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Limited ceasefires have occasionally been proposed since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 but never taken hold.

Ukrainian investigators have received the first preliminary evidence that Russia may have used missiles made in North Korea in the attack on Kharkiv on 2 January. Source: Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin on the air during the national 24/7 joint newscast Quote: "Regarding North Korea: the other day we received the first evidence of the possible use of missiles manufactured in this country by the Russian armed forces.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has launched the project I Want to Find for relatives of Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine. Source: Radio Liberty Details: The report indicated that chatbots will be launched on the Telegram messenger app, allowing users to find out where a particular Russian soldier is and whether they have been killed.

UK Defence Intelligence has analysed cases where the Russian forces accidentally dropped ammunition on Russian and occupied cities and revealed the reasons behind it. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 10 January on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Quote: "Russia's continued propensity for munition accidents is likely exacerbated by inadequate training and crew fatigue, leading to poor execution of tactics during missions.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) notes that Russia does not have the capacity to conduct strategic offensive operations against other countries on land, as all its ground forces are on the territory of Ukraine and are fighting against it.

In the smoky haze of battle, where the iron beasts roar and the skies weep steel, Ukraine writes history with fire and defiance, standing tall against Goliath, proving that even in the darkest times, the human spirit can shine the brightest.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has not observed any increase in Russia's missile production capabilities but states that Russia retains the ability to use these missiles for large-scale attacks on Ukraine.

In the West, the highly feared SMERSH became known via its fictionalized portrayal in Ian Fleming’s James Bond books.

Drones attacked an oil depot and energy facility in the city of Oryol, Oryol Oblast of the Russian Federation. According to Ukrainska Pravdaʼs source, this operation was carried out by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence with the assistance of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Come Back Alive Foundation.

Russian politicians announced in late 2023 that the Soviet counterintelligence unit SMERSH was being re-established, and photos of operatives wearing SMERSH uniform patches appeared in open sources in early January, UK Defence Intelligence reports.