[Korrespondent] 22:54 Poland will provide Ukrainian defenders with Leopard tanks, and Great Britain with Challenger tanks. Read more about the new assistance to Ukraine in the New Level material .
22:45 British intelligence believes that the change in leadership of the Russian military campaign in Ukraine indicates the challenges that the Russian Federation faces in achieving its goals. According to analysts, the appointment of the chief of the General Staff as commander of the theater of operations "is an indication of the growing seriousness of the situation facing Russia, and a clear recognition that the campaign does not meet Russia's strategic goals."
Experts predict that the move is likely to be met with displeasure by much of Russia's ultra-nationalist and military blogging community, which is increasingly blaming Gerasimov for the failures in the war. In contrast, Surovikin has received widespread support from this community for advocating a more realistic approach. Since he is now a deputy commander, his authority and influence has almost certainly been significantly reduced, according to intelligence.
22:04 During the battles for Soledar, two British citizens were killed - Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Perry, Prigozhin said and published a photo of their documents. According to him, the body of one of the British was found, documents were found on both of them. Earlier, the National Police of Ukraine reported that British volunteers left Kramatorsk for Soledar on the morning of January 6, after which contact with them was lost.
20:32 Lithuania will transfer L70 anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, President Gitanas Nauseda said. According to him, installations and ammunition for them will arrive in the near future. The budget of the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense already provides 40 million euros for military support to Ukraine. In addition, Lithuania trains Ukrainian soldiers, restores and repairs Ukrainian military equipment.
The 40 mm L70 automatic gun was developed by Bofors in the post-war period and entered service with the Swedish army in 1951. Technical rate of fire - 240 rounds per minute.
20:16 In Kiev, the situation with electricity supply is difficult, said Yasno CEO Sergei Kovalenko. According to him, now the Ukrainian capital has only 60% of the required electricity. Of this, 40% goes to critical infrastructure and the remainder is distributed to households. The situation is affected by frosty weather and scheduled repairs of some generating facilities.
19:39 In the Lugansk direction, the Russians have gathered about 30 thousand of their military, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Gaidai.
19:25 Zelensky said that the Donetsk direction is holding on: "Now the terrorist state and its propagandists are trying to pretend that some part of our city of Soledar - the city almost completely destroyed by the occupiers - is some kind of achievement of Russia. They will file - and they are already serving it to their society in such a way as to support mobilization and to give hope to those who are for aggression. But the fighting continues. The Donetsk direction is holding on. And we are doing everything without a break, even for one day, to strengthen Ukrainian defense. Our potential is growing ".
According to the President, Russian aggression will dry up only when "Russian ambitions have no other alternative than to lose. All Russian ambitions - both at the front, and in politics, in the economy, in the legal plane."
19:14 Zelensky said in an evening video message that today at a meeting with the presidents of Poland and Lithuania, they discussed the integration of Ukraine into both the European Union and NATO: "Already this year, we should make tangible progress in European integration. This applies primarily to the beginning membership negotiations. Poland and Lithuania are equally and comprehensively ready to support us, they see us fully integrated into European and Euro-Atlantic structures."
19:10 Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar denied information about Ankara's alleged provision of cluster munitions to Kiev, as previously reported by Western media: "Such statements are prepared on purpose, with the aim of damaging Ukrainian-Turkish relations, as well as forming a negative international image of Ukraine and Turkey ".
18:39 The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, said that he would visit Ukraine next week, then plans to go to Russia.
18:34 The fierce battle for Soledar continues. Russian reports that they already control the city have not been confirmed. About what is happening in the city now - in the material Soledar stands .
18:28 Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets met with Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova. He said that the negotiations took place in Turkey and lasted the whole night from 10 to 11 January. During the second round, representatives of Turkey joined the parties. What Lubinets and Moskalkova managed to agree on in Ankara - in the material Dialogue Night .
18:23 The main efforts of the enemy are focusing on attempts to completely capture the Donetsk region, taking offensive actions in the Bakhmut direction. He is trying to take control of the city of Soledar and the supply routes of Ukrainian units, suffers heavy losses, the fighting continues. The invaders are also conducting unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka direction. In the Kupyansk and Novopavlovsk directions, the enemy is trying to improve the tactical situation, and in the Limansky, Zaporozhye and Kherson areas it is defending itself, the General Staff reported in the evening summary.
According to the General Staff, the trend of overflowing medical institutions in temporarily occupied settlements with wounded Russian soldiers is increasing. So, as of January 9, 100 additional beds have been deployed only in the local hospital of Markivka in the Lugansk region.
17:47 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff, was appointed commander of the Joint Group of Russian Forces in Ukraine, and General Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, was appointed Geresimov's deputy. Another two deputies of Gerasimov were Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Colonel-General Alexei Kim.
"The increase in the level of leadership of the special operation is associated with the expansion of the scale of the tasks being solved, the need to organize closer interaction between the types and arms of the troops," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
17:10 London will probably also supply tanks to Kiev, FT writes. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has directed Defense Secretary Ben Wallace to work with allies in the coming weeks to discuss "how we can move forward and provide Ukraine with the military technology that will help win the war, including the supply of tanks."
16:34 Zelensky thanked Poland for the decision to transfer tanks and said that Lithuania would provide Ukraine with air defense systems and anti-aircraft systems.
16:06 Poland, within the framework of the international coalition, will transfer a company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine , Duda said after a meeting with Zelensky in Lvov.
16:02 Ukroboronprom announced that it has launched mass production of 82-mm fragmentation mines abroad, at the facilities of one of the NATO member countries. An improved mine is many times better than a standard one. In particular, the number of fragments is 2-2.5 times more than a regular mine should have. The size and shape of the fragments are also better than regular ones.
15:52 The heads of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine in Lviv signed a joint declaration of the presidents of the Lublin Triangle , Duda said on his Twitter.
15:40 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda arrived in Ukraine without public announcements and has already met with Zelensky in Lviv , the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported, citing the consul.
People's Deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, in turn, claims that Zelensky met with Polish President Andrzej Duda in Lviv.
15:29 Russia is preparing for a new massive missile attack, Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said: "The activity of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that we have been observing over the past week indicates preparations for such a massive shelling, since they first collect information about the targets they want hit. Most likely, these will be critical infrastructure facilities."
15:17 The Russians fired at a critical infrastructure facility in the village of Nikolskoye, Belozersky community, Kherson region. The object was damaged, three people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
15:12 The mayors of Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Bratislava are visiting Kiev, the Polish TV channel Polsat News reports.
15:08 Anna Malyar about the situation in Soledar: "Heavy battles are going on in Soledar. After the losses suffered, the enemy has once again replaced his units, increased the number of Wagnerites, is trying to break through the defenses of our troops and completely capture the city, but is not successful."
14:50 The islands in the Dnieper Delta and the Kinburn Peninsula, as of January 11, are under the fire control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, Yevhen Yerin, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces, said: "Both the islands and the Kinburn Spit - their liberation is possible only during the general liberation of our territories "Due to the fact that there is an open area, and fire damage from the enemy can cause more harm than we will get advantages in the liberation of this territory."
14:38 The Russians attacked the perinatal center in Kherson, a fire broke out in the building. The blast wave knocked out the windows in the children's department and damaged one of the doctors' offices. According to preliminary information, people were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich.
The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, also reported on the next shelling of Kurakhovo, there were no casualties.
14:35 A large delegation of the European Commission plans to visit Kiev in early February and hold consultations with the Ukrainian side at the highest level, Politico writes with reference to a representative of the European Commission. According to the newspaper, this initiative was made by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
13:52 Zelensky said that he had held a coordination meeting in Lviv, the main topic of which was the security situation in the northwestern regions of Ukraine. "We discussed the state of arrangement of the state border protection, the operational situation on the border with the Republic of Belarus and counter-sabotage measures in these territories. We understand that apart from powerful statements we see nothing powerful there, but we must be ready both at the border and in the regions," the President noted.
13:23 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles will arrive in Ukraine in a few weeks, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said: "As for the Bradley, we are counting on a few weeks. We will continue to work as quickly as we can. We are not going to announce in advance when exactly these systems will do." Ryder added that the Ukrainians will be trained to operate these machines as part of the general training that takes place in Germany.
13:16 Thanks to the defensive battles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Soledar, it is possible to avoid a breakthrough of enemy troops, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces Sergei Cherevaty: "The seriousness of the ambitions of the parties will be shown by the following major operations. The battle for Soledar is very important from the point of view that our forces do not give the enemy neither to systematically break through our defenses, nor to create the encirclement that they dream of, nor to go to the rear and then to the operational space, in order to then move on to Slavyansk and Kramatorsk."
He also noted the fact that during the defense of Soledar, the Ukrainian military massively destroyed enemy equipment, and also reduced its numbers. This is a demoralizing factor for the Russians.
13:11 Zelensky announced that he was on a visit to Lviv.
13:03 Speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Serhiy Cherevaty spoke about the situation in Soledar: "Heavy battles are going on in Soledar. The enemy made a whole information operation to show that they have already captured Soledar, but this is not true. The situation is difficult there, but the situation is under the control of the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the commander-in-chief, the leadership of the Eastern Group. Now maximum work is underway to make effective management decisions that will stabilize the situation and strike at the enemy."
12:29 The Kremlin does not yet see the prospects for peace talks with Ukraine, Peskov said. He also said that Moscow sees "positive dynamics" in conducting a "special military operation." At the same time, the Kremlin speaker acknowledged that "tactical successes" in the war against Ukraine come at a "rather expensive price."
12:08 Stoltenberg called for increased military assistance to Ukraine against the background of the events in Bakhmut and Soledar: “In recent days, we have witnessed fierce fighting in the region of Bakhmut and Soledar in eastern Ukraine. This once again testifies to the courage of the Ukrainian forces fighting for their homeland. This also shows how vital it is that we step up our military support for Ukraine."
In this regard, the NATO Secretary General welcomed "recent announcements by the US, France and Germany that they will soon supply infantry fighting vehicles and light tanks" and said that "we must do more, even faster."
11:33 According to the Russian channel Mash, four Russian servicemen were injured as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian UAV in the Kursk region. The drone dropped an explosive device on Russian positions on January 10 at around 2:00 pm.
11:15 Peskov called "information duck and sabotage" messages about the ban on the departure of men from Russia from January 9.
11:08 As of the morning of January 11, electricity consumption in Ukraine has increased due to a significant drop in temperature in the east and in the center of the country. As a result, the capacity deficit has grown, Ukrenergo reported. Consumption limits have been brought to all regions, which are valid throughout the day. Already from 7:00 in the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, the limits were critically exceeded, so emergency shutdowns were applied.
10:36 In the Kremennaya area, the Russians are reinforcing thousands of newly mobilized and convicts with their regular troops, because they understand that they are "sinking" and are trying to keep the city, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, the newly mobilized "go on the attack at full height," Kadyrov's detachments are on duty behind them. Gaidai noted that the Kremensky direction is literally inundated with Russian troupes.
10:10 Spokesman for the Ukrainian Defense Forces of the Eastern Direction, Serhiy Cherevaty, denied to Suspilny the information spread by the Russians that Soledar is under their control: "The Russians say that he is under their control, this is not true. Wait for the details in the summary of the General Staff."
10:07 In the Kherson region over the past day, due to Russian shelling, five people were injured, the head of the OVA, Yaroslav Yanushevich, said.
10:05 SBU conducts counterintelligence activities on the territory of the Pechersky district of the capital, in particular, within the boundaries of the government quarter and in nearby territories. The goal is to check and strengthen the counter-sabotage protection of important state facilities, increase the security of persons in respect of whom state protection is carried out. The security forces, in particular, inspect the territory and individual premises to identify prohibited items, check citizens who are on the territory of the government quarter.
09:54 In Russia, since January 9, they have limited the exit from the country to those liable for military service, including those who are limitedly fit for service. The FSB sent the corresponding order to all border departments of the country, according to Ukrainian military intelligence.
09:17 British intelligence reports that although Russia holds a significant number of troops in Belarus, they are unlikely to constitute a real offensive force, and the new deployment of Russian aviation is not preparation for any additional offensive operations against Ukraine.
09:13 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one civilian died - in Bakhmut. Another person in the region was injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:08 Germany will allocate 20 million euros to Ukraine for Starlink, Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock said after a visit to Kharkiv. The funds will be used to finance the operation of 10,000 Starlink terminals, a third of which will be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:02 Yesterday, at about 23:00, the Russians fired at Kharkov, previously from the Smerch MLRS. In the Kiev region, a hit in a pyrotechnics warehouse was recorded. There was a large-scale fire, the detonation of pyrotechnic products continued at night, there were no casualties, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:56 Zelensky, in his speech at the Golden Globe Film Awards, said that there would be no third world war: "This is not a trilogy. Ukraine will stop Russian aggression on our land."
08:38 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy as of the morning of January 11th.
- personnel - about 112,960 (+490) people liquidated,
- tanks - 3094 (+10),
- armored combat vehicles - 6159 (+5),
- artillery systems - 2078 (+5),
- MLRS - 437 (+3),
- air defense systems - 217 (+0),
- aircraft - 285 (+0),
- helicopters - 275 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1862 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 723 (+0),
- ships/boats - 17 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4826 (+9),
- special equipment - 184 (+1).
08:17 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by invaders in the areas of the settlements of Gryanikovka, Kharkiv region, Stelmakhivka - Luhansk and Disputed, Razdolovka, Vesele, Bakhmut, Klescheevka, Mayorsk, Vodiane, Nevelskoye, Krasnogorovka, Marinka and Prechistovka, Donetsk region, reported General Staff in the morning summary .
According to the General Staff, almost 1,500 employees of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, who refused to receive Russian passports and sign an agreement with Rosatom, were deprived of passes and access to the enterprise. The occupiers are looking for new workers for nuclear power plants on the territory of the Russian Federation and are preparing a housing stock for future workers through the so-called "nationalization" of the apartments of the local residents who have left.
06:35 Two Polish volunteers were injured in the Bakhmut area, they are currently in the Lublin hospital. The Polish Ministry of Health said that volunteers - a man and a woman - were unloading humanitarian aid for local residents from a car when a mortar mine exploded nearby. As a result, the woman had to amputate her lower leg, the man had a bullet shrapnel wound.
06:09 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the statements of the Russians about the capture of Soledar by them in the Donetsk region are not true. Analysts recalled that Russian troops have been trying to achieve significant tactical successes in the Soledar region for several months. In addition, according to ISW experts, control over Soledar will not necessarily allow Russian forces to establish control over the critical ground communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Bakhmut.
As of January 10, there is only visual confirmation of the presence of Wagner forces in the center of Soledar, however, the reality of control over the territory from block to block is not clear due to the dynamic nature of urban fighting, ISW noted.
04:51 Turkey at the end of 2022 began secret deliveries of US-made cluster shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Foreign Policy, citing its sources. We are talking about advanced dual-purpose conventional ammunition, designed, among other things, to destroy armored vehicles.
According to sources, Turkey in November 2022 began supplying Ukraine with cluster shells that were manufactured during the Cold War era under a joint production agreement with the United States. The publication notes that the supply began after Washington refused to transfer its stocks of such ammunition to Kyiv, and Turkey was the only country where Ukraine could receive them.
02:13 There are 523 local residents left in Soledar, mostly people over 50 years old, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the Donetsk OVA, said. According to him, everyone who wanted to leave Soledar before the most "hot" period, did it with the help of local authorities. Some have decided to leave now, but this is no longer possible due to intense fighting. Kirilenko explained that no one would be able to leave the city until it was possible to safely drive in and out of it.
01:22 Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said that she met with Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets and discussed issues of providing humanitarian assistance to citizens of the two countries.
01:10 Relations between Ukraine and Georgia are going through a rather difficult period. Significant disagreements remain on a number of fundamental issues for Ukraine. And now Georgia has also refused to return to Ukraine the weapons received in 2008 from Kyiv, as well as to provide other weapons. About the new quarrel between Ukraine and Georgia - in the material Book of Discord .
00:48 Currently, there are about 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers in Russian captivity who defended Azovstal in Mariupol, the Association of Families of Azovstal Defenders said.
00:06 Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Switzerland is vetoing the sending of certain military aid to Ukraine as a producing country.