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Ukraine war latest live: Severe frosts could enable mechanized Russian assaults in Donetsk Oblast, military says
This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,428 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russian forces may find favorable conditions for mechanized assaults in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast due to frost and frozen ground, Roman Pysarenko, head of communications for the 79th Brigade based near Myrnohrad, told Suspilne on Jan. 21. "There is no mud, and heavy equipment will not get stuck," Pysarenko said. "At the same time, the enemy has serious logis
Trump's envoys Witkoff, Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow
"The Russians have invited us to come, and that's a significant statement from them," Witkoff said in an interview with Bloomberg TV in Davos on Jan. 21, amid a Washington-led push to broker peace between Kyiv and Moscow.
600,000 people leave Kyiv in January amid Russia's energy blitz, mayor Klitschko says
Klitschko's press service told the Kyiv Independent that the 600,000 number was calculated from mobile phone billing data.
Military invasion 'can't be ruled out,' Greenland's prime minister says amid US threats
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11 reported injured in southern Russia as separate drone strike hits oil refinery
Eleven people were injured in an overnight attack in Russia's Republic of Adygea, while a separate drone strike sparked a fire at an oil refinery in neighboring Krasnodar Krai, local authorities and media reported Jan. 21.
Trump blames Ukraine war negotiations deadlock on Moscow, Kyiv failing to align on talks
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 20 that he has been unable to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, claiming that neither side is consistently willing to agree to a deal at the same time.
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