Combat Operations
Ukraine
Russia
United States
NATO
United Nations
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 09.01.23 Ukraine MOD 09 Jan 2023
• Russia Meets Fierce Resistance in Bakhmut VOA 09 Jan 2023 -- Russia has stepped up its attacks around Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern region of Donbas and particularly around the city of Soledar, few miles north of Bakhmut. According to Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar, Russian troops have commenced another major assault.
• Fighting Remains Tough in Ukraine DoD News 09 Jan 2023 -- While the battle lines between the Russian invaders and Ukrainian defenders have not shifted much, fighting in the Donbas region has been savage, a senior military official said today.

Ukraine

• Shelling In Ukraine's Eastern Luhansk Region Constant But Defenses Hold, Says Ukrainian Official RFE/RL 09 Jan 2023 -- Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched new assaults in eastern Ukraine on January 9, hitting communities with constant shelling that killed civilians and destroyed homes even in towns that have been completely evacuated.
• Due to the resilience of our warriors in Soledar, we have gained additional time and power for Ukraine - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 09 Jan 2023
• Roman Mashovets and the Ambassador of Japan discussed ways of practical cooperation in providing assistance to Ukraine President of Ukraine 09 Jan 2023
• President had a meeting with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal President of Ukraine 09 Jan 2023

Russia

• Russian Forces Take Village of Bakhmutskoe Under Control Sputnik 09 Jan 2023 -- The Defense Staff of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said on Monday that the Russian forces had taken control of the village of Bakhmutskoe near the town of Soledar and northeast of Bakhmut (also known as Artyomovsk).
• Moscow: New Ukraine-bound Western armored vehicles only 'deepen suffering of Ukrainian people' Press TV 09 Jan 2023 -- Moscow says new Ukraine-bound Western armored vehicles will only deepen the suffering of Ukrainians, as Kiev continues to press NATO for heavy tanks to fend off Russian troops.

United States

• Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing DoD 09 Jan 2023 -- Senior Military Official

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Britain mulling supply of Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine for first time: Report Press TV 09 Jan 2023 -- The British government is reportedly considering supplying tanks to Ukraine for the first time to help Kiev forces in the war with Russian troops, defying Moscow's repeated calls for an end to funneling Western arms in the protracted conflict.
• 'Sources' Claim UK Could Give Challenger 2 Tanks to Ukraine Sputnik 09 Jan 2023 -- While Western countries have sent a bewildering hodgepodge of Soviet-era weaponry, NATO-standard artillery and lightly-armoured patrol vehicles to the Kiev regime, none have yet risked pitting their main battle tanks against Russian forces.
• Ministers Skinnari and Mikkonen are visiting Ukraine Finnish Government 09 Jan 2023 -- Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen are visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. In Kyiv, the ministers are meeting Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister of Energy, Minister of Internal Affairs and the Mayor of Kyiv.
• Belarusian 'Railway Guerrilla' Handed 13 Years In Prison RFE/RL 09 Jan 2023 -- A court in Minsk has sentenced a man to 13 years in a maximum security prison after he was convicted of being part of a group involved in damaging railways to disrupt the supply of Russian arms and troops to Ukraine.

News Reports

• Facts about Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia blames Ukraine for breaking ceasefire People's Daily 09 Jan 2023 -- The following are the latest developments in the Ukraine crisis: