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    PACE refuses to register draft resolution amendment branding Putin terrorist

    PACE refuses to register draft resolution amendment branding Putin terrorist

    The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) table office has refused to register a draft amendment calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a terrorist, Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Merezhko, the amendment’s co-author, …

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    Daily Tactical Update (DTU), Ukrainian TVD Day 1071

    Image 1: Status of Northern Strategic Direction as of 29 2300 January 2025 (GMT)

    Operational Overview: The Northern Strategic Direction (SD) remains the secondary SD for the TVD. ZSU operations within this SD have likely lost the capacity to shift the …

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Russian figure skating champions reportedly on board plane crashed in Washington

Russian figure skating champions reportedly on board plane crashed in Washington

Russian world figure skating champions Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington, DC, on Jan. 29, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing its sources.

The plane crashed into a …

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Romania's presidential candidate Georgescu calls Ukraine 'fictional state,' suggests annexing territory

Romania's presidential candidate Georgescu calls Ukraine 'fictional state,' suggests annexing territory

Far-right Romanian politician Calin Georgescu called Ukraine a “fictional state” and claimed that the eventual partition of its territories is “inevitable” in an interview published on Jan. 29.

“On 100% it will …

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Russian oligarch Abramovich underpays $1.2 billion to UK in taxes, media investigation says

Russian oligarch Abramovich underpays $1.2 billion to UK in taxes, media investigation says

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich owes up to 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) to the U.K. after attempting to evade taxes on hedge funds investments in a scheme involving Chelsea Football Club, according to a joint investigation by the BBC, The …

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8 killed, 26 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day

8 killed, 26 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight people and injured at least 26, including a child and three medical workers, regional authorities reported on Jan. 30.

Russia launched 81 Shahed-type attack drones and decoy drones against Ukraine …

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EU debates restarting Russian gas purchases as part of Ukraine peace deal, FT reports

EU debates restarting Russian gas purchases as part of Ukraine peace deal, FT reports

EU officials are discussing the option of resuming purchases of Russian pipeline gas as part of a potential settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 30, citing undisclosed sources.

The proposal’s advocates, …

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General Staff: Russia has lost 835,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 835,940 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

Russia has lost 835,940 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 30.

This number includes 1,270 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …

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Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa named transitional president

Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa named transitional president

Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group who led the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has been named Syria’s transitional president, the country’s military command announced on Jan. 29.

“We announce the appointment …

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Ukraine urgently seeks alternatives amid USAID funding suspension

Ukrine has initiated talks with European counterparts at the parliamentary level to explore temporary replacements for American aid amid the suspension of funding by USAID, while reviews are ongoing in Washington. This delay could extend the …

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EU not considering banning Russian LNG until it secures alternatives, Reuters reports

EU not considering banning Russian LNG until it secures alternatives, Reuters reports

The European Commission will not propose implementing a ban on Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) imports in its upcoming sanctions package amid concern among member states about first securing an alternative from other countries, including the …

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Russian drone attack on residential building in Sumy injures 7, including child

Russian drone attack on residential building in Sumy injures 7, including child

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

A Russian drone attack struck a residential building in the northeastern city of Sumy overnight on Jan. 30, injuring at least seven people, local authorities reported.

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Georgia withdraws from PACE, calls demands for new elections 'blackmail'

Georgia withdraws from PACE, calls demands for new elections 'blackmail'

Georgia withdrew its delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Jan. 29 after the Assembly passed a resolution calling for Tbilisi to hold new parliamentary elections.

The country’s fall 2024 parliamentary …

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NATO on track to send Kyiv over $40 billion in 2025

NATO on track to send Kyiv over $40 billion in 2025

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is on course to fulfill its promise to send approximately $41.6 billion (40 billion euros) in security assistance to Ukraine by the end of the year, NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska said …

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Zelensky looks to domestic, EU funders for key projects amid US aid freeze

Zelensky looks to domestic, EU funders for key projects amid US aid freeze

President Volodymyr Zelensky has directed the government to identify domestic and European funding sources for key projects in energy infrastructure, veterans' affairs, and border checkpoints during the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign aid.

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U.S. transfers 90 Patriot missiles from Israel to Poland for delivery to Ukraine

The U.S. military has extracted approximately 90 Patriot air defense system missiles from storage in Israel, rerouting them to Rzeszow, a pivotal logistics hub in southeastern Poland for U.S. and NATO arms supplies to Ukraine.

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Achilles becomes a separate drone regiment

The expansion of another battle-hardened unit within the Ground Forces.

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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones hit Lukoil oil refinery, missile arsenal in Russia, sources claim

Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones hit Lukoil oil refinery, missile arsenal in Russia, sources claim

Key developments on Jan. 29:

  • Ukrainian drones hit Russian missile arsenal, oil pumping station in Tver Oblast, SBU source claims
  • ‘4 out of 4’ — Russian Lukoil oil refinery struck by multiple Ukrainian drones, military intelligence source …

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Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits multiple Russian regions

On the night of Wednesday, January 29, Russian regions were hit with a massive drone attack, according to local reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they had shot down 104 drones across nine regions in the country. The drones targeted …

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Slovakia summons Ukrainian ambassador over Zelensky's criticism of Russian gas purchases

Slovakia summons Ukrainian ambassador over Zelensky's criticism of Russian gas purchases

The Slovak Foreign Ministry summoned Ukrainian Ambassador to Bratislava Myroslav Kastran on Jan. 29 after Kyiv criticized the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico for wanting to continue Russian gas supplies to Slovakia, it said on social …

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Russia and new Syrian government engage in talks to restore relations

Syria's state agency Sana reports that the Syrian government announced discussions with a Russian delegation about "restoring relations" between the two nations.

The Russian side reaffirmed its support for the ongoing positive changes happening in …

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Polish envoy on moving past painful history with Ukraine

Polish envoy on moving past painful history with Ukraine

The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek sat down with Poland’s charge d’affairs in Kyiv, Piotr Lukasiewicz, to discuss why Poland stands out among Ukraine’s allies, how to approach the most painful chapters of the shared …

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Nearly 100 companies in Ukraine quietly change Russian ownership in 6 months, monitoring service reports

Nearly 100 companies in Ukraine quietly change Russian ownership in 6 months, monitoring service reports

Within the last six months, 93 companies in Ukraine have removed signs of Russian ownership and continue to do business in the country, despite a moratorium on altering the registration of companies with Russian owners, the monitoring service …

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Ukrainian lawmakers seek to temporarily replace USAID with European funding

Ukrainian lawmakers seek to temporarily replace USAID with European funding

Ukraine’s parliamentary humanitarian and information policy committee launched consultations with their European counterparts on a temporary replacement of American funding under the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the …

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Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov under investigation by Anti-Corruption Bureau for alleged abuse of power

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has launched a criminal investigation into Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, according to a response from the agency to an official inquiry from Radio Liberty.

The Defense Minister is accused of power …