The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has said that Russia is dissatisfied with the low level of passportisation of the Ukrainian population in temporarily occupied territories and their readiness for the presidential election, and therefore plans to increase the number of Russian Guard and secret services in temporarily occupied territories.
Russian channels are actively spreading claims that Russia intends to carry out an airborne landing near Kharkiv, according to a Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) post on Telegram on Jan. 16.
As Ukraine endures the ravages of Russia's full-scale invasion, the impact extends far beyond the physical destruction of its cities and the displacement of its people. A silent but equally devastating crisis is unfolding: the severe deterioration of the mental health of the Ukrainian population in wartime. A recent survey by the sociological group Rating reveals a striking shift in the mindset of Ukrainians amid Russia’s ongoing invasion and the uncertainty of the future.
It’s not surprising that there are monthly pro-Ukrainian protests in Sacramento, a city with the third-largest Ukrainian population in U.S. What is surprising? How many protesters are Russian.
According to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine's healthcare expenditures for this year will amount to Hr 239 billion ($6.28 billion), an increase of Hr 31 billion ($814 million) compared to 2023.
Reported on Dec. 28. Russia's destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on June 6 triggered one of the largest man-made environmental disasters in Ukraine's history. The southern Kherson Oblast has suffered catastrophic floods and a large-scale humanitarian crisis.
Putin's sought ceasefire would mean Russia would keep the territories it illegally occupies in Ukraine, where the population is subject to abductions and summary executions. Ukraine laid out its 10-point "peace formula" in November 2022. One of the key points as a precondition for starting peace talks is the full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.
"Currently, there are no prerequisites for peace negotiations with Ukraine," said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Ukrainian and Western leaders have also repeatedly said that they do not believe Russia is interested in good-faith peace negotiations.
The White House has differentiated between the victims of Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine and Israel's military operation against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. Source: John Kirby, White House National Security Council Coordinator, at a briefing, as reported by European Pravda.
Ukraine has lost 18 percent of its scientists since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, according to a study published by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) on Dec 11.