On January 18, AFP quoted a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense saying that its forces had raided a missile production facility in the capital Kyiv, in response to a previous long-range attack by Ukraine.
“The Russian Armed Forces conducted a group strike with precision-guided weapons on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities” including a long-range missile design and production site in Kyiv, at the same time. He called this attack “retaliation” for Ukraine’s use of ATACMS missiles supplied by the US.
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Previously, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on January 17 that Ukraine had launched an attack on the Belgorod region and fired a total of 6 US-made long-range ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles into Russian territory. . All missiles were intercepted and did not cause any casualties or damage.
Ukrainian officials said Russia launched a combined missile and drone attack on the capital Kyiv early on the morning of January 18, killing at least 3 people and injuring 3 people.
A place in the capital Kyiv was hit by a Russian missile on January 18
According to Kyiv military leader Timur Tkachenko, explosions rang out in the sky before dawn as air defenses repelled the attack. He said four people died, while police recorded three deaths.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a train station and a water supply pipe were damaged in the attack.
Russia also attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where local officials said 10 people were injured and the offices of an industrial facility were damaged.
Ukraine’s military said it destroyed 24 of 39 UAVs and two of four missiles launched by Russia at various parts of Ukraine in an overnight attack.
Russia has not commented specifically on the above information from Ukraine. Both sides have previously denied all accusations against civilians in the conflict.
On January 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense also said that its forces had just gained control of two more areas, Petropavlivka and Vremivka, in the Donetsk region.
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Ukraine attacked Russian oil depots
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army said on January 18 that its forces attacked an oil depot in the Kaluga region, western Russia last night.
The ministry said the damage from the attack on the facility, described as vital to Russia’s military logistics, was still being assessed.
Kaluga Region Governor Vladislav Shapsha said on Telegram that a fire broke out after an industrial park was attacked in the city of Lyudinovo.
In a later post, he said seven drones had been shot down, including one that fell in “a non-residential area”. He said the fire was controlled without any casualties.
Additionally, p The Kyiv Independent Citing Ukrainian military intelligence sources, the country’s UAVs attacked a Russian oil depot in Lula province. Accordingly, UAVs attacked oil depots at least 10 times.
The Tula region south of Moscow is regularly attacked by Ukrainian UAVs aimed at causing damage to the Russian oil and gas industry.
Russia has not commented on the above information.
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Germany can send soldiers to Ukraine
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on January 18 that he is open to sending soldiers to Ukraine to ensure a demilitarized zone, if Ukraine reaches a ceasefire agreement with Russia.
In an interview with the newspaper Suddeutsche ZeitungMr. Pistorius also said Germany should aim to spend about 3% of GDP on defense.
When asked about the possibility of deploying German troops to help protect the buffer zone between Russia and Ukraine if the two sides in the conflict reach a ceasefire agreement, he said Germany “is the largest NATO member in Europe, obviously that we will have a role to contribute.”
He said the issue would “be discussed at the appropriate time”.
Minister Pistorius said Russia currently controls “18 or 19% of Ukraine’s territory”. But despite nearly three years of conflict, Russia has “achieved no more” than that and has suffered “huge losses to its military” in the effort, he said.
The Russian side has not commented on the statements of German officials.
