Denmark to delay transfer of F-16s to Ukraine; The Rada is preparing a decision on Bezugla. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
On the night of January 6, the Russian army launched two attacks using S-300 missiles in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. The strike killed at least 11 people, including five children. Eight other people were injured. These preliminary data were reported by the head of the Donetsk Department of Internal Affairs, Vadim Filashkin. Later, he also reported six deaths in the Rivne Mirnograd community of the Pokrovsky district of Donbass. Among the dead were three children. The village came under heavy shelling around 3 pm. A shell directly hit the house where the family was. In addition, 75 houses, a first aid station and an administrative building received varying degrees of damage.
The Verkhovna Rada registered a draft resolution on recalling People’s Deputy Maryana Bezugla from the post of Deputy Chairman of the Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence. This is confirmed by data on the parliament’s website. The initiators of the resolution were 11 people’s representatives, including the chairman of the committee, Alexander Zavitnevich from the Servant of the People.
Denmark will delay the delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine for about six months. This was reported by the Danish publication Berlingske with reference to the Danish Ministry of Defense. It is said that many conditions have not been met for Ukraine to use these combat aircraft. “The six aircraft are expected to leave for Ukraine near the New Year. However, under the current schedule, the donation is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Ministry of Defense,” the statement said. Later, the Ukrainian Air Force said there was no official message from Denmark and recommended “not to make threats.”
Polish farmers completed the blockade in front of the Medika-Shegini checkpoint, and truck traffic resumed. Before this, the Polish government signed an agreement with farmers to end the blockade of the border crossing with Ukraine at the Medica-Shegini checkpoint. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czeslaw Sekierski promised to satisfy all the needs of farmers. We are talking about subsidies for corn in the amount of one million zlotys, an increase in lending of 2.5 billion zlotys and maintaining the agricultural tax at the level of 2023.
The European Commission is preparing an alternative aid package for Ukraine if, during the summit on February 1, the EU countries did not approve a four-year support program for Ukraine worth 50 billion euros. This was announced on Friday, January 5, by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. However, according to him, the main priority is to achieve agreement from all 27 EU countries. “Before Christmas, on December 25, we transferred 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine, the last tranche of our program in the amount of 18 billion euros for 2023. So, Kiev has funds for the beginning of this year,” said of the head of the EC.
The defeat of the Russian command post in the Crimea near Sevastopol had a significant impact on the entire defense system of the peninsula. This was stated by the head of the joint press center of the Operational Command South, Natalya Gumenyuk. According to him, the blow affected the moral and psychological state of the occupying troops. “We observe this both from radio intercepts and from the general development of combat events. We see the replacement of units,” Gumenyuk added.
The World Health Organization (WHO) advises the return to wearing masks and social distancing to prevent infection with COVID-19. “Respiratory tract illnesses caused by COVID19, influenza and other pathogens have been increasing in many countries for several weeks and are expected to continue after the recent holidays,” it said.
The Myslovo Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Language and Slang named “mobilization” as the word of 2023. “Mobilization” replaced another candidate – “counter-offensive”. Other contenders for the title of the word 2023 are also related to war. It is indicated that the word “mobilization” has been at the center of public discussion throughout the year, but the highest interest in it was recorded in December, when the government introduced a bill on mobilization in parliament.
In the city of Podolsk near Moscow, a local state of emergency was introduced in the Klimovsk microdistrict during the liquidation of an accident in a boiler house, due to which local residents were left without heat in severe frost . It was noted that due to severe frosts and lack of heating for a long time, the system froze and during the start-up period, breakthroughs appeared on the main line and in the houses.
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