“Who will believe scum killing children?” – Ukraine skeptical about ceasefire

Created: 2023-01-06 06:56

By: Karolin Schäfer, Nail Akkoyun

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts to the ceasefire in the Ukraine war ordered by Russia over the Orthodox Christmas.

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• Temporary ceasefire:

  Selensky comments on truce over Orthodox Christmas

• Fighting in Cherson:

  A whole family is killed in a Russian shelling

• Editor's note: 

  Read the latest developments from the Ukraine conflict in our new ticker.

  The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.

  They can therefore not be independently checked in part.

Update from Friday, January 6, 6:47 a.m .:

After Russia had announced that it would be taking a ceasefire in the Ukraine war due to the orthodox Christmas celebrations, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelesnkyj reacted to Vladimir Putin's actions: "Those who support terror against our country and sent their people to be slaughtered, definitely do not value life and even more do not seek peace.”

While Kremlin chief Putin orders a ceasefire, fighting in Donbass continues.

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Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, was also more than skeptical: "Who will believe scum who kill children, bomb maternity hospitals, torture prisoners?" On December 24 and on New Year's Eve, Russia also had heavy attacks given.

The ceasefire is scheduled to last from noon today (January 6) until midnight tomorrow (January 7) to allow the armed forces to attend Orthodox Christmas services.

Ukraine war news: Kherson region under fire

+++ 10.40 p.m .:

Russia shelled the city of Beryslav in the Kherson region, said the deputy head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, on Telegram.

A projectile is said to have hit a residential building, killing a 12-year-old boy and his parents.

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“Tragic news in town today.

As a result of an attack by the occupying forces, a projectile hit a house and killed a family,” Tymoshenko wrote.

"In the morning they talk about the 'Christmas peace', and at noon they kill a whole family." Russia had previously announced that it wanted to introduce a cease-fire in Ukraine in view of the upcoming Orthodox Christmas.

Attacks are also increasing in the eastern region of Donetsk.

According to the Ukrainian general staff, Russia is concentrating on an offensive around the cities of Bakhmut and Lyman.

Taking Bakhmut could allow Russia to launch attacks on surrounding towns in the region.

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News about the Ukraine war: Russia wants to return attacks despite the ceasefire

+++ 9:00 p.m .:

The Russian military has announced that it will continue to respond to Ukrainian attacks during the 36-hour ceasefire ordered by Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

"The decision concerns the cessation of initiating fire and offensive actions on our part," wrote Moscow's occupation chief in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Denis Puschilin, on Telegram.

"That doesn't mean we won't respond to enemy provocations!

Or even give the enemy any chance to improve their positions on the front line during these holiday hours,” Puschilin added.

Earlier, Putin had announced a cease-fire in view of the upcoming Orthodox Christmas.

This should last from Friday afternoon until Sunday night.

News on the Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Putin's temporary ceasefire

+++ 6:25 p.m .:

Ukraine has rejected the ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the Orthodox Christmas as “hypocrisy”.

"Russia must leave the occupied territories - only then will there be a 'temporary ceasefire'," Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podoliak wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

Unlike Russia, Ukraine would not attack foreign territory and kill civilians.

The Kremlin had previously ordered a 36-hour unilateral ceasefire from Friday afternoon.

The federal government reacted cautiously to Putin's initiative.

"We have taken note of the announcement," said a government spokesman on Thursday in Berlin.

Any cessation of fighting would save lives.

In order for the war to end, however, Russia must withdraw its troops completely from Ukraine.

News about the Ukraine war: Russian troops block escape corridor

+++ 5.30 p.m .:

Russian troops are currently blocking the only escape corridor for the Ukrainian civilian population in the occupied Zaporizhia Oblast.

This is now closed,

quoted the governor of the region, Oleksandr Starykh.

Only one person has been able to leave the area in the past two weeks.

According to Starykh, the occupiers will stick to the restrictions until January 15.

So far, however, there are no signs that the corridor will then be opened.

Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine war

+++ 4.35 p.m .:

After the Russian Patriarch Kirill called on both parties to a ceasefire in view of the upcoming Orthodox Christmas, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has now ordered a one and a half day ceasefire in Ukraine.

The Kremlin chief instructed the Russian Ministry of Defense to cease fighting from midday on Friday (January 6) until Sunday night (January 8).

This emerges from a statement by the Kremlin on Thursday.

News about the Ukraine war: Russian ship on the way to "coasts of NATO countries"

Update from Thursday, January 5, 3:20 p.m .:

The Russian Navy’s frigate “Admiral Gorshkov”, which is equipped with “Zirkon” hypersonic missiles, is currently heading into the Atlantic Ocean.

According to Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, the ship is on its way to the "coasts of the NATO countries".

This is reported by the Ukrainian Navy on Facebook.

According to the information, the deployment ceremony of the frigate was personally conducted by Vladimir Putin.

The warship is to rehearse combat missions in the waters of the Mediterranean, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Training with the "Zirkon" hypersonic missiles is also planned during the combat mission.

News in the Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects temporary ceasefire

First report from Thursday, January 5th:

Kiev/Moscow – The Ukrainian government in Kiev has no interest in a short-term ceasefire in the Ukraine war.

This was announced by the Office of President Volodyodmyr Zelenskyy.

They reject the call by Kirill, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, for a ceasefire between Russian and Ukrainian troops for Orthodox Christmas.

"It is a cynical trap and an element of propaganda," Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podoliak wrote on Twitter on Thursday (January 5).

The Russian Orthodox Church is also not an authority in global orthodoxy and only acts as a "war propagandist".

Podoliak accused the Moscow Patriarchate of calling for genocide against the Ukrainian people.

Earlier, Russian Patriarch Kirill had called for a ceasefire on Friday (January 6) and Saturday (January 7) from both sides in the “internal conflict”.

According to the Orthodox Church calendar followed in Ukraine and Russia, Friday is Christmas Eve and Saturday is Christmas Day.

(nak/kas/dpa)