Rescue operation in Dnipro and tanks from Britain: last night's highlights
The death toll from the Russian strike on a multi—story building in Dnipro has risen to 20, as the rescue operation continues; the UK announced how many Challenger 2 tanks it plans to transfer to Ukraine. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Rescue operation in Dnipro
The death toll from the Russian strike on Dnipro has risen to 20 people. About 73 people were wounded. The fate of more than 40 people is still unknown. The rescue operation continues.
A three-day mourning was declared in Dnipro on January 15.
Challenger 2 tanks
The United Kingdom has confirmed that it will send 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The United Kingdom also plans to provide Ukraine with about 30 large AS90 self-propelled artillery weapons.
Training of the Ukrainian military on the use of tanks and cannons will begin in the coming days.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, having consulted with defense and security officials, urged allies to deliver the planned support to Ukraine for 2023 as soon as possible to achieve “maximum impact”.
Khan's Palace
Ukraine called on UNESCO to protect the Khan's Palace in Bakhchysarai, Crimea, as the occupation authorities continue to destroy this historical monument.
The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories noted that the Bakhchisaray Palace is the only preserved object of palace architecture of the Crimean Tatars in the world, for them, it is the main national and spiritual symbol.
“Local ceasefire”
Turkey is ready to insist on a “local ceasefire” in Ukraine. Foreign Policy Advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan İbrahim Kalın believes that neither Moscow nor Kyiv has the military means to win the war.
Also, according to Erdoğan's adviser, the war will end when “the West, and especially the United States, begin to treat Russia as a world power”. According to Kalın, Russia allegedly felt threatened by the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Reaction of Moldova
Moldova condemned the Russian missile attack on Ukraine on January 14. During the shelling, the remains of the missile fell on the territory of Moldova.
“There is no political, historical, and even more so moral justification for the killing of civilians and the attack on the infrastructure that ensures the survival of the population,” Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița said.
Armenian national football team
The Armenian national football team is headed by Olexander Petrakov, who previously worked as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team.
Details of the contract are not reported. This will be the first experience of working abroad for the 65-year-old Ukrainian coach.
Since August 2021, Petrakov has worked as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team. The team managed to reach the playoff finals for the 2022 World Cup, but there the Ukrainians lost to Wales.