• 18/01/2025 22:05

The main news for Saturday, January 18: the consequences of the attack on Zaporizhia and Kyiv, almost 180 combat contacts, suspicion of Novinsky

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The main news for Saturday, January 18: the consequences of the attack on Zaporizhia and Kyiv, almost 180 ></p>
<p> Shelling of Zaporizhia </p>
<p class=The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on January 18, 176 battles took place, the largest number of which were in the Pokrovsk direction (84).

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy committed 19 assault actions. The invaders stormed the positions of Ukrainian units near Toretsk, Krymskoe and Shcherbinovka.

More details about the operational situation as of the evening of January 18 – in the news.

In Zaporozhye, where search and rescue operations are continuing at the site of the Russian missile strike, rescuers have freed the body of a deceased person from under the rubble, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported.

As of 19:49, 11 people were injured and 1 person was killed, said OVA Chairman Ivan Fedorov. “Eleven injured and one killed – the number of victims as a result of the enemy attack on Zaporizhia is growing. There are currently three people in hospitals – two women and a man. Rescuers pulled the body of a 63-year-old man from under the rubble. Another 27-year-old man is considered missing.”

In the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv, emergency rescue and recovery work after the Russian shelling has been completed, the State Emergency Service reports.

< b>DBR employees reported suspicion to the “curator” of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, MP of several convocations from the pro-Russian party “Opposition Bloc” Vadim Novinsky.

“The employees of the State Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine and under the procedural guidance of the Office of the Prosecutor General, reported the suspicion to the “curator” of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, a people's deputy of several convocations from the banned pro-Russian party “Opposition Bloc”, – the State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

He is suspected of high treason and incitement of religious hostility and hatred.

The agency's statement does not indicate the name of the person involved in the case, but according to LB.ua sources, it is former MP from the Opposition Platform – For Life party Vadym Novinsky.

Details are in the news.

< Police officers reported suspicion of treason to a judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court and former top government officials. The Russian leadership developed a plan according to which the aggressor's defense capability and armed forces were to be financed from the state budget of Ukraine under the pretext of fulfilling the Kyiv Commercial Court's decision to pay off a non-existent gas debt.

Back in 2011, the aggressor country involved then-President Viktor Yanukovych, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, a judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court, as well as heads of various levels of the judicial system in subversive activities against Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.

To this end, in 2011, the Russian Defense Minister approached the Ukrainian leadership with a letter asking for assistance in paying off the debt of one of the economic entities in the amount of 405.5 million US dollars for natural gas supplied back in 1996-1997.

Details of the case are in the news.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will begin on Sunday at 08:30 local time.

As Politico writes, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported this to Qatar after Israel approved the agreement on Saturday. The publication writes that the ceasefire agreement provides for a six-week pause in military action and an exchange of hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the first prisoner exchange would take place on Sunday.

The agreement, brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, consists of three stages.

More details in the news.

The most complete picture of today is on our website. We hope that tomorrow there will be more good news.

Let's hold on and bring Victory closer!

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