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Russia’s war against Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers fire with a machine gun during shooting training at outdoor firing range on Jan. 4, 2025 in Donetsk Oblast. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome. Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s counter-disinformation center, claimed on Jan. 5. Reports by Russian pro-war Telegram channels have echoed the statement, saying that a new Kyiv offensive is underway.
Syrskyi orders to reinforce French-trained brigade with drones after reports of mismanagement. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi’s statements came following a media investigation claimed that soldiers of the unit, now deployed near Pokrovsk, have suffered losses and went AWOL (absent without leave) in large numbers due to poor command and organization on Ukraine’s side.
3,800 North Korean troops killed or injured in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says. A total of 3,800 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman on Jan. 5.
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More than 50,000 foreign parts found in Russian drones, missiles launched at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says. Russian troops launched more than 630 attack drones, around 740 guided aerial bombs, and nearly 50 missiles of various types this week, targeting settlements across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Over 54,000 Russian targets were hit with Ukrainian drones in December, Syrskyi says. A total of 49% of the targets were struck by kamikaze drones, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
Zelensky offered to buy weapons from incoming Trump administration with frozen Russian assets. President Volodymyr Zelensky previously offered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for Ukraine to buy American weapons at the expense of $300 billion in frozen Russian assets, Zelensky revealed in an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman published on Jan. 5.
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Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches new offensive in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, mixed reports surface on outcome
Ukrainian troops attacked Russian forces in several directions in Kursk Oblast, Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s counter-disinformation center, claimed on Jan. 5.
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Human cost of war
Russian Storm Ossetia battalion chief of staff killed in Ukrainian drone attack, military intelligence claims. Ukrainian Kraken unit killed Sergei Melnikov, the chief of staff of Russia’s Storm Ossetia battalion, and his driver in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in late December, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) reported on Jan. 5.
Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 1, injure at least 36 over past day. Ukrainian forces downed 61 out of 103 drones, including the Shahed-type ones, launched by Russia overnight, the Air Force reported. Another 42 drones were “lost,” it added.
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International response
Scholz denies claims that he could meet with Putin in Russia. Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said earlier that “there are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before Feb. 23.”
Uzbek court sentences man for participating in war against Ukraine on Russian side. A court in Uzbekistan sentenced a 39-year-old man to four years and two months of restricted freedom for participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine, gazeta uz reported on Jan. 5.
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