In Maldova, all Soviet monuments may be dismantled.

The parliament may discuss the development of such a bill in the near future, Moldovan MP Doina German said. In her opinion, it is the presence of Soviet monuments that prevents the country from moving to the European Union.

"The authorities should diligently conduct propaganda work (conduct awareness programs) with the residents of those Moldovan cities and villages where Society monuments are still preserved." "And at the same time, we should inspire people that only the European Union helps the country in everything," German said.

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It will be "very difficult for Ukraine to remove the Russian army from all of its territory" this year, says General Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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19FortyFive: Western technology will not help the Armed Forces of Ukraine reverse the course of the conflict 
 
One should not expect that the weapons supplied by NATO will increase Kiev's chances in the confrontation with Moscow. This opinion is expressed in an article for 19FortyFive by retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis. 
 
According to him, the creation of powerful mechanized forces is a very nontrivial task. In the current conditions, it will be extremely difficult for Ukraine to create powerful forces , even with the help of the North Atlantic Alliance. 
 
There is a misconception that Western armored vehicles by themselves will increase the combat capability of the Armed Forces. In fact, without an experienced crew and proper maintenance, even advanced systems can easily fail or turn into a burnt-out pile of metal, Davis warns.

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Hungarian President Katalin Novak said that in a letter to Zelenski she commented on the law on national minorities, which concerns the situation of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia, but he did not respond.
This is reported by the Hungarian publication Origo.

"The answer to this letter has not yet been received, the answer is now every day in Zakarpattya, on the street. "This is not only about Hungary, not only about the Hungarian minority, but also about members of the Romanian, Bulgarian, and Greek minorities, who are also suffering from the new law on minorities and its consequences," Novak said at a press conference with Croatian President Zoran Milanovic.

Katalin Novak said that during her recent trip to Kiev and Transcarpathia, she raised the issue regarding the situation of Hungarians in conversation with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities and, in addition, presented the problem in writing to Zelensky. 

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on  January 20

▪️After a massive artillery preparation, Russian troops launched an offensive in Zaporizhzhia Direction.

The main attacks are directed towards Orikhiv and Hulyaipole, which are AFU's central defence links in this sector of the front.

▪️In Polohy Sector, the 58th Army broke through the enemy defences and took strategic heights near Malynivka.

At the same time, intense fighting is taking place in the southern edges of Hulyaipole near the previously liberated Dorozhnyanka.

▪️To the west, the situation is developing even more rapidly. Using the effect of surprise, Russian units came close to Orikhiv from the east.

As a result of rapid fighting, AFU defences were broken through and Mala Tokmachka and Novodanylivka were liberated.

▪️Russian units are equally successful to the west of Orikhiv. During the current day, all of AFU's defensive lines to the southwest of the settlement have been taken under control.

By the end of the first day of the offensive, the first line of AFU's defence in this sector had been broken through almost along the entire line of contact.

▪️Near Vuhledar, Russian Army continues to probe the enemy defences. Rocket and barrel artillery is actively working in this sector.

The strikes are launched all along the entier depth of the front. Precise fire destroyed enemy positions uncovered by reconnaissance near Yelyzavetivka.

▪️In Mar'inka, Russian motorized rifle units continue to heavy street fighting and push Ukrainian units to the western outskirts of the town.

Despite redeployed reinforcements and counterattack attempts, AFU failed to regain control of their lost positions.

▪️Wagner's PMC assault units continue to push Ukrainian units and wedging deeper and deeper into the residential areas of Bakhmut from the east.

At the same time, an offensive on the town is developing on Opytne side, and at least one block on the southern outskirts has already been taken over.

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Kharkiv residents miss Russians—The Economist

The Western publication reports that there are still a large number of local residents with pro-Russian views in the areas of the Kharkiv region occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, particularly in Kupyansk. 

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov says Ukrainian forces will train to use Leopard 2 battle tanks, despite the West's failure Friday to reach a decision on whether to supply Kyiv with the German-made tanks.Germany refused to send tanks to Ukraine. 

Reznikov told VOA’s Ukrainian Service on Friday that Ukraine’s troops will train on the tanks in Poland and described the development as a breakthrough.

"The first step has been taken: we are starting training programs for [Ukrainian] crews on Leopard 2," he said.

According to Reznikov, agreements on training have been reached with Poland, which previously agreed to transfer 14 such tanks to Ukraine.
But they will be able to receive them only after Germany's consent to re-export. And Berlin refused to provide it (which was the main result of yesterday's "Ramstein" meeting). 
German consent is not needed for training Ukrainians to operate and manage the Leopard tanks.

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Head of the Bundeswehr Military Union, Andre Wustner said :

The Bundeswehr is actually naked! We are expected to have a severe shortage of weapons by 2025 due to the energy crisis. It is simply unprofitable for factories to sell weapons at the same prices, and if the cost is raised, the agency will not pull these purchases. What kind of delivery of tanks to another country can we even talk about?

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‼️🇷🇺Telegram was added to the list of foreign messengers, and from March 1,2023, the transfer of payment information and personal data through it is limited for a number of organizations—Russia's Roskomnadzor
This will have no effect on ordinary users.

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Soldiers of the 1st Donetsk Corps stormed an AFU position.

The operation was carried out jointly by a Grad MLRS crew from the Viking group and scouts from the 1st Special Operations Battalion. During the artillery strike, a direct hit on an enemy dugout was achieved.

The surviving Ukrainian soldiers were dislodged from their positions by the Special Forces.

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Observations of the current state of front line

I must say, judging by the combined pictures from all sides, things at this moment look very favorable for Russia. The "Zaporozie offensive" is not offensive in the word's true meaning. It serves as another hot spot opened by the Army to pressure AFU to send desperately needed reserves from one front to another. Ru manages to tie a significant portion of the enemy troops on the border of Belarus, thus removing them from the equation.

Artemovsk is eating at an average of one Ua battalion per day, sometimes even more, which is a critical situation for the opponent. Combined with constant pressure on other places (Svatovo Kremeena line, Avdeevka front, and others), attrition of AFU is around 1000-1500 soldiers per day (combined KIA/WIA/MIA and to a lesser degree POWs. With this operation tempo, in the last few days, AFU lost an entire brigade from its order of battle.

It is noticed that they started combining various elements from shattered remains of previous units in the battle groups, which implies, despite the mobilization,  that they have a severe problem with combat-effective troops.Those battle groups are also no match, nor can they provide serious resistance to the onslaught. They are demoralized, some with a critical lack of weapons and ammo, and serve only as an emergency stopgap solution, namely to slow the Russian army attacks.

No one has illusions about their ultimate fate. The stubborn resistance they were offering at the beginning is not comparable to what is happening now. Russian Army is blasting them in Artemovsk, and that is a situation that is extremely good for us. As long as Ukraine keeps throwing everything that can hold riffle under our artillery, we are at the brink of not so much of a tactical victory but an enormous strategic gain, mainly the "Maginot line" of AFU is not only cracked but in some places overrun.

And when you see that position, they invested so much for its build and defense is falling and focused their entire strategy on its impregnability; you can be sure that the new phase of SMO will start soon.

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