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Ukraine news – live: Kyiv denies 600 soldiers killed in Russian missile strike as ‘bloodiest’ battle rages

No obvious signs of casualties seen after Donetsk attack by Russia, reports Reuters

The Independent UK

Putin’s energy gambit fizzles as warm winter saves Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans to squeeze Europe by weaponizing energy look to be fizzling, at least for now.

Tribune News Service

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 320 of the invasion

Market attack leaves at least two people dead; Ukrainian forces holding positions in Bakhmut under heavy attack, says Zelenskiy

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Russia backs banning of maps disputing official 'territorial integrity'

Russia's government extended support to a legislative amendment that would classify maps that dispute the country's official "territorial integrity" as punishable extremist materials, the state-owned TASS news agency reported on Sunday.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Kyiv rejects Russia’s claim it killed 600 soldiers in ‘mass missile strike’

Moscow says bombardment launched in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly New Year’s Eve attack

The Independent UK

Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town and eastern front

Russia has stepped up a "powerful assault" led by the Wagner contract militia on Soledar in eastern Ukraine, Kyiv said on Monday, describing a difficult situation for forces repelling waves of attacks around the salt mining town and nearby fronts.

Reuters

Cyprus' new archbishop enthroned, no Russian clerics attend

The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church Archbishop Georgios formally has assumed his new duties following an enthronement ceremony

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Russia and Ukraine Exchange 50 Soldiers Each in Prison Release Deal

Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Russia's defense ministry said the 50 returned Russian soldiers would be flown to Moscow for medical and psychological rehabilitation. "On January 8, as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Sign of Casualties at Site of Strikes Russia Says Killed Hundreds of Ukrainian Soldiers

A Russian rocket strike on the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy buildings and there were no obvious signs of casualties, a Reuters witness said on Sunday, after Russia said the attack killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers. Reuters reporters visited the two college dormitories Russia's defense ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia and Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prison release deal

Russia and Ukraine swapped 50 captured soldiers each on Sunday in a deal that both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Aid Convoy Enters Syrian Opposition Area Ahead of Key UN Vote

A humanitarian convoy on Sunday delivered urgently needed supplies to Syria's last opposition stronghold, a day before the UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution that would determine whether aid deliveries to the war-stricken territory can continue. Syria’s conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced half…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia bolstering defences amid threat of ‘potentially major Ukrainian offensive’, says UK

Russia tried to annex both regions via sham referendums last year before a renewed Ukrainian offensive which made several important gains, including Kherson city

Evening Standard

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

The Bosnian Serb separatist leader has awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia

The Independent UK

2 killed in east Ukraine; Russia claims deadly barracks hit

Officials say at least two people were killed by fighting in eastern Ukraine as Russia has claimed it carried out deadly missile strikes on barracks used by Ukrainian troops

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Ukrainians honor dead fighter at outdoor funeral in capital

Ukrainian soldiers, family and mourners have gathered in frigid weather in Kyiv to pay tribute to a soldier killed fighting against Russian forces in Bakhmut

Reuters

Russia says it killed over 600 Ukrainian soldiers in rocket attack

Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday it had had killed more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen in a massive rocket strike on buildings in eastern Ukraine temporarily housing Ukrainian forces.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two Power Plants in Russian-Controlled E.Ukraine Damaged by Rockets

Two thermal power plants in part of Ukraine's Donetsk region controlled by Russian forces were damaged in a rocket attack by the Ukrainian army, Moscow-installed officials and Russia's state TASS news agency said on Sunday. Initial information suggested that the plants in Zuhres and Novyi Svit had been hit and…

The Independent UK

Elon Musk sparks heated debate on Twitter saying Ukraine shouldn’t use tanks against Russia

Social media users dismissed him as having ‘zero expertise’ on the issue

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Arabs Divided over Syrian-Turkish Normalization and its Conditions

The United Arab Emirates – through senior officials - is seeking to join Russia in sponsoring the normalization of relations between Syria and Türkiye. The United States and Arab countries, meanwhile, are seeking to halt the normalization efforts, or at least, place conditions before they can be complete, signaling Arab…

France 24

Russia and Ukraine each exchange 50 prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 50 captured soldiers on Sunday in a deal both sides welcomed even as they fought one another in eastern Ukraine. Moscow said it carried out deadly missile strikes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed “more than 600 Ukrainian servicemen”, but Kyiv rejected…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Moscow Ends Self-proclaimed Ceasefire, Vows to Press Ahead in Ukraine

Russia's overnight bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least one, local officials said on Sunday, after Moscow ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbor. President Vladimir Putin ordered on Friday a 36-hour ceasefire along the…

Al Jazeera

Ukraine sanctions dozens of Russian artists, public figures

The list includes Vienna-based opera singer Anna Netrebko and 118 others.

The Independent UK

Russia bombards eastern Ukraine as self-proclaimed Christmas ceasefire comes to an end

Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire last Friday, which Ukraine rejected

Reuters

Two power plants in Russian-controlled E.Ukraine damaged by rockets - local officials

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on averting the west’s collision course with Iran

The regime’s lawlessness combined with its Russia-leaning policies should prompt an urgent rethink by the UK and allies

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