The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that on January 8, the Russian Air and Space Forces [VKS] shot down five Ukrainian warplanes. Source
Russia & Ukraine
Places of tragedy began to appear in Russian cities in memory of people who died as a result of the Russian attack on Dnipro, where 45 people died. Source
Ukraine itself shot down its MiG-29 fighter on January 8. This was announced by Deputy Chairman of Defense Committee of the State Duma of Russia, Dmitry Sablin. Source
Ihor Klymenko, Acting Minister of Internal Affairs, has made it a priority to ensure that all authorities and divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs operate in a stable manner. Source
Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that today, Jan 9th, three Russian helicopters were shot down. One Mi-24, one Ka-52 and a third unidentified helicopter model. Source
Denys Shmyhal, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, has reported that he has instructed the government to create a special task force that would oversee the investigation of the helicopter crash in Brovary. Source
Russians are bragging about Flyeye drone captured in Ukraine. Photos of a complete unmanned aerial vehicle appeared on social media linked to Russian propaganda Source
Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, has reiterated his call to increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine at what he states is a pivotal point in Russias full-scale aggression. Source
Russia uses an anti-ship missile against a residential building in Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Why is use of this type of rocket in urban conditions not correct? Source
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has warned against making or spreading theories and speculations about the causes of the helicopter crash in Brovary, which killed 14 people, including top Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs officials and a child. Source
Watch: A bomb dropped by a drone lands on the turret of a T-80 tank. The bomb explodes, but the tank remains unharmed and continues to fire, moving backwards. Source
The authorities in Brovary have announced three days of mourning in the city for those killed in the helicopter crash, said Ihor Sapozhko, the city’s mayor. Source
Ukrainian sources report that Russia has lost the tenth T-90M Proryv tank since the drop in Ukraine. A tank was hit in the front by a rocket fired from an AT-4. Source
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has reported that the Defence Forces have shot down a Ka-52 helicopter and a UAV belonging to the occupiers. Source
Fighter jets of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 military aircraft in the sky over the Donetsk People's Republic [DPR] Source
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has called the crash of a helicopter carrying the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs near a kindergarten in Brovary a consequence of the war, but said that he is not worried about his safety. Source
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking about the situation on the contact line, has reported that hostilities have slowed down during the winter and Russia is preparing for revenge, but it will not succeed. Source
In the US, death of Special Forces deserter SEAL Daniel Swift during the fighting for Bakhmut has been confirmed. Since 2019, he has had the status of AWOL. Source
Units of the Rocket Forces and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck one command post, one cluster of manpower, and one electronic warfare station over the past 24 hours. Source
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, believes that Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, has chosen to be a terrorist country in the world, and the current Russian government will not be able to change this. Source