22 January 2023 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 22.01.23 Ukraine MOD 22 Jan 2023
Ukrainian Military Says Russia Advancing In Three Directions As Air Strikes Increase RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Russian forces are advancing in three directions but continue to concentrate their main efforts on an offensive in the Bakhmut direction, the General Staff of the Ukrainian military said on January 22.

UK: Russia Will 'Likely Struggle' to Staff, Equip Planned Force Expansion VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- The British Defense Ministry said Sunday that Russia "highly likely assesses that an enhanced conventional military threat will endure for many years beyond the current Ukraine war." In the intelligence update posted on Twitter Sunday, the ministry said, Russia would "highly likely struggle to staff and equip the planned expansion."
Russia says West's supply of heavy arms to Ukraine will trigger 'global catastrophe' Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- A senior Russian official has warned that deliveries of offensive weapons to Ukraine by the United States and NATO for attacks on Russia would lead to a global catastrophe.
Western Arms Deliveries to Kiev Will Lead to Global Disaster, Russian State Duma Speaker Says Sputnik 22 Jan 2023 -- Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Sunday that the supply of offensive armament from Western countries to Kiev will lead to a global disaster and retaliatory measures from Moscow with the use of more powerful weapons.
Russian State Duma Head Joins Officials Warning Of Nuclear Retaliation In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- The head of Russia's State Duma has said that the promised deliveries of additional weapons to Kyiv by Western countries could heighten the war in Ukraine to a new level that could result in a "global catastrophe."

US extends troop deployment in Romania, near Ukraine border Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Senior US officials said that the several thousand US troops currently stationed in Romania near the Ukraine border will remain there for at least nine more months, according to a New York Times report.

Germany Says It Won't Object if Poland Delivers Leopard 2 Tanks to Ukraine VOA 22 Jan 2023 -- Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin wouldn't object if Poland decides to send German-made tanks to Ukraine to aid it in its fight against Russian invaders.
Germany Won't Stand In The Way Of Poland Sending Leopard Tanks To Ukraine, Foreign Minister Says RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Germany is prepared to authorize Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on January 22, after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lashed out at Berlin over its refusal to agree to allow NATO members to send the tanks unless the United States sent its Abrams battle tanks.
Under pressure from Western allies, Germany says won't bar Poland from sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine Press TV 22 Jan 2023 -- Under mounting pressure from its Western allies, Germany, which had so far refused to send tanks to Ukraine, now says it would not stand in the way of Poland if it wanted to give Leopard 2 tanks to Kiev.

Ukrainian Government Official Dismissed After Arrest On Suspicion Of Embezzlement RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- A senior Ukrainian government official has been sacked following his arrest on allegations of corruption and after the Defense Ministry launched an internal audit to look into contracts that allegedly charge inflated prices.

Living In Fear Of The Draft, Russian Émigrés In Kazakhstan Have No Plans To Go Home RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- Marat makes a net income of about $215 a month, which he says is enough for a comfortable life as a young, single man in the Kazakh town of Oral, which he now calls home.
Kyrgyz Workers With Russian Citizenship Prevented From Leaving Russia, Urged To Fight In Ukraine RFE/RL 22 Jan 2023 -- The fear of a fresh military mobilization by Moscow to support its war in Ukraine has prompted many Kyrgyz workers in Russia to return to their home country. But some of the workers who have got Russian passports, and are eligible for the military draft, say they have been prevented from leaving Russia in recent weeks.

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