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[Korrespondent] 22.47 British intelligence has released new data on the scale of the losses of the Russian army in the war against Ukraine. The figures indicate a sharp increase in human losses against the backdrop of active Russian offensives in late 2025. This is evidenced by a report by the UK Ministry of Defense, published in X.
22.19 The Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems forces destroyed six Russian air defense systems in 48 hours. This was reported by the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned systems, Robert Brovdy, on Facebook.
21.29 Curfew may be lifted in some cities and communities of Ukraine due to the emergency situation in the energy sector. This is evidenced by the evening address of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
19.49 The Ukrainian government has allocated a site for the construction of a new Rheinmetall ammunition production plant. This was stated by Armin Papperger, CEO of the German arms concern Rheinmetall, in an interview with Ukrinform.
18.29 Investigators declared suspicion against the head of the settlement group of the financial and economic service of one of the combat brigades in the Zaporizhia direction, who appropriated UAH 9.72 million of budget funds intended for the payment of cash benefits to servicemen.
17.13 In Vinnytsia region, along the border with Transnistria, engineering work is being carried out to strengthen defenses and additional minefields are being installed. This was reported by the Khmelnytskyi City Council.
"The Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration informs that as part of measures to strengthen the defense of the state border and protect the national security of Ukraine in the territories bordering the Transnistrian district of the Moldavian Republic, engineering work is being carried out to expand protective borders and additional mine and explosive barriers are being installed in sections of the border strip within the Tulchyn and Mogilev-Podilskyi districts," the message says.
17.53 Since the beginning of the current day, the Ukrainian military has shot down 10 jet drones that the Russians were using to attack Kyiv. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this. After studying the wreckage, specialists will probably find out the type of drone and its payload.
17.26 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 50 battles between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders have taken place on the front. This is significantly less than in previous days, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
16.57 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the new Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov and announced the main priorities for the Ministry of Defense. The head of state reported this on Telegram.
15.37 Soldiers of the 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Ptakha Magyara" thwarted the offensive of the Russian invaders in the Donetsk direction. The 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Ptakha Magyara" reported this on its Facebook page.
14.40 In Kyiv, during the morning attack by Russian drones, one of the drones fell on a private house in the Darnytskyi district. This was reported by the head of the KMVA, Timur Tkachenko, on January 14. According to him, as a result, the facade of the house received minor damage. There were no casualties.
14.24 In the village of Rudno near Lviv, an unknown person fired on a minibus of servicemen of the district CCC who were carrying out alert measures. This was reported by the regional department of the National Police.
14.23 The European Commission has adopted a package of legislative proposals that paves the way for a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. This was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, the EP reports.
The proposal involves dividing the 90 billion euros into two parts. One third, or 30 billion euros, will go to budget support. The rest will be directed to military support.
The presented legislative package consists of:
A new proposal to create a loan in support of Ukraine (based on Article 212 of the TFEU) of 90 billion euros.
A new proposal to amend the Regulation on the Ukraine Facility (based on Article 212 TFEU) as one of the instruments for implementing budget assistance to Ukraine.
A new proposal to amend the Multiannual Financial Framework Regulation (based on Article 312 TFEU) to allow the loan to Ukraine to be covered by the EU budget's "headroom".
13.50 The Verkhovna Rada has extended martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for the 18th time. This was announced during a plenary session on Wednesday. Martial law and mobilization were extended for another 90 days - until May 3, 2026.
13.33 Currently, 2 million citizens of Ukraine are wanted by the Ministry of Defense. This was stated by Mykhailo Fedorov during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada on Wednesday. Another 200 thousand Ukrainians have voluntarily left their military units, the new head of the Ministry of Defense noted.
12.55 The Verkhovna Rada supported the appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense. 277 MPs voted "yes" at the plenary session on Wednesday. During his speech in parliament, Fedorov promised to conduct an audit of the Ministry of Defense and deal with the CCC.
12.33 A collaborator official was detained in Kyiv - the head of a school in temporarily occupied Yalta, who was implementing Russian "educational standards" and spreading Kremlin propaganda.
"Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained another official collaborator in Kyiv. She turned out to be the head of a captured school in temporarily occupied Yalta, who was introducing Russian "educational standards" in this institution," the report says.
The attacker also imposed Kremlin propaganda on students and their parents, in particular, glorifying racists and justifying their crimes against Ukraine.
12.20 Ukrainian air defense units have begun using the new American Tempest light missile buggy to destroy Russian Shahed attack drones. The video was published by the Air Command Center. In the video, a Ukrainian serviceman with the call sign Korotun reported that the buggy crew has already destroyed at least 21 Russian drones.
12.19 European Union countries are discussing the possibility of appointing a special negotiator to represent the EU's interests in negotiations on Ukraine. Brussels fears that the United States may reach an agreement with Russia without taking into account the Europeans' position. This is reported by Politico.
The idea was initiated by France and Italy. According to three diplomats and officials familiar with the discussions, the proposal has already received support from the European Commission and several EU member states.
Supporters of the position emphasize that Europe will be able to defend its "red lines", in particular the issue of Ukraine's future membership in NATO, only if it directly participates in the negotiations.
12.02 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy once again called on Western partners to help strengthen Ukrainian soldiers so that they can counter Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. He wrote about this in Telegram. If it is possible to counter Russian attacks 100%, then there will be no point in Putin's terror, he noted.
11.50 A Russian war criminal who was captured in September 2024 by fighters of the Russian Volunteer Corps, which is part of the Timur Special Unit of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. This is stated in a statement by the Main Intelligence Directorate. It is noted that the convicted person is a 36-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation, Sergey Tuzhilov (call sign Altai), an assault rifleman of the 69th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District of the Russian Armed Forces. Before mobilization, he served two sentences in Russian prisons for serious criminal offenses.
The court found that in June 2024, during the battles for the Vovchansk aggregate plant, Tuzhilov, together with an accomplice, shot three Ukrainian servicemen who were captured. He personally shot one of them, who was tied up, in the back of the head with a regular machine gun. In addition, Tuzhilov chose places to kill two more prisoners of war and guarded the “perimeter” during the shootings.
11.01 Emergency power outages are in effect in Kyiv and five regions of Ukraine on Wednesday morning. Ukrenergo reported this. Also, due to new attacks on energy facilities, consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions are without power.
9.59 On the front of the past day, 141 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded. The enemy is attacking most of the time in the Pokrovsky and Hulyaypil directions. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 14.
9.17 As a result of Russian strikes on the night of January 14, enterprises and residential buildings were damaged in the Dnipropetrovsk region. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha.
8.45 Air defense forces neutralized one Russian ballistic missile and 89 UAVs. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on January 14. Hits of two ballistic missiles and 24 strike UAVs were recorded at 13 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (fragments) of UAVs at three locations.
8.16 A fire broke out in a high-rise building in Kyiv as a result of a Russian attack. This was reported by the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Timur Tkachenko, on January 14. According to him, an apartment in a high-rise building in the Obolonskyi district is on fire.
7.50 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 990 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on January 14. The total combat losses of the enemy from 02/24/22 to 01/14/26 were approximately 1,221,940 people.
02.22 Due to the massive attack on Kryvyi Rih, emergency shutdowns have been introduced for 45 thousand subscribers. Also, more than 700 houses were left without heat supply. There is water in the system, but the pressure will be lower.
01.20 In Kryvyi Rih, a massive attack by Shaheds on an infrastructure facility was announced. Residents were urged to get water and charge their gadgets.
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[Korrespondent] At Pokrovskoye, the direct ZSU liquidated 50 and injured 25 occupiers
Near Pokrovsky, a control point for UAVs and artillery of the Russian Federation was destroyed, 50 occupiers were liquidated and 25 injured.
As of 22:00 in the middle of the 14th, there were 118 military operations on the front. The war continued with 31 air strikes, the destruction of 71 aircraft bombs, 3,736 kamikaze drone attacks and 2,854 artillery shellings. The General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced this at the evening war.
According to the data of the General Staff, the greatest number of fears between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian occupiers was recorded on the Pokrovsky and Gulyaipil direct lines.
On the Pivnichno-Slobozhansky and Kursk direct routes, one attack by Russian troops was defeated, 105 shellings were recorded, and three multiple launch rocket systems were stopped.
On the Pivdenno-Slobozhansky direct line there were 13 military battles, concentrated near Vovchanska, Zeleny and around the settlements of Grafske, Vovchansky Khutori and Krugle. In several places there are battles and problems.
In the Kup'yansky area, three enemy attacks were directly recorded near Petropavlivka, Pishchany and Borovaya. Two missions are still not completed.
On the Limansky direct, Russian forces attempted to storm Ukrainian positions in the areas of Zarichny, Karpivka, Novoselivka and Torskogo 11 times. They are still fighting.
Ukrainian troops in Slovianske directly defeated five enemy attacks near Fedorivka, Svyato-Pokrovsky and Zakitny today.
No direct offensive actions were recorded at Kramatorsk.
On the Kostyantynivsky direct, the Russian army carried out 13 offensive tests near Kostyantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyny, Pleshchivka, Ivanopill, Shcherbinivka and other settlements in this area.
On Pokrovsky Directly, 23 attempts were recorded by the enemy to push our buddies near the areas of Nikanorivka, Mirnograd, Dorozhny and other points. According to previous data, 50 occupiers were liquidated and 25 injured, the artillery system, three motorcycles, 55 UAVs, two vehicles, a ground robotic complex, three shelters and a drone control point were reduced.
On Oleksandrivske the enemy attacked directly ten times. In one area the battles are still raging.
On the Gulyaypil direct, the Ukrainian military defeated 17 attacks near Dobropillya, Zelenyi and Svyatopetrivka. The enemy commanded airstrikes on Staroukraintsya.
In the Orikhov area, one of the Primorskyi riots occurred. Russian troops carried out airstrikes near Rizdvyanka and Zaliznychny.
There were no direct offensive actions on the Dnieper. No significant changes in the situation in other areas have been recorded.
It seems likely that the total military expenditures of the Russian troops at the beginning of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022 to June 14, 2026, amounted to approximately 1,221,940 individuals, of which 990 osib - per min.
Yes, that is a damaged T-34/85 tank in the photo in the link
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[Korrespondent] The penetration of occupation forces near three settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions was recorded. About this on Wednesday, September 14, according to the analytical portal DeepState.
It appears that the Russians have had little success near the settlements of Yablunivka and Zaliznyansk Donetsk region.
Also, according to analysts, the enemy has entered the territory of the Zaporizhzhya region.
“The enemy has emerged near Zaliznyanskoye, Yablunivka and Stepnogirsk,” reports the analytical project, which updated the map of military operations.
Please note that there is no official confirmation of this information.
Based on data from the General Staff, over the past few years, the greatest number of fights between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and the Russian occupiers have been recorded on the Pokrovsky and Gulyaipil direct routes.
Varto notes that by the end of 2025, the Russian armies had occupied 4,336 square kilometers of the territory of Ukraine, which amounted to approximately 0.72% of the total area of the country.
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[NewsFront] 21:09 Ministry of Defense published a traditional selection of footage of the work of unmanned systems troops in various areas of the Central Military District. 20:34 In the period from 13:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on dutyinterceptedand 39 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed:
12 UAVs were flying over the Krasnodar Territory,
11 UAVs were flying over the Sea of Azov,
Seven UAVs were flying over the Belgorod Region,
Four UAVs were flying over the Rostov Region,
Three UAVs were flying over the Kursk Region, and
Two UAVs were flying over the Republic of Crimea.
19:49 Drone operators of the Center group of forces using UAVs brought out a surrendered Ukrainian soldier and thus saved his life.
19:09 Tornado-S MLRS in the Krasnolimansk direction destroyed crossings over the Seversky Donets in the area of the settlement Mayaki.
18:20 FPV drone calculations at the Rubicon Center struck temporary deployment point for personnel of the Condor aerial reconnaissance unit of the Presidential Operational Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the village of Prystan in the Khar'kov region.
18:18 In the Zaporizhzhia direction of the Russian Armed Forces developed success in the area of the village of Orekhov.
17:36 Posted footage of FPV drone operators at the Rubicon center.
16:58 Artillery units of 120mm self-propelled guns 2S9 "Nona-S" of the Yaroslavl paratroopers of the "Dnepr" group destroyed UAV control center on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
16:00 The advance of the “Far Easterners” south of Gulyaipole has been recorded, –MAP.
15:51 Crews of T-80BV tanks of the Eastern Group of Forces destroyed enemy UAV control points in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Tankers from the 1435th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Center Group of Forces supported the advance of assault units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction with fire from the T-72B3M.
15:47 Konstantinovskoye direction. Advance of Russian attack aircraft in the area of the Kleban-Bykskoye reservoir,MAP.
14:32 Ukrainian 152mm self-propelled gun 2S3 "Akatsiya" was destroyed by crews of the 68th Motorized Rifle Division, video.
13:25 In the period from 9:00 to 13:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
28 UAVs – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
Three UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two UAVs – over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory
12:34 Self-propelled gun "Bogdana", destroyed by guards artillerymen of the 305th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Army of the "East" group of forces - a complex fire defeat of the gun crews, the "Lancet" operator and the KVN operator, -video.
12:17 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 14, 2026. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the special military operation:
Units of the "North" military group, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Komarovka in the Sumy region.
The formations of the mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the area of the settlements of Khotyn, Yastrebine and Kondratovka in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Krugloe, Ternovaya, Staritsa and Vovchanskie Khutora in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 16 vehicles, and two field artillery pieces. A fuel depot and three supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an engineering brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades near the settlements of Shiykovka, Osinovo, Glushkovka, Berezovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya, Kutkovka, and Cherneshchyna in the Khar'kov region, and Mayaki and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 200 troops, three armored combat vehicles, 26 vehicles, two artillery pieces, and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and the Azov* special forces brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Zakotne, Konstantinovka, Kramatorsk, and Novotroitske in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 125 military personnel, six armored combat vehicles, including an Italian-made Puma armored personnel carrier, 15 cars, four field artillery pieces, including two Western-made ones, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Center Forces Group have improved their tactical position. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, an airborne brigade, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a nmaval infantrybrigade, a territorial defense brigade, four National Guard brigades, and the Azov* special forces brigade near the settlements of Belitskoye, Grishino, Shevchenko, Toretskoye, and Lenino in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Ivanovka, Novopavlivka, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 440 servicemen, two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, four Cossack armored combat vehicles, and seven cars.
Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, three assault brigades, and four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Kopani, Rizdvyanka, Vozdvizhevka, Zaliznychne, Zhovtneve, Ternovatoye, and Staroukrainka in Zaporizhia Oblast and Malomykhailivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 300 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, seven combat armored vehicles, 16 cars, a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana" and a combat vehicle of the Czech-made "Vampire" multiple launch rocket system.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novoyakovlevka, Orekhov and Pavlovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
More than 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 15 cars, two field artillery guns, a counter-battery station, three electronic warfare stations, and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
10:58 On frames destruction of a Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing near the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya by several FAB-500 missiles.
10:27 Calculation of the Pantsir-S air defense missile and gun system,controlling airspace, protects critical facilities in the area of responsibility of the Northern Forces Group.
9:31 In the period from 7:00 to 9:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed seven Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Six – over the territory of Stavropol Krai,
One – over the territory of Krasnodar Krai.
9:00 Crews of 203mm self-propelled artillery units "Pion" of the "West" group of forces destroyed temporary deployment points and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Khar'kov region.
8:35 Frontline summary on the morning of January 14, 26
The Zaporizhzhia Front
of the Russian Armed Forces is advancing near Primorskoye. The enemy is counterattacking near Novoboikovsky, and fighting is ongoing near Magdalinovka and Novoyakovlevka. Russian forces are expanding their zone of control northward in the Stepovoye-Malyye Shcherbaki sector.
The offensive continues in the Hulyai-Polye sector. Russian forces are advancing north of Hulyai-Polye, attacking Vozdvizhevka and Ternovatoye. In the Orekhovo sector, Russian forces are advancing toward Orekhovo along the Konka River.
Donetsk Front:
Fighting continues near Grishino in the Pokrovskoe sector. Fighting continues near Belitskoye and Novyi Donbas in the Dobropol'ye sector. Russian forces are advancing toward Kucherov Yar from Shakhove, taking up positions between the villages of Ivanovka and Novoye Shakhove, and advancing northeast of Sofiyivka toward Pavlovka and Novopavlovka.
In the Konstantinovka direction, fighting continues in the area of Berestok, Stepanovka and in Konstantinovka itself.
In the Krasnolimansk direction, Russian forces are fighting near Aleksandrovka and in the Yarovaya-Svyatogorsk sector, advancing along the Seversky Donets River and taking up new positions near Prishib. In the Slavyansk direction, there is progress near Vasyukovka.
The situation remains tense in the Kupyansk direction. Russian forces are repelling enemy counterattacks and holding their positions. In the Borovaya area, Russian forces are expanding their control east of Novaya Kruglyakovka.
Sumy Front
There are reports of fighting on the Yunakovka-Kondratovka line and in the Krasnopolye area.
8:16 During the past night from 23:00 Moscow time on January 13 to 7:00 Moscow time on January 14, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 48 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
25 – over the territory of the Rostov region,
13 – over the territory of the Stavropol region,
Five5 – over the territory of the Bryansk region,
Three – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One – over the territory of the Kursk region.
8:01 Crews of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled artillery units of the Vostok group with Krasnopol high-precision munitions destroyed fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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I'd like to know how this intel is developed but, not being a member of our vaunted intel community, I probably never will. I beg your pardon though, if I'm a bit skeptical of just about anything our intel community says.
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I might also note how the NATO chief makes no mention of Ukrainian casualties. I get the distinct impression he doesn't give a rat's ass about casualties on either side as he still hopes that NATO's imperalist ambitions can eventually be realized, otherwise NATO leaders would have never provoked this war in the first place.
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[REGNUM] The fact that the "grandmother of Ukrainian politics" Yulia Tymoshenko speaks Russian and distributes money for parliamentary votes in her interests is nothing new.
And reports from Kyiv about how the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) confirmed on January 14 that she had been served with a notice of suspicion and published audio recordings in which the head of the Batkivshchyna faction discusses bribes to MPs simply confirm that Yulia Volodymyrivna's style has not changed over the years.
What's more newsworthy is that the example of a perennial presidential candidate and former bright political star clearly demonstrates how Ukrainian politics has degenerated. Even the $40,000 seized by NABU detectives from a residential and office complex on Turovska Street in Podil, Kyiv, confirms this.
Tymoshenko wouldn't have even budged for that amount in the old days—she was used to handling millions. She kept a "twenty" in her purse for small expenses; there's even a story about an incident in a Moscow restaurant.
And here, on recordings, he offers three MPs $10,000 a month for various decisions. Incidentally, according to informed sources, they belong to the Servant of the People faction, which, in part, explains the initial failure of the vote on new personnel appointments from the Presidential Office.
Yulia Tymoshenko herself explains quite clearly in her recordings why she needs this: “to destroy the majority” (that is, the mono-majority of “Servants of the People”), for which “we must not give them any leeway.”
And this moment is key.
Because Tymoshenko (like the “gray hetman” Petro Poroshenko *) by inertia continue to live in a paradigm where their authority, rating, presence of a party structure and personal influence mean something.
At the time, this truly meant a lot. The Batkivshchyna party, founded in 1999 during Yulia's foray into politics, was truly a real political force, with a ramified structure across the country. These were real party offices, with real people, and an ideological core.
When Tymoshenko was jailed for the first time in 2001 for "smuggling Russian gas to Ukraine" and failing to pay taxes while head of the UESU corporation from 1995 to 1997, it sent her approval ratings soaring. The new "Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc" became one of the main driving forces behind the "Orange Revolution," which brought Viktor Yushchenko to power and secured for her the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine.
When the "woman with the scythe" was jailed for good and for a long time under Viktor Yanukovych in 2011, the "entire world" literally fought for her release. An indefinite protest was declared across Ukraine, and a tent city of activist women set up on Khreshchatyk, ready to tear anyone apart for "our Yulia."
European Commissioners made corresponding statements, and Tymoshenko's daughter traveled to US Senate hearings, the OSCE, and met with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and foreign leaders. Even the Russian Foreign Ministry, just hours after her arrest, stated that "all gas agreements of 2009 were concluded in strict compliance with the national legislation of the two countries and international law, and the necessary instructions from the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine were received for their signing."
The Maidan, with its exponentially growing number of self-proclaimed patriots and activists, screaming "opinion leaders" from every angle, has severely undermined the positions of veteran politicians accustomed to a certain systemic approach.
But even in 2019, Yulia Vladimirovna seriously believed that victory in the presidential election was within her grasp—and, in fact, sociology showed this (which tells us something about the quality of this sociology).
Although the series "Servant of the People" effectively trampled her political prospects, very realistically depicting Tymoshenko's lack of principles, hysteria, pretense, and greed.
However, she can't stop now—65-year-old Tymoshenko has never had any other life. And amid a wave of optimism associated with the peace agreement, elections, and the reformation of power, she has once again attempted to resume her usual vigorous activity.
As an "effective politician".
If you search for the coveted name on Ukrainian Telegram channels with millions of followers, you'll get a flood of identical news items like: "Professional and realistic—a political scientist assessed Tymoshenko's proposal to replenish the 2026 budget by 175 billion hryvnias." Or, for example, "Tymoshenko stated Ukraine's position on the peace agreement at the highest European level."
She regularly introduces various "important bills," her initiatives are supported by various associations and unions, and Yulia makes decisive assessments of this and that. She even attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in February 2025—after a long hiatus (she last went there in 2018 as part of the election campaign).
However, the days when it was received in high offices are a distant memory. The Donald Trump administration's project to reform power has no place for the "old guard." The Americans are realists and are working with the existing format that has proven its effectiveness.
That is, based on the "Servant of the People" faction, which only needs to be purged of unnecessary people and replaced with a clear, proven, and approachable guy, David Arakhamia, for the post of speaker.
Tymoshenko and other dissatisfied parties' plans to create a "broad coalition" and a "government of national unity," where Verkhovna Rada committees and ministerial seats would be divided up and budgets would be divvied up according to the old rules, are directly at odds with the Americans' plans. And they hinder them.
Therefore, NABU acted on Yulia's well-known habit of bribing everyone (even in 2011, she earned an additional criminal case for trying to "resolve an issue" with a judge).
The suspect "initiated negotiations with individual parliamentarians on the introduction of a systemic mechanism for providing money in exchange for loyal behavior during votes in the Rada" on a regular basis.
In this episode, MPs received instructions to vote for the dismissal of SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk *, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Digital Development Minister Mykhailo Fedorov (the latter two are changing jobs). "We vote 'for' everyone's dismissal. Appointments: Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Justice, State Property Fund. We are not voting for anyone's appointment," Tymoshenko instructed her protégés, referring, respectively, to the ministries of Defense, Economy, Justice, and the State Property Fund.
The investigation is ongoing under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Those found guilty face imprisonment for a term of five to ten years with confiscation of property.
"I categorically reject all absurd accusations. It seems the elections are much closer than we thought. And someone has decided to start a purge of competitors. This isn't the first political hit against me. Persecution and terror have been my daily routine for many years. I haven't been afraid of anything for a long time, because I know I'm honest with myself, with the people, and with Ukraine. No one can break me or stop me. And this time, we will prove the truth again," Tymoshenko responded to the searches in a post on social media.
And, unexpectedly even for herself, she was almost not lying: this time there really is a purge of competitors.
Not the Office of the President or, on the contrary, the “broad coalition” as revenge for working for the OP, as some media outlets write, but US Vice President James David Vance, who oversees the Ukrainian direction.
By the way, an interesting detail.
Immediately after reports of “urgent investigative actions” at the Batkivshchyna party office, MP Lyudmila Buimister left the faction.
She explained her resignation by citing the "illegal" vote of some colleagues to remove Maluk*, and that she could not remain on a team that "supports the president's destruction of the intelligence service at the most critical moment of the war." However, malicious tongues claim that Buimister was the "rat" who helped NABU expose Yulia Tymoshenko for distributing money to MPs.
Because she is part of a group of MPs paid by oligarch Rinat Akhmetov for his lobbying work. And in the bright Ukraine of the future, Rinat Leonidovych, of course, prefers to find his place in an alliance with the strongest party. Tellingly, in 2021, Buimister was expelled from the Servant of the People faction (which she had been a member of as a majority member) due to a series of votes that contradicted the position of the mono-majority—specifically, the MP did not vote for the anti-oligarch law.
Now Tymoshenko, once one of the leading stars of Ukrainian politics, will think very hard about her behavior—at 65, she's unlikely to want to go to jail for a third time. Especially after losing hundreds of millions of dollars in property. And the next bell will likely ring for Petro Poroshenko if he continues to naively believe that the Ukrainian people elect the president and members of parliament in "free, democratic elections" where the likes of "Poroshenko" count the votes.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited by Sergey Adamov
[REGNUM] After Russian troops established effective control over Krasnoarmeysk and its satellite town of Myrnohrad, the northwestern part of the DPR remains under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
We are talking about the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration, which also includes the cities of Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka and the surrounding villages and settlements.
During the first weeks of January, Russian troops regrouped their forces, after which they launched an offensive against the Ukrainian group in Donbas from several sides at once.
Experts say the weakest segment of the enemy's defense is the city of Konstantinovka, which is de facto semi-encircled.
East of Konstantinovka, our troops advanced from the village of Stupochki toward the village of Novodmitrovka. In this area, the enemy is constantly attempting to counterattack and slow the advance of the Russian Armed Forces.
From the west and southwest of the city, Russian units have reached the outskirts of the village of Berestok and the village of Ilyinovka. Here, they aim to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from several strongholds. According to the Ministry of Defense, our artillery and UAV operators are actively dislodging the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds and armored vehicles.
Sources on the ground report that Russian forces have already succeeded in storming several powerful Ukrainian strongholds in the Berestok area. There are also reports of assault groups entering the village itself, adjacent to Konstantinovka to the southwest.
In Ilyinovka, we managed to consolidate our position on the outskirts of the village and take advantage of the terrain. The bodies of water prevented the enemy from attacking the flanks.
Control over Ilyinovka and Berestok, firstly, should create a threat to the supply lines of Ukrainian troops between Druzhkovka and Konstantinovka.
Secondly, this will allow the use of heights, including the northern shore of the Kleban-Byk reservoir, for a further offensive on Konstantinovka from the west.
According to several sources, Russian units, advancing along the high ground on the northern shore of the reservoir, have already linked up and consolidated their positions.
Furthermore, it is reported that the Russian army is also encircling Kostyantynivka from the northeast along a broad front. Our troops are forcing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to spread out their reserves to increase the density of their defenses in several areas.
And given the chronic shortage of reserves, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command is unable to plug defensive breaches, allowing our units to move forward.
Given that Konstantinovka is located in a lowland, control over the heights allows for the adjustment of artillery fire and drone activity, as well as the ability to conduct operations from more advantageous positions and improve the logistical support of advancing units.
Ukrainian sources report that the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in Kostiantynivka is attempting to stabilize defensive lines, including by holding positions along the banks of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir.
Overall, despite the ongoing resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the initiative in this section of the front is in the hands of the Russian military.
THE ROAD TO KRASNY LIMAN
Northeast of Slavyansk, Russian troops continue their offensive in the direction of the city of Krasny Liman.
According to the latest reports from the ground, our troops have cut off a supply route to the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of Krasny Liman, near the village of Korovy Yar. Clashes are ongoing northeast of the city, near the villages of Yarovaya and Aleksandrovka.
Further success of the front will allow the launch of an offensive on Krasny Liman, a front-line source for the Regnum news agency believes.
"The enemy won't be able to hold the city under these new conditions. Our further advance will mean that supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Krasny Liman will only be possible via the Seversky Donets River. The only bridge near the village of Raigorodok has been destroyed, and the crossings will be under attack from drones. So, we have to either retreat or fight in encirclement with the river to our rear," our source noted.
Further north, Russian troops broke through the enemy's defensive line, taking control of the village of Redkodub near the border of the DPR with the Kharkiv region.
If Krasny Liman is captured, the offensive in the Karpovka-Korovye-Aleksandrovka area can be confidently continued. This, in turn, will allow the capture of strategically important heights southeast of Izyum in the Kharkiv region.
If such a breakthrough is successful, the enemy's main supply routes between the Kharkiv region and the DPR territories currently occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces would be threatened. This would pose an additional threat to the strongest remaining enemy group—in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
FROM GULYAIPOLE TO ZAPORIZHZHIA
Simultaneously with the offensive in the DPR, the Russian army is accelerating its gains in the Zaporizhzhia region. Following the liberation of Huliaipole, our troops are advancing in several directions at once.
Southwest of Hulyaipole, Russian forces are advancing toward the village of Belogorye. Ukrainian Armed Forces command is withdrawing personnel and equipment westward, seeking to consolidate their alternate defensive lines.
The enemy is not seeking to counterattack, focusing on keeping the front line from collapsing completely.
In the Malaya Tokmachka area, Russian units established control of a fortified position on the southern outskirts of the village, which had been fought over for several weeks. The enemy's attempts to launch a counteroffensive were thwarted.
Also southwest of Hulyaipole, Russian troops are advancing toward the village of Zaliznichnoe, where the enemy is amassing reserves and forces that have retreated from the city. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also attempting to establish a defense in the area of Ternovatoye and Vozdvizhevka.
The strategic objective in this section of the front is to take control of the city of Orekhov, the attack on which is coming both from the east (from Gulyaipole) and from the west - from the area of the recently liberated Stepnogorsk.
To the west, from the direction of Stepnogorsk, we managed to reach a large fortified area of the enemy near Novoyakovlevka.
Further advancement here opens the door for Russian forces to advance toward Kamyshevakha, through which one of the supply routes for the units holding Orekhov passes. Taken together, the work of our troops limits theirs.
The capture of Orekhovo, in turn, will mean new problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the regional center of Zaporizhzhia—after all, in this case, Ukrainian troops will have no large settlements around which to build a powerful defense on the southern approaches to the city.
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[Regnum] Batkivshchyna Party leader Yulia Tymoshenko could face up to 10 years in prison as part of an anti-corruption investigation, Ukrainian media reported.
On the morning of January 14, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) charged the politician with bribery of Verkhovna Rada deputies. The investigation is being conducted under Part 4 of Article 369 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine ("Offer, promise, or provision of an unlawful benefit to an official"). The article carries a penalty of 5 to 10 years in prison.
NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine also conducted searches at Tymoshenko's office on January 13. SAPO officers also conducted searches at the home of David Arakhamia, head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada.
On January 14, the leader of the Batkivshchyna party reported that so-called urgent investigative actions at her party's Kyiv office continued throughout the night. According to Tymoshenko, investigators seized her work phones, parliamentary documents, and personal savings, which, according to the party leader, are fully reflected in her official asset declaration.
[X] Intrepid Han Chinese have been noted quietly colonizing the depopulated areas of Russia’s far east for decades, with observers assuming both countries would eventually formally recognize the new border.
In the far east, we are slowly seeing the border between China and Russia blur. Entire regions are policed by both governments. Taxes are split between Putin and the CCP.
Chinese infiltration is an invasion in everything but name, and will be followed with annexation when Russia finds itself at its weakest.
Image of area at link
In the far east, we are slowly seeing the border between China and Russia blur. Entire regions are policed by both governments. Taxes are split between Putin and the CCP.
Chinese infiltration is an invasion in everything but name, and will be followed with annexation when Russia… pic.twitter.com/QZB7O5v9bJ
[RussianForces] The earlier post about the status of the space-based segment of the Russian early-warning system got some media attention, which led colleagues to question my conclusion. And they may have a point - it may be a bit early to write these satellites off.
I was looking at the mean motion (the number of revolutions a day), which was a very good indicator of a working status of satellites of the earlier generation. The old Oko satellites had to be rather meticulous about station keeping as they were detecting missiles against the background of space (see this article for details). Tundra satellites apparently have true look-down capability, so they are more flexible with their orbits. Bart Hendrickx has a great overview of the Tundra/EKS satellites.
Since the notion of a station is different for Tundra satellites, the fact that we don't see standard orbit corrections does not necessarily tell us that the satellite stopped functioning. Jonathan McDowell noted that apogee longitudes of the four most recently launched satellites - Cosmos-2541, Cosmos-2546, Cosmos-2552, and Cosmos-2563 - haven't changed much--unlike those of Cosmos-2510 and Cosmos-2518, which are clearly off station.
Scott Tilley made a similar observation, also looking at apogee longitudes. He noticed, though, that starting around September 2025 all four satellites are shifting their apogees west. Since all four started the movement at the same time, Scott suggested that it's a planned maneuver to take satellites to a station that is easier to maintain, rather than a sign of dysfunction. Furthermore, he registered radio activity consistent with historical on-orbit operations and noted that there are no signs of uncontrolled behavior.
These are fairly convincing arguments, so it's quite possible that I jumped the gun in declaring the satellites non-operational. But maybe not--my understanding is that station-keeping for these kinds of orbits is a rather delicate process and a failure to perform distinct regular maneuvers is a sign that a satellite is not quite well. The groundtracks (see the image) also do not quite suggest a healthy constellation. But maybe that's because I've seen too many graphs of Oko satellites' mean motion. The current constellation is different. I guess the situation will be clearer in a few months.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
