American “expert” Scott Ritter, on whom Russian propaganda actively relies, rejoices at the missile strikes against civilians in Kyiv and the deaths of women and children
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Only a small number of Leopards remain in Ukrainian service – Spiegel
Sebastian Schäfer of Germany's Green Party is calling on the German government to strengthen repair capacity in Lithuania to get the damaged AFU vehicles back in working order.
A crater after Russian shelling in the Darnitsky district of Kyiv
In Kharkiv, police will take all buildings affected by the missile attack under round-the-clock guard to prevent looting attempts, the Interior Ministry said
A missile hit a residential building in the Solomenskyi district of Kyiv
According to the city authorities, at least 16 people were injured. Rescuers are working at the scene.
The number of people killed in the December 29 strike in Kyiv is growing
As of January 1, rescuers found the bodies of 29 people, said head of the Kyiv military administration. Russian air strike on Ukraine on December 29, 2023 was the largest since the start of the war.
At the end of 2023 in Ukraine about 180 port infrastructure facilities were completely or partially destroyed – Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuriy Vaskov
He noted that Russia does not approve of the operation of the “grain corridor” to bypass its interests.
Patriot SAMs in Ukraine have already shot down 15 aeroballistic missiles “Kinzhal”, which are launched from MiG-31K fighters and overcome hundreds of kilometers in a matter of seconds – the speaker of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Ignat
“On May 4, the first Kinzhal was shot down. Then there were six more, six more (…) Now we already have 15 downed Kinzhal missiles,” Ignat noted.
UN at Security Council meeting urged Russia and Ukraine not to strike civilian infrastructure
UN Assistant Secretary General Khaled Khiari urged the warring sides not to attack populated areas, civilian facilities and civilians at a Security Council meeting in connection with the Russian-initiated strike on Belgorod.
German journalists of the ZDF TV channel came under fire at the “Kharkiv Palace” hotel on the evening of 30 December, the channel’s official statement has said
As a result of the attack, a Ukrainian translator of ZDF was injured, who was diagnosed with fractures. Six employees of the TV channel, who were on different floors of the hotel, "miraculously survived". The hotel manager confirmed that a total of 15 rooms were rented out and at least ten of them were reserved for journalists.