Listed below are the important thing developments on the 1,063rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Right here is the scenario on Wednesday, January 22:
Preventing
- The Ukrainian Air Power stated Russia launched 4 missiles and 131 drones in direction of Ukraine in a single day. The Air Power additionally stated that 72 of the drones have been destroyed whereas 59 disappeared with out reaching their targets.
- Moscow’s Ministry of Defence stated its troops intercepted and destroyed 55 Ukrainian drones in six Russian areas in a single day. Six drones have been downed in Voronezh the place, in response to the area’s Governor Aleksandr Gusev, falling particles began a blaze simply six days after remnants of one other intercepted drone triggered an earlier hearth. No accidents have been reported.
- Kyiv’s navy claimed duty for attacking an aviation manufacturing plant in Russia’s Smolensk area the place “fight plane[s] are being modernised and manufactured”, in addition to an assault on Voronezh which resulted in a gasoline depot hearth. Ukraine’s Normal Employees stated the assaults have been coordinated between drone models and particular forces.
- Russian state information company TASS stated Moscow’s forces had seized japanese Ukraine’s Vovkove village, simply 10km (6.2 miles) southwest of Pokrovsk metropolis, a key provide hub for Kyiv’s troops. Moscow’s military additionally captured Shevchenko earlier, one other village near the hub, TASS reported.
- Russia’s Orenburg regional authorities advised residents to take shelter from a attainable Ukrainian drone assault. Russian strategic missile pressure websites are situated within the area.
- The Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated it detained the Ukrainian military’s chief psychiatrist over alleged corruption. The suspect is accused of failing to reveal about $1m in “unjustified property”, which authorities consider have been gathered for the reason that Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started.
- Russia’s Military Chief of the Normal Employees Valery Gerasimov visited a tank division and a motorised rifle brigade preventing close to the Ukrainian provide hub in Pokrovsk. Footage confirmed Gerasimov arriving in a helicopter and awarding medals to troopers.
- Moscow’s air defence models destroyed seven Ukrainian drones over Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, in addition to 9 over Rostov in southern Russia. No casualties or harm have been reported.
- Some 229 Ukrainian civilians nonetheless stay within the metropolis of Chasiv Yar, which is below heavy Russian hearth, the AFP information company quoted a Kyiv navy spokesperson as saying. Lots of these nonetheless within the metropolis are both aged or disabled, the AFP reported.
Politics & Diplomacy
- United States President Donald Trump stated he deliberate to fulfill with Russian President Vladimir Putin and advised reporters that Putin was “destroying Russia” by refusing to strike a ceasefire take care of Ukraine. Trump stated he thought “Russia’s going to be in large hassle” and expressed concern for Moscow’s financial system.
- Trump warned Putin that he would impose new sanctions on Russia if the Kremlin refused to barter a ceasefire take care of Ukraine. Trump additionally stated the US was trying into sending weapons to Ukraine however added that the European Union ought to do extra to help Kyiv.
- Chinese language President Xi Jinping held a video call with Putin throughout which the pair mentioned the outlook for a possible peace deal to finish Moscow’s warfare with Ukraine, Kremlin overseas coverage aide Yuri Ushakov stated. The 2 leaders additionally touched on points regarding the Korean Peninsula, the Center East, Syria and Taiwan, Ushakov stated.
- Turkish information company Anadolu Ajansi quoted Ushakov as saying that the Trump administration had but to contact Moscow concerning a gathering. “We’re prepared,” he reportedly stated.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talking on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland, advised delegates that Europe should set up itself as a robust international chief, develop a joint defence coverage, and be keen to extend defence spending to ensure peace and safety for itself and others.
- In his speech, Zelenskyy additionally questioned Trump’s commitment to NATO and European safety, including that Ukraine was working to arrange a gathering with the US president.
- Zelenskyy stated Ukraine wouldn’t bow to Russian calls for of downsizing Kyiv’s navy capability in any potential future peace settlement. “That is what he needs. We is not going to enable this to occur,” Zelenskyy stated in Davos.
- Zelenskyy additionally advised delegates in Davos {that a} minimal of 200,000 European peacekeepers could be wanted as a part of any settlement to finish the warfare with Russia. “In any other case, it’s nothing,” he stated.
- TASS reported that Putin held a cellphone name with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. They’re stated to have mentioned joint tasks between each nations and the scenario within the Center East and Ukraine.
