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This Monday marks 341 days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The first Ukrainian soldiers are already receiving training in the United Kingdom in handling Challenger 2 main battle tankswhile kyiv calls on its partners to speed up and expand shipments of modern weapons in the face of the difficult situation in the east of the country, where every day the intensity of the Russian attacks increases. Besides, the british intelligence believes that Moscow is considering another mobilization of reservists to deploy in Ukraine.
Russia detains 13 people for collaborating with kyiv in annexed regions
The Russian National Guard reported on Monday that 13 people suspected of collaborating with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the annexed regions of Kherson and Zaporizhia. In different operations, members of the National Guard have seized three Fagot anti-tank missile systems, grenade launchers, and projectiles. In addition, 30 hunting shotguns, a Shpagin submachine gun, different types of grenades, a telescopic sight, more than 4,000 bullets of different calibers and more than 12 kilograms of explosives have been seized.
The dead rise to three after the latest Russian attacks on Kherson
The Ukrainian authorities have reported this Monday that the fatalities have risen to three after the latest airstrikes launched on Sunday by Russian forces on Kherson. The Kherson City Council has detailed in its Telegram account that In addition to the three dead others ten people have been seriously injured after the two bombardments, which also damaged several residential buildings and the region’s electricity grid.
Map of the situation in Ukraine from British Intelligence
The illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is continuing.
The map below is the latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 30 January 2023.
Find out more about the UK government’s response: https://t.co/Ftp3Kbjnfu
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— Ministry of Defense ?? (@DefenceHQ) January 30, 2023
China calls US accusations about supporting Russia “paranoia”
The Chinese authorities have branded this Monday as “paranoia” the accusations leveled by the United States against the Asian giant for allegedly supporting Russia in the framework of the invasion of Ukraine and have stressed that Washington “must stop sending weapons if it wants to put end to conflict.” “China will never add fuel to the fire or explode the crisis,” said the spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning, during a press conference. “The US is the one who started the crisis in Ukraine and is the one who promotes it the most,” she stressed. In this sense, she has indicated that “instead of increasing the crisis, it should try to exploit it less.” “The US has been spreading paranoia and has been targeting China. We reject this type of blackmail and we are not going to sit back and watch the US damage the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies,” he said, according to the news agency. Bloomberg. Chinese President Xi Jinping has avoided criticizing Russia over the war and has offered to mediate peace talks. In addition, he has warned about the possible use of nuclear weapons in the context of the armed conflict.
The Kremlin denies that Putin threatened Johnson
The Kremlin has denied this Monday the declarations of the former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of threatening him with a missile attack during a phone call they had before the start of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. “No, what Mr. Johnson said is not true, and more precisely, it is a lie,” said the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov, at his usual daily press conference.
Russia says there is no point in talking to Ukraine or its “puppeteers”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Monday there was no point in talking to kyiv or its “puppeteers” after the United States and its partners decided to supply Ukraine with tanks and armored vehicles. “We are ready to study any serious initiative to solve the crisis of Ukraine, but so far no one has really formulated them,” he told the official RIA Novosti news agency in an interview.
Data update of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
“The two colors of mine, the two bones of my fate,
Both are on the raw cloth, both are in my own soul.
The two colors of mine, the two bones of my fate,
The red is ardent love, the black is a sad pain.”
Dmytro PavlychkoTotal combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 30: pic.twitter.com/KJIWoLOjVf
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 30, 2023
Denys Shmyhal: “We have a very ambitious plan to join the EU in the next two years”
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, has stated that kyiv has “a very ambitious plan” to achieve its accession to the European Union within two years, including entry in 2023 in the preliminary phase of negotiations for joining the bloc. “We have a very ambitious plan to join the EU in the next two years,” she said in statements given to the media. POLITICAL. “We hope that this year, in 2023, we can start the pre-entry negotiations stage,” he added, although the bloc contemplates that kyiv’s possible entry will take longer. Thus, he has shown his desire that Ukraine can achieve “a substantial step forward” when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky holds his next meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.
Russian troops establish themselves in eastern Vuhledar, according to pro-Russian sources
The interim leader imposed by Russia in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Denis Pushilin, assured this Monday that Russian troops have established themselves in the eastern part of the town of Vuhledar and that there are fighting near the city. “Our subdivisions continue their advance towards Vuhledar. We can now say that units have gained a foothold in eastern Vuhledar and work is also underway on its outskirts,” Denis Pushilin said. However, he has stressed that it is too early to predict the takeover of Vuhledar, which before the war had about 14,000 inhabitants and is located southwest of the city of Donetsk and close to the administrative border of the Zaporizhia province. .
Moscow is considering another mobilization of reservists, according to London
The UK Ministry of Defense believes that Moscow is considering another mobilization of reservists to deploy in Ukraine, as explained in his report on Monday. Last week, the spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dmitri Peskov, stated that the decree on partial mobilization was still in force. “It is very likely that the Russian leadership will continue to seek ways to meet the large number of troops needed to resource any future major offensive in Ukraine, while minimizing internal dissent,” British Intelligence highlights.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 30 January 2023
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— Ministry of Defense ?? (@DefenceHQ) January 30, 2023
Zelensky admits that Bakhmut and the Donetsk region are under “constant” Russian attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged on Sunday the need for new weapons to prevent Russia from prolonging the war. “We must speed up the events, speed up the supply and opening of new weapons options needed for Ukraine,” he said in his speech. According to the president, the situation at the front, mainly in Donetsk, is “very tough” and Bakhmut, Vuhledar and other areas in the Donetsk region are under continuous Russian attacks, with “constant attempts to break through our defense”.
