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[01:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Explosions reported in Russia's Belgorod. Explosions were heard in the Russian city of Belgorod and Belgorod district early on Jan. 17, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported via Telegram. According to Gladkov, air defense had been activated.

[03:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️NYT: The US begins training in Germany and Oklahoma for Ukrainian soldiers. The U.S. has stepped up training of Ukrainian soldiers to teach military tactics at an American base in Germany and instruction on how to operate a complex air defense system in Oklahoma, NYT reports.

[03:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: The training in Germany is aimed at studying complex military tactics that could improve the ability of Ukraine’s army to launch new offensives and defend against Russian attacks.

[03:42:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: Around 500 soldiers will receive what the military calls combined arms training in southern Germany, according to the defense official quoted by the New York Times.

[05:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Wagner Group financier Prigozhin continuing his efforts to undermine faith in Putin-aligned actors. Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov attempted to dispel reports of an ongoing conflict between Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian Ministry of Defense.

[05:27:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: Peskov, however, added that while most of such manipulations come from Russia’s ”enemies,” the Kremlin has ”friends” who also behave in a similar way.

[07:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine's military repels Russian attacks near 20 settlements in Donetsk, Luhansk oblasts. Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military targeted a control point, 11 Russian temporary bases, fuel storage and an ammunition depot, the General Staff said.

[08:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia struggles to identify targets, uses inaccurate missile in urban setting.

[08:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the ministry's daily intelligence update, the Kh-22 missile, fired from a Tu-22M3 Backfire medium bomber, is "notoriously inaccurate" when used against ground targets in urban areas.

[08:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 17, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/g4V96TLDmF

[09:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Child's body found in rubble of Dnipro apartment block, bringing death toll to 41.

[09:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: As of Jan. 17, 41 people, including four children are known to have been killed. A total of 79 people, 16 of them children, have suffered injuries, while 39 people, including six children have been so far rescued by first responders.

[09:57:55] Twitter DefenceU: "Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals." Martin Luther King, Jr. Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 17: https://t.co/iGeRVdgFT8

[10:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Death tool in Dnipro apartment strike rises to 44. A total of 44 people are now confirmed dead as the result of the Jan. 14 missile attack by Russia on a residential building in Dnipro on Jan. 14, according to a brief update by the city's mayor, Borys Filatov.

[10:57:56] Twitter DefenceU: Throughout 2022, putin was compared to Peter I by russian propaganda. It seems that he believed it himself, and started 2023 with ordering all military personnel to shave their beards. Who knows, maybe according to the army fashion of the 18th century, he will soon introduce wigs

[11:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Controversial advisor Arestovych resigns after false claims on Dnipro missile attack. https://t.co/zZvtP2E4pQ

[11:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Oleksii Arestovych announced his resignation as freelance advisor to the President’s Office after falsely claiming that Ukrainian air defence had hit a Russian missile before it destroyed an apartment building in Dnipro, killing at least 44 people on Jan. 14.

[11:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian propaganda channels seized on Arestovych’s claim, which was swiftly refuted by the Ukrainian Air Force. Photo: Oleksii Arestovych/Telegram

[11:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Emergency services: highly unlikely that survivors remain in destroyed Dnipro apartment building.

[11:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Chances are "minimal" that any survivors will be found under the wreckage of a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile on Jan. 14, according to State Emergency Service spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi. He promised that rescuers would do their best to find everyone.

[11:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Germany names new defense minister amid pressure to provide Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

[11:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Regional interior minister and Social Democratic Party member Boris Pistorius will replace Christine Lambrecht, who resigned on Monday, after her tenure was dogged by criticism of how she handled military aid to Ukraine as well as the project to improve the German military.

[11:57:55] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Україна отримала перші €3 млрд з нової програми макрофіну на €18 млрд. Вдячний ЄС та Президентці @vonderleyen за потужну підтримку. Збереження фінансової стабільності України життєво важливе для нашої спільної перемоги над агресором. #РазомПере

[11:58:01] Twitter DefenceU: Search and rescue operation in Dnipro has been completed: - 39 people were rescued, including 6 children; - 44 people died, including 5 children; - 79 people were injured, including 16 children; - 47 reported as missing (23 found dead, 4 found alive). https://t.co/hUUmOiuB23

[12:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukraine receives 3 billion euros in first package of EU financial assistance commitment.

[12:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: The first tranche in a long-awaited 18 billion euro commitment, the financing will help Ukraine meet its budgetary needs through 2023, including making payments for public sector employees and social services, as well as maintaining macroeconomic stability.

[12:57:56] Twitter DefenceU: . @ZelenskyyUa Now we need even greater cohesion throughout the free world. And this is the only way to end full-scale aggression and total terror. The energy of the struggling world must not weaken.

[13:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian defense ministry confirms plan to expand army to 1.5 million troops.

[13:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to increase the number of service members to 1.5 million from 2023 to 2026, according to a briefing of Russia's defense ministry.

[13:28:08] Twitter IRCLinks: Ilmari Lauhakangas has posted a new installment of his IRC development news round ups. Thorough as ever, and lots going on. Always look forward to these updates. https://t.co/KXrHsx1Ury

[13:28:16] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Serbia calls on Russia to stop recruiting its citizens as mercenaries for war in Ukraine.

[13:28:18] Twitter KyivIndependent: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic criticized Russian websites and social media groups that publish recruitment ads by Russian state-backed mercenary company Wagner Group, a private army of tens of thousands which has played a prominent role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[14:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️First lady Zelenska speaks at Davos forum, warns attendees about Russian threat.

[14:13:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: “Russian aggression was never intended to restrict itself to the Ukrainian borders, this work will go further and make the crisis wider if the aggressor does not lose," Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska said at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 17.

[14:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️SBU catches alleged Russian agents searching for Ukrainian weapons placements.

[14:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the two men allegedly sought the locations of Ukraine's air defense installations, HIMARS systems and M777 howitzers, and had orders to destroy Ukrainian military assets, with a $20,000 bounty offered for each.

[14:57:55] Twitter DefenceU: Strong. Empowered. Confident. #UAarmy women Oleg Palchyk https://t.co/D0rpq0lNhK

[15:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: International tribunal for Russian war crimes could be ready in 1-1.5 years.

[15:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Andrii Smyrnov, deputy head of the Ukrainian president's office, told Ukrinform on Jan.17 that Ukraine has already collected many decisions in support of establishing such a body from the OSCE, the European Parliament and the European Commission.

[15:57:55] Twitter DefenceU: .@oleksiireznikov for @NHKWORLD_News Russians already know that their "special military operation" has failed. Ukraine won't budge on its stance that it will enter into negotiations with Moscow only after Russian troops withdraw from the Ukrainian territory.

[16:13:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Governor: Russia strikes Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, with S-300 missile. Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported that Russian troops had attacked the city of Kupiansk with an S-300 missile around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 17. No casualties were reported.

[16:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: A Russian missile strike on a residential building in Dnipro killed at least 45 people, including six children, on Jan. 14. Here is what we know about some of the victims. https://t.co/kB4kbvaeQL

[16:58:01] Twitter Ukraine: Send your tanks to Ukraine now so you don't have to deal with Russian tanks later #TanksToUkraineNow https://t.co/HFwUekbQGN

[17:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Death toll in Dnipro apartment complex strike rises to 45. The death toll of Russia's Jan. 14 attack on an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 45, according to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor Valentyn Reznichenko.

[17:42:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: In this edition, discover how Ukrainian OSINT group Molfar identified Russian military unit allegedly responsible for launching a missile at an apartment building in Dnipro on Jan. 14. and more. https://t.co/WlfKlke3tf

[18:12:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️US, Ukrainian military commanders meet for the first time. Valeriy Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, had his first-ever in-person meeting with Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Poland on Jan. 17.

[19:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky, Steinmeier discuss German military aid for Ukraine. Zelensky's conversation with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier comes as Germany is expected to make a decision on whether to approve the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

[19:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Steinmeier had been a supporter of closer ties with Russia before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, 2022. In April, Steinmeier admitted having made mistakes in his policy on Russia, saying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project was among the biggest ones.

[20:12:56] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Вдячний Прем’єр-міністру @MinPres за намір передати Україні ЗРК Patriot. Це вагоме посилення ППО, захист наших міст і громадян від ракетного терору РФ. Цінуємо дієву підтримку з боку уряду Нідерландів у протидії агресору! Рухаємося разом уперед,

[20:12:58] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Grateful to PM @MinPres for the intention to provide Patriot air defense system to . It greatly improves air defense, protects our cities & people from RF's missile terror. We value 's support in countering the aggressor! Together we're moving towards a common victory!

[20:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Dutch PM pledges to supply Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. During a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 17, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that the Netherlands would join the U.S. and Germany in sending Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine.

[20:28:09] Twitter DefenceU: A russian tank in Ukraine, well done. https://t.co/nAHHfP0wTr

[21:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air Force: Ukraine downs Russian Su-25 aircraft near Soledar. Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft in the afternoon on Jan. 17 with surface-to-air missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

[21:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Von der Leyen: West should supply all weapons that Ukraine can handle. “Ukraine needs all the military equipment that it can handle, and this also includes the advanced systems,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told CNN.

[21:42:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: Germany is expected to make a decision on whether to approve the delivery of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Several countries are reportedly ready to supply German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine but need approval from Berlin, which has yet to make a decision on the issue.

[22:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky thanks allies for supplying Patriot air defense systems. In his regular evening address on Jan. 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the Netherlands' decision to provide Ukraine with Patriot air defense systems.

[22:42:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Netherlands became the third country to commit such Patriot systems to Kyiv after the U.S. and Germany. The systems aim to significantly improve the defense of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure against regular Russian missile attacks.

[22:43:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: At least 45 people, including six children, were confirmed killed on Jan. 17 in the deadliest attack on the city since the beginning of the war. Fifteen bodies are still unidentified as of Jan. 17. https://t.co/NHt5TTX69k

[22:57:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russia’s repeated attacks on energy infrastructure, which have caused electricity, water, and heating cut-offs, have made the lives of millions of people with disabilities and those who rely on special medical equipment, harder than ever. https://t.co/GHLhkglppJ

[23:27:55] Twitter KyivIndependent: Three days after a Russian Kh-22 missile struck an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the search and rescue operation was completed, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. https://t.co/4PAAMdX89i

[23:57:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prime minister concerned over delay in selection of NABU chief. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Jan. 17 that he was concerned about delays in the selection of a new head of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

[23:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: The appointment of an independent NABU chief who is free from political influence has been one of the key requirements of Ukraine’s Western partners. It is also a key condition for Ukraine's accession to the European Union.

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