War in Ukraine: this is how we told you about the 313th day of the invasion

2023-01-03T11:06:42.442Z

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The second day of the year has been marked by the recognition by the Russian Kremlin that at least 63 of its soldiers died in a Ukrainian attack on Donetsk (east) on December 31, which is one of the deadliest bombings in kyiv since the invasion began.

The Kremlin does not usually recognize such a caliber of casualties, so even Russian sources assume that the real number must be in the hundreds.

The Ukrainian General Staff has indicated that they are still estimating the numbers, but some sources within the military suggest that it may be as high as 400. The attack has also sparked a wave of criticism from ultranationalist Russian bloggers, some with thousands of followers. ,

For its part, the NATO military leadership will hold a meeting on January 18 and 19 in Brussels to analyze the evolution of the war in Ukraine and discuss other "issues of strategic importance", as reported by the Alliance on Monday.

The leadership of the Military Committee, made up of the Defense chiefs of the 30 NATO member countries and led by the Dutchman Rob Bauer, will discuss the support that the Alliance is providing to Ukraine and challenges such as defense operations hybrid and digital transformation, the Atlantic Alliance has indicated in a statement.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, announced on Monday on her official Twitter account that she had the first telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President, Volodímir Zelenski, since the beginning of the new year, and a first step towards the summit. EU – Ukraine which is scheduled to take place in February.

"I have transferred my wholehearted support and my best wishes for 2023 for the Ukrainian people," wrote the president of the executive branch of the EU.

“The EU will be with you for as long as it takes.

We support your heroic fight.

A fight for freedom and against brutal aggression ”, she added.

Meanwhile, the Polish authorities have indicated this Monday that they have arranged warehouses in museums and libraries to receive Ukrainian cultural heritage and preserve it during the war in full Russian invasion of the territory.

"We have prepared warehouses and they are ready to receive collections if the Ukrainians decide to take them out of the country," said Polish Deputy Minister of Culture and Heritage Yaroslav Sellin.

He has stated that for now the Ukrainian authorities have preferred to transfer these assets to other areas within the country.

"However, we know that there are not many safe places left in Ukraine anymore as the Russian attacks affect the whole country," he said, according to information from the Ukrinform news agency.

In this way,