NATO country Poland reacts nervously to Putin’s massive attacks on Kiev and launches F-16 fighter jets – with American support. The news ticker about the Ukraine war.
- After major attack on Kyiv: Poland sends fighter jets to the NATO border
- “16 strategic bomber“: Ukrainian Air Force reports massive fire
- “Never back down”: Vladimir Putin announces “intensification” of attacks
- The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia and Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from January 2nd, 11 p.m.: Turkey blocks the handover of two mine-clearing ships to Ukraine. Ankara said it would not allow the two ships donated to Ukraine by the British Navy to pass through its waters to the Black Sea. This violates international agreements on crossing the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, which belong to Turkey, during wartime.
Britain announced last month that it would transfer two Royal Navy minesweepers to the Ukrainian Navy. Meanwhile, London is also being targeted by Russian hardliners – there are calls for retaliation for the strike on a Russian warship in Crimea.
Update from January 2nd, 8:10 p.m: According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, Russia recently attacked with hundreds of missiles and drones. “In the past five days, the enemy has fired at least 500 missiles and drones into Ukraine,” Zelensky said on Tuesday evening on the Internet platform X (formerly Twitter) after speaking by phone to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Zelenskyj thanked Sunak for his support of Ukrainian air defense.
Update from January 2nd, 5:04 p.m: After the massive rocket attack on Ukraine, the Russian occupation forces used unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. A corresponding statement was made by the spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ihnat during a nationwide fundraising event, reports the Ukrainian news portal Ukrinform.
“Immediately after the rocket hit, it is clear that the enemy is firing a lot of drones to at least take a look at the situation at the demarcation line and to carry out aerial reconnaissance. Enemy tactical aircraft are also in action and attack with unguided missiles as well as guided bombs and other air weapons,” Ihnat said.
One dead after Russian attack near Belgorod
Update from January 2nd, 2:53 p.m: According to the Russian governor, at least one person has been killed in renewed Ukrainian rocket attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod. The man was hit by shrapnel on Tuesday when one of the projectiles exploded next to his car, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the online service Telegram. Five other people were injured in other attacks in the region.
The Russian army had previously reported that Ukraine had fired a number of rockets at the border region of Belgorod. They were all intercepted. Hours earlier, Russia had attacked Ukraine with dozens of missiles and drones. According to Ukrainian authorities, the main targets were the capital Kiev and its surroundings as well as the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. At least five people were killed and around a hundred more were injured.
Kuleba calls for arms deliveries
Update from January 2nd, 1:22 p.m: After the new massive Russian attacks on his country, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on Kiev’s allies to deliver weapons more quickly. The West must “react decisively,” Kuleba said in Kiev on Tuesday. Above all, “additional air defense systems and combat drones of all kinds” would have to be delivered. The Russian army also needs more “missiles with a range of more than 300 kilometers”.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyj spoke of renewed “Russian terror” and at the same time thanked the Western allies for supplying air defense systems. “These help save hundreds of lives every day and every night.” The West is massively supporting Ukraine in its fight against the Russian aggressors, but so far they have not been decisively pushed back. That is why Kiev is pushing for further arms deliveries.
Also US fighter jets in Poland on the NATO border
Update from January 2nd, 12:11 p.m: More details about Poland’s reaction to the air strikes against its neighbor Ukraine: The fighter jets that went up for security were loud dpa not only about Polish fighter jets, but also about US Air Force aircraft. It was later said that the fighter jets had returned to their bases because the security risk had reduced.
According to the Polish General Staff, a Russian missile entered Polish airspace only on Friday (December 29th) before leaving it towards Ukraine. It was later said that the fighter jets had returned to their bases because the security risk had reduced.
Ukraine’s army chief: Kiev now main target for more than 70 Russian missiles
Update from January 2nd, 11:58 a.m: The Ukrainian military says it intercepted more than 70 Russian rockets and cruise missiles. There are ten Kinschal rockets, 59 cruise missiles and three Kalibr rockets, says army chief Valeriy Zalushnyj Reuters on Telegram with. The Ukrainian capital Kiev was the main target.
After major attack on Kiev: Poland sends fighter jets to the NATO border
Update from January 2nd, 10:52 a.m: Reaction to Russian shelling in neighboring Ukraine: Poland says it has sent fighter jets to the border region. To protect Polish airspace, “two pairs of F-16 jets and an allied tanker aircraft” are in use, the Polish army announced today AFP with.
Dead after attacks on Kiev in the Ukraine war
Update from January 2nd, 10:25 a.m: Both new massive Russian airstrikes in Ukraine According to authorities, at least four people were killed. An elderly woman and a couple were killed in Kiev and the surrounding area, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko and the local public prosecutor’s office. Another person was killed in Kharkiv (eastern Ukraine).
Klitschko reports Russian attack on residential building in Kiev
Update from January 2nd, 9:29 a.m: Like news agency correspondents AFP According to reports, more than ten violent explosions were heard in Kiev that morning – shaking buildings in the center of the city, among other things. The military administration, for its part, said that debris from Russian missiles had fallen in several parts of the city, especially in residential areas. Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that ten people were injured in a multi-story apartment building “where a fire broke out due to a rocket attack.”
The situation in the Ukraine war is apparently getting worse again
First report: Kiev – Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak sees Russia’s threats of further attacks against Ukraine as pure boasting. President Volodymyr Zelensky did not want to reveal Ukraine’s war goals for 2024 because leaks last year revealed preparations for Ukraine’s summer offensive. Heavy fighting is expected again in eastern Ukraine.
Kiev reports massive rocket fire again in the Ukraine war
According to Ukrainian information, “many” rockets were fired towards Kiev during the night. The residents of the capital should definitely stay in shelters for the time being, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Tuesday morning. “Many rockets” are heading towards Kiev.
Shortly beforehand, the Air Force had already triggered air alerts across the entire country. “A total of 16 Tu-95MS strategic bombers are in the air. Don’t ignore the air alert! Go to the shelters,” the Air Force said on the Telegram online service.
Ukraine war: Putin announces “intensification” of attacks
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would increase attacks on military targets in Ukraine in response to Kiev’s attack on the Russian city of Belgorod. The Ukrainian Air Force reported attacks by a “record number” of Russian combat drones on New Year’s Day.
Visiting a military hospital on New Year’s Day, Putin announced that Russia would “intensify” its attacks on “military facilities” in Ukraine in light of the Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod. He stressed: “No crime against civilians will go unpunished.”
In his New Year’s speech, Putin also assured that his country would “never” back down. Russia “hardly defended” its interests in 2023, he said. Russia, which is going through a “historic phase,” will be “even stronger” next year, he said. (with news agency material)