Russian authorities in the city of Voronezh, near the border with Ukraine, said on Tuesday that at least one person had been injured in a drone attack carried out by Kyiv. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that several drones were shot down, and a Russian TV channel reported that at least 15 explosions were heard near the airbase where the bombers are stationed.

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08:34The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, told ABC News that US lawmakers are “emerging” to reach an agreement on military aid to Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent notes.

Many House Republicans continue to oppose giving Kyiv $60 billion in additional security aid.

“Whatever the price of supporting Ukraine is now, the price of creating chaos in the world if Ukraine loses will be much, much higher,” Kuleba said. “If the West can’t stop Russia in Ukraine, who else will be able to stop it in other parts of the world?” “.

Russian troops intensified operations to advance to the east of Ukraine in the area of ​​the city of Avdiyivka.

ABC News reported that some Ukrainian soldiers say Russia’s overwhelming firepower and drones are a challenge on the battlefield.

08:02On Tuesday, the mayor of Voronezh in southern Russia declared a state of emergencyAfter, according to officials, a drone attack by Ukraine, which damaged several buildings and injured a child, Reuters reports.

07:00 British special services note that it is very likely that the recruitment of the military was carried out disproportionately from poor and rural areas of Russia, ABC reports, citing Rador Radio Romania.

A brief summary of recent events:

• Russia is preparing to launch a new offensive in the coming weeks when the ground freezes in southern and eastern Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in an analysis on Monday.
• The Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian A-50 reconnaissance plane over the Sea of ​​Azov on Sunday, Meduza reports.
• The Russian ruble rose to a six-month high against the dollar, euro and yuan on Monday as Russia’s national currency strengthened amid government sales of the currency and limited demand for it at the start of the new year.
• The Davos talks on Ukraine’s peace proposals will not lead to anything until Russia participates in them, the Kremlin said on Monday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will personally attend the annual economic forum.
• More than 1,000 Russians voluntarily joined the army, lured by especially attractive salaries in the poorest regions of the country, according to the data of the Ukrainian military intelligence service of the HUR, made public on Monday in an interview with one of its spokesmen, Vadym Skibitskyi. quoted by EFE.
• US official: seizure of Russian assets is unlikely to happen quickly.
• Since the beginning of December, Ukraine has destroyed at least seven Russian aircraft, which dealt a serious blow to Russia.
• Today, Zelenskyi met with his colleague from Switzerland, Viola Amherd. Both leaders agreed to begin preparations for the Global Peace Summit.
• Ukrainians continue to call on the authorities to demobilize the exhausted fighters who have been fighting for almost two years.
• The head of French diplomacy, Stéphane Sejournay, while in Warsaw on Monday, welcomed “Poland’s return to Europe” and the resumption of trilateral cooperation with Germany on major European issues, writes AFP.
• The ministries of agriculture of Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia sent a letter to Brussels with a request to find a solution for farmers in the eastern EU countries.
• Finland will completely ban real estate transactions for citizens of Russia.

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