Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 314 of the invasion - The Guardian

Ukraine has said 10 units of force instrumentality were destroyed successful the New Year’s Day onslaught connected a analyzable successful the Russian-occupied metropolis of Makiivka. “On December 31, up to 10 units of force subject instrumentality of assorted types were destroyed and damaged” successful the municipality of Makiivka successful the eastbound portion of Donetsk, the wide unit of Ukraine’s equipped forces said successful a statement. It said the quality “losses” were inactive being established.

The onslaught connected Makiivka killed dozens of precocious mobilised troops sent by Moscow, successful what could beryllium 1 of the deadliest known incidents involving Russian conscripts truthful far. Ukraine’s subject bid said up to 400 Russian soldiers were killed successful the incidental successful Ukraine’s eastbound Donetsk region, but this assertion was not independently verified. Russia’s defence ministry said 63 Russian soldiers died erstwhile Ukraine deed “a impermanent deployment facility” with 4 US-supplied Himars missiles.

Satellite images taken by US-based institution Planet Labs that purportedly showing the aftermath of the onslaught connected Makiivka person circulated online, showing the gathering that allegedly housed the Russian troops earlier and aft it was hit. The images, dated 2 January, amusement a gathering astir wholly razed to the ground. Unverified footage posted online of the aftermath of the blast besides showed a immense gathering reduced to smoking rubble.

Several waves of Russian drones targeted captious infrastructure successful Ukraine’s superior Kyiv and surrounding areas aboriginal connected Monday morning. Debris from a destroyed drone deed Kyiv’s northeastern Desnianskiy district, wounding a 19-year-old antheral who was aboriginal taken to hospital, the city’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said. Energy infrastructure facilities successful the metropolis were damaged, causing powerfulness and heating outages.

Ukraine claims to person destroyed 40 Russian drones heading for Kyiv connected Sunday night, with 15 destroyed implicit neighbouring regions, 3 successful the Kyiv portion and 22 straight implicit the capital. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the country’s forces person changeable down much than 80 drones since the commencement of 2023.

Russia is readying a protracted run of attacks with Iranian drones to “exhaust” Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned in his Monday nighttime address. “It is astir apt banking connected exhaustion. Exhausting our people, our anti-aircraft defences, our energy.” Ukraine, helium said, had to “act and bash everything truthful that the terrorists’ neglect successful their aim, arsenic each their others person failed.”

Zelenskiy said helium expects the archetypal tranche of EU macro-financial assistance to get successful January aft speaking to European Commission caput Ursula von der Leyen connected Monday. Zelenskiy thanked Von der Leyen for her support, adding the €18bn ($19bn) worthy of fiscal assistance “is highly important close now, erstwhile Russia is trying to stitchery caller forces for aggression”.

Ukraine and the European Union volition clasp a acme successful Kyiv connected 3 February to sermon fiscal and subject support, Zelenskiy’s bureau said successful a connection connected Monday. “The parties discussed expected results of the adjacent Ukraine-EU acme to beryllium held connected 3 February successful Kyiv and agreed to intensify preparatory work,” the connection read.