🇺🇲🇩🇪⚡On Thursday, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin will try to put pressure on the new German defense minister, Boris Pistorius, to give permission for the transfer of German tanks to Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing US officials.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡⚡Kleshcheevka is ours. Confirmed by Wagner.

“We can safely say that the settlement of Kleshcheevka, which is one of the important suburbs of Bakhmut, has been completely taken under the control of the Wagner PMC units,” said Yevgeny Prigozhin.

🇧🇾🇷🇺 As part of the joint activities of combat coordination of the regional grouping of troops (forces) of Belarus and Russia, the artillery units of the 6th separate mechanized brigade are being prepared to perform tasks for their intended purpose - the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Poland may transfer its Leopard tanks to Ukraine without waiting for Germany's consent - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Polsat TV channel.

🇷🇺🇧🇾 Sergei Lavrov following the results of negotiations with Lukashenka: "Russia and Belarus have a common position on what goals need to be achieved during the "SMO"

🇸🇪🇺🇦Sweden will send Ukraine a large package of military aid

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at today's press conference announced military supplies to Ukraine from Sweden.

The military aid package includes:
▪️Archer artillery systems;
▪️50 CV90 combat vehicles;
▪️NLAW anti-tank systems.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡orekhov (Zaporozhye direction) - 19.01.23

This morning, according to the Rybar channel, our troops conducted a reconnaissance by combat in the area of Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

Moreover, the simultaneous attack from the south-west and south-east of the city brought maximum results and the first line of the enemy's mainstays came under our control. The enemy is transferring reserves to localize the problem, but our artillery prevents this. The fighting continues.

There are two options. Either this is a local operation to capture Orekhov, or a diversionary strike with the aim of shackling the enemy's forces (and this, as military science says, usually happens shortly before the main strike).

The next few days will show which of the two options is correct.

In the meantime, there is a clear tactical success.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Artillery begins to work more and more actively on the western outskirts of Artemovsk. Arrival in the area of the MiG-17 monument, where foreign mercenaries who come to Artemovsk like to be photographed.

🇷🇺🇧🇾⚡The heads of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and Belarus had a telephone conversation

This was reported in both the Russian and Belarusian departments. It is reported that they discussed issues of bilateral military cooperation, the complex of strategic deterrence measures being implemented, as well as the progress in the preparation of the regional grouping of troops.

🇷🇺⚡Russia's international reserves increased by $10 billion as of January 13 and amounted to $592 billion - Bank of Russia

🇭🇺🇺🇦⚡The Hungarian government demanded that the Ukrainian authorities immediately stop the atrocities against ethnic Hungarians in the Transcarpathian region

🤡 “The European Parliament approved a resolution for the creation of a tribunal for the top leadership of the Russian Federation,” reports the German edition of Deutsche Welle

🇺🇦 The proposed package of military assistance to be provided to Ukraine:

🇬🇧14 Challenger 2 tanks
🇬🇧100 modern rockets (?)
🇬🇧30 SPG AS90
🇬🇧200 BMP/BTR
🇨🇦200 Senator armored vehicles
🇨🇦1 NASAMS air defense battery
🇵🇱14 tanks Leopard 2
🇺🇸100 BMP Bradley
🇺🇸55 armored vehicles
🇺🇸100 BTR M113
🇺🇸18 self-propelled guns M109А6
🇺🇸250 BTR M1117
🇺🇸138 HMMWV armored vehicles
🇺🇸100 Stryker APC
🇺🇸GLSDB
🇺🇸36 105mm howitzers
🇺🇸1 Patriot Air Defense/O Battery
🇺🇸6 Nasams air defense batteries
🇺🇸18 HIMARS
🇫🇷 40(?) AMX-10RC wheeled tanks
🇫🇷 (?) Bastion armored cars
🇩🇪40 Marder BMP
🇩🇪1 Patriot AA/O Battery
🇩🇪3 Iris-T air defense batteries + 3 TRML-4D radars
🇩🇪2 TRML-4D radar
🇩🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰16 Zuzana-2 SPG
🇳🇱🇺🇸🇨🇿120 T-72 tank
🇳🇱1 Patriot AA/O Battery
🇸🇪50 CV-90 BMP
🇸🇪12 Archer SPG
🇮🇹🇫🇷1 AA/O SAMP/T Battery
🇨🇿26-30 SAU Dana-M2
🇪🇪10+ howitzers 155mm FH70
🇪🇪10+ howitzers 122mm D30
🇩🇰 ? SAU Caesar (?)

In connection with the new supply of weapons, I would sincerely like to recommend to the civilians of Ukraine to stay away from all kinds of railway stations. Since there is a high probability that all the missiles that we have in service will fly there now.

🇺🇦❗️The government of Ukraine submitted to the parliament a law aimed at banning the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The UOC will be banned if the Ukrainian authorities come to the conclusion that it is connected with Russia. The initiator of the bill is the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal.

Ukrainian war against Christianity continues..

🇷🇺🇺🇦 On the evening of January 19, our troops continued to push through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of the city, relying on the captured Kleshcheevka, trying to move towards the direction of Chasov Yar and establish fire control over the Chasov Yar - Artemovsk road.
In the city itself, fighting took place on the southern outskirts, where our assault groups advanced from Opytny, as well as in the southeastern quarters and the eastern industrial zone.
To the north of the city, fighting continued for Krasnaya Gora and on the near approaches to Paraskovievka.

(Video from the center of Bakhmut)

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destruction of the 152nd self-propelled guns "Acacia" by kamikaze UAV Lancet

🇷🇺 The amount of arms supplied by NATO should not be surprising. If the red lines are constantly moving away, then why not.

One way or another, the situation will still come to the brink, beyond which the question of the use of nuclear weapons will directly arise. A remake of the Caribbean crisis cannot be avoided with all the will.

🇩🇪⚡The deputies of the Bundestag could not vote for the transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine - a statement.

A number of parties opposed and it was decided to postpone the adoption of this decision.