On Saturday morning, Russia carried out a new wave of missile attacks, due to which all regions of Ukraine declared an aviation alert. The armed forces of Moscow also launched supersonic missiles “Kinjal”, one of which was shot down when it was headed for Kyiv, Ukrainian aviation reports.

A Ukrainian military prepares a long-range drone on the Bakhmut FrontPhoto: Ignacio Marin / AFP / Profimedia

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09:28 Russia launched a wave of Kinjal cruise and hypersonic missiles on the morning of January 13. The air alert is activated, air defense is working in all regions of Ukraine, Kyiv Independent reports.

Ukraine repelled an attack with hypersonic “Kinzhal” missiles launched in the direction of Kyiv, the Air Force of Ukraine reported in Telegram.

According to the source, the second MiG-31K aircraft, capable of launching Kinjal hypersonic missiles, took off from an airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia.

07:51 At the United Nations on Friday, Russia condemned the “flagrant aggression” and “massive strike” on the “territory of Yemen” by the United States and the United Kingdom following their attacks on Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak signed a security agreement between the two countries on Friday in Kyiv, Reuters reports. Zelensky called it an “unprecedented security agreement.”
  • The head of Ukrainian military intelligence on the attacks on Crimea: “This is only the beginning.” Ukrainian attacks in Crimea “annexed” by Russia will intensify, said the head of military intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov. Budanov also stated that the world made a fundamental mistake regarding Russia.
  • Mircea Joane to the question of whether there is a threat of Russia attacking the Republic of Moldova: “The military has no reason to worry, but…”
  • A proposal by the United States to seize Russian assets blocked abroad to help rebuild Ukraine is tantamount to “piracy in the 21st century,” Maria Zakharova charged on Friday.
  • Stalin’s great-grandson considers Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine “illegal”. “The Russian people did not send the armed forces to war.”
  • The Russian city of Bilhorod, which is near Ukraine, is strengthening measures to protect the population. The authorities fortified Belgorod bus stations with sandbags and built concrete walls so that civilians could hide in those places
  • An Asian black bear found in an abandoned zoo in eastern Ukraine five months after the start of the Russian invasion arrived at its new permanent home in Scotland on Friday.
  • PHOTO What do the mysterious coordinates on the sweater Zelensky wore during his visit to Estonia mean.
  • Vladimir Putin has complained that his friends and schoolmates no longer recognize him when they meet, expressing skepticism that even the Kremlin leader is in front of them.
  • On Thursday, the White House announced that US aid to Ukraine has been “completely suspended” due to a lack of agreement in Congress to continue supporting the authorities in Kyiv.

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