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.

Russian T-90M tanks in Ukraine’s Donbas.

The Guardian:

Britain may announce the transfer of about 10 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine on January 16.

Bloomberg:

German federal authorities will decide next week on sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine, most likely it will be positive.

Italy has given the green light to the transfer of the SAMP-T air defence/missile defence system.

Russian prisoners pardoned after participating in the war in Ukraine as part of the Wagner PMC return to Russia.