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🔹 Russian forces launched strikes on cities of Zaporizha and Dnipro in the night; 🔹 RuMOD says Russian Army Group "South" disrupted reinforcements of ZSU on Maryinka axis; 🔹 Russian forces opened fire on ZSU infiltration and sabotage group in Shebekino district; 🔹 Kyiv's Podolyak: ZSU needs 3000 UAVs; 🔹 ZSU UAV launched strikes on administrative building in town of Starodub in Russian Bryansk Oblast; 🔹 Zelensky says Ukraine to become "a hotspot of European values".
🔹 Zelensky and Xi Jinping had a phone call about events in Ukraine and bilateral relations; 🔹 Kyiv to send an envoy to China; 🔹 Kyiv FM assured that spring offensive will proceed; 🔹 Head of Wagner Group Evgeny Prigozhin warned that ZSU will start counteroffensive after May 2; 🔹 NATO commander in Europe: Kyiv shall get weapons from West to start counteroffensive; 🔹 Reports that EU countries did not agree on procurement of munitions for ZSU; 🔹 40 captured servicemen return to Russia; 🔹 Zelensky's aide says politics of US and NATO who forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, led to conflict in Ukraine; 🔹 Russian Zaporizha reports ZSU brings reserves to front line.
🔹 Reports that Pakistan plans to send munitions for Kyiv; 🔹 Zelensky recorded an address for participants of Golden Globe awards ceremony, pledging not to start world war 3; 🔹 Foreign Policy: Turkey secretly supplied Kyiv with cassette munitions in November 2022; 🔹 Swiss official Graf accused of "racism" after he complained on "demanding" refugees from Ukraine; 🔹 Canada to by NASAMS for Ukraine from US; 🔹 Kazakhstan assures Russia of no official involvement in provocation in Bucha; 🔹 Podolyak informed of "extensive talks" on ATACMS missiles for Kyiv.
🔹 RuMOD: On command of president Putin, Russian forces in Ukraine shall observe unilateral ceasefire of January 6 (Orthodox Christmas) for 36 hours; 🔹 Zelensky's aid Podolyak says Kyiv refuses Christmas ceasefire; 🔹 India FM: Kyiv was not invited to G20 summit in New Delhi; 🔹 Putin: West plays a destructive role in Ukraine, supporting Kyiv with weapons and equipment; 🔹 NATO Secretary General: Peace in Ukraine shall be achieved by supplying weapons to Kyiv; 🔹 WP: US will not give Kyiv Abrams battle tanks "due to technical reasons"; 🔹 Ukraine GDP fell by 30,4% in 2022.
🔹 Russian Air Defense activated Belgorod Oblast, civilians killed and wounded by debris; 🔹 Zelensky proposed to hold winter global summit on peace in Ukraine; 🔹 Israel ambassador to Kyiv: Coordination with Russia on our security is more important than Ukraine; 🔹 Podolyak: No new compromises and "Minsk agreements" that favor Russia; 🔹 Europa Press: Spain intercepts suspicious letter to Ukraine consulate; 🔹 Bild am Sonntag: Germany FM presses against ceasefire on Russian conditions; 🔹 Donetsk under heavy bombardment from ZSU.
🔹 Macron supports direct contacts with Putin on Ukraine; 🔹 RIA Novosti reports Polish mercenaries raped two Ukrainian women in Mikolaiv; 🔹 Lithuania MOD plans to give Kyiv 155mm munitions; 🔹 National Review: US spent 13-years supply of Stinger missiles and 5-years supply of Javelin missiles to support Kyiv; 🔹 Podolyak says Kyiv starts nationalization of Russian "Alfa Bank" in Ukraine; 🔹 World Bank reports 8 mln of Ukrainians to fall below poverty line by the end of 2022; 🔹 Kyiv forces shelled Alchevsk, targeting dormitories with refugees and workers who rebuild LPR after shellings.