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Ukraine calls for "liquidation" of Iranian arms factories
10:22 a.m .:
The Ukrainian leadership is demanding the “liquidation” of Iranian arms factories that produce drones and missiles and supply them to Russia.
The suppliers would have to be arrested, writes Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the Ukrainian president, on Twitter.
Iran "apparently humiliates the institution of international sanctions."
The leadership in Tehran accuses Ukraine of planning further arms deliveries to Russia.
According to Ukraine, Iran has already delivered 1,700 Shahed-136 drones to Russia.
These have been used since September to hit targets in Ukraine.
Iran denies the allegation.
In an interview published on Friday, Ukraine's intelligence chief said Russia had already fired around 540 of these so-called kamikaze drones at military and energy infrastructure targets in Ukraine.
British intelligence: Russia is short on ammunition and missiles
9:52 a.m .:
Tens of thousands of Russian recruits have been mobilized since October, the British Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
Still, "despite alleviating immediate manpower shortages, an ammunition shortage remains most likely the most important constraining factor in Russian offensive operations," is the assessment of British military intelligence.
Due to the limited availability of cruise missiles, Russia has also limited its long-range missile attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure to about once a week.
The stock of artillery ammunition is not sufficient for larger offensive operations.
This is due to the fact that numerous grenades and rockets are needed every day for defense along the front.
Japanese insurance companies stop covering ships
9:50 a.m.:
As of January 1, three Japanese financial institutions will no longer cover ship damage in Russian waters as a result of the war of aggression against Ukraine.
The three insurance companies Tokyo Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance have started to inform shipping companies about their decision, the Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia reported.
This applies to all Russian waters, no matter how far away from the war.
Without additional security, operating ships becomes too risky for most operators.
This could also affect Japan's imports of natural gas, which comes from the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin, it said.
“Ukraine could not survive without volunteer work”
9:34 a.m .:
They bring people out of embattled areas, find helmets, protective clothing, vehicles for soldiers, help with reconstruction and ensure that the needy get food and clothing: In Ukraine, volunteers support and help where the state cannot.
From the beginning of the war to the end of June, the Justice Department registered 4,365 new nonprofit organizations.
Since the great protest waves of 2004/05 and 2013/14, Ukrainian society has become accustomed to self-help and can be mobilized quickly.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently recognized the volunteers as "part of the foundation of Ukraine".
The state is also helping the internally displaced people, says an employee of the social services department in Kyiv.
There is food and monthly 2000 hryvnia (48 euros) for each person, 3000 hryvnia for invalids.
"It's a good package." Nevertheless, it is far from enough: "Ukraine could not survive without volunteer work."
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