Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 10 January 2025

  • Tusk: Finally a breakthrough. A decision was made on the first exhumations of Polish victims of the UPA in Ukraine
  • The USA introduced new large-scale sanctions against Russian oil
  • Fico stated that Putin had guaranteed him the continuation of gas supplies to Slovakia
  • The Armed Forces hit the Russian command post in Donetsk region
  • The President of the European Commission will not go to Trump's inauguration, but is looking for contacts with him
  • SBU drones and a Neptune missile hit a warehouse of Russian reconnaissance drones
  • Macron and Starmer discussed arms supplies and security guarantees for Ukraine
  • The Kremlin said that they would like a meeting between Trump and Putin, but there are no specifics at the moment
  • Prime Minister of Ukraine: Up to 950,000 people are booked for mobilization in Ukraine
  • Ukraine received the first 3 billion euros as part of the G7 loan for 50 billion dollars
  • The European aviation regulator advises airlines not to fly over Russia until the end of July 2025
  • The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine restored the operation of all the main services of the EDR after the cyber attack
  • Spain will hand over electric generators to Ukraine and offers a new course for the armed forces
  • Russians attacked the border of Chernihiv Region, a woman was injured
  • Spiegel: Scholz blocks the new package of German aid to Ukraine, because he does not see the critical need
  • Lebanon's parliament elected the army chief as the new president
  • In Kyiv, debris from a Russian UAV hit a high-rise building
  • Air defense of Ukraine shot down 33 drones in 11 regions at night

  • 9 January 2025

  • Armed Forces: Russians attacked the Pokrovsky and Kurakhiv directions more than 70 times
  • Ukrainian Armed Forces: During the day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized 1,830 Russian invaders
  • Trump announced preparations for a meeting with Putin
  • The Russians occupied a number of settlements in Donetsk and Kurshchyna regions
  • The US House of Representatives approved sanctions against the ICC over Netanyahu's arrest warrant
  • Lukashenko did not invite OSCE observers to the presidential elections in Belarus
  • The Russians attacked Berislav in the Kherson region from a drone, there are casualties
  • Armed Forces: In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 25 enemy attacks
  • Canada allocated more than $300 million for military aid to Ukraine
  • Austin believes that Putin is desperate, and the proof is the North Koreans
  • FT: Trump has admitted that he will not be able to quickly end the war in Ukraine
  • Ukraine and France agreed on steps to strengthen support for Ukraine
  • Zelensky arrived in Italy to meet with the Prime Minister and the President
  • Russians shelled Siversk with artillery, a man and a woman were killed
  • Kazakhstan offered $1 billion for the Russian Lukoil refinery in Bulgaria
  • Air defense shot down three "Iskander" cruise missiles flying to Kryvyi Rih
  • The EU has assured that it will take the leading role in helping Ukraine if the US is not ready
  • Polish presidential candidate: "Today I do not see Ukraine in either the EU or NATO"
  • Sandu hopes for coal from Ukraine to save Transnistrians from the energy crisis
  • The Pentagon revealed the contents of the aid to Ukraine: air defense missiles, equipment for the F-16
  • The USA announced a $500 million military aid package to Ukraine
  • Turkey insists on the creation of two states in Cyprus
  • Defense forces repelled a massive assault by Russian forces in Kurshchyna
  • The Russians bombed Kherson, 9 people were injured
  • The Russians are two kilometers from Kupyansk and are trying to reach the right bank of Oskol
  • Russians shelled the village of Nezlamne in the Kherson region, a woman died
  • Sweden ordered German Leopard 2 tanks for almost 2 billion euros
  • Air defense of Ukraine shot down 46 Russian drones at night, the other 24 did not reach their targets

  • 8 January 2025

  • Armed Forces: Russians lost 1,430 soldiers killed and wounded per day
  • Austin: Russia does not have all the advantages in Ukraine, as it seems
  • USA: North Korea is gaining combat experience in Ukraine for a future war against its neighbors
  • ISW: The Russian military is increasingly using drones controlled via fiber optic cable
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