Russia-Ukraine warfare: Listing of key occasions, day 1,042 – INA NEWS

Right here is the scenario on Wednesday, January 1:

Combating

• Russia launched a drone assault on the Ukrainian capital, inflicting harm in not less than two districts, metropolis officers stated. Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko stated air defences had been repelling the assault, and that particles had sparked fires in personal buildings.
• Ukrainian navy intelligence stated on Tuesday one in all its naval drones – the Magura V5 maritime drone – destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and broken one other one within the Black Sea.
• The Ukrainian navy stated on Tuesday its forces hit a Russian oil depot within the Smolensk area.

Diplomacy

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated late on Tuesday that nobody would give peace to his nation as a present, however he believed the USA would stand alongside Kyiv because it fights to cease Russia’s 34-month invasion.
• Russia’s once-dominant fuel provide to Europe by way of Ukraine, which flowed for many years, has ended with the collapse of a contract between the 2 warring international locations that paid out billions to Moscow in fuel income and to Kyiv in transit charges.
• Slovakia has stated it won’t danger a fuel scarcity with Ukraine stopping the transit of Russian provides by way of its territory, however it should pay an additional 177 million euros ($184m) in charges for various routes, in keeping with the nation’s Ministry of Economic system.