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The water supply has failed in Crimea.
Zelensky announces new weapons package.
The current situation in the Ukraine war in the news ticker.
Fighting near
Bakhmut
: Ukraine reports serious Russian attacks
Russia's
casualties in the
war
: Hundreds of Russian forces killed in 24 hours
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 suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from January 22nd, 10:03 p.m.:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has announced new arms deliveries from Poland for his country in the fight against Russia.
“There will be a new arms package from Poland,” he said in his daily video address on Monday evening.
During the visit of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, there was also discussion about the joint production of weapons in order to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability.
The third point the head of state mentioned was the training of Ukrainian soldiers on Polish weapon systems.
Zelensky did not provide any information on the scope of the arms deliveries or the content of the arms package.
Warsaw is considered one of Kiev's closest and most important allies.
Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Poland has delivered, among other things, main battle tanks, including Leopard tanks, and MiG fighter aircraft.
Kiev reports serious Russian attacks around Bakhmut: “Situation extremely tense”
Update from January 22nd, 8:47 p.m
.: According to the military leadership in Kiev, the Ukrainians are exposed to serious Russian attacks in the north of the country and around Bakhmut.
“The situation is extremely tense and characterized by intense fire from artillery, mine throwers and combat drones as well as storming actions by the enemy,” wrote the commander in chief of the Ukrainian army, Olexander Syrskyj, on his Telegram channel on Monday evening.
He coordinated further defense with the brigade commanders on site.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj during a press conference in the Estonian capital Tallinn.
(Archive photo) © IMAGO / ZUMA Wire
In northeastern Ukraine, the defenders have been on the defensive for months.
Russia has reported several small gains in terrain in recent weeks.
Crimean port city: drinking water supply in Sevastopol stopped
Update from January 22nd, 7:10 p.m.:
The drinking water supply in the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed in violation of international law, has been temporarily stopped.
“There has been a drastic influx of dirty water into the Chornaya River, the groundwater level has risen,” said the governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvoshayev, explaining the measure on Telegram on Monday.
Supply can only be resumed from Wednesday.
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The decision was triggered by heavy snowfalls and subsequent snowmelt in the past few days.
Sevastopol is used by the Russian armed forces as the main base for the Black Sea Fleet.
This is one of the reasons why the Ukrainian military has repeatedly carried out attacks on the port city in recent months.
Ukraine War – Russia reports defense of nine Ukrainian attacks
Update from January 22nd, 5:20 p.m
.: According to the Russian news portal
Tass
, Russian armed forces have repelled nine attacks from Ukraine in the past 24 hours.
The Russian military said the attacks took place in the Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
“Operational and tactical aircraft, drones, rocket forces and artillery destroyed two field ammunition depots of the 23rd mechanized brigade of Ukraine,” the ministry reported.
In addition, one Ukrainian aircraft, six cruise missiles and 76 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.
This information comes from the Russian Armed Forces and cannot be independently confirmed.
Ukraine fends off eight Russian drones
Update from January 22nd, 4:07 p.m
.: The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia allegedly used eight Shahed drones to attack Ukraine on the night of January 23rd.
The unmanned aircraft were traveling towards the cities of Mykolaiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, all drones were successfully shot down.
Originally there was only talk of five enemy drones.
Ukrainska Pravda reports that the attack caused no injuries or damage.
Ukrainian ground troops withdraw from village in Kharkiv
Update from January 22, 3:15 p.m
.: Volodymyr Fityo, the representative of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, announced that the Ukrainian forces had abandoned their position in the village of Krokhmalny in the Kharkiv region.
Nevertheless, Fityo emphasized that this decision does not have any negative consequences for the safety of the surrounding units.
The soldiers withdrew from the small village, which according to Fityo only consists of five houses, in order to take a better prepared position.
“Their positions have been moved to the previously prepared defensive positions, where they are now holding the line and preventing the enemy from advancing.
(...) I think this is a temporary phenomenon.
The front line changes daily,” Fityo explained.
Fake evacuation call surfaced in Ukraine
Update from January 22nd, 1:20 p.m
.: Fake evacuation news is said to have been circulated in Ukraine, reports
Ukrainska Pravda
.
According to the State Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine (DSNS), several citizens of the country received notifications on their cell phones suggesting an evacuation of residents “with suspicious connections.”
The DSNS described these messages as “the work of cyber fraudsters” and appealed to the public not to pay attention to the links contained in the messages.
Citizens of Ukraine were urged to trust only verified information disseminated either on the official website of the DSNS or through its social media channels.
Russia makes serious allegations against Ukraine after attack on market in Donetsk
Update from January 22nd, 12:45 p.m
.: The Kremlin is making serious accusations against Ukraine after an attack on a market in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region.
According to the Russian news agency Tass, 25 people are said to have lost their lives in this incident.
Gennady Gatilov, representative of the Russian Federation, described the attack as an “act of pure barbarism.”
Gatilov further commented, "We call on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk and his office not to let such atrocities go unnoticed and to respond publicly to this act of pure barbarism."
Russia loses hundreds of soldiers in 24 hours
Update from January 22nd, 9:50 a.m.:
Russia is said to have suffered heavy losses again in the Ukraine war.
The Ukrainian army said 376,869 Russian soldiers have died since the start of the war.
In addition, Ukrainian troops destroyed a large number of Russian military equipment.
The figures have not been confirmed by Russia and cannot be independently verified.
Soldiers
: 376,869 (+830)
Tanks
: 6192 (+11)
Armored vehicles
: 11,489 (+23)
Artillery systems
: 8896 (+21)
Multiple rocket launchers
: 968
Air defense systems
: 657 (+2)
Aircraft
: 331
Helicopters:
324
Drones
: 6961 (+25)
Cruise missiles
: 1819 (+1)
Warships
: 23
Submarines
: 1
Tanker trucks and other vehicles
: 11,891 (+29)
Special Equipment
: 1397 (+5)
Fierce fighting between Ukraine and Russia in Donetsk
Update from January 22nd, 11:40 a.m
.: The city of Kramatorsk was attacked by Russian troops, according to Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Donetsk region.
A 49-year-old citizen was killed.
The deceased's daughter was also injured in the attack.
Filashkin announced this on Facebook and added: “The Russians shelled the city at around 9:25 a.m., we are determining the type of weapon used.”
Filashkin is also said to have emphasized that even cities in the Donetsk region that are far from the front line are not safe.
He is therefore calling on residents to evacuate, as
Ukrainska Pravda
reports.
Heavy fighting in the Ukraine War
Update from January 22nd, 6:20 a.m.:
The fronts in the east and south of Ukraine were rocked on Sunday by a series of attacks by the Ukrainian and Russian air forces.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported in the evening that nine Russian military targets had been attacked.
At the same time, the General Staff also named a series of Russian attacks on Sunday without providing any location information.
There were further casualties in the 69 air strikes and through shelling with rockets and multiple rocket launchers.
Meanwhile, in the city of Donetsk, which is controlled by the Russian military, a market square was hit by Ukrainian artillery on Sunday, according to the occupiers.
At least 28 people were killed.
There have also been further victims of Ukrainian attacks in other parts of the Donetsk region; the total number of deaths is 28 and there are also 30 injured.
Ukrainian Intelligence – Russia received “significant amount” of ammunition from North Korea
Update from January 21st, 7:14 p.m.:
According to Ukrainian information, North Korea is currently one of the largest suppliers of weapons to the Russian army.
This was said by the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with the Financial Times.
Moscow is receiving a “significant amount” of ammunition from North Korea, Budanov said.
The deliveries would have given the Russian armed forces some breathing room.
“Without [North Korea’s] help, the situation would have been catastrophic.” It is already known that Russia is relying on North Korea’s “sparkler”.
Donetsk: Serious attack claims at least 25 lives
Update from January 21st, 2:30 p.m.:
After a serious attack on a market in a suburb of Donetsk, the number of dead has risen to at least 25.
The Tagesschau,
among others, reports on this
.
In the attack on Sunday morning, 20 people in Textilshchik were seriously injured, said the head of the Kremlin-appointed authorities, Denis Pushilin.
Two children are among the injured.
The Ukrainian military is said to be responsible for the shelling, which has not yet been independently confirmed.
The government in Kiev initially did not comment on the incident.
Ukraine War: Russia captures village in Kharkiv region
Update from January 21st, 1:45 p.m.:
Russia is said to have conquered another village in the Kharkiv region.
The announcement from the Russian Ministry of Defense has now also been confirmed by the Ukrainian military.
According to a report, the Ukrainian army has withdrawn from the town of Krochmalne, a Ukrainian spokesman said in a television interview.
Russia has gone on the offensive again in recent weeks and recently captured a village in the Donetsk region.
NTV,
among others, reports about this
.
Ukraine War: Russian forces are unable to progress on the Dnipro
First report
: According to British assessments, Russian forces are still making no progress in their attacks on a Ukrainian position on the Dnipro River.
The British Ministry of Defense in London announced on Saturday that they had failed in all attempts to drive out the Ukrainians there.
The Russians are most likely superior in terms of strength there.
Ukraine War: Russia can't seem to make any progress on the Dnipro
“It is very likely that the poor training and coordination of Russian forces in this area limits their offensive capabilities,” the British wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
It is an important goal of the Russians to force Ukraine to retreat on the south bank of the river.
The British assume that Russia will therefore continue its attacks around the town of Krynky in southern Ukraine in the coming weeks “despite increasing personnel losses”.
The Ukrainians hold a so-called bridgehead on the river.
The ministry in London said they had repelled the attacks so far, but had problems with supplies.
Moscow accuses London of disinformation.
(editing with agency material
)