by Marta Serafini, sent to Kyiv, and Redazione Online
The War News of Thursday 5 January live. According to Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov, Russia has been moving behind the scenes for some time to urge Kyiv to sign Minsk-style peace deals
• The war in Ukraine reached the 316th day.
• Putin inaugurates a frigate with the Zircon hypersonic missile.
• The road to peace in Ukraine according to the Financial Times (and keyword: Crimea).
• The head of the Ukrainian secret service: Putin has cancer and will die soon. Kiev’s 007s: Moscow sends new military units to Crimea.
07:47 – Governor of Dnipropetrovsk: New Russian attacks on Nikopol
A new night attack by Russian forces on the city of Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region caused several damages. This was announced by regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko via telegram. Several residential and outbuildings, social infrastructure and power lines were damaged. The governor’s message said there would be no injuries. The governor added that yesterday a 64-year-old man died in hospital after being injured by Russian bombing.
04:23 am – ISW, Moscow wants to strengthen military cooperation with Iran
Russia will try to increase its cooperation with Iran in order to obtain more precise weapon systems for use in Ukraine, writes the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in its report published yesterday, Wednesday, January 4. The ISW recalls that Iranian state media said on December 28 that Iran would soon receive 24 Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, likely in exchange for Iranian-made drones and ballistic missiles.
According to a Russian blogger, these precision weapons systems would allow Russian forces to more effectively attack Ukraine’s rear, which is protected by Western anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems. Earlier, senior US officials announced that Russia is providing Iran with an unprecedented level of military and technical assistance in exchange for Iranian-made weapons systems. In this regard, according to ISW experts, Russia and Iran are exploring a new transcontinental trade route to circumvent sanctions and carry out larger arms shipments between the two countries.
03:43 – Kyiv, over 60% of the city of Bakhmut destroyed
More than 60 percent of the city of Bakhmut in southeastern Ukraine was destroyed in fighting and the Russian offensive that has been going on for six months, the head of the region’s military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said at a Donetsk press conference. as reported by RBC-Ukraine. No matter what attempts the enemy made to enter the city, they could not advance. No matter how successful they were, they were pushed back to their previous positions outside the city, commented Kyrilenko, adding that Russian forces are now in a flat and devastated area, which also contributes to the huge loss of soldiers. Kyrylenko also said that two civilians died in the Russian shelling of the city yesterday.
02:37 – Kyiv, Moscow is preparing for a military escalation in February
Russia is preparing for an escalation of the situation on the front lines in February while at the same time moving behind the scenes to press Kyiv to sign Minsk-style peace deals, the secretary of Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne told Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksii Danilov. February will be decisive for them – said Danilov -. Why are appointments important to you, anniversaries, etc. You are preparing for an escalation.
Now a man named (Taras) Kozak (collaborator with pro-Kremlin Ukrainian politician and personal friend of Putin Viktor Medvedchuk, ed.) has become more active – he continued. He organizes meetings with European representatives to force us to sign some peace agreements, or as they believe, some kind of Minsk 3. Of course, we will not accept that.
01:10 – Filorussi, strong explosion in Melitopol
A powerful explosion was heard last night in Melitopol, a town occupied by Russian forces in the Zaporizhia region of southern Ukraine, said Vladimir Rogov, a Moscow-appointed member of the regional management committee, according to Russian news agency Ria Novosti. There are currently no reports of injuries or casualties.
11.40pm – Zelensky, we must put an end to Russian aggression this year
We must stop Russian aggression this year and do not postpone any of the defense capabilities that can hasten the defeat of the terrorist state, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening telegram. Today we have new and strong results of our diplomatic marathon – he said referring to his telephone conversation with the French President. France is taking European defense support to Ukraine to a new level, and I thank President Macron for this leadership.
We will get more armored vehicles, and especially wheeled tanks, made in France. This is a clear signal to all our other partners: there is no good reason why Ukraine has not yet been supplied with Western-style tanks. And this is very important to restore security to all Ukrainians and peace to all Europeans.
January 5, 2023 (change January 5, 2023 | 07:48)
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