LIVE: Day 336 of Russian aggression against Ukraine

While Russia is increasing its military activity near Bakhmut and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, it is also preparing for a new “wave of aggression”, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his latest evening address. Meanwhile, the U.S. increased its production of artillery shells by 500 percent to further help Ukraine, sending it military aid.

22:51 CET

Slovakia ready to discuss transfer of its MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine

"We are now discussing it, we would like to transfer them to🇺🇦.They are at one of🇸🇰's bases& we are waiting for decision from🇸🇰govt"🇸🇰Defense Minister in Odesa-Ukraine center's briefing https://t.co/8gqPYNfdJ5 pic.twitter.com/YLEX2Pdhg8

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

22:25 CET

⚡️Kuleba: Ukraine’s next task includes receiving Western-made fighter jets.

Ukraine's new tasks ahead include getting Western-type fighter jets, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter on Jan. 25. 1/2

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

21:56 CET

First the Leopards, now the Abrams. Thank you @POTUS. Peace in Europe is getting closer.

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) January 25, 2023

21:37 CET

A day may come when the courage of Men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day.

This day we fight!

Leopards, Abrams, Challengers are coming to help ���� defeat the aggressor. Together until victory!

— Gitanas Nausėda (@GitanasNauseda) January 25, 2023

21:04 CET

Illustrative video of how President Zelenskyy has changed in a year. pic.twitter.com/lJq3f9gN6K

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

20:37 CET

"Let's help Iran get nuclear weapons!" pic.twitter.com/MIasrCqAyA

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 25, 2023

20:13 CET

European Court ruled Ukraine cases against Russia admissible

It established that Russia controlled Donbas since 2014
The court rejected Russia's objection unanimously https://t.co/ewe0glPqGh

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

19:47 CET

Solovyov really isn't happy about reports that Germany has agreed to give Ukraine tanks

"The denazification of Germany" reads the caption on the live stream of his radio show this morning pic.twitter.com/DH44DbuVgG

— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) January 25, 2023

19:18 CET

⚡️UNESCO places Odesa on ​​endangered World Heritage sites.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization puts Odesa under its symbolic protection as Russian strikes have regularly targeted the city since the start of the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

18:43 CET

Captured Russian soldier will face trial for torturing civilians in Irpin in March

A suspected &his commander beat the victim in body & head, simulating a murder, shot him near the head several times. They were also spotted looting by surveillance cameras https://t.co/wrDX9Y9H86 pic.twitter.com/cUZxT7NzUx

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

18:04 CET

Approved supplies of tanks to����
���� Challenger × 14
���� Leopard × 14
���� Leopard × 14

Previously promised,not confirmed:
���� Leopard × 4
���� Leopard × 20-50
���� Leopard × ?
���� Leopard × 8
���� Leopard × 18
���� Leopard × 14
���� Leopard × 6
���� Abrams × 30-40 (promised;unknown delivery time)

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

17:27 CET

Russian prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the case of a United Russia deputy Sergei Ivanov who received a presidential grant of 2.2 million rubles for "military-patriotic reconstruction of the Kursk Battle" last year.

The video shows Ivanov's reconstruction. pic.twitter.com/R11PXbOMHX

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

16:30 CET

⚡️German minister: Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine within 3 months.

“This is an important game change, possibly also for this war, at least in the current phase,” German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

16:00 CET

2022 showed that superiority in firepower is not a silver bullet.
Battles are won through will, courage, skill, and wit. And when they are dressed in an armored glove, victory can be achieved faster and with less blood.

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 25, 2023

15:30 CET

German main battle tanks, further broadening of defense support & training missions, green light for partners to supply similar weapons. Just heard about these important & timely decisions in a call with @OlafScholz. Sincerely grateful to the Chancellor and all our friends in ����.

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 25, 2023

14:30 CET

#Germany will not supply combat aircraft to #Ukraine and send its soldiers "neither now nor in the future," said Chancellor Olaf Scholz. pic.twitter.com/8U9KuctnSf

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

14:19 CET

The first Leopard 2 tanks may arrive in #Ukraine from #Germany in about three months, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.

The training of the Ukrainian military will begin soon, which will speed up the transfer of the vehicles. pic.twitter.com/HoeKHKskEI

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

14:05 CET

120 hours after #Ramstein 8,we have approval for Leopards!A Leopard coalition with partners worked!Indeed,Leopards look good on Ukraine!Thank you very much to @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz,my colleague Boris Pistorius, ���� people&everyone who supported us!
More to come!Glory to ����! pic.twitter.com/NPv89OtEet

— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) January 25, 2023

13:57 CET

Germany has not received requests from partner states, with the exception of Poland, to re-export Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

13:21 CET

Since 7 million Ukrainians fled abroad after February 24, many in Ukraine started wondering how many refugees will return to Ukraine after the war. Meanwhile, policies in many European countries are directed toward attracting people to remain abroad. https://t.co/MIy3rhThrd

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

12:55 CET

Ukrainian Foreign Minister hints they are already working to supply F-16s

"- Now F16
- Yes
- Taking to work, friend
I just received a question from a European colleague. And answered him," he wrote.
As was reported, Netherlands were ready to supply F-16s. https://t.co/svT23c0Abb pic.twitter.com/cwzmXhpjW2

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

12:50 CET

“After months of intense fighting, also in recent weeks, the Ukrainian army has now left (Soledar) and retreated to the outskirts of the city to prepared positions,” Serhiy Cherevaty, a spokesman for Ukraine's Eastern Military Command, told AFP.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

12:21 CET

#Portugal is preparing to send four #Leopard 2 tanks to #Ukraine, having removed them from the armament of its army.

This was reported by Correio da Manhã. pic.twitter.com/jiPaBOt8es

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

11:46 CET

Germany will supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, it announced on Wednesday, overcoming misgivings about sending heavy weaponry that Kyiv sees as crucial to defeat the Russian invasion but Moscow cast as a needless provocation.

11:31 CET

Another atrocity of the #Russian invaders was recorded in #Kharkiv region: On April 14, 2022, on the second day of the occupation of the settlement of Borova, Russian occupiers shot up two evacuation buses with civilians. pic.twitter.com/kqu8hUpCjP

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

11:08 CET

#Spain may transfer 53 #Leopard tanks to #Kyiv, the newspaper El Mundo reports. pic.twitter.com/5eknQyzMYS

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

10:33 CET

#Russian troops turned the settlement of #Soledar into ruins. pic.twitter.com/mUoqOkawAj

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

10:16 CET

Production of the 155-millimeter shells in US will rise sixfold, to 90,000 a month in two years

It is part of “the most aggressive modernization effort in nearly 40 years” for the U.S. defense industrial base, according to an Army report.https://t.co/0qrezgWpOn pic.twitter.com/zvxWAghVol

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

10:09 CET

#NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg said that the way to peace in #Ukraine is through the supply of weapons to #Kyiv by all countries of the alliance. pic.twitter.com/6SKkRYnRZG

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

09:45 CET

Today in Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Justice will begin the hearing on the lawsuit to dissolve the #Moscow Helsinki Group, the oldest human rights organization in #Russia.

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

09:16 CET

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 25, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/BkFoFu2N1t

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

08:58 CET

Kreminna, Sievierodonetsk Raion

Sharing a week in trenches with medevac doctors; desperate struggle to save human life

Severe contusions, shrapnel wounds, torn limbs. Screams of pain and rivers of blood, a lot of blood. Some were saved. Others didn’t make it.

��/text: Liberov pic.twitter.com/JbF6g3WMxl

— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 25, 2023

08:29 CET

Air-raid alert in all regions of #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/116pcM4BTB

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

08:17 CET

Today, President #Zelenskyy celebrates his 45. birthday. pic.twitter.com/Yc8qXmP10K

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

07:58 CET

President #Zelenskyy has signed a law toughening the criminal liability of the military for disobeying combat orders and desertion.

Additionally, the document toughens sanctions for military administrative offences. pic.twitter.com/Kl6fbKDbDT

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 25, 2023

07:26

⚡️New York Times: Pentagon to increase artillery production by 500% for Ukraine.

The United States Army's top acquisition official told the New York Times that U.S. production of 155-millimeter shells would increase to 90,000 a month within two years.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023

07:10

⚡️Zelensky: Russia preparing new wave of aggression.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in his evening address that Russia is preparing for a new wave of aggression and is increasing military activity near Bakhmut and Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 25, 2023