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• Moscow Accuses Kyiv Of Shooting Down Plane With Ukrainian POWs On Board RFE/RL 24 Jan 2024 -- Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down a Russian military cargo plane that crashed on January 24 in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, killing all 74 people on board, including 65 Ukrainian POWs who were on their way to a prisoner exchange.
• Moscow Blames Kyiv for Crash of Russian Military Plane It Claims Carried Ukrainian POWs VOA 24 Jan 2024 -- Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine of shooting down a military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying 74 people, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were set to be swapped for Russians held by Kyiv.

Ukraine

• Ukrainian And Slovak PMs Agree To 'New Pragmatism' To Aid Strained Relations RFE/RL 24 Jan 2024 -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says he agreed with his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, on a policy of "new pragmatism" as the two neighbors try to improve relations that have soured since the populist Slovak leader won an election last year vowing to halt military aid to Kyiv.
• Ukraine has overcome a tremendous path, stood firm and must defend itself - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 24 Jan 2024
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olaf Scholz discussed defense support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 24 Jan 2024
• On Foreign Intelligence Day, the Head of State met with the employees of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine President of Ukraine 24 Jan 2024
• Andriy Yermak had a phone call with the Permanent Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister of Denmark President of Ukraine 24 Jan 2024

Russia

• Foreign Ministry statement on the destruction of a Russian Il-76 military transport Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jan 2024
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 24 Jan 2024 -- Today at 11.15 a.m., the Kiev regime carried out a terrorist act, as a result of which an aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation on a flight from Chkalovsky to Belgorod airfield to transport Ukrainian servicemen for exchange, was shot down.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 24 Jan 2024 -- Today in the morning, the Russian Armed Forces have foiled another attempt launched by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with a fixed-wing UAV against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation.
• Russian Foreign Ministry Calls Il-76 Plane Crash Ukraine's Deliberate Attack Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- Ukraine's attack on the Russian Il-76 plane that led to its crash in the Belgorod Region was "deliberate," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, and called the incident a "terrorist act."
• Russian Forces Destroyed French-Made Samp-T for First Time in Special Op Zone - MoD Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- The Russian military destroyed a French-made Samp-T anti-aircraft complex for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
• Two Ukrainian Missiles Caused Russian Il-76 Crash in Belgorod Region - Defense Ministry Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- The Kiev regime shot down the plane, seeking to pin the blame on Russia for the deaths of the Ukrainian POWs, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.
• Moscow Insists on Having Reliable Information About French Mercenaries in Ukraine — Kremlin Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- Moscow insists it has reliable information that suggests there are French mercenaries in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
• Russian FM Lavrov: Russia Has No Need to Attack Anyone, Statements Suggesting Otherwise are Nonsense Sputnik 24 Jan 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held a press conference at the UN headquarter in New York finalising his official visit. The top diplomat answered various questions touching upon the most hot topics of the day.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine and an open debate on "The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question," New York, January 24, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Jan 2024

United States

• Can the US Do More to Help Ukraine? VOA 24 Jan 2024 -- As Ukrainian forces struggle to fend off Russia's invasion with dwindling supplies of rockets and other munitions, some supporters are arguing that there is more the Biden administration could do to re-arm them without waiting for long-delayed congressional approval.

NATO

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Ramstein format Ukraine Defense Contact Group confirms commitment to continued support to Ukraine and enhancement of own defence Lithuania MND 24 Jan 2024 -- January 23, a distance meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group addressed situation of the battlefield, Ukraine's most urgent needs and defence industry capacity.
• Polish Foreign Minister: 'Time Is Of The Essence' In Helping Ukraine Defeat Russia RFE/RL 24 Jan 2024 -- Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said he is trying to "put some urgency" into providing ammunition and defense systems to avoid a "too little, too late" scenario as Ukraine fights off Russa's full-scale invasion.

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