44 military clashes, enemy shelling, a new aid package from Germany. How will the 680th day of a full-scale war be remembered?
The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the command post of the formation Russian occupation forces near Sevastopol.
This was reported by the Department of Strategic Communications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to Stratcom, the enemy target was attacked on January 4 at about 15.00.
Before this, Air Force Commander Nikolai Oleshchuk said “hello” to the invaders in Crimea, noting that he expects “the same epic” from hostile propaganda report from Sevastopol and Evpatoria on January 4.”
< p class="MsoNormal">The commander disseminated information from the Crimean Wind channel that there was an “arrival” of Russians at a military unit near Uyutnoye near Yevpatoria.
Oleschuk also thanked the Air Force pilots and everyone who planned the operation , for “impeccable combat work.”
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that 44 military clashes occurred during the day.
In general the enemy launched six missile and 14 air strikes, carried out 13 attacks from multiple launch rocket systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
And the aviation of the Defense Forces attacked 10 areas where personnel were concentrated and 2 enemy control points. Units of the missile forces hit an air defense facility, 4 artillery weapons, an electronic warfare station and 3 Russian control points. another 9 attacks near Pervomaisky and Nevelsky, Donetsk region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to improve the tactical situation.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Defense Forces repelled 7 attacks near Robotino and north-west of Verbovoy, Zaporozhye region, where the enemy unsuccessfully tried to restore the lost position. Read more about the operational situation as of 18:00 on January 4 in our news.
The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Defense confirmed the destruction of the Russian Su-34 bomber, the arson of which journalists had previously written about.
On the night of January 4, 2024, a Su-34 tactical bomber burned out at the Russian Shagol airfield (Chelyabinsk). The Main Intelligence Directorate reported this by publishing a video.
“The combat aircraft belonged to the aviation regiment of the 21st mixed air division of the SS SS Russian Federation,” the message says.
The causes of the plane fire are being clarified, the Main Intelligence Directorate noted.
On January 4, the German government updated the list of military aid supplied to Ukraine. Among the updated list of assistance are 9 IRIS-T air defense systems, 1 SKYNEX with ammunition, additional missiles for Patriot systems and ammunition for LEOPARD 2. This is stated on the German government page.
Among other things, the new assistance package includes:
- 90 MARDER infantry fighting vehicles with ammunition and spare parts
- 16 WISENT 1 mine clearance tanks
- More than 9 thousand 155 mm ammunition caliber.
- Winter clothing for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- 1162 winter camouflage nets,
- 2 TRML-4D radars,
- 2 tanks for mine clearance WISENT ,
- 1 Biber bridge laying tank.
More details in the news.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland stated that the Polish-Ukrainian border will not be open to Ukrainian goods . The export ban will be indefinite.
This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture of Poland Czeslaw Sekierski, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland reported on the X network.
“The cordons will not open, the embargo on Ukrainian products is indefinite until it is lifted,” the minister said.
Sekersky emphasized the importance of negotiations with the protesting farmers to develop the best solutions. The minister supports the demands of the protesters, but they must be adapted to the current legislation in Poland, including EU legislation.
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