Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events

Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 29:

Fighting

Ukraine’s military said it has shot down 65 out of 100 drones launched at Ukraine from Russia overnight. According to the military, 28 drones failed to reach their targets, two returned towards Russia and Belarus, while one remained in Ukrainian air space.
The Dvorichna settlement in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine was claimed by Russia’s defense ministry. In 2022, the village was occupied by Russia, but Kyiv reclaimed it months later.
A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil and power plants in western Russia was reported by Russian officials and media outlets. No casualties were reported. Debris from a downed drone sparked a fire at an industrial facility in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod, the region’s governor said.
Russian air defense systems were destroyed by a Ukrainian drone, according to Vasily Anokhin, the governor of the western Russian region of Smolensk. No casualties or damage were reported.

Nearly $33 million in funds that were originally intended to defend western Kursk were allegedly eluded by Russian prosecutors, who launched legal proceedings to recover them. The lawsuit names the head of Kursk Region Development Corporation, his deputies and several businessmen as defendants.

[Jose Colon/Anadolu Agenc] Take part in tactical training exercises by Ukrainian soldiers from the 28th Infantry Brigade in a rural area of Ukraine.

Reuters news agency reported that Ukraine’s government sacked Rustem Umerov, deputy defence minister in charge of weapons purchases, amid infighting over procurement. Umerov also expressed criticism of Ukraine’s arms-acquisition efforts, saying they failed to provide results for front-line troops.
A criminal investigation was launched against Umerov in connection with the procurement dispute, according to the press release from the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau. A civil society watchdog appealed for the bureau, and the investigation was launched.
According to reports in the US media, Poland and Israel each sent roughly 90 patriot missiles to Ukraine.

Russia is interested in moving gas through Ukraine, according to a Kremlin spokesman. Following the European Commission’s announcement to plan to continue discussions with Ukraine regarding natural gas supplies to Europe, this is followed by a statement.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, claimed that the US had put a stop to international aid, and that humanitarian projects in Ukraine had been suspended. He added that Kyiv would provide funding for the most pressing projects in part through public funding.

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, claimed that while Moscow doesn’t see any willingness from Kyiv, Ukraine has a legal path to negotiation. Putin also said talks would not be possible with Zelenskyy, branding the Kyiv leader’s authority “illegitimate”.

Putin added that if the West stopped supporting Ukraine, Moscow’s conflict with Kyiv might end in less than two months. “They will not exist for a month if the money and, in a broad sense, the bullets run out”, he said.
Zelenskyy responded to Putin, stating that the Kremlin’s leader feared powerful leaders and negotiations to end the conflict. He also claimed that Putin would continue to fight.
While avoiding agricultural goods bound for third countries, the European Union suggested imposing tariffs on additional farm products from Belarus and Russia. The EU’s parliament and the member states must approve the implementation of these measures.

Source: Aljazeera