At least 11 people were killed and 11 others wounded in a wave of Russian missile fire into Ukraine on Thursday, a day after the United States and Germany announced they would deliver modern tanks to Kiev. The authorities claim that Ukrainian air defenses shot down 47 of the 55 missiles that the Russians fired at Ukraine.

In addition, investigators detained a Ukrainian security official suspected of spying for Russia, authorities said on Thursday, as part of Kyiv’s efforts to root out traitors as the anniversary of the war with Russia approaches, Reuters reported.

Synthesis of the day

• The US will send a more modern and “deadlier” version of the Abrams tank to Ukraine – the Pentagon. Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed on Thursday that the US will send a version of the Abrams M1A2 tank to Ukraine. She said the US “does not have a surplus of these tanks in American arsenals” and that it would take “months to deliver” the tanks to Ukraine.
• French minister: There is no decision yet on sending Leclerc tanks to Ukraine. France has not yet made a decision on the transfer of Leclerc main battle tanks to Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said during a visit to Odessa on January 26, “European Truth” reports.
• 11 people were killed and another 11 were injured as a result of a wave of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine a day after the US and Germany agreed to deliver tanks to Kyiv, the spokesman for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Oleksandr Horunzhy reported, writes The Guardian.
• The founder of the “Wagner Group” Yevgeny Prigozhin invited the former commander of the Donbas separatists Igor Girkin (call sign Strelkov) to join his troops in Ukraine in order to confirm his combat experience, reports “Ukrainian Pravda”.
• Lynn Tracy, the new US ambassador to the Russian Federation, has arrived in Moscow, according to a tweet from the US embassy, ​​according to CNN.
• This week, the United States sent auditors to Kyiv, along with the World Bank and Deloitte consultants, to make sure “no aid or weapons are diverted,” State Department Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said, according to CNN.
• Ukrainian civil servants who shirk their military duties will be immediately fired, a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday amid a crackdown on corruption, Reuters reported.
• Europe is still dependent on Russian gas, despite a significant reduction. Russia managed to compensate for the loss of export volumes with a significant increase in European gas prices and high oil prices, Kyiv Independent reports.
• Investigators have detained a Ukrainian security official suspected of spying for Russia, authorities said Thursday as part of Kyiv’s efforts to root out traitors as the anniversary of the war with Russia approaches.