During the night there were Russian attacks on the regions Donetsk And Khmelnytskyi. The Kherson region was bombed 112 times in one day, Kiev reports, while Moscow says it fired four rockets aimed at it Crimea.
The Ukrainians responded by once again targeting Russia's Belgorod region, forcing authorities to order the evacuation of the population. Meanwhile, the arms conflict in Moscow is expanding: “Russia has attacked Ukrainian territory for the first time with missiles received from North Korea,” denounced Podolyak, Zelensky’s adviser. Who spoke about the “Axis of Evil”: Russia, Iran, North Korea? At Russia's request, a Security Council meeting on Western weapons is scheduled for January 22 in Kiev.
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Russian attacks in Donetsk
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Ukraine: Kiev and Kherson are bombed 112 times by Russians in one day
Russian troops shelled the Kherson region 112 times last day, firing 671 shells. He said it Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reported.
“In the last 24 hours, the enemy launched 112 bombing raids and fired 671 rounds of mortars, artillery, Grad, tanks, UAVs and aircraft, including one rocket attack. The enemy fired 39 rounds into the city of Kherson,” the post said.
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Russian attacks in Donetsk
Russian forces launched two attacks on the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk overnight. The local authorities announced this and spoke of victims and damage. As local media quoted the head of the regional military administration Vadym Filashkin, “the Russian army bombed the city twice during the night, hitting an administrative building: garages and cars caught fire.” Also in the Khmelnytskyi region of Ukraine, where anti-aircraft fire was used, There were explosions during the night.
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Weapons, Security Council meeting on 22
Russia has called for a UN Security Council meeting on the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine. Western countries had previously called for a Security Council meeting on January 10th over arms deliveries to Russia attributed to North Korea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov rejected Washington's allegations that Pyongyang had provided military aid to Moscow.
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Moscow: 4 missiles aimed at Crimea destroyed
Russian forces destroyed four Ukrainian missiles aimed at the Crimean peninsula. This was reported by the Russian news agency “Ria Novosti”. Traffic on the Crimean Bridge was disrupted for an hour after the attack.
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FSB: Russian citizen arrested for sabotage
The Russian secret service FSB has arrested a Russian man who was involved in a sabotage attempt against the Russian Defense Ministry facility in Chelyabinsk in the Urals “on the instructions of the Ukrainian services”. This is reported by the Russian news agency “Tass”, citing the FSB. The saboteur was allegedly recruited via online social networks. In addition, Moscow's involvement in the arson attacks against railway infrastructure in the Republic of Dagestan carried out in November and December 2023 has been proven. “Communications devices and electronic media were confiscated from the detainee, which contained his photo reports and correspondence with Ukrainian agents,” the FSB said.