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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 21st, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Korrespondent] 22:57 The next meeting in the Ramstein format will be held in February 2023 and will be dedicated to aviation support for Ukraine, Andriy Sibiga, Deputy Head of the President's Office, said.  21:32 Sea King helicopters from the UK have already arrived in Ukraine, Reznikov said. "This is a powerful reinforcement for the Ukrainian Navy. Our cooperation will expand," the minister added. 19:47 In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy is trying to test the strength of the Ukrainian defense, said Yevgeny Yerin, spokesman for the Defense Forces of the Tauride direction. According to him, in some sectors of the front, small groups of invaders are trying to take shock and assault actions, but all their attempts were unsuccessful. 19:16 The Russians are conducting unsuccessful offensive operations in the Avdiivka direction, continue to attempt an offensive in the Bakhmut and Zaporozhye directions, and are increasing the intensity of the use of aviation. In other directions, the enemy is on the defensive, the General Staff reported in the evening summary. In the Kherson region, the occupiers are strengthening control over the registration of the civilian population - in particular, they are trying to create a database of the place of residence of civilians. Threatening to cut off electricity, under the guise of implementing an "energy saving program," the so-called "authority" forces people to sign "acts confirming the actual place of residence of a citizen." 18:44 Forcing the topic of the threat of an attack on Ukraine from Belarus is a Russian information and psychological operation, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate Andrey Yusov: "Of course, we know everything about the dictator Lukashenka, about the regime in Belarus. But there are objective things: the number of strike force, readiness forces and means and other points that allow us to assert that as of today there is no threat from Belarus of a full-scale ground operation, its participation on the side of Russia. Yusov promised that if the situation changes, "there will be relevant information," and assured that Ukraine is ready and has worked out all the scenarios. 18:32 In the Nikolaev region in the Vitovsky district near the village of Lyubomirovka, a civilian car was blown up by a mine: four people were injured, among them a baby aged three weeks, Anna Zamazeeva, chairman of the Nikolaev regional council, said. 17:43 Cyprus is ready to transfer T-80U tanks to Ukraine if it is supplied with Leopard 2 instead. According to Army Recognition, the country's Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis made such a proposal to the German Chancellor's foreign affairs and security adviser Jens Plettner. Cyprus is armed with 82 vehicles of this type. Germany has not yet responded. 16:55 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that anti-aircraft gunners with S-300 were training in the Moscow region to repel "air attacks on important military, industrial and administrative facilities" with electronic launches. 14:57 The Foreign Ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, in a joint statement, called on Germany not to delay the decision on the Leopard tanks, but right now to grant permission for their transfer to Ukraine. 13:38 Russian troops have stepped up the use of reconnaissance drones, which may indicate that they are preparing for new missile strikes, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said. 12:31 American intelligence estimates Russia's losses in Ukraine in killed and wounded at 188 thousand people, writes The Sun.
11:47 Ukrainian tankers will soon begin training on Challenger 2 tanks in the UK. Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko said it would not take long, as British instructors say the Ukrainian military is motivated and learns very quickly. According to the ambassador, the tanks are already being prepared for shipment to Ukraine. 11:26 SBU conducts counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Desnyansky district of the capital, in particular in the Lesnoy residential area and in the surrounding areas The goal is to strengthen counter-sabotage protection of critical infrastructure and increase the safety of citizens. 11:22 In the Zaporozhye region, as a result of Russian shelling, one person died in the city of Hulyaipole, two were injured as a result of the shelling of Orekhov, said the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh. 11:17 British intelligence believes that the military conflict in Ukraine has reached a dead end, but there is a real possibility of a local Russian offensive around Bakhmut. Analysts recall that in recent days, the most fierce battles were fought in three sectors. In the northeast, near Kreminna, Ukraine probably made little progress and defended itself against a Russian counterattack. In the Bakhmut sector, Russian proxy forces and Wagner PMCs are likely to regroup in Soledar after its capture earlier in the week. In the south, in the Zaporozhye region, both sides concentrated significant forces that exchanged fire, but avoided large-scale offensive actions. 11:09 Electricity consumption in Ukraine on January 21 is predicted at the level of yesterday. The power shortage remains significant, Ukrenergo reports. Reduced consumption limits for the whole day have been brought to all oblenergos. 09:44 The tenth package of EU sanctions against the Russian Federation will be ready for the anniversary of a full-scale invasion, Reuters reports, citing senior diplomats from three EU countries. 09:32 The countries of the international coalition, which introduced the maximum price for Russian oil, have agreed to set two maximum prices for oil products from the Russian Federation, the US Treasury said. One marginal price is for petroleum products typically sold at a premium to the price of crude oil, such as diesel or gasoline, and a second marginal price is for products that are sold at a discount to the price of crude oil, such as heating oil. 09:23 In the Kherson region over the past day, four people were injured: two were blown up by a Russian mine, among them a 16-year-old guy, two more were injured due to attacks by the Russian army, among them a guy of 15 years old, said the head of the OVA Yaroslav Yanushevich. 09:20 The Russians continue shelling the border settlements of the Kupyansky, Chuguevsky and Kharkov regions. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, four were injured, including a seven-year-old child, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. 09:17 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - two in Bakhmut and one in Zhelanny. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said. 08:49 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 21.
08:27 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoe, Ploshchanka and Chervonopopovka of the Lugansk region and Belogorovka, Razdolovka, Vasyukovka, Krasnaya Gora, Yagodnoye, Bakhmut, Predtechino, Vodiane and Maryinka of the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the morning report . There are certain enemy units in the Volyn, Polessky, Seversky and Slobozhansky directions in the border regions with Ukraine, but no enemy offensive groupings have been found. Forces and means of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, transferred to Belarus, are actively conducting reconnaissance of objects of neighboring states, including Ukraine. According to the General Staff, more than 300 wounded invaders are being treated only in the surgical department of the city hospital of Starobelsk, Luhansk region. In the Kherson region, the occupiers use not only overcrowded medical facilities to treat the wounded, but also kindergartens converted into field hospitals. Also, in the central hospital of the settlement of Nizhniye Serogozy, all doctors have been replaced - now only personnel of the Russian troops are being treated there. A similar situation developed in Kalanchak, where local doctors were fired and medical personnel from Crimea were brought in to replace them. Residents are not allowed to visit the hospital. 07:23 Reznikov said in an interview with Voice of America that Ukraine has agreed to train its tank crews on German Leopard 2 tanks, although there is no decision yet on their provision: "There is a breakthrough - this is an opportunity for countries that own Leopard 2 to start training missions, courses for our tank crews. We will start with this, and then we will move on." 06:35 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that Russia is installing air defense systems in Moscow as part of preparing the population for a protracted war against Ukraine. According to analysts, air defense in the Russian capital is necessary for the authorities "for the picture" in order to frighten the population and mobilize them for war. Also, this display of air defense systems is likely part of a nascent campaign to promote a series of analogies to World War II combat operations, when air defenses were installed throughout Moscow. Analysts point out that the Kremlin continues to promote information campaigns to weaken support for Ukraine from Western countries, while continuing mobilization activities in parallel, despite numerous statements about the completion of mobilization. 04:02 In Japan, training of Ukrainian sappers starts on January 22, Kyodo reports. The country's authorities also decided to transfer four mine detectors made in Japan to Kyiv and instruct them in their use. In addition, the Japanese authorities intend to send their specialists to Poland over the next few months to continue training Ukrainian sappers. From January 15 to 20, the Cambodian authorities, with the support of the Japanese government, held events in the kingdom to train eight Ukrainian demining specialists. 02:12 The United States submitted to the UN Security Council Committee on sanctions against North Korea evidence of Pyongyang's supply of weapons to the Russian PMC Wagner, which uses it in the war in Ukraine. John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said the November 18 satellite imagery showed five Russian railroad cars leaving Russia for North Korea. The next day, North Korea loaded these railway wagons, containers, after which the train returned to Russia. Posted by: badanov 2023-01-22 |
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