Commodore Ivo Värk, Commander of the Estonian Navy, has said that neither Russia nor Ukraine dominates the Black Sea in the conventional sense of naval warfare.
Source: European Pravda; Estonian public broadcaster ERR
Details: Värk emphasised that neit…
The Russians launched an attack on Ukraine on the night of 5-6 January with two Kh-59 air-to-surface missiles and 128 Shahed-type attack UAVs, as well as various types of decoy drones. Ukrainian air defences have destroyed two missiles and 79 UAVs.
Sou…
Reuters has reported that Joe Biden’s administration plans to impose additional sanctions on Russia, targeting its oil revenues through actions against tankers carrying Russian oil.
Source: European Pravda, citing Reuters
Details: Reuters sources say t…
A Russian attack has damaged the railway overhead line in Kyiv Oblast. Train traffic on the section has already resumed, but some trains may still be delayed.
Source: Ukrainian state-run railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia
Quote: “The railway’s overhead li…
A total of 184 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the past day. Seventy-eight Russian attacks were repelled by the Armed Forces on the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove fronts and the Russians assaulted the Kursk bridgehead 47 times.
Source: Gen…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the first talks on ending the war will take place with US President-elect Donald Trump after his inauguration, and then with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin if the American leader offers “strong security guarant…
Russia has lost 1,550 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day alone, bringing its total number of personnel losses to 798,040.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces…
Russian troops have intensified their offensive to the east of Pokrovsk, attempting to encircle the city from the northeast.
Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Details: Analysts at the ISW noted that Russian forces had concentrated their effo…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that elections in Ukraine will be possible only after the war’s end or after legislation changes.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with American podcaster Lex Friedman
Quote: “That is, everyone in Ukraine underst…
Analysts from the DeepState project updated their map on the night of 5-6 January, reporting that Russian forces had advanced in a number of settlements in Donetsk Oblast.
Source: DeepState
Quote: “The enemy has advanced in Toretsk, Zelene, Petropavliv…