Ukraine
UN nuclear watchdog to increase presence in Ukraine
The IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said in a statement that he would travel to Ukraine next week to "establish a continuous presence of nuclear safety and security experts" at all of Ukraine's nuclear power facilities, Xinhua news agency reported.
Battle for salt mine town: Russia claims victory in Soledar
"The capture of Soledar was made possible by the constant bombardment of the enemy by assault and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of a grouping of Russian forces," Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday. However, Ukrainian officials said the fight for Soledar was still going on and accused Russia of "information noise".
Ukraine's peace summit likely on Feb 24
The summit, which is due to be held under the mediation of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, is expected to be held at the UN headquarters in New York, Bodnar was quoted by Ukrinform news agency as saying.
Russia's General Staff chief to now lead forces in Ukraine
The need to "raise the operation command level" was due to the "increased scale of the combat missions", the Defence Ministry statement said, reported RT. Incumbent General of the Army, Sergey Surovikin, who was appointed to the post three months back, has been made Gerasimov's deputy.
Poland to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
On a visit to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, Duda on Wednesday held talks with his Ukrainian and Lithuanian counterparts, Volodymyr Zelensky and Gitanas Nauseda, respectively, in the so-called Lublin Triangle format (a regional alliance of the three countries).
Ukraine's 2022 defence expenditure accounted for 32.5% of GDP
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, said Ukraine allocated about $42 billion last year for national security and defence, reports Xinhua news agency. He emphasised that financing the defence sector remains a priority for the government as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues.
2 British men missing in Donetsk: Ukraine police
According to the police, Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, were last seen on January 6 heading to the town of Soledar where intense fighting is ongoing, reports the BBC. Responding to the development, the British Foreign Office said it was "supporting the families of two British men who have gone missing in Ukraine".
More than 600 Ukrainian troops killed in Russia's retaliatory missile strike
The bombardment on Sunday was a "retaliation operation" carried out in response to "a criminal attack" by Ukraine on a temporary housing area accommodating Russian servicemen in the city of Makeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on New Year's night, the ministry said in a statement, RT reported.
US announces over $3.75 bn in new military assistance to Ukraine
In a statement issued on Friday, the Department said the new assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defense to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support modernization of the country's military.
Ukraine rejects Russia's 'trivial' ceasefire offer
On Thursday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his Defence Minister to impose the 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian frontline, beginning at 12 a.m. on Friday to coincide with the Russian Orthodox Christmas, the BBC reported. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas Day on January 7, according to the Julian calendar.
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