Ukrainian-held Nikopol lies across the 10-kilometer-wide Dnipro River from Enerhodar, a city built around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which has been occupied by Russian forces since March 4.
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Russia Continues Strikes on Nikopol
Russia continued its assault on Nikopol. Russian forces used heavy artillery to strike the Marhanetska and Chervonohryhorivka communities in the Nikopol region of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on Jan. 6, Governor Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on Telegram.
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Bakhmut’s southern outskirts: Summer vs. Now – Homes, Lives, Dreams Destroyed
Southern outskirts of Bakhmut in the summer and now. People's homes, lives, dreams. : Maxar
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Satellite images reveal Bakhmut devastation before and after invasion
Satellite images show Bakhmut before, after Russian invasion. New images published by U.S. satellite imagery company Maxar show a part of besieged Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast before Aug. 1, 2022. The second shows extensive damage to the city after Jan. 4, 2023. Maxar
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Japan: Kishida Invited to Visit Ukraine
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been invited to visit Ukraine. Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Andriy Yermak extended the invitation to Japan's ambassador to Ukraine on January 4, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno announced at a news conference on January 6, according to Reuters.
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Putin’s ceasefire call may aim to harm Ukraine’s image
ISW: Putin's Christmas ceasefire announcement likely campaign to damage Ukraine's reputation. Putin "may have called for the ceasefire to frame Ukraine as unaccommodating and unwilling to take the necessary steps towards negotiations," the Institute for the Study of War said.
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Prigozhin allegedly targets Bakhmut’s mines
Reuters: US believes Putin ally Prigozhin wants control of salt and gypsum mines in Bakhmut. The U.S. thinks Putin's close ally Prigozhin, head of Wagner Group, sent his troops to Bakhmut because of an interest in salt and gypsum mines, Reuters reports, citing a U.S. official.
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Pentagon considers training Ukrainians on Patriot in US
CNN: The U.S. Department of Defense announced on January 5 that it is considering bringing Ukrainians to the U.S. to train on the Patriot missile system, either through training abroad or a combination of both.
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Mylovanov rejects Putin’s dialogue condition, says Russia losing
Putin: “Russia is open to a dialogue under the condition that Kiev [] recognises the new territorial realities”. The only reality there is – Putin and Russia are loosing and the world is united behind Ukraine. Russia must leave Ukraine and that’s how it will end.
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US aid of $3 billion: Bradley and Marder armored vehicles for Ukraine
After the French light tanks, the Ukrainians will receive 50 American Bradley armored vehicles, known as "tank killers," and German Marder armored vehicles. The new US aid package is $3 billion. The Ukrainian army is clearly the best in Europe!