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Ukraine war latest: 'Gruelling confrontation' continues in Pokrovsk direction, Syrskyi says
This is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story: Active battles continue in the Pokrovsk direction, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Jan. 19, adding the operational situation remains difficult with a "gruelling confrontation" taking place. According to Syrskyi, around 50 combat clashes are taking place in the area every day as Russian troops try to increase pressure on Ukrainian positions in Pokrovsk and Myrnoh
Russia's oil, gas revenues to drop by 46% in January year-on-year, Reuters reports
The development is driven by a stronger ruble and low oil prices, according to the news agency.
Russia, Belarus claim they received invites to Trump's Gaza Peace Board
Moscow is currently studying the proposal, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according to state news agency TASS.
Denmark 'substantially increases' Greenland troops as Trump won't rule out using force
Chief of the Royal Danish Army Major General Peter Boysen will also deploy to the island alongside soldiers.
Ukraine needs billions in US arms as Greenland dispute pushes alliance to breaking point, documents reveal
Ukraine needs at least $27 billion in military equipment from non-European Union sources in 2026, highlighting the bloc's dependence on American technology to support Kyiv, negotiating documents show. The EU is set to spend 60 billion euros ($70 billion) on Ukraine's defense as part of a larger 90-billion-euro support package agreed in December, an unprecedented sum that European leaders hope will reboot its military industrial base and support the Ukrainian military’s continued operation durin
Trump vows to eliminate 'Russian threat' to Greenland as he ramps up pressure on Europe
"NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that 'you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland,'" Trump said, accusing Denmark of being unable to counter it.
About Crimea
Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in February 2014 amid the deadliest days of the EuroMaidan Revolution. Around 30,000 Russian troops crossed into Crimea, taking hold of the peninsula by early March 2014. Russia has continued to occupy Crimea ever since. Crimea covers an area of around 27,000 square kilometers (10,400 square miles), roughly the same size as the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
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