Russian Chief of General Staff and Commander of Ukraine war, Gerasimov:

Russian Army is confronted by almost the entire collective West in Ukraine, such intensity of hostilities has never been seen in the history of modern Russia.

Ukrainian FM Kuleba:

I have no doubt that Leopard tanks will reach us, we are in the final stage.

Serbian President Vučić:

Europe is de facto at war, no matter what they say.

+18| Russian 240mm self-propelled mortar carrier 2S4 Tulpan destroyed by Ukrainian fire.

German Rheinmetall announces that it is ready to hand over 139 Leopard tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives consent.

51 Leopard 2A4s.
88 older Leopard 1s.

Iranian kamikaze UAV maker Shahed Aviation Industries expands its manufacturing plant.

Shahed Aviation Industries is engaged in the development and manufacturing of the Shahed-131/136 kamikaze UAVs, supplied to Russia for Ukraine war.

Türkiye stopped granting short-term residence permits to new Russian arrivals in several cities since December 26th.

%92,5 of Turkish citizens said “no” when asked if #Türkiye should support #Sweden's #NATO bid.

Finland may consider applying to NATO without Sweden.

Helsinki and Stockholm filed a joint application to join NATO.

But Finnish FM believes that "the situation needs to be assessed."

ABC News, citing a senior Ukrainian official:

12 countries have agreed to supply about 100 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if the German government gives its consent during Ramstein meeting.

Deputy of Ukraine’s Defence Minister Reznikov resigned after the scandal with the purchase of products for Ukrainian Army.

Viacheslav Shapovalov, who was in charge of the logistics of Ukrainian Army, resigned after accusations related to the purchase of food.

Devastating impact of Russian TOS-1A MLRS strikes on Ukraine’s Novoselivske village, Luhansk region.

Ukrainian forces liberated the village on December 30, now the Russian Army is trying to completely destroy it.

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius:

We’ve no new position on Leopard tanks.

KAB-20 guided bomb integrated on Russian Forpost-RU UAV, produced in #Russia under the license from the #Israel Aerospace Industries.

Belarus President Lukashenko says the Ukrainian side proposes to conclude a non-aggression pact with Belarus.

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg:

Germany will soon make a decision on the Leopard tanks.

All countries that have them can prepare them for transfer to Ukraine.

Polish Ministry of Defence:

Poland asked Germany for permission to transfer Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Yuriy Ignat:

The type of aircraft which is likely to be provided to Ukraine have already been determined.

+18 Russian stormtrooper attack on a Ukrainian trench.

Russian Wagner PMC forces captured a Lithuanian-made EDM4S anti-drone rifle near Bakhmut.