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[00:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ministry: Ukraine's grain exports reach record low due to Russian obstruction. The ministry said that “on average" two or three cargo ships have been leaving Ukrainian Black Sea ports every day in January.

[00:27:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Lockheed Martin ready to increase F16 production as some allies seek to send fighter jets to Ukraine. Lockheed Martin is ready to increase its production of F16 fighter jets to meet the demand, Frank St. John, the company's chief operating officer, told the Financial Times.

[02:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Bloomberg: IMF exploring new Ukraine aid package worth up to $16 billion. The International Monetary Fund is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with a multiyear aid package worth as much as $16 billion to help cover the country’s needs.

[02:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: The move might also serve as a catalyst for more international funding while Ukraine tries to repel Russian forces, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

[04:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Russian forces shell Sumy Oblast. Sumy Oblast Governor Dmytro Zhyvytskyi reported that Russian troops targeted two of the region's communities, including the Velyka Pysarivka and Bilopillia communities on Jan. 26.

[05:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️ISW: Russian warlord Girkin, Putin's confidant Prigozhin competing for influence among pro-war politicians. The ISW has assessed that the Russian nationalists are split among 3 groups that pursue different objectives while criticizing the Russian Ministry of Defense.

[05:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Those include Russian or proxy veterans, nationalists with their own private forces, and Russian military bloggers, as well as war correspondents.

[05:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: Warlord Girkin represents the veteran faction due to his connections with veteran organizations such as the All-Russian Officers Assembly, while Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner group, is a self-proclaimed nationalist with access to a parallel military structure.

[07:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukrainian military hits 4 Russian control points. Over the past day, Ukrainian forces hit four Russian control points, a temporary base, two artillery concentration areas, an ammunition depot and two other key Russian targets, the General Staff said.

[07:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces also reported that the Russian army launched 70 missiles, 44 airstrikes, and 125 MLRS attacks against Ukraine on Jan. 26.

[08:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️President's Office: Poland to deliver 60 PT-91 Twardy tanks to Ukraine.

[08:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: The Polish-made tanks, based on an upgraded Soviet T-72, will be delivered on top of the 14 Leopard 2 tanks pledged earlier in January, according to Andrii Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential office. An unnamed quantity of the tanks was delivered by Poland in July 2022.

[08:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russia 'highly unlikely' made significant progress near Orikhiv, Vuhledar.

[08:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: Russian forces may have carried out localized, probing attacks near Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Donetsk Oblast's Vuhledar, but it is "highly unlikely" they made any significant progress, despite claims by Russian bloggers, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Jan. 27.

[08:57:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Jan. 27, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. https://t.co/HajnxAtkRS

[09:27:56] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Today Ukraine honors the memory of millions of victims of the Holocaust. We know and remember that indifference kills along with hatred. That is why it is so important that everyone who values life should show determination. Eternal memory to all victims of the Holocaust! https://t.co/GaN6g1aTe1

[09:42:56] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Дякую @AndrzejDuda, @MorawieckiM, @mblaszczak, @JacekSiewiera і народу за такі важливі рішення про передачу Україні 60 польських танків, 30 із яких – знамениті PT-91 Twardy, і 14 Leopard-2. Як і 160 років тому, ми разом, але цього разу у ворога немає шансів. Разом переможемо!

[09:42:58] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Dziękuję @AndrzejDuda @MorawieckiM @mblaszczak @JacekSiewiera i Narodowi za tak ważne decyzje o przekazaniu Ukrainie 60 polskich czołgów, 30 z których to słynny PT-91 Twardy, i 14 Leopardów-2. Jak 160 lat temu jesteśmy razem, ale tym razem wróg nie ma szans. Razem zwyciężymy!

[09:43:04] Twitter DefenceU: "Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" Inner Circle Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Jan 27: https://t.co/xvGenpbJ52

[09:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Japan expands sanctions against Russia. Under the new sanctions package, Japan will ban exports of goods and technology that can be used for military purposes to 49 Russian companies from Feb. 3, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

[09:57:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: Japan will also freeze the assets of 22 Russian individuals and three entities, including Deputy Defense Minister Mikhail Mizintsev, Justice Minister Konstantin Chuychenko, and other top officials.

[09:58:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: ️⚡️Ukrainian troops arrive in Germany for training on Marder infantry fighting vehicle. Berlin promised to deliver 40 of the German-built Marders to Ukraine on Jan. 6, the same day that Washington pledged 50 (later expanded to 100) of the U.S. equivalent, the Bradley.

[10:57:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Scandal-hit lawmaker Tyshchenko expelled from parliamentary faction. Scandal-hit lawmaker Mykola Tyshchenko has been expelled from the parliamentary faction of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party, the faction's spokeswoman Yuliia Paliichuk said.

[10:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Jan. 25, Tyshchenko was fired from his job as a deputy head of the faction and excluded from the party itself over his trip to Thailand. State officials are banned from leaving Ukraine except for business trips since Jan. 23.

[11:57:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM Orban: Hungary to veto EU sanctions on Russia's nuclear energy. "We will not allow the plan to include nuclear energy into the sanctions to be implemented," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio, cited by Reuters on Jan. 27. "This is out of the question."

[12:12:56] Twitter DefenceU: putin's spokesman called the inclusion of PMC Wagner (which recruits tens of thousands of convicted robbers, rapists&murderers) into the list of international criminal organisations a «demonisation». The fact is that, there is no difference between PMC Wagner and the russian army

[12:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian military: 109 Russian soldiers killed in Vuhledar sector over Jan. 26. https://t.co/vQgupllhkZ

[12:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Fierce fighting is ongoing," Ukrainian military spokesperson Serhii Cherevatyi said in comments to Ukrinform on Jan. 27. "The enemy is indeed trying to achieve an intermediate success there, but thanks to the efforts of our defenders, they are unsuccessful."

[12:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Photo: Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

[12:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Latvia to provide medical aid to 120 injured Ukrainian soldiers in 2023. During a meeting with Latvian surgeons who had operated on wounded Ukrainians, Latvian Health Minister Liga Mengelsone said that Latvia would continue supporting the people of Ukraine, as cited by LSM.

[13:12:56] Twitter DefenceU: This is MiG-29, with which we fight ruscits. But with F-16 we can win. @KpsZSU https://t.co/BNNrN6CsLC

[13:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️UN refugee chief: Russia violating principles of child protection in Ukraine. Russia is violating principles of child protection in wartime by granting Ukrainian children in occupied areas Russian passports & organizing their adoptions by Russian families, said Filippo Grandi.

[13:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: 2 people killed, 5 injured by Russian shelling of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. Russian forces also shelled Avdiivka, Toretsk, Oleksandropol, and Bohoiavlenka on Jan. 27, Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported. Pavlo Kyrylenko https://t.co/peTANXglkh

[14:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia by 6 months. "In the face of Russia's war of aggression, the EU stands resolutely with Ukraine and its people, and is unwavering in its support of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity," the statement reads.

[14:42:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Belgium to provide Ukraine with 92 million euros in military aid. In its largest aid package to date, Belgium will give Ukraine air defense missiles, anti-tank weapons, ammunition, grenades and more, according to the country's Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder, cited by HLN.

[15:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian Anastasiya Merkushyna wins women sprint at International Biathlon Union Cup. "It is great to win this gold medal, to listen to Ukraine's anthem and hopefully bring some happiness to my country," said Merkushyna after the competition in Lenzerheide on Jan. 27. IBU https://t.co/XPh0Oxxfkx

[15:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: Listen to what Anastasiya Merkushyna said after winning: https://t.co/MpcXVPs7Rm

[15:13:01] Twitter DefenceU: .@ZelenskyyUa Never again to hatred. Never again to indifference. The more nations of the world overcome indifference, the less space there will be in the world for hatred. Eternal memory to all victims of the Holocaust! #HolocaustRemembranceDay

[15:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: The European Parliament adopts a resolution for a special tribunal for Russian and Belarusian top military leadership, including Lukashenko. https://t.co/TIp9pUfNUB

[15:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Air Force: Russia used Kinzhal missiles to hit infrastructure sites in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia on Jan. 26. Ukrainian air defense is currently unable to shoot down Kinzhal missiles, according to Yurii Ihnat, the spokesman of Ukraine's Air Force.

[16:12:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Reuters: Baltic states bought twice as much LPG from Russia in 2022, some was likely sold to Ukraine. According to an unnamed trader cited by Reuters, Ukraine buys liquefied petroleum gas from Latvia and Lithuania, “which is likely to be of Russian origin.”

[16:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: In the liberated village of Chornobaivka, Kherson Oblast, at least 18 people were killed during its occupation, according to the police. The families of two young men shot dead still don’t know the exact circumstances of their murder. https://t.co/OTttj1COnr

[16:28:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: Ten months after barely surviving the Russian bombing of a theater in Mariupol, Viktoria Dubovitska is keeping a close eye on her seven-year-old son. Artem remembers “almost everything” about what he saw in the March tragedy, the mother said. https://t.co/jeAsHljMdC

[16:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Estonia’s Intelligence: Russia may be capable of up to 9 months of massive missile strikes against Ukraine. According to Estonia’s Intelligence, Russia still has up to 1,250 high-precision missiles left from its stock before Feb. 24, aside from those produced later.

[17:13:00] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️General Staff: Ukraine to form 'first in the world' attack drone units. According to the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces, "most professional servicemen" have been selected to head the "first in the world" attack drone units that will soon be formed. General Staff https://t.co/fEsXN0tGXq

[17:28:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️White House: Abrams tanks delivery to Ukraine to take 'many months.' “I don't want to get too specific, because we're still working the plans out, but it'll be many months,” John Kirby, a White House national security spokesperson, told CNN.

[17:57:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ombudsman: 800 severely wounded Ukrainian POWs are held in Russia. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets told RFE/RL that 800 severely wounded Ukrainian servicemen are held as prisoners of war in Russia. According to Lubinets, 200 severely wounded Russian POWs are held in Ukraine.

[17:57:58] Twitter DefenceU: F-16

[18:27:57] Twitter DefenceU: This is not a laser show. This is Shahed Busters at work. https://t.co/eJLMLVtIJd

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[18:42:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Prosecutor General's Office: Russia's attacks kill 2, injure 5 in Kherson Oblast. Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast, including the regional capital, killed two, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. Five were injured.

[18:57:58] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: We know how often tyrannies try to use sports for their ideological interests. It is obvious that any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood. I invite Mr. Bach to Bakhmut. So that he could see with his own eyes that neutrality does not exist. https://t.co/icSdvgpD87

[19:12:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️PM: Russia’s Jan. 26 mass missile attack hit 5 high-voltage substations. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the Russian mass missile attack had damaged five high-voltage substations. Missiles hit energy facilities in central, southern, and southwestern regions, he said.

[19:13:06] Twitter ZelenskyyUa: Grateful to @alexanderdecroo for the decision of the Government to greatly increase defense support for . A new €92 mln aid package will strengthen our air defense, help deter enemy tanks & improve the mobility of our defenders to liberate Ukrainian land. Thank you, friends!

[19:27:57] Twitter DefenceU: The biggest threat to mobilised russian infantry are mobilised russian tankmen. https://t.co/Su8lWsabEW

[20:27:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Zelensky: Ukraine needs 300-500 tanks. His comments come after the U.S., U.K., and Germany announced the delivery of main battle tanks to Ukraine. He thanked partners but added that they couldn't waste time in getting tanks to the front line. https://t.co/up53wlloaq

[20:42:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️German Defense Minister rules out supplying Ukraine with fighter jets. Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that sending fighter jets to Ukraine is "out of the question." 1/2

[20:42:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: "Fighter aircraft are much more complex systems than main battle tanks and have a completely different range and firepower. We would venture into dimensions I would currently warn against," Pistorius told Süddeutsche Zeitung. 2/2

[20:58:02] Twitter KyivIndependent: This is the interview with a killed British volunteer Christopher Parry, 28, recorded on Jan. 3, shortly before he was reported missing along with another British citizen Andrew Bagshaw, 48. https://t.co/LE7dnjoZZE

[20:58:04] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Jan. 25, the two were confirmed to be killed near the city of Soledar in eastern Ukraine by their families. According to, Bagshaw's family, the two were trying to evacuate an elderly woman when their cars were hit by a shell. Video: @arnauddedecker

[21:12:59] Twitter KyivIndependent: Last interview with UK volunteer Christopher Parry killed in Soledar This is the interview with a killed British volunteer Christopher Parry, 28, recorded on Jan. 3, shortly before he was reported missing along with another British citizen Andrew Bagshaw, 48. https://t.co/AerWc8P9Yx

[21:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: On Jan. 25, the two were confirmed to be killed near the city of Soledar in eastern Ukraine by their families. According to Bagshaw's family, the two were trying to evacuate an elderly woman when their cars were hit by a shell. Video: @arnauddedecker

[21:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Official: Russian missile hit infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, injuring 1. Acting Zaporizhzhia Mayor Anatolii Kurtiev said Russian forces struck several infrastructure sites, injuring at least one.

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[22:12:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Northern Command: Russian forces shell Ukraine’s northern regions 49 times on Jan. 27. The military said the Russian troops shelled bordering districts in two northern regions with 120 mm mortars and the town of Hai in Sumy Oblast with artillery.

[22:13:01] Twitter KyivIndependent: We are less than 200 members away from reaching our goal of 10,000 members! If even a fraction of the people reading this became a member, we’d reach our goal by the end of the day. https://t.co/TgXe8kJwbZ

[22:13:03] Twitter KyivIndependent: We’re so grateful to everyone who has helped support our reporting, since reader contributions help us stay an independent, reader-funded news organization. Thank you for standing with us: https://t.co/IbR3o7j7F9

[22:27:56] Twitter KyivIndependent: Kremlin proxies in Donetsk Oblast claimed on Jan. 27 that Russian forces were inching toward capturing the eastern town of Vuhledar, but Ukraine immediately refuted, saying that Moscow was “exaggerating” its progress in the area. https://t.co/xtDhDjB28i

[22:27:57] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Ukrainian documentary wins Sundance Film Festival audience award. Ukrainian journalist Mstyslav Chernov’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” won the audience prize at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on Jan. 27.

[23:13:12] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Minister: Spain to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine in Spring. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said that Leopard 2 tanks stationed at the Spanish Zaragoza military base would be sent to Ukraine but did not specify the exact number of tanks, Spanish Rtve reported.

[23:27:58] Twitter KyivIndependent: ⚡️Danilov: Russia preparing new offensive wave on Feb. 24. Russia is preparing a new wave of offensives against Ukraine on Feb. 24 and has been testing Ukraine's defense capabilities near Zaporizhzhia, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksii Danilov said.

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