French Defense Minister:

French AMX-10RC Tank Destroyers will be delivered to Ukraine within 2 months.

Armenia is considering the acquisition of Indian-made Medium-Range Anti-Aircraft Missile System (MRSAM).

An American-made Ukrainian 155mm M777 howitzer destroyed in Soledar.

Ukrainian Military Intelligence (GUR):

Russia plans to create a two-million men army.

Preparations for the next wave of mobilization in the Russian Federation are already underway.

Ammunition detonated during the repair of a Russian T-72 tank in Belgorod region.

One tank was destroyed, two others damaged.

The fire spread to two other T-72s standing nearby, but they were saved.

No casualties reported.

Previously unknown samples of Ukrainian armored vehicles spotted in Ukraine.

The manufacturer is thought to be Ukrainian Armor.

6×6 Wheeled vehicle.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Reznikov:

Ukraine will receive long-awaited weapons, including tanks and fighter jets, as both Ukraine and Russia seem to be preparing for new offensives in the spring.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Reznikov:

Approximately 500-600 Russian fighters die every day across Ukraine, while Ukraine loses a tenth of that.

Sri Lanka will cut its army by a third to 135,000 by next year and to 100,000 by 2030 as the country struggles to cut costs amid its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years.

Russian Defence Ministry:

#Soledar was liberated by Russian troops on the evening of January 12.

Russian Defence Ministry:

Establishing control over #Soledar allows cutting off the supply routes of Ukrainian troops in #Bakhmut, and then blocking and taking into the cauldron the remaining Ukrainian troops in it.

Armenia asked India for help in modernizing the Su-30 fighter jets and training of the pilots.

German Cabinet:

The transfer of Leopard tanks to Kyiv from Warsaw without the permission of Berlin would be illegal.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk:

Israel will transfer smart warning systems for drones and missiles to Ukraine in the near future.

Soledar.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called PKK terror demonstrations in Sweden “a sabotage against the NATO application”.

He described it as “dangerous for Swedish security”.

CNN reports that its journalists witnessed the retreat of Ukrainian troops from Soledar.

A film crew located about4 kilometers from Soledar witnessed Ukrainian forces ferrying troops Friday afternoon in what appeared to be an organized retreat from the city.