16 January 2023 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• At night, the enemy covered the communities of the Nikopol district with heavy artillery
• In Belarus, new exercises of Russian and Belarusian aviation along the border with Ukraine
• Expanded training for Ukrainian military personnel from the USA has started in Germany
• The Russians hit Zaporozhye: 5 injured, there is destruction
• Ukrainian military came to the USA to study at Patriot
• The deficit in the energy system of Ukraine has increased significantly, in 9 regions - emergency shutdowns
• Russia shelled Kherson in the morning: a children's hospital and a high-rise building were hit, one person was killed
• The Minister of Defense of Germany resigned
• In Romania, an engine from a rocket was carried to the beach
• The occupiers are fighting in Avdiivka, near Bakhmut and Soledar active fighting
• The occupiers shelled Soledar 134 times, the assaults on Bakhmut do not stop
• Gas in Europe has fallen in price to autumn 2021 levels
• In Berlin, Moravetsky called on the German government to provide Ukraine with all types of weapons
• Almost a hundred drones and dozens of Starlinks were sent to Bakhmut
• Ukrainian units are defending in Soledar and on the approaches
• The IAEA is expanding its mission in Ukraine to prevent a nuclear accident
• Putin and Erdogan discussed the path to peace, exchange of prisoners and grain
• Slovakia handed Ukraine the last of the agreed Zuzana 2 howitzers
• After the EU embargo, Russia uses Chinese tankers to export oil to Asia
• The Russian army struck the civilian infrastructure of three regions
• Zelenskyy discussed strengthening Ukrainian air defense with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• Britain has provided Ukraine with an aid package: Challenger 2 tanks will allow the expulsion of Russian troops
• In Russia, foreigners are offered citizenship for joining the Russian army
• The Pentagon on the provision of long-range systems: We are aware of Ukraine's need
• Canada is not yet discussing the supply of Leopard 2 to Ukraine - Trudeau
• Military exercises are being reduced in Norway: the threat from the Russian Federation has decreased
• Russia announced that it had produced the first Poseidon nuclear torpedoes
• British Army Commander: Aid to Ukraine is justified, but it will weaken British forces
• Sumyshchyna: the Russians shelled two border communities during the day
• The head of the Austrian Foreign Ministry urged "not to bend the stick" in relations with Russia
• Explosions rang out in Belgorod, Russia. The local authorities reported that the air defense was working
• The defense forces repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the areas of more than 20 settlements
• The defenders eliminated about 870 occupiers during the day