We have collected the latest news about the situation in Ukraine on January 6, 2023.
Photo: Alexander KOTS
Rocket attacks: targets hit
As a result of air and missile strikes against the accumulation of military equipment in the area of the Druzhkovka railway station, the following were destroyed: 2 launchers of American-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, 4 RM-70 Vampire of Czech-made multiple launch rocket launchers, more than 800 rockets for multiple launch rocket systems, 6 vehicles, as well as up to 120 Ukrainian military.
Kramatorsk. Enemy positions exposed, HIMARS also destroyed
During the fight against the battery in the area of the city of Kramatorsk, positions were opened and 2 launchers of the American-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system were destroyed, from which the settlements of the Donetsk People’s Republic were shelled.
Big Potemkin – under the control of our troops
Bolshoy Potemkin Island, located a few kilometers from Kherson, came under the full control of Russian troops. The RIA Novosti correspondent visited the island and was personally convinced of it.
“The Great Potemkin Island is controlled by the Russian Armed Forces. We have not left and we will not leave. Here is our flag. What the Ukrainian army published three days ago is false. Their flag is not and will not be here,” said one of the soldiers.
Graduates of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are knocked out: it will continue…
During the day, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation groupings hit: 2 artillery shells of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a combat vehicle of the Grad multiple launch rocket system , 2 launchers from the Alder MLRS, one 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, 2 x 2S3″ Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers, 3 x D-20 howitzers, 2 x D-30 howitzers, M777 artillery system (USA), AN/counterbattery radar American-made TPQ-37, 57 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 84 -x districts.
Dnipro, Poltava, Chernihiv, Kharkov: air strike
An air raid alert sounded in the Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions. This is demonstrated by the data from the official citizen alert resource. Residents are advised not to leave shelters. In addition, an air alert was announced in the Kyiv-controlled part of the Donetsk region.
Ukraine’s GDP: drop of 30.4%
According to the results of 2022, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine estimated the level of decline in the country’s GDP at 30.4%, which is the worst result in the history of the state. Information about this is posted on the department’s website.
The Independent was not invited to the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023
Ukraine was not included in the guest list for the G20 summit, which will take place in autumn 2023 in New Delhi, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi told a briefing.
“The G20 members and specially invited states that we plan to invite have been announced… I don’t think Ukraine is on this list. If there are any changes to this, I will definitely share it with you,” the official said.