Maritime drone Magura shoots down a Russian helicopter for the first time; The President and the government have made personnel changes. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
A Ukrainian naval drone shot down a Russian helicopter for the first time
For the first time in history, soldiers of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine hit an aerial target with a Magura V5 maritime strike drone equipped with missile weapons. So, in a battle in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut in the temporarily occupied Crimea, a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed as a result of the use of R-73 SeeDragon missiles.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has released Russian radio intercepts confirming that one of the Russian helicopters was hit by a naval drone.
The Cabinet of Ministers appointed new heads of the Tax Service and the State Financial Monitoring Service
The Cabinet of Ministers appointed new heads of the State Tax Service and State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine. The tax department is headed by Ruslan Kravchenko, who was the former head of the Kyiv regional administration, and the State Financial Monitoring Service is headed by Philip Pronin, who headed the Poltava regional administration.
The President appointed a new head of counterintelligence SBU
President Vladimir Zelensky appointed Andrey Tupikov as head of the Counterintelligence Department of the Security Service of Ukraine. In August 2015, for courage and heroism during the defense of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, he was awarded the Order of Daniil Galitsky. There is not much information in the public domain about Tupikov. The SBU Counterintelligence Department is responsible for countering intelligence, terrorist and other activities of intelligence services of foreign states, as well as organizations of individual groups and people.
Zelensky replaced the head of the Kyiv city military administration
President Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree dismissing Sergei Popko from the post of head of the Kyiv city military administration. By another order, Zelensky appointed Timur Tkachenko as the new head of the KGVA.
In August 2023, Tkachenko was appointed Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries. In September 2024, he assumed the position of Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development.
The Ukrainian military occupied a village in the Kursk region, which was held by Russian and North Korean troops.
Special Operations Forces soldiers occupy a village in Russia’s Kursk region. It turns out that along with the Russian military, the settlement is also held by North Korean troops. The Rangers of the 6th Special Operations Forces Regiment conducted successful offensive operations.
Russian troops launched a missile attack on the infrastructure of the community of Shostka
In the Sumy region, several infrastructure facilities were destroyed as a result of shelling. 12 multi-storey residential buildings, two educational institutions, and other social facilities were destroyed.
The enemy attacked Shostka with thirteen missiles. In the city, three boiler houses were damaged and 43 houses were without heating.
Defense forces hit another Russian oil depot
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the defeat of another Russian oil depot on the night of December 31. A loud “pop” occurred at the Yartsevsk oil depot in the Smolensk region, and a large fire broke out there . The strike was carried out by soldiers of the Special Operations Forces in cooperation with brothers from the Unmanned Systems Forces and other parts of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Zelensky signed a law on the right to parole prisoners
President Vladimir Zelensky signed a law that makes it possible to grant a reprieve from mobilization to civilians freed from Russian captivity. Thus, the law provides an exemption from mobilization for those deprived of personal liberty due to the armed aggression against Ukraine. They can be called for service only at their own request.
The US has imposed sanctions against organizations in Iran and Russia involved in election interference
The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against individuals from Iran and Russia. Companies involved in meddling in American elections. The sanctions list includes the Cognitive Design Production Center (CDPC), which is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. In Russia, the Moscow Center for Geopolitical Expertise, which is linked to Russian military intelligence, is under restrictions. Its founder is the ideologist of Eurasianism Alexander Dugin.
The Ministry of Finance has calculated the amount of taxes paid by Ukrainians for 2024
For 2024 and as of December 30, the general fund of the state budget received approximately UAH 2.2 trillion. taxes, fees and mandatory payments. In particular, more than 1 trillion was received from the State Tax Service. UAH At the same time, payments from the State Customs Service were received in the amount of almost 600 billion UAH.
The world’s population will increase by more than 71 million people by 2024
The world’s population in 2024 will increase by more than 71 million people. On New Year’s Day it will reach 8.09 billion people. Growth slowed slightly to 0.9% in 2024 compared to 2023, when the world’s population grew by 75 million people.
China has unveiled a prototype of a high-speed train, which is supposed to be the fastest in the world
The train can reach a speed of 450 kilometers per hour. Once in commercial service, it could become the world’s fastest high-speed train, surpassing China’s current CR400 model, which debuted in 2017 and runs at 350 kilometers per hour.
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