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[00:27:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia stepping up mobilization efforts in occupied territories. The Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 6 that, in particular, the Russian military is planning to mobilize 2,000 people in the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast.

[00:57:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia plans to mobilize half a million conscripts in January. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the conscripts will be sent to the east and south and will be part of Russian offensives in spring and summer, the Guardian reports

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[02:57:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UN: Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore telecommunications sector. The UN International Telecommunication Union report was commissioned in April to determine the extent of destruction to Ukraine's communication networks caused by Russia's war, Reuters reported

[04:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️London to host international meeting on war crimes. Justice ministers from around the world will meet in London in March in support of the International Criminal Court investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the U.K. Justice Ministry said in a statement.

[05:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Currently, it is known that up to 100 wounded (Russian) soldiers were brought to local hospitals,” the General Staff said, adding that the number of killed Russian troops is being clarified.

[05:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: Belarus entered 2022 gobbled in its ongoing political crisis and finished it as an accomplice in an unprovoked and brutal Russian aggression toward Ukraine. https://t.co/d1MeiYNBd4

[05:34:42] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukraine's Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk warns of Russians planning to attack churches in occupied territories during Christmas service. A Ukrainian OSINT group also reported getting tip-offs about such attacks, supposedly meant to frame Ukraine as an aggressor.

[05:34:42] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Security formula: The missile power of the “world's second army” is inversely proportional to the strictness of sanctions compliance multiplied by the strength of Ukrainian air defense. https://t.co/nYoQJYzvjq

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Politico: US to give Ukraine first Sea Sparrow anti-air missiles. Sea Sparrows can be launched from the sea or ground to intercept aircraft or cruise missiles. The U.S. and most allies use the ship-mounted version. Ukraine is expected to use the ground-launched version.

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 6, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/rcpk5JCJW9

[05:34:43] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had a phone talk with Chancellor @OlafScholz. I thanked for the powerful defense package, including several dozen Marder vehicles and the Patriot system. We discussed further cooperation to strengthen the Ukrainian army.

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine to receive Patriot battery from Germany in first quarter of 2023. The American-made air defense battery Patriot will be delivered to Ukraine from Germany's supplies in the first quarter of 2023, according to German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: The journalists identified the polygon using the pictures the Russian Defense Ministry published between 2019 and 2021 from the military competition for drone operators held there: https://t.co/cwPY9P1vYa

[05:34:43] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian carols, military style. https://t.co/zwXRPLZeIM

[05:34:43] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US imposes more sanctions on Iran over drones for Russia. "Iran is fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine with its provision of UAV technology. Today, the US sanctioned 7 people involved in Iran’s UAV and ballistic missile programs," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UN: Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore telecommunications sector. The UN International Telecommunication Union report was commissioned in April to determine the extent of destruction to Ukraine's communication networks caused by Russia's war, Reuters reported

[05:34:44] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Discussed details of the new US package of security assistance for and next #Ramstein meeting with Lloyd J. Austin III. Largest aid package gives us new capabilities to liberate our territory in the East and South. Thank you to @POTUS @SecDef and the people. will win. https://t.co/lGn59qIX55

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukraine ranks 15th among world's strongest armies in Global Firepower 2023 index. In the last year index, Ukraine's army was ranked 22nd. Meanwhile, Russia maintained second place in the ranking.

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia’s shelling of Kherson Oblast kills 6, including 12-year-old. In the city of Kherson, the Russian army hit a firefighters unit on Jan. 6, killing one firefighter and injuring four, according to Governor Yaroslav Yanushevysh. Photos shared by Yaroslav Yanushevych. https://t.co/2vyS6QnZCN

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with U.S. senators Jack Reed and Angus King in Kyiv on Jan. 6, with whom he “discussed the current situation on the front line and the risks of a possible escalation.”

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine hits temporary Russian base in Kherson Oblast, up to 100 soldiers injured.

[05:34:44] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Six. That is how many types of serious violations against children during armed conflicts are listed in UN Security Council Resolution 1261 (1999). russia has committed all of them. We must remember this and punish evil. #tribunal4russia 1/7

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prime Minister reveals top financial aid amounts in 2022. Ukraine received Hr 1.1 trillion ($31 billion) in non-military financial aid from international partners in 2022, PM Denys Shmyhal said. The U.S. is the top source of financial aid, having provided Hr 410 billion.

[05:34:44] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky meets US senators in Kyiv, calls Russian ‘truce’ a manipulation.

[05:34:44] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Congratulated PM @kishida230 on the beginning of Japan's presidency of the #G7. Thanked for powerful generators and transformers that will help hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians stay warm and with light. Invited to take part in the implementation of the #PeaceFormula.

[05:34:44] Twitter DefenceU: "There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked." Montesquieu Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 6: https://t.co/nQcbYpRFPC

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Read more: https://t.co/bWbuxylADT

[05:34:45] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian Navy Dog. https://t.co/5AsX7NGcmT

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Under the constant shelling of the energy system, the generators guarantee the reliable work of medical institutions, critical infrastructure facilities and the Points of Invincibility,” the Ukrainian embassy to the U.K. wrote.

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia reportedly hiring mercenaries in the Balkans. The Balkans are the main source of mercenary fighters for Russia, according to the National Resistance Center, an organization operated by Ukraine's Special Forces.

[05:34:45] Twitter DefenceU: Bakhmut. Training before the fight. Yan Dobronosov https://t.co/QZfV98Cy3l

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Death toll rises in Russia’s Dec. 29 missile attack on Ukraine. The third victim, a 40-year-old woman wounded in the attack, has died in hospital in Kyiv. The death was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Jan. 6.

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia stepping up mobilization efforts in occupied territories. The Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 6 that, in particular, the Russian military is planning to mobilize 2,000 people in the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast.

[05:34:45] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з канцлером @OlafScholz. Подякував за потужний оборонний пакет, зокрема за кількадесят Marder та батарею Patriot. Обговорили подальшу співпрацю задля посилення української армії.

[05:34:45] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Вітаю рекордний пакет оборонної допомоги. Дякую @POTUS за принципово нове озброєння, зокрема БМП Bradley та зенітні ракети. Це справді посилить армію на полі бою. Чудовий різдвяний подарунок для всіх українців! Разом з народом наближаємо спільн

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia plans to mobilize half a million conscripts in January. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the conscripts will be sent to the east and south and will be part of Russian offensives in spring and summer, the Guardian reports

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine will be provided with 50 Bradleys equipped with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition. The package also includes 100 M113 APCs, 55 mine-resistant vehicles, 138 HMMWV vehicles, 18 M109 self-propelled and 36 105mm towed howitzers.

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: “On a holy day, you can't clean and take out the garbage from the house, but we fight the devils and take out the garbage from our house for more than 300 days in a row,” the Ukrainian president said.

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM: Ukrainians should be prepared for more emergency power shutoffs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 6 that Russia is preparing new missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, and losses of power are expected.

[05:34:45] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Media locate alleged training ground of Russian drone operators near Moscow. According to RFE/RL, Russian operators of Iranian-made kamikaze drones that attack Ukraine train at the polygon in Kolomna near Moscow.

[05:34:46] Twitter DefenceU: Americans, you can’t even imagine how much we love you! ❤️

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Estonian intelligence: Russia never stopped mobilization drive. Estonia's Intelligence Chief Margo Grosberg believes Russia is about to announce a new mobilization drive. However, he said that since the 1st wave in the fall, mobilization in Russia has never actually stopped.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK sends 280 power generators to Mykolaiv.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: US to start Ukrainian training on Patriots later this month. According to Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, the training will take “several months," CNN reported.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 155mm artillery, armored personnel carriers confirmed in $3 billion new US military aid package for Ukraine.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️London to host international meeting on war crimes. Justice ministers from around the world will meet in London in March in support of the International Criminal Court investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the U.K. Justice Ministry said in a statement.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian marching orders found in belongings of top Kherson collaborator Saldo. The State Investigations Bureau said it had found Russian orders to commit crimes against Ukraine in the belongings of Volodymyr Saldo, Russia's top collaborator in charge of Kherson Oblast.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians with Orthodox Christmas, says Ukraine ‘is united in its belief in united victory.’

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Kuleba, Borrell discuss upcoming Ukraine-EU summit. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed preparations for the summit with EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on Jan. 6. President Zelensky earlier said the summit would take place in Kyiv on Feb. 3.

[05:34:46] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Germany to give 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. According to Nils Schmid, a foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democratic Party, the vehicles could be delivered in the first quarter of 2023. "We are far from tired of supporting Ukraine," he said.

[05:34:47] Twitter DefenceU: The 317th day of the full-scale war. Ukrainian helicopters (“destroyed” by russians so many times) are on the combat course. They are supported by their brothers in arms on land. https://t.co/dAD0l3Ncqg

[05:34:47] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the center, a key figure in the recruitment process is veteran Serbian mercenary sniper, Deyan Berich, who fought for Russia against Ukraine in 2014. Another important Serb mercenary was identified as Zika Radoic, who is currently fighting for Russia.

[05:34:47] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I welcome the all-time defense aid package. Thank you @POTUS for the completely new weaponry, incl Bradley vehicles, anti-aircraft missiles. It'll strengthen Army on a battlefield. Awesome Christmas present for ! Together with people we're approaching a common victory!

[05:42:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Finland ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Finland is ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks if Europe gives it the green light, Antti Hakkianen, chairman of the defense committee in Finland, said, Finnish MTV Uutiset news reports.

[05:57:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian attacks near 14 settlements in Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts. Over the past day, Russia launched one missile strike and 20 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces also said.

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[06:04:24] Twitter DefenceU: The 317th day of the full-scale war. Ukrainian helicopters (“destroyed” by russians so many times) are on the combat course. They are supported by their brothers in arms on land. https://t.co/dAD0l3Ncqg

[06:04:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine to receive Patriot battery from Germany in first quarter of 2023. The American-made air defense battery Patriot will be delivered to Ukraine from Germany's supplies in the first quarter of 2023, according to German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.

[06:04:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with U.S. senators Jack Reed and Angus King in Kyiv on Jan. 6, with whom he “discussed the current situation on the front line and the risks of a possible escalation.”

[06:04:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Politico: US to give Ukraine first Sea Sparrow anti-air missiles. Sea Sparrows can be launched from the sea or ground to intercept aircraft or cruise missiles. The U.S. and most allies use the ship-mounted version. Ukraine is expected to use the ground-launched version.

[06:04:28] Twitter KyivIndependent: Belarus entered 2022 gobbled in its ongoing political crisis and finished it as an accomplice in an unprovoked and brutal Russian aggression toward Ukraine. https://t.co/d1MeiYNBd4

[06:04:28] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I welcome the all-time defense aid package. Thank you @POTUS for the completely new weaponry, incl Bradley vehicles, anti-aircraft missiles. It'll strengthen Army on a battlefield. Awesome Christmas present for ! Together with people we're approaching a common victory!

[06:04:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UN: Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore telecommunications sector. The UN International Telecommunication Union report was commissioned in April to determine the extent of destruction to Ukraine's communication networks caused by Russia's war, Reuters reported

[06:04:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: The journalists identified the polygon using the pictures the Russian Defense Ministry published between 2019 and 2021 from the military competition for drone operators held there: https://t.co/cwPY9P1vYa

[06:04:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian attacks near 14 settlements in Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts. Over the past day, Russia launched one missile strike and 20 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces also said.

[06:04:29] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Security formula: The missile power of the “world's second army” is inversely proportional to the strictness of sanctions compliance multiplied by the strength of Ukrainian air defense. https://t.co/nYoQJYzvjq

[06:04:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky meets US senators in Kyiv, calls Russian ‘truce’ a manipulation.

[06:04:29] Twitter DefenceU: Americans, you can’t even imagine how much we love you! ❤️

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia reportedly hiring mercenaries in the Balkans. The Balkans are the main source of mercenary fighters for Russia, according to the National Resistance Center, an organization operated by Ukraine's Special Forces.

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Germany to give 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. According to Nils Schmid, a foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democratic Party, the vehicles could be delivered in the first quarter of 2023. "We are far from tired of supporting Ukraine," he said.

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Currently, it is known that up to 100 wounded (Russian) soldiers were brought to local hospitals,” the General Staff said, adding that the number of killed Russian troops is being clarified.

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prime Minister reveals top financial aid amounts in 2022. Ukraine received Hr 1.1 trillion ($31 billion) in non-military financial aid from international partners in 2022, PM Denys Shmyhal said. The U.S. is the top source of financial aid, having provided Hr 410 billion.

[06:04:30] Twitter DefenceU: Bakhmut. Training before the fight. Yan Dobronosov https://t.co/QZfV98Cy3l

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: Read more: https://t.co/bWbuxylADT

[06:04:30] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Discussed details of the new US package of security assistance for and next #Ramstein meeting with Lloyd J. Austin III. Largest aid package gives us new capabilities to liberate our territory in the East and South. Thank you to @POTUS @SecDef and the people. will win. https://t.co/lGn59qIX55

[06:04:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians with Orthodox Christmas, says Ukraine ‘is united in its belief in united victory.’

[06:04:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Media locate alleged training ground of Russian drone operators near Moscow. According to RFE/RL, Russian operators of Iranian-made kamikaze drones that attack Ukraine train at the polygon in Kolomna near Moscow.

[06:04:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the center, a key figure in the recruitment process is veteran Serbian mercenary sniper, Deyan Berich, who fought for Russia against Ukraine in 2014. Another important Serb mercenary was identified as Zika Radoic, who is currently fighting for Russia.

[06:04:31] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had a phone talk with Chancellor @OlafScholz. I thanked for the powerful defense package, including several dozen Marder vehicles and the Patriot system. We discussed further cooperation to strengthen the Ukrainian army.

[06:04:31] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з канцлером @OlafScholz. Подякував за потужний оборонний пакет, зокрема за кількадесят Marder та батарею Patriot. Обговорили подальшу співпрацю задля посилення української армії.

[06:04:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK sends 280 power generators to Mykolaiv.

[06:04:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian marching orders found in belongings of top Kherson collaborator Saldo. The State Investigations Bureau said it had found Russian orders to commit crimes against Ukraine in the belongings of Volodymyr Saldo, Russia's top collaborator in charge of Kherson Oblast.

[06:04:32] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian carols, military style. https://t.co/zwXRPLZeIM

[06:04:33] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Congratulated PM @kishida230 on the beginning of Japan's presidency of the #G7. Thanked for powerful generators and transformers that will help hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians stay warm and with light. Invited to take part in the implementation of the #PeaceFormula.

[06:04:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Finland ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Finland is ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks if Europe gives it the green light, Antti Hakkianen, chairman of the defense committee in Finland, said, Finnish MTV Uutiset news reports.

[06:04:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Kuleba, Borrell discuss upcoming Ukraine-EU summit. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed preparations for the summit with EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on Jan. 6. President Zelensky earlier said the summit would take place in Kyiv on Feb. 3.

[06:04:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 155mm artillery, armored personnel carriers confirmed in $3 billion new US military aid package for Ukraine.

[06:04:33] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Six. That is how many types of serious violations against children during armed conflicts are listed in UN Security Council Resolution 1261 (1999). russia has committed all of them. We must remember this and punish evil. #tribunal4russia 1/7

[06:04:33] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Estonian intelligence: Russia never stopped mobilization drive. Estonia's Intelligence Chief Margo Grosberg believes Russia is about to announce a new mobilization drive. However, he said that since the 1st wave in the fall, mobilization in Russia has never actually stopped.

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️London to host international meeting on war crimes. Justice ministers from around the world will meet in London in March in support of the International Criminal Court investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the U.K. Justice Ministry said in a statement.

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine will be provided with 50 Bradleys equipped with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition. The package also includes 100 M113 APCs, 55 mine-resistant vehicles, 138 HMMWV vehicles, 18 M109 self-propelled and 36 105mm towed howitzers.

[06:04:34] Twitter DefenceU: "There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked." Montesquieu Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 6: https://t.co/nQcbYpRFPC

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia stepping up mobilization efforts in occupied territories. The Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 6 that, in particular, the Russian military is planning to mobilize 2,000 people in the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast.

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia’s shelling of Kherson Oblast kills 6, including 12-year-old. In the city of Kherson, the Russian army hit a firefighters unit on Jan. 6, killing one firefighter and injuring four, according to Governor Yaroslav Yanushevysh. Photos shared by Yaroslav Yanushevych. https://t.co/2vyS6QnZCN

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine hits temporary Russian base in Kherson Oblast, up to 100 soldiers injured.

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia plans to mobilize half a million conscripts in January. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the conscripts will be sent to the east and south and will be part of Russian offensives in spring and summer, the Guardian reports

[06:04:34] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM: Ukrainians should be prepared for more emergency power shutoffs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 6 that Russia is preparing new missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, and losses of power are expected.

[06:04:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US imposes more sanctions on Iran over drones for Russia. "Iran is fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine with its provision of UAV technology. Today, the US sanctioned 7 people involved in Iran’s UAV and ballistic missile programs," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

[06:04:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukraine's Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk warns of Russians planning to attack churches in occupied territories during Christmas service. A Ukrainian OSINT group also reported getting tip-offs about such attacks, supposedly meant to frame Ukraine as an aggressor.

[06:04:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Under the constant shelling of the energy system, the generators guarantee the reliable work of medical institutions, critical infrastructure facilities and the Points of Invincibility,” the Ukrainian embassy to the U.K. wrote.

[06:04:35] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Death toll rises in Russia’s Dec. 29 missile attack on Ukraine. The third victim, a 40-year-old woman wounded in the attack, has died in hospital in Kyiv. The death was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Jan. 6.

[06:04:36] Twitter KyivIndependent: “On a holy day, you can't clean and take out the garbage from the house, but we fight the devils and take out the garbage from our house for more than 300 days in a row,” the Ukrainian president said.

[06:04:36] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian Navy Dog. https://t.co/5AsX7NGcmT

[06:04:37] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: US to start Ukrainian training on Patriots later this month. According to Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, the training will take “several months," CNN reported.

[06:04:37] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Вітаю рекордний пакет оборонної допомоги. Дякую @POTUS за принципово нове озброєння, зокрема БМП Bradley та зенітні ракети. Це справді посилить армію на полі бою. Чудовий різдвяний подарунок для всіх українців! Разом з народом наближаємо спільн

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[06:08:20] Twitter DefenceU: The 317th day of the full-scale war. Ukrainian helicopters (“destroyed” by russians so many times) are on the combat course. They are supported by their brothers in arms on land. https://t.co/dAD0l3Ncqg

[06:08:21] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Six. That is how many types of serious violations against children during armed conflicts are listed in UN Security Council Resolution 1261 (1999). russia has committed all of them. We must remember this and punish evil. #tribunal4russia 1/7

[06:08:22] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Estonian intelligence: Russia never stopped mobilization drive. Estonia's Intelligence Chief Margo Grosberg believes Russia is about to announce a new mobilization drive. However, he said that since the 1st wave in the fall, mobilization in Russia has never actually stopped.

[06:08:22] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Вітаю рекордний пакет оборонної допомоги. Дякую @POTUS за принципово нове озброєння, зокрема БМП Bradley та зенітні ракети. Це справді посилить армію на полі бою. Чудовий різдвяний подарунок для всіх українців! Разом з народом наближаємо спільн

[06:08:22] Twitter KyivIndependent: Belarus entered 2022 gobbled in its ongoing political crisis and finished it as an accomplice in an unprovoked and brutal Russian aggression toward Ukraine. https://t.co/d1MeiYNBd4

[06:08:22] Twitter DefenceU: "There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked." Montesquieu Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 6: https://t.co/nQcbYpRFPC

[06:08:24] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian marching orders found in belongings of top Kherson collaborator Saldo. The State Investigations Bureau said it had found Russian orders to commit crimes against Ukraine in the belongings of Volodymyr Saldo, Russia's top collaborator in charge of Kherson Oblast.

[06:08:24] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Germany to give 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. According to Nils Schmid, a foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democratic Party, the vehicles could be delivered in the first quarter of 2023. "We are far from tired of supporting Ukraine," he said.

[06:08:24] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ukraine will be provided with 50 Bradleys equipped with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition. The package also includes 100 M113 APCs, 55 mine-resistant vehicles, 138 HMMWV vehicles, 18 M109 self-propelled and 36 105mm towed howitzers.

[06:08:24] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia stepping up mobilization efforts in occupied territories. The Ukrainian military's National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 6 that, in particular, the Russian military is planning to mobilize 2,000 people in the Russian-occupied city of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast.

[06:08:24] Twitter DefenceU: Americans, you can’t even imagine how much we love you! ❤️

[06:08:25] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian attacks near 14 settlements in Luhansk, Donetsk oblasts. Over the past day, Russia launched one missile strike and 20 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces also said.

[06:08:25] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Discussed details of the new US package of security assistance for and next #Ramstein meeting with Lloyd J. Austin III. Largest aid package gives us new capabilities to liberate our territory in the East and South. Thank you to @POTUS @SecDef and the people. will win. https://t.co/lGn59qIX55

[06:08:25] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Death toll rises in Russia’s Dec. 29 missile attack on Ukraine. The third victim, a 40-year-old woman wounded in the attack, has died in hospital in Kyiv. The death was reported by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Jan. 6.

[06:08:25] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Kuleba, Borrell discuss upcoming Ukraine-EU summit. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba discussed preparations for the summit with EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on Jan. 6. President Zelensky earlier said the summit would take place in Kyiv on Feb. 3.

[06:08:26] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia plans to mobilize half a million conscripts in January. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine’s deputy military intelligence chief, said the conscripts will be sent to the east and south and will be part of Russian offensives in spring and summer, the Guardian reports

[06:08:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️CNN: US to start Ukrainian training on Patriots later this month. According to Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, the training will take “several months," CNN reported.

[06:08:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine to receive Patriot battery from Germany in first quarter of 2023. The American-made air defense battery Patriot will be delivered to Ukraine from Germany's supplies in the first quarter of 2023, according to German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.

[06:08:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the center, a key figure in the recruitment process is veteran Serbian mercenary sniper, Deyan Berich, who fought for Russia against Ukraine in 2014. Another important Serb mercenary was identified as Zika Radoic, who is currently fighting for Russia.

[06:08:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: The journalists identified the polygon using the pictures the Russian Defense Ministry published between 2019 and 2021 from the military competition for drone operators held there: https://t.co/cwPY9P1vYa

[06:08:27] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US imposes more sanctions on Iran over drones for Russia. "Iran is fueling Russia’s war in Ukraine with its provision of UAV technology. Today, the US sanctioned 7 people involved in Iran’s UAV and ballistic missile programs," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

[06:08:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia reportedly hiring mercenaries in the Balkans. The Balkans are the main source of mercenary fighters for Russia, according to the National Resistance Center, an organization operated by Ukraine's Special Forces.

[06:08:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Politico: US to give Ukraine first Sea Sparrow anti-air missiles. Sea Sparrows can be launched from the sea or ground to intercept aircraft or cruise missiles. The U.S. and most allies use the ship-mounted version. Ukraine is expected to use the ground-launched version.

[06:08:29] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Congratulated PM @kishida230 on the beginning of Japan's presidency of the #G7. Thanked for powerful generators and transformers that will help hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians stay warm and with light. Invited to take part in the implementation of the #PeaceFormula.

[06:08:29] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine hits temporary Russian base in Kherson Oblast, up to 100 soldiers injured.

[06:08:29] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I welcome the all-time defense aid package. Thank you @POTUS for the completely new weaponry, incl Bradley vehicles, anti-aircraft missiles. It'll strengthen Army on a battlefield. Awesome Christmas present for ! Together with people we're approaching a common victory!

[06:08:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UN: Ukraine will need at least $1.79 billion to restore telecommunications sector. The UN International Telecommunication Union report was commissioned in April to determine the extent of destruction to Ukraine's communication networks caused by Russia's war, Reuters reported

[06:08:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky meets US senators in Kyiv, calls Russian ‘truce’ a manipulation.

[06:08:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: Read more: https://t.co/bWbuxylADT

[06:08:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with U.S. senators Jack Reed and Angus King in Kyiv on Jan. 6, with whom he “discussed the current situation on the front line and the risks of a possible escalation.”

[06:08:30] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: Security formula: The missile power of the “world's second army” is inversely proportional to the strictness of sanctions compliance multiplied by the strength of Ukrainian air defense. https://t.co/nYoQJYzvjq

[06:08:30] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 155mm artillery, armored personnel carriers confirmed in $3 billion new US military aid package for Ukraine.

[06:08:30] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian Navy Dog. https://t.co/5AsX7NGcmT

[06:08:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: “On a holy day, you can't clean and take out the garbage from the house, but we fight the devils and take out the garbage from our house for more than 300 days in a row,” the Ukrainian president said.

[06:08:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukraine's Deputy PM Iryna Vereshchuk warns of Russians planning to attack churches in occupied territories during Christmas service. A Ukrainian OSINT group also reported getting tip-offs about such attacks, supposedly meant to frame Ukraine as an aggressor.

[06:08:31] Twitter DefenceU: Ukrainian carols, military style. https://t.co/zwXRPLZeIM

[06:08:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK sends 280 power generators to Mykolaiv.

[06:08:31] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Currently, it is known that up to 100 wounded (Russian) soldiers were brought to local hospitals,” the General Staff said, adding that the number of killed Russian troops is being clarified.

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Finland ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks. Finland is ready to provide Ukraine with Leopard 2 battle tanks if Europe gives it the green light, Antti Hakkianen, chairman of the defense committee in Finland, said, Finnish MTV Uutiset news reports.

[06:08:32] Twitter DefenceU: Bakhmut. Training before the fight. Yan Dobronosov https://t.co/QZfV98Cy3l

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM: Ukrainians should be prepared for more emergency power shutoffs. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 6 that Russia is preparing new missile attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, and losses of power are expected.

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia’s shelling of Kherson Oblast kills 6, including 12-year-old. In the city of Kherson, the Russian army hit a firefighters unit on Jan. 6, killing one firefighter and injuring four, according to Governor Yaroslav Yanushevysh. Photos shared by Yaroslav Yanushevych. https://t.co/2vyS6QnZCN

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky congratulates Ukrainians with Orthodox Christmas, says Ukraine ‘is united in its belief in united victory.’

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️London to host international meeting on war crimes. Justice ministers from around the world will meet in London in March in support of the International Criminal Court investigations of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the U.K. Justice Ministry said in a statement.

[06:08:32] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: I had a phone talk with Chancellor @OlafScholz. I thanked for the powerful defense package, including several dozen Marder vehicles and the Patriot system. We discussed further cooperation to strengthen the Ukrainian army.

[06:08:32] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prime Minister reveals top financial aid amounts in 2022. Ukraine received Hr 1.1 trillion ($31 billion) in non-military financial aid from international partners in 2022, PM Denys Shmyhal said. The U.S. is the top source of financial aid, having provided Hr 410 billion.

[06:08:33] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Провів телефонну розмову з канцлером @OlafScholz. Подякував за потужний оборонний пакет, зокрема за кількадесят Marder та батарею Patriot. Обговорили подальшу співпрацю задля посилення української армії.

[06:08:36] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Media locate alleged training ground of Russian drone operators near Moscow. According to RFE/RL, Russian operators of Iranian-made kamikaze drones that attack Ukraine train at the polygon in Kolomna near Moscow.

[06:08:36] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Under the constant shelling of the energy system, the generators guarantee the reliable work of medical institutions, critical infrastructure facilities and the Points of Invincibility,” the Ukrainian embassy to the U.K. wrote.

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[06:27:54] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Congratulations to @GOPLeader on his election as the Speaker of House of Representatives. U.S. support in all fields has been vital for ’s success on the battlefield. We’re counting on your continued support and further U.S. assistance to bring our common victory closer.

[06:27:56] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Вітаємо @GOPLeader з обранням спікером Палати представників. Підтримка США в усіх сферах була життєво важливою для успіху на полі бою. Ми розраховуємо на вашу постійну підтримку та подальшу допомогу США, що наблизить нашу спільну перемогу.

[06:28:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Russia forces Russian passports on 3,000 Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant workers. The General Staff also said that Russian forces are threatening businessmen with fines and seizure of property in the area.

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[08:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Fighting continued at ‘routine level’ despite Russia’s supposed ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas. One of the fiercest fightings rages west of the occupied Kreminna in the eastern Luhansk Oblast, the U.K. Defense Ministry said.

[08:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Both sides are "high likely struggling to adjust artillery fire" around Kreminna since the fighting has continued on the "heavily forested terrain."

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[08:42:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/D5IKOkb0fk

[09:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia ramps up attacks against civilians over Orthodox Christmas, kills at least 3. Russian troops continued to “terrorize” civilians across Ukraine despite the Kremlin’s supposed 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, killing at least three people and injuring 14.

[09:42:57] Twitter DefenceU: Moscow Orthodoxy art by Denis Zilber https://t.co/4DvxzshZWu

[10:42:54] Twitter DefenceU: Yevhen and Liza, service members of the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade. Even in the greatest war of the 21st century, there is a place and a time for love. Ukraine is ❤️ https://t.co/flIZQhK9kY

[11:12:54] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: 1st. Killing and maiming of children. Since February 24, 2022 had killed 453 children and injured 877. However, real numbers are much higher. russia has been committing war crimes and has no plans to stop. #tribunal4russia 2/7 https://t.co/5e6CWFCfVA

[11:27:53] Twitter DefenceU: "We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm" @Eminem Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 7: https://t.co/drIuLbqSoj

[12:12:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️National Bank: Foreign reserves grew by 1.9% in December, still lower than pre-war level. According to the National Bank, Ukraine's foreign reserves reached $28.5 billion as of Jan. 1. The number is still lower than the pre-full-scale war number of nearly $31 billion.

[12:57:54] Twitter DefenceU: A 66-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were killed and 13 other local residents were injured as a result of the russia’s «Christmas shelling» in Bakhmut. #russiaisaterroriststate

[13:27:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️La Repubblica: U.S. asks Italy to send air defense systems to Ukraine. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on Jan. 6 with Francesco Talo, an advisor to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, asking Rome to supply Ukraine with air defense systems as soon as possible.

[13:57:53] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa Ukrainians are surprising. Ukrainians are applauded. Ukrainians inspire. Is there anything that can scare us? No, it isn't. Is there anyone who can stop us? No, it isn't. Because we are all together. This is what we are fighting for. One for each other.

[14:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️German official: Ramstein-8 summit to be held on Jan. 20. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Jan. 7 that the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, also known as Ramstein, would be held on Jan. 20.

[14:57:54] Twitter DefenceU: #UArmy: MythBusters!

[15:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Orthodox Church of Ukraine holds Christmas service at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra for first time. "The Russian world's evil spirit is leaving (the Lavra), and the spirit of true Orthodox Christianity... is returning," Metropolitan Epiphanius said. https://t.co/OC6utbidnk

[15:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Resistance to the ruinous and heretical ideology of the Russian world... is our common cause. Uniting our efforts, we will be able to withstand the Kremlin's hybrid aggression on the spiritual front." Previously the entire Lavra was controlled by the Russian-backed church.

[16:12:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: Join us on Jan. 12 for a Q&A with @TomaTomTommy and @mrsorokaa about life and culture in Ukraine amid war. They will answer your questions about Ukrainian culture, day-to-day life in the country, and what has changed since the all-out war started almost a year ago. https://t.co/Dwsu2L42Gf

[16:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: This event is exclusive to our Patreon community members and their guests. Register and submit your questions here: https://t.co/a6lvTSA1G5

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[16:42:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Finland to send new military aid package to Ukraine. Finnish Defense Minister Mikko Savola said on Jan. 7 that Finland was preparing its 12th package of military aid for Ukraine, without disclosing its content for security reasons.

[16:57:55] Twitter DefenceU: The battle for Bakhmut has been going on for over six months. Ukrainian emergency response officers are on duty. Like #UAarmy, they are doing their job. Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency https://t.co/DTqMMgxuQL

[17:12:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: The independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine on Jan. 7 held a Christmas service at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's main Orthodox monastery, for the first time. Read here: https://t.co/kkCIyD6TwS https://t.co/4O8QDZQgVU

[17:27:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian army says it still controls Soledar despite Russian assaults. Russian propagandists have reported recently that Wagner, a Kremlin-controlled mercenary group, had allegedly broken the front in Soledar and was fighting Ukrainian forces in the town.

[17:27:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that the group was about to capture the town.

[17:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia may re-launch mobilization of conscripts on Jan. 15. Russia is planning to launch a new wave of mobilization of conscripts for the war against Ukraine on Jan. 15, Andriy Chernyak, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said on Jan. 7.

[17:57:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of 13 Russian-affiliated clerics. President Volodymyr Zelensky has revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of 13 clerics of the Russian-affiliated Ukrainian church, according to sources cited by Livy Bereh, a Ukrainian news site.

[17:57:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities. The list covers many people who support Russia’s war against Ukraine, ranging from TV pundits to athletes and singers.

[18:42:53] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukrainian border guards repel Russian attack near Bakhmut. Ukrainian border guards repelled the advance of Russian troops near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, killing the unit’s commander, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 7.

[18:57:54] Twitter DefenceU: Never before has the russian diplomatic corps suffered such losses. https://t.co/SNrR7Kg8vo

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[19:57:54] Twitter DefenceU: Abrams or Leopard? What’s your bet?

[19:57:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: Hundreds of kilometers from battles raging in the country's east and south, Ukrainians in Kyiv celebrate Christmas twice to cherish precious moments with their loved ones. https://t.co/1IT1PUjdiD

[20:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Zelensky announces further sanctions against ‘those who justify war.' President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will expand sanctions against Russians and those affiliated with Moscow “who justify the war (against Ukraine), help to wage it, or glorify the terrorist state.”

[20:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Jan. 7, Zelensky issued a decree sanctioning 119 Russian and pro-Russian Ukrainian public figures, putting into effect a decision by the National Security and Defense Council. The list covers many people who support Russia’s war against Ukraine, from TV pundits to athletes.

[20:57:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ General Staff: Russia launches attacks despite Kremlin’s supposed ‘Christmas truce.' Russian forces continue to shell Ukrainian military positions with mortars, artillery, and tanks, despite the Kremlin’s proposed ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, the General Staff reported.

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[22:12:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia attacks Kharkiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 7. Russian forces launched a missile attack on the community of Merefa near Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 7, wounding one person, reported Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

[22:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces also attacked the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, acting mayor Anatolii Kurtiev reported, adding that further details will soon follow.

[22:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia may blow up dam in Luhansk Oblast to slow Ukrainian advance. Russian forces may blow up the Svatove Reservoir dam in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 7.

[22:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces may use the potential detonation of the dam as an “excuse to deport the local population” and attempt to accuse Ukraine of blowing up the dam, the National Resistance Center wrote.

[22:42:54] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ CNN: Turkey working to extend ceasefire amid Russia’s full-scale war. Turkey is working to establish a long-term ceasefire in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told CNN.

[22:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia broke the ceasefire, which was meant to be in effect from Jan. 6 to 7, within an hour of its so-called “Christmas truce.”

[23:34:15] Twitter DefenceU: RT @oleksiireznikov: 1st. Killing and maiming of children. Since February 24, 2022 had killed 453 children and injured 877. However, real numbers are much higher. russia has been committing war crimes and has no plans to stop. #tribunal4russia 2/7 https://t.co/5e6CWFCfVA

[23:34:15] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Ukrainian border guards repel Russian attack near Bakhmut. Ukrainian border guards repelled the advance of Russian troops near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, killing the unit’s commander, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 7.

[23:34:15] Twitter DefenceU: "We'll walk this road together, through the storm Whatever weather, cold or warm" @Eminem Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 7: https://t.co/drIuLbqSoj

[23:34:15] Twitter KyivIndependent: Both sides are "high likely struggling to adjust artillery fire" around Kreminna since the fighting has continued on the "heavily forested terrain."

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russia ramps up attacks against civilians over Orthodox Christmas, kills at least 3. Russian troops continued to “terrorize” civilians across Ukraine despite the Kremlin’s supposed 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, killing at least three people and injuring 14.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 7, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/D5IKOkb0fk

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️National Bank: Foreign reserves grew by 1.9% in December, still lower than pre-war level. According to the National Bank, Ukraine's foreign reserves reached $28.5 billion as of Jan. 1. The number is still lower than the pre-full-scale war number of nearly $31 billion.

[23:34:16] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa Ukrainians are surprising. Ukrainians are applauded. Ukrainians inspire. Is there anything that can scare us? No, it isn't. Is there anyone who can stop us? No, it isn't. Because we are all together. This is what we are fighting for. One for each other.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: The independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine on Jan. 7 held a Christmas service at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's main Orthodox monastery, for the first time. Read here: https://t.co/kkCIyD6TwS https://t.co/4O8QDZQgVU

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian army says it still controls Soledar despite Russian assaults. Russian propagandists have reported recently that Wagner, a Kremlin-controlled mercenary group, had allegedly broken the front in Soledar and was fighting Ukrainian forces in the town.

[23:34:16] Twitter DefenceU: Yevhen and Liza, service members of the 121st Territorial Defense Brigade. Even in the greatest war of the 21st century, there is a place and a time for love. Ukraine is ❤️ https://t.co/flIZQhK9kY

[23:34:16] Twitter DefenceU: A 66-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were killed and 13 other local residents were injured as a result of the russia’s «Christmas shelling» in Bakhmut. #russiaisaterroriststate

[23:34:16] Twitter DefenceU: The battle for Bakhmut has been going on for over six months. Ukrainian emergency response officers are on duty. Like #UAarmy, they are doing their job. Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency https://t.co/DTqMMgxuQL

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ CNN: Turkey working to extend ceasefire amid Russia’s full-scale war. Turkey is working to establish a long-term ceasefire in Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told CNN.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️La Repubblica: U.S. asks Italy to send air defense systems to Ukraine. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke on Jan. 6 with Francesco Talo, an advisor to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, asking Rome to supply Ukraine with air defense systems as soon as possible.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Finland to send new military aid package to Ukraine. Finnish Defense Minister Mikko Savola said on Jan. 7 that Finland was preparing its 12th package of military aid for Ukraine, without disclosing its content for security reasons.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Fighting continued at ‘routine level’ despite Russia’s supposed ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas. One of the fiercest fightings rages west of the occupied Kreminna in the eastern Luhansk Oblast, the U.K. Defense Ministry said.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces may use the potential detonation of the dam as an “excuse to deport the local population” and attempt to accuse Ukraine of blowing up the dam, the National Resistance Center wrote.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces also attacked the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, acting mayor Anatolii Kurtiev reported, adding that further details will soon follow.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Intelligence: Russia may re-launch mobilization of conscripts on Jan. 15. Russia is planning to launch a new wave of mobilization of conscripts for the war against Ukraine on Jan. 15, Andriy Chernyak, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said on Jan. 7.

[23:34:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Resistance to the ruinous and heretical ideology of the Russian world... is our common cause. Uniting our efforts, we will be able to withstand the Kremlin's hybrid aggression on the spiritual front." Previously the entire Lavra was controlled by the Russian-backed church.

[23:34:16] Twitter DefenceU: Moscow Orthodoxy art by Denis Zilber https://t.co/4DvxzshZWu

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: Hundreds of kilometers from battles raging in the country's east and south, Ukrainians in Kyiv celebrate Christmas twice to cherish precious moments with their loved ones. https://t.co/1IT1PUjdiD

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Jan. 7, Zelensky issued a decree sanctioning 119 Russian and pro-Russian Ukrainian public figures, putting into effect a decision by the National Security and Defense Council. The list covers many people who support Russia’s war against Ukraine, from TV pundits to athletes.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Media: Zelensky revokes Ukrainian citizenship of 13 Russian-affiliated clerics. President Volodymyr Zelensky has revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of 13 clerics of the Russian-affiliated Ukrainian church, according to sources cited by Livy Bereh, a Ukrainian news site.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that the group was about to capture the town.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia may blow up dam in Luhansk Oblast to slow Ukrainian advance. Russian forces may blow up the Svatove Reservoir dam in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on Jan. 7.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Zelensky announces further sanctions against ‘those who justify war.' President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine will expand sanctions against Russians and those affiliated with Moscow “who justify the war (against Ukraine), help to wage it, or glorify the terrorist state.”

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: This event is exclusive to our Patreon community members and their guests. Register and submit your questions here: https://t.co/a6lvTSA1G5

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Orthodox Church of Ukraine holds Christmas service at Kyiv Pechersk Lavra for first time. "The Russian world's evil spirit is leaving (the Lavra), and the spirit of true Orthodox Christianity... is returning," Metropolitan Epiphanius said. https://t.co/OC6utbidnk

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: Join us on Jan. 12 for a Q&A with @TomaTomTommy and @mrsorokaa about life and culture in Ukraine amid war. They will answer your questions about Ukrainian culture, day-to-day life in the country, and what has changed since the all-out war started almost a year ago. https://t.co/Dwsu2L42Gf

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities. The list covers many people who support Russia’s war against Ukraine, ranging from TV pundits to athletes and singers.

[23:34:17] Twitter DefenceU: #UArmy: MythBusters!

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Russia attacks Kharkiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 7. Russian forces launched a missile attack on the community of Merefa near Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 7, wounding one person, reported Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️German official: Ramstein-8 summit to be held on Jan. 20. German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Jan. 7 that the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, also known as Ramstein, would be held on Jan. 20.

[23:34:17] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ General Staff: Russia launches attacks despite Kremlin’s supposed ‘Christmas truce.' Russian forces continue to shell Ukrainian military positions with mortars, artillery, and tanks, despite the Kremlin’s proposed ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas, the General Staff reported.

[23:34:17] Twitter DefenceU: Abrams or Leopard? What’s your bet?

[23:34:18] Twitter DefenceU: Never before has the russian diplomatic corps suffered such losses. https://t.co/SNrR7Kg8vo

[23:34:18] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia broke the ceasefire, which was meant to be in effect from Jan. 6 to 7, within an hour of its so-called “Christmas truce.”

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