09/01/2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 01:22 Russia: Unknown object shot down over Pskov +++
According to a Russian governor, Russia’s air defenses shot down an unknown missile in the north-western Pskov region. Governor Mikhail Vedernikov posted a video on Telegram showing an explosion in the sky. According to Wedernikow, it is an “unidentifiable object”. There was no damage to the ground after the launch. In the same region, Russia says it foiled a drone attack over the military airfield on Wednesday, which damaged four Russian transport planes.
+++ 00:19 Moscow Mayor: build air defense +++
In view of increasing drone attacks on the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin is talking about expanding its own air defense. “This year we have done a lot to protect Moscow from drones and attempted terrorist attacks,” Sobyanin told representatives of municipal companies, according to the Interfax agency. In the past few weeks, new anti-aircraft systems have been installed, sometimes on a daily basis, claims Sobyanin, who wants to be re-elected in more than a week.
+++ 23:03 Türkiye calls for return to grain agreement +++
During his visit to Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan again insisted on reviving the agreement on exports of Ukrainian grain that expired in July. At a joint press conference with his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov, Fidan said his delegation underlined the “decisive role” of the treaty for “global food security and stability in the Black Sea”. This in turn reiterated Russia’s demand for changed conditions.
+++ 22:15 Ukraine uses new type of drone +++
According to media reports, a few days ago Ukraine attacked the military part of an airport in the Russian border region of Kursk with a new type of drone. A total of 16 missiles made of cardboard, which are said to be difficult to locate for anti-aircraft radars, were used last Sunday night, Ukrainian media reports, citing sources at the SBU secret service. Five Russian fighter jets and several air defense systems are said to have been damaged in Kursk. This could not initially be checked independently.
Here you can read more about it.
+++ 21:45 since the beginning of the war: Russia loses almost 3000 officers +++
Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 2,751 Russian officers have died in the war against Ukraine. This is the conclusion reached by the international research team KIU, which scours various channels in Russia for news of death.
Among them: retired police major Andrei Alekseev, born in Belarus, army corporal, served as corporal, was killed in Ukraine on 17 Aug ’23.
+++ 21:15 Selenskyj: Ukraine uses self-developed long-range missile +++
A new long-range weapon made in Ukraine has successfully reached a target 700 kilometers away, President Zelenskyy says in a video on his Telegram channel. At the meeting with high-ranking military and other officials, he did not disclose the place and time of the attack. The day before, Russia reported a massive wave of drone strikes on its western regions. According to the Ukrainian military, four military transport aircraft based in Pskov were destroyed in the attack. Pskov is 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. According to British assessments, the recent drone attacks on Russia reveal weaknesses in the country’s air defense systems. In August, Russia had to accept about 25 individual drone attacks, the Ministry of Defense wrote in London in the morning.
Read more about the events of the previous day here.