❗️The authorities of the DPR said that Bakhmut (Artyomovsk) was taken into operational encirclement by the Russian army.

Zin Note: There seems to be a fair amount of disagreement on whether this is the case or not. Of course, the battlefield is fluid. Until then, we will report what we see.

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Boris Johnson plans to travel to Ukraine in the coming months to meet with Zelensky, writes The Guardian

This will be his fourth trip to Kyiv since February 24th. According to the publication, there is no specific date for the visit of the ex-prime minister of Great Britain.

In addition, according to The Guardian, Rishi Sunak's allies fear that Johnson's trip could undermine the authority of the current head of the Cabinet.

Zin Note: Shouldn't this mop haired loser be a janitor somewhere?

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Russian property should be confiscated from citizens who left the country - Volodin

The Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation criticized the Russians who left the country and continue to live at the expense of citizens, renting out real estate to them and receiving royalties. In his opinion, their goal is to curry favor and try to maintain their well-being abroad.

According to the legislation of the Russian Federation, such statements can be regarded as calls for extremism, the rehabilitation of Nazism or discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, but this is the task of the investigating authorities, Volodin emphasized.

“In this situation, it would be correct to supplement the relevant articles of the Criminal Code with a clause on the confiscation of property from scoundrels in the Russian Federation, which they have enough to compensate for the damage. But this, of course, will not return their conscience to them, ”the speaker emphasized.

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Young mother Anzhela from Soledar, in an interview with Izvestia correspondent Yegor Kildibekov, spoke about the feat of a Russian soldier who helped her and her child to evacuate the city during the hostilities.

The serviceman, for the sake of Angela's safety, gave her his body armor and took the child in his arms. She noted that she had to walk 3.5 kilometers, and at that time "bullets whistled over their heads."

“The child was taken by a military man who, at the cost of his life, saved him. I am very grateful to him for this. He put his body armor on me, and we went out like that,” she said.

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Director General of the IAEA intends to agree on the presence of agency inspectors at all nuclear power plants in Ukraine

According to The Wall Street Journal sources, Rafael Grossi hopes to get the appropriate consent from the Ukrainian authorities during his visit to Ukraine next week.

Zin Note: As we all know, this is a creative use of human shields, and will most likely be a means to set up provocations that the Russian forces are endangering nuclear facilities, regardless of the truth. In a perfect world, these would be impartial observers that would call out Ukrainian crimes. Call me cynical...

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More than 120 thousand residents of Donbass have been recognized as victims of the crimes of Ukrainian nationalists since 2014

This was stated by the head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.

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White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby:

We don't know how it will develop further. So I will not predict failure or success in this case. But, even if Russia takes Bakhmut and Soledar, this will not have a strategic impact on the war itself. And this certainly will not stop or slow down the Ukrainians in their attempts to regain their territory.

This is what we mean by level.

It remains that Biden said that Bakhmut and Soledar are not really needed.

Zin Note: Funny how these strategic strongholds become irrelevant when they lose them, while they dump corpses in to defend them...

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The Russians have most likely pushed the Ukrainian forces out of the west of Soledar and are generally in control of the city. The American Institute for the Study of War writes about this in the morning report.

"Geolocation footage released on January 11 and 12 shows that Russian forces likely control most if not all of Soledar and have likely driven Ukrainian forces from the western edge of the settlement," the report said.

All available evidence indicates that Ukrainian forces no longer maintain organized defense in Soledar, military experts say.

"President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that Ukrainian forces maintain positions in Soledar may be referring to defensive positions nearby, but not in the city itself," the Institute writes.

The organization clarifies that it is about the Sol railway station, about the battles for which the General Staff also reported in the morning.

After the capture of Soledar, Russian forces "may decide to maintain a consistently high pace of offensive in the Bakhmut area." But operationally, according to American analysts, the probable capture of Soledar "hardly foreshadows the inevitable encirclement of Bakhmut."

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White House says Russian capture of Soledar and Artemovsk (Bakhmut) will not give strategic advantage

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Soldiers of the 1st Special Forces Battalion, 1st Special Forces Battalion of the Army of the Russian Southern Military District, supported by artillery and UAV strikes, took the enemy's position

The Ukrainian nationalists could not endure continuous artillery and UAV strikes and left the occupied position. They fled and were immediately overrun by the assault team of the 1st Special Forces Battalion.

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Ukrainian sources report that despite yesterday's failed counteroffensive, Zelensky demanded that attempts to retake Soledar be continued. Zaluzhny's objections that this would simply destroy all reserves were ignored.

The Nazi spokespeople's silence about the city's loss is linked to this. As long as those at Bankova keep their frantic hope for the return of Soledar, there will be no such recognition. Only the cunning Arestovich has begun preparing himself for an informational retreat by speculating about a "planned retreat" from Soledar.

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Operators of a reconnaissance UAV of the Russian Armed Forces detected the movement of a 155mm M777 howitzer and up to 12 Ukrainian nationalists during the night.

As a result of the artillery fire, the howitzer and personnel were destroyed as an ammunition depot.

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One of the most prolific SMO snipers from Group [V] adds to the score.

The shot was fired from the SVLK-14S "Dusk". Range to target - 1250m

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A continuation of the tumbleweed story.

It was a volunteer unit, NOT SPETSNAZ, as many people thought, but motorized riflemen. What we should pay attention to. A clear plan for assaulting the stronghold, copter work, complete battlefield control, false attacks, and overtaking the enemy, plus, guys without emotion! For this assault, you can award an Oscar in the category "best special effects," "blockbuster of the year," and "drama"!

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