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Russia continues its attacks against Ukraine, but the losses are mounting. Kiev remains confident. The news ticker.
- Volodymyr Zelensky is confident: "We have the potential to win"
- Losses for Russia: Kiev announces new figures
- The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia and Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses of the armies involved in the Ukraine war cannot be independently verified.
Update January 16, 5:50 a.m.: According to the Ministry of Defense in Moscow, Russia again repelled a Ukrainian drone attack over the city of Voronezh in the country's southwestern border region on Tuesday night. Three projectiles were destroyed by air defenses, the ministry said on Telegram. A child was slightly injured after fragments of a downed drone hit an apartment, the governor of the region, Alexander Gusev, also wrote on Telegram. The girl, who was born in 2013, has cuts on her arms, legs and neck.
Several apartment blocks and private houses were damaged, according to Gussev. A fire on a balcony was extinguished, window panes were broken. Emergency services were therefore on site.
Russian soldiers during an exercise at a training center near Moscow. (Archive photo) © IMAGO/Vladimir Gerdo
Ukraine war: Switzerland and Ukraine want to organise peace summit
Update from January 15, 23:01 p.m.: Switzerland and Ukraine want to organise a peace summit at the highest level. This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swiss President Viola Amherd in Bern on Monday. Both sides wanted to start planning immediately. A date for the meeting was not yet set.
An invitation to Russia is not planned, as Zelensky indicated. All countries that support the territorial integrity of Ukraine will be invited, he said. Russia launched a war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 and occupied large swathes of land in the east and south.
Current figures on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war
- Soldiers: 370,980 (+980 on the previous day)
- Tanks: 6089 (+14)
- Armored vehicles: 11,322 (+20)
- Artillery systems: 8771 (+24)
- Multiple Rocket Launcher: 958 (+1)
- Air defense systems: 650 (+2)
- Aircraft: 329
- Helicopters: 324
- Drones: 6865 (+4)
- Warships: 23
- Tankers and other vehicles: 11,698 (+31)
- Source: Ukrainian General Staff of 15 January. The data on Russia's losses come from the Ukrainian army. They cannot be independently tested. Russia itself does not provide any information about its own losses in the Ukraine war.
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Update from January 15, 20:00 p.m.: At least three people were injured in a Russian airstrike in the Donetsk region. The governor of the region, Vadym Filashkin, said on Telegram that there were no deaths, but five people were still trapped under rubble. It is "another cynical attack by the Russians on the civilian population," he is quoted as saying by the Ukrainian portal Kyiv Independent.
Update from January 15, 18:40 p.m.: The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military, Valery Zaluzhnyi, confirmed the downing of the two Russian command and reconnaissance aircraft via Telegram. This was reported by the Ukrainian portal Kyiv Independent. He thanked the Air Force for a "perfectly planned" operation, which was executed just as perfectly, the general wrote.
Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Switzerland during Ukraine war
Update from January 15, 16:55 p.m.: Spurred on by the downing of two strategically important Russian military aircraft, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Switzerland to ask for even more help from the West. In Kiev, the leadership hopes that the success will also help to overcome the recently growing skepticism of Western governments about the appropriateness of their support.
According to Ukrainian information, the downing was a coup: An early warning reconnaissance aircraft of the type A-50 and a flying command center of the type Ilyushin Il-22M were destroyed, the Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhnyi announced on Monday in Kiev. Earlier, Ukrainian media reported on the hits. However, it said that the A-50 was destroyed, while the Il-22M, badly damaged, made an emergency landing in Anapa, Russia. The Kremlin did not confirm the downing. He has no information on this, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
This would be a bitter blow to the Russian Air Force, as the two aircraft are equipped with expensive special equipment and were produced only in small numbers. Russian forces reportedly have just under a dozen A-50s and about the same number of Il-22Ms.
With this success, Zelensky is likely to try to score points when the talks in Bern and Davos are about the situation at the front. According to his own statements, the Ukrainian president wanted to meet with representatives of the Swiss parliament and President Viola Amherd and thank them for their support.
Support for Ukraine – Zelensky arrives in Switzerland
Update from January 15, 14 p.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Switzerland for a working visit. The head of state announced on Telegram on Monday talks with representatives of parliament and Swiss President Viola Amherd. He wanted to thank Switzerland for its support of Ukraine, he wrote. Zelensky was received by Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis. "Welcome to Switzerland, Mr. President," Cassis wrote on the news service X (formerly Twitter) and published a photo of the meeting.
Zelensky also announced his participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos. There will be bilateral meetings with representatives of the EU, NATO and large companies. Zelensky is also scheduled to make an appearance at the forum on Tuesday.
Putin spokesman Peskov shoots at West over Ukraine
Update from January 15, 11 a.m.: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov once again blamed the West for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. According to the state agency Tass, he commented on possible talks with Ukraine at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stating that there is an "absurd situation" because Ukraine itself does not want to negotiate with Russia. "Of course, we prefer to solve our security problems by peaceful means, but it is impossible, since the collective West and Ukraine do not want to take into account our security concerns," Peskov said. Therefore, a "special military operation" is being conducted.
Ukraine-News: Russia probably fends off three Ukrainian missiles
First reported on 15 January: Kyiv – Russia repelled three Ukrainian missiles over Russia's Kursk region near the border with Ukraine on Monday night (15 January). Russian air defenses shot down the missiles, Kursk Governor Roman Starovoit said on Telegram. The information could not be independently verified. Initially, there was no information on injuries or damage. In Ukraine's defensive struggle against Russia, targets on Russian territory are repeatedly coming under fire.
Zelensky: Have the potential to win
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky once again expressed confidence in a victory against Russia in his evening video address. "Ukraine has the potential to overcome this difficult path of war," he said. "We have the potential to unite the world; we have the potential to win." The main thing is to believe in your own strength. "And to Ukraine."
Zelensky drew his confidence from new agreements and arms deliveries since the beginning of the year. "There are much-needed agreements on the joint production of weapons and ammunition, especially the sensitive issue of drones," he said. In addition, there is "good news" for air defense, which Zelensky did not elaborate on.
Kyiv announces new figures on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has announced new details about Russia's losses on Facebook. According to the report, about 370,000 Russian soldiers have been wounded or killed since the beginning of the Ukraine war, 840 of them within the past 24 hours. Since the beginning of the war of aggression, the Russian army is said to have suffered the following losses:
Ukraine war: Russia destroys grain warehouses in eastern Ukraine
The Russian Air Force destroyed a grain warehouse in an attack in eastern Ukraine, according to official Ukrainian data. The building in Vovchansk was hit by a plane bomb and largely destroyed, police spokesman Serhiy Bolvinov said on Facebook on Sunday (14 January). In the town not far from the border with Russia, a building for grain handling was also destroyed in the attack on Sunday night. "Fortunately, there were no casualties," Bolvinov wrote. In the attached photos, a destroyed grain warehouse was visible. Initially, the information could not be independently verified. (Ed. with agency material)