia's nuclear weapons, particularly of the tactical level, and knows where they are located. "Military intelligence sees that ground-based, air-based and sea-based nuclear munition carriers are currently stationed in the temporarily occupied Crimea. We are talking about ships, submarines, aircraft and ground-based complexes that can strike with nuclear munitions. Potentially, Russia has such…

The Ukrainian air defense forces destroyed all 84 drones launched by Russia in the past massive drone attack during New Year holidays. Overall, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have shot down almost 500 enemy drones since September 2022. Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this during a nationwide telethon on Ukrainian TV channel, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "If they are going to bombard at such a pace as during those two nights, then according to the information already announced by our certain special services and intelligence about a new batch of 250…

On the evening of January 2, the Russians launched two missile attacks on the town of Druzhkivka, Donetsk region, as a result of which the Altair ice arena was destroyed. This is reported by Ukrinform with reference to the website of the Donbass Hockey Club. "As a result of a missile strike, the Altair ice arena was destroyed. It was this site that had been hosting the Donbass Hockey Club since 2014. At the Druzhkivka-based venue, the largest hockey and figure skating schools operated in Ukraine. The arena hosted championships of Ukraine, international competitions, art and mass events, being a…

Iran denies that, by supporting Russia, it is actually acting as one of the parties to the war in Ukraine. This was stated by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Nasser Kanaani, writes Xinhua, according to Ukrinform. "Iran is not a part of the conflict in Ukraine, and baseless accusations against Iran will not help solve the issue," Nasser Kanaani said during a press conference. According to the spokesperson, Ukraine and Iran officially exchanged views on the issue "Iran's defense cooperation (with other countries) is based on common interests and is carried out in compliance with…

In the temporarily occupied Svatove, Luhansk region, an ammunition depot, which the Russians had been setting up for two weeks, exploded. This was reported by the Department of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. "Russians and local collaborators quietly and (almost) unnoticeably had been bringing munitions there for almost two weeks. Therefore, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had to wait a little and simply record the number of Ural trucks entering the base," the statement says. It should be recalled that on New Year's Eve, the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed up to 10 units…