LIVE: Day 341 of Russian aggression against Ukraine

The war continues. Russian missile strikes killed three people in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson while fighting raged in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia again shelled the key town of Vuhledar, Ukrainian officials said.

22:23 CET

Even #Macron did not rule out the possibility of supplying fighter jets to #Ukraine.#France believes that the main thing is that the weapons supplied to #Ukraine should not be used to strike #Russian territory. pic.twitter.com/WYBoCVIr1W

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 30, 2023

22:17 CET

⚡️ Russian media: Moscow moves additional troops to Kursk Oblast.

Russia has deployed more troops and equipment to its Kursk Oblast, which borders Ukraine, Kursk Oblast Governor Roman Starovoit said on Jan. 30, as reported by Russian state-controlled Interfax news agency.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 30, 2023

22:09 CET

⚡️ Zelensky: Denmark joins Ukraine grain initiative.

In his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Denmark supports the Black Sea export initiative and has joined the Grain from Ukraine program. Denmark will also help in the reconstruction of Mykolaiv.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 30, 2023

21:30 CET

On January 27, Major Danylo Murashko was killed in Donetsk region.
141 combat sorties, knight of the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi.
He directed the downed plane away from a residential area.
Nominated for the Hero of Ukraine title (posthumously).
Eternal glory!

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 30, 2023

21:08 CET

Ukrainian defenders burn down a Russian tank somewhere in eastern Ukraine

A precision strike of the Ukrainian artillery wiped out the Russian T-80 tank that was hiding behind another Russian tank destroyed earlier.
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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 30, 2023

21:00 CET

Ukrainian defenders burn down a Russian tank somewhere in eastern Ukraine

A precision strike of the Ukrainian artillery wiped out the Russian T-80 tank that was hiding behind another Russian tank destroyed earlier.
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— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) January 30, 2023

20:39 CET

⚡️ General Staff: Ukraine’s military hits 3 Russian control points.

Over the past day, Ukrainian forces hit three Russian control points, four concentrations of troops, and two ammunition depots, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in its Jan. 30 update.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 30, 2023

20:22 CET

Sentences of 8 and 10 years in prison were given to individuals who provided Russians with information about the current location of the Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Monday.

20:01 CET

Lavrov complains that United States bad-mouth Russia in front of other countries. pic.twitter.com/1NgWNrT0F9

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 30, 2023

19:55 CET

#Ukraine: A Ukrainian M109A4BE 155mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed by the Russian army in #Donetsk Oblast.
~20 of these howitzers were purchased from a private Belgian company by the UK for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/EP0fSiUfIz

— ���� Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) January 30, 2023

19:20 CET

Poland's deputy prime minister and agriculture minister has said that the whole European Union should be involved in helping Kyiv with grain exports to alleviate the burden taken in this respect by the countries neighbouring Ukraine.

19:00 CET

Russian authorities are continuing to set conditions for a second wave of mobilization. Head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov stated on January 28 that the committee is reviewing over 20 laws regarding mobilization deferrals. https://t.co/XDpL0ASf7F pic.twitter.com/CcPyYHiHEZ

— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 30, 2023

18:44 CET

russia continues its special terrorist operation against residential buildings, schools, hospitals, playgrounds.#russiaisaterroriststate pic.twitter.com/gMbG8D39fD

— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 30, 2023

17:54 CET

⚡️Media: 2 ministers to be dismissed from Ukrainian government.

Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing unnamed sources, that Minister of Youth and Sports Vadym Gutzeit and Minister of Strategic Industries Pavlo Riabikin will be fired in the nearest future.

— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) January 30, 2023

17:31 CET

Tanks donated by Britain to Ukraine will be on the front line before summer, defence minister Ben Wallace said on Monday, without giving an exact timetable.

Asked in parliament when the 14 Challenger tanks it has agreed to supply would be deployed onto the battlefield, Wallace said: "It'll be this side of the summer, or May - it'll be probably towards Easter time."

17:05 CET

Today russians have the gold medal in war crimes, deportation of children and rape of women. You can't put your @Olympics emblem on these crimes dear Thomas Bach. @iocmedia #RoadToParis2024 #StopTheWar pic.twitter.com/v9ohDb13xe

— Klitschko (@Klitschko) January 30, 2023

16:41 CET

11 months of war live were not enough for social media administrators to change their algorithms to ensure fair coverage of RF's war of aggression in Ukraine. @Meta, @YouTube, @Twitter, killings of Ukrainians is a too sensitive content for you? Or could it offend the ru-killers?

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) January 30, 2023

16:00 CET

Volodymyr Zelensky met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in #Mykolayiv

Together they visited the wounded Ukrainian military. pic.twitter.com/uayvmFErxx

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 30, 2023

15:37 CET

BREAKING:

Politico reports that the idea of transferring American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is gaining more and more support within the Defense Department.

If the U.S. does it, other allied states are likely to follow suit. pic.twitter.com/YH9uCm7sY5

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 30, 2023

14:22 CET

KREMINNA AXIS /1350 UTC 30 JAN/ A growing concentration of RU forces are centered at Kreminna. These RU are assessed to be preparing offensive ops, likely a thrust west on the O-0528 HWY axis. The goal would appear to be the capture of Dibrova, Zarichne and ultimately Lyman. pic.twitter.com/b2t0st16yX

— Chuck Pfarrer | Indications & Warnings | (@ChuckPfarrer) January 30, 2023

13:18 CET

The training will be akin to that which students in the totalitarian Soviet Union, of which Russia was the dominant state, had to undergo, UK intelligence said.https://t.co/ZUU4mzSxCa

— The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) January 30, 2023

12:12 CET

Definitely can help
Good explanation⬇️ https://t.co/VTi9O9ley9

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) January 30, 2023

11:51 CET

Newly elected Czech Republic President Petr Pavel together with his Slovak counterpart Zuzana Čaputová are to visit Ukraine and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.https://t.co/F7bxPeJOd3

— The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) January 30, 2023

11:40 CET

In liberated #Kherson, there is a new graffiti: "#Russia is here for never".
In this graffiti, the girl is erasing the imperial coat-of-arms of the Russian empire.#RussianUkrainianWar#UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/xwgoxoyh7J

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) January 30, 2023

11:35 CET

Donetsk direction. Combat medics of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade.#RussianUkrainianWar#UkraineWillWin
Photo: Oleh Petrasyuk/EPA pic.twitter.com/PudYhZYtWJ

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) January 30, 2023

11:14 CET

Part of disrupting the “land bridge” and isolating Crimea. This is a step towards the employment of long-range precision fires which will make Crimea untenable for Russian forces. https://t.co/N3Packpy0u

— Ben Hodges (@general_ben) January 30, 2023

09:52 CET

Excellent questions. Where are the answers ? https://t.co/WNsL7tm5wj

— Edward Lucas (@edwardlucas) January 30, 2023

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09:20 CET

Russia may launch a fresh offensive against Ukraine as early as next week.https://t.co/Fi7OnP8DzX

— The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) January 30, 2023

08:51 CET

Recent updates as of 30.01 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mGvwECGtsJ

— UkraineWorld (@ukraine_world) January 30, 2023

07:42 CET

Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 29 January 2023

Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/Uq5hma9yKs

🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/FD9fqU8Yiz

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) January 29, 2023

07:29 CET

Delays in the provision to #Ukraine of Western long-range fires systems, advanced air defense systems, and tanks have limited Ukraine’s ability seize opportunities for larger counter-offensive operations presented by #Russian military failures.https://t.co/7WRrRyBAOA pic.twitter.com/jI6o4cue8c

— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 30, 2023

07:21 CET

Former British prime minister @BorisJohnson revealed that he spoke to #Putin in February 2022 and "warned that the war would be a total disaster."

"At one point he kind of threatened me and said, 'Boris, I don't want to hurt you, but with a missile it would take a minute'". pic.twitter.com/SmrzBSIsbA

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) January 30, 2023