Russia and Ukraine trade vindictive strikes over the weekend
DONETSK, UKRAINE – JANUARY 21: A view of the damage after the shelling in the market location in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is presently under Russian control, continuous Russian and Ukrainian war on January 21,2024 At least 25 individuals were eliminated and 20 others hurt on Sunday due to shelling in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which is presently under Russian control. (Photo by Leon Klein/Anadolu through Getty Images)
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Russia and Ukraine traded vindictive strikes over the weekend after another Russian oil terminal was assaulted on Sunday, as were the Russian- inhabited city of Donetsk and 9 Ukrainian areas.
Moscow implicated Kyiv of introducing a rocket strike on a market in Donetsk city, eliminating a minimum of 25 individuals and wounding 20 others, Russian authorities stated. Ukrainian militaries running in the area rejected they had actually performed the strike, mentioning that they “did not conduct any combat operations with means of destruction.”
Elsewhere, a fire broke out at a terminal of Russia’s biggest melted gas manufacturer Novatek on the Baltic Sea, a local authorities stated on Sunday, amidst reports of drone sightings in the location. Several other Russian oil terminals have actually been targeted in current days, in the Bryansk and Leningrad areas.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Russian forces shelled 9 areas in the nation on Sunday.
“In this single day, the Russian inhumans shelled over a hundred cities, towns, our Ukrainian villages in nine regions: from the Chernihiv region to the Sumy region, Mykolaiv region, Kirovohrad region, our regions. Particularly severe Russian strikes are in the Donetsk region,” Zelenskyy stated in his nighttime address.
Describing 60 clashes the other day, Zelenskyy stated the most extreme battling remained in the Avdiivka location, along with in Bakhmut, Maryinka andKupiansk “There have been more than 50 Russian shelling incidents just from multiple rocket launcher systems, and also dozens of airstrikes and missile strikes,” he stated.
Both Russia and Ukraine reject targeting civilian facilities. CNBC was not able to instantly confirm the battleground reports.
— Holly Ellyatt
Fire appears at Russia’s Novatek Baltic Sea terminal after believed Ukrainian drone attack
A fire broke out at a Baltic Sea terminal coming from Novatek, Russia’s biggest melted gas manufacturer, after a believed Ukrainian drone attack, requiring the business to suspend some operations there.
The Ust-Luga complex, situated on the Gulf of Finland about 170 km (110 miles) west ofSt Petersburg, processes steady gas condensate into light and heavy naphtha, jet fuel, fuel oil and gasoil, according to Novatek’s site. The port is utilized to deliver processed items to global markets.
The Interfax-Ukraine news firm, pointing out unnamed sources, stated the fire was the outcome of an unique operation performed by Ukraine’s security services.
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – 2022/06/15: Novatek Logo seen on theSt Petersburg International Economic Forum 2022 (SPIEF 2022). (Photo by Maksim Konstantinov/ SOPA Images/ LightRocket through Getty Images)
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“The Ust-Luga Oil terminal in the Leningrad region is an important facility for the enemy. Fuel is refined there, which, among other things, is also supplied to Russian troops,” it pointed out one source as stating.
“A successful attack on such a terminal not only causes economic damage to the enemy, depriving the occupiers of the opportunity to earn money to wage war in Ukraine, but also significantly complicates the logistics of fuel for the Russian military.”
Reuters might not verify that the fire arised from a Ukrainian drone attack.
— Reuters
Zelenskyy stressed by the possibility of Trump presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland onJan 16 th,2024
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he was stressed by the possibility of Donald Trump going back to the White House, branding Trump’s claim that he might stop Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.”
In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, Zelenskyy welcomed the previous president and front-runner for the Republican governmental election to check out Kyiv, however just if Trump provides on his pledge.
“Donald Trump, I invite you to Ukraine, to Kyiv. If you can stop the war during 24 hours, I think it will be enough to come,” Zelenskyy stated.
The Ukrainian leader likewise shared his issue about the U.S. taking unilateral action that stopped working to think about Ukraine’s point of view, keeping in mind the scarcity of information around Trump’s “peace plan.”
— Associated Press
