Russian forces are slowly advancing in the eastern Donetsk Oblast, and the situation is “very difficult” in the town of Soledar, near the fiercely contested city of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian defense official said on Jan. 8.
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Russia claims 600 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Kramatorsk, Ukraine denies
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have struck two locations housing Ukrainian soldiers in Kramatorsk. This "revenge" for Makiivka reportedly caused 600 casualties. Ukraine completely denies this. However, Russian information is often deceptive. We await details!
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Ukraine strengthens peace through victories
Only the strengthening of Ukraine, only the successes of Ukraine, only the restoration of territorial integrity of Ukraine, only the return of all our people from Russian captivity are the guarantees of peace. We are bringing it closer every day – @ZelenskyyUa pic.twitter.com/HdLQ1PLtp3
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 8 janvier 2023Only the strengthening of Ukraine, only the successes of Ukraine, only the restoration of its territorial integrity, only the return of all our people from Russian captivity are the guarantees of peace. We are bringing it closer every day – @ZelenskyyUa
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Kyiv experiences electricity restrictions within and even below schedules
In Kyiv, electricity restrictions are within the scheduled limits and even less, – Yasno http://censor.net/ua/n3392024
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Russia shells Sumy Oblast, damages homes and school
Russia shells Sumy Oblast 144 times, private houses and school damaged. Nine private houses were damaged and one completely destroyed by the attacks. A school and a local farm were also damaged. No casualties were reported.
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Front line established on Kinburn peninsula
According to Ukrainian military spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk, the section of the Kinburn peninsula between the Dnipro-Buzka estuary and the Black Sea, is currently “the demarcation line, the front line, where the battles are going on.”
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Kinburn Spit reste en première ligne, îles contestées
Official: Kinburn Spit at Dnipro delta "remains front line", islands contested.
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Russian soldier refuses to leave BMP, will be smoked out
The Russian soldier does not want to leave his BMP, he will have to be smoked out of there😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/zfOwouDn16
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 8 janvier 2023The Russian soldier does not want to leave his BMP, he will have to be smoked out of there
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Germany scrambles for Marder BMPs for Ukraine, Spiegel reports
Germany is feverishly looking for where to get the Marder BMP for Ukraine, – Spiegel. The weapons company Rheinmetall has about 60 Marder infantry fighting vehicles left in warehouses that can be repaired, but their modernization will take too long.
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Second Kramatorsk location: calm inspections, no mass casualties
And the second location in Kramatorsk— more calm inspections. These are not scenes of mass casualties (/2) https://
reuters.com/world/europe/m
oscow-ends-self-proclaimed-ceasefire-vows-press-ahead-ukraine-2023-01-08/
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