Explosions over Belgorod, search for people in Dnipro: last night's highlights
Explosions were heard over Belgorod again, and in Dnipro rescuers continue to search for 25 more people after the Russian missile attack. Here's what you may have missed from the previous night.
Explosions in Belgorod
Explosions were heard over Belgorod and Belgorod district at night. The governor of Belgorod Oblast Vyacheslav Gladkov assured that it was allegedly the work of the air defense system. He claims that there was no destruction and no victims.
Search for people in Dnipro
In Dnipro, after a Russian missile hit a high-rise building, as of 9 p.m. on January 16, rescuers continued to search for 25 people, and 39 people have already been rescued. It is already known about 44 dead as a result of the attack, another 77 people were injured, including 14 children.
Putin's plans for Donbas
The representative of the press service of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andrii Yusov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the new commander of the Russian occupation troops Valery Gerasimov to capture the entire Donbas by March.
Yusov noted that this is not the first deadline set by the occupiers. Previously, such deadlines were repeatedly postponed. The representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine added that the Ukrainian intel has data on the preparation of the occupying forces for an offensive on the Zaporizhzhya axis.
According to him, this may indicate both direct preparation for offensive actions on the part of the Russians, and certain deceptive actions in order to conduct an information campaign and possibly hide their true intentions in other sectors of the front.
Ban on flags of Russia and Belarus at Australian Open
Russian and Belarusian flags were banned at the Australian Open tennis tournament.
This happened after the day before one of the fans showed the Russian flag, and another wore a T-shirt with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian missile engine washes up on Romanian coast
In Romania, a missile engine washed up on the Black Sea coast. Later it turned out that it is part of the missile of the anti-aircraft missile system "Pantsir-S1" produced by Russia.
The found element does not contain pyrotechnic and other hazardous materials. The Romanian General Staff assumes that it fell into the sea during the recent hostilities in the northern part of the Black Sea.
Situation in Belarus
There are about 11,000 Russian troops in Belarus, said the head of the State Border Guard Service Serhiy Deineko. According to him, Ukraine does not record an increase in the number of Russian and Belarusian troops near the Ukrainian border.
Deineko explained that the number of Russians is constantly changing, as the second motorized rifle division enters the territory of Russia in Voronezh and Belgorod oblasts. At the same time, the sixth motorized rifle division arrives in Belarus instead. "The number is changing, but we keep it under constant control," said Deineko.