The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from warring parties Russia, Ukraine and their allies. In particular, information on losses suffered by the armies participating in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from January 8, 10:45 p.m.: Explosions are said to have occurred again in the Russian city of Belgorod. This is what the portal reported Ukrainskaya Pravda Quoted from local sources. Three people were injured by shrapnel, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. She added that Russian air defenses shot down ten objects over the Belgorod region on Monday evening.
Ukraine wants to respond to Russian attacks
Update from January 8 at 9pm: According to its own statements, Ukraine does not want to leave Russia's recent serious attacks unanswered. “The terrorist state will definitely feel our response,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address on Monday. This is what I mentioned German News Agency. A total of four people were killed and 45 others were injured in Kharkiv, Zaporizhia and Khmelnytskyi regions and in his home region of Kryvyi Rih.
On Monday morning, Russia bombed Ukraine with dozens of missiles, cruise missiles and drones for the second time in a few days. However, fewer than usual out of a total of approximately 60 shells were intercepted, partly because parts of the country that were not well protected such as the capital, Kiev, were being bombed. It is equipped with air defense systems supplied from the West.
Update from January 8 at 7:50 p.m.: Belarusian means of exile Setback Reports of two Russian paratroopers being shot and killed by Russian anti-aircraft defenses during training in the Rostov-on-Don region. Therefore, the anti-aircraft defense thought that the two soldiers were Ukrainian paratroopers. The Kyiv Post newspaper quoted a Ukrainian army spokesman as saying that the Russian army „fires on everything that moves.”
Recently, so-called friendly fire incidents have been repeated in the Ukrainian war.
Update from January 8, 6:45 p.m.: It appears that an explosion occurred at an oil depot in central Russia. This came through the Ukrainian portal Independent Kyiv Quoted by the official Russian news agency TASS And Telegram channels. The explosion is said to have occurred on the outskirts of the Russian city of Nizhny Tagil.
The city is located east of the Ural Mountains. According to the portal, the cause of the explosion is unclear. But according to local sources, there is speculation about the presence of a “bomb.” Ukrainian authorities generally do not comment on such events in Russia. But last year, they repeatedly reported sabotage operations in Russia.
Current news about the war in Ukraine: Kiev suffers from a shortage of tanks
Updated from January 8, 5:16 p.mObservers confirm that Ukraine suffers from a lack of tanks in combat. The new tactic with the „Panthers” could indicate this: Ukraine moves German tanks between three sources of fire.
'Death to spies': Putin reactivates Stalin's special unit in Ukraine war
Updated from January 8, 4:52 p.m: Russia is fighting alleged spies in its country in the Ukraine war. It appears that Kremlin President Putin has now reactivated Stalin's special unit.
Ukraine News: Russia is increasingly attacking behind the front lines
Updated from January 8 at 3:20 p.mIn recent weeks, Russia has repeatedly attacked cities from the air located far behind the front lines in the east and south. Russia has repeatedly denied attacking civilian targets. “This morning, a multiple attack was carried out using high-precision, long-range, sea- and air-launched weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, on the facilities of the military-industrial complex in Ukraine,” the Defense Ministry in Moscow said. yell Reuters Same with today.
Ukraine News: An American general criticizes Germany – “nightmare scenario”
Updated from January 8, 2:54 p.m: According to a new report, the Ukrainians have long been forced to ration artillery shells at the front. In this context, an American general now criticizes the West – and also Germany: “The nightmare scenario in Ukraine has now become a reality.”
Civilians die in Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian war
Updated from January 8, 2:34 p.m: Russia has another one during rush hour this morning Large-scale missile attack on Ukraine I started. Ukrainian authorities said that dozens of missiles were fired at homes and industrial facilities across the country. At least four civilians were killed and several others were injured. According to the information, the targeted cities were among others:
Kryvyi Rih
Kharkiv
Zaporizhya
Dnipropetrovsk
Khmelnitsky
In some cases, power went out amid the cold wave in Ukraine. “The crazy enemy has attacked civilians again,” Kryvyi Rih Governor Serhiy Lysak wrote on Telegram. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated loudly ReutersThe army attacked military industrial targets.
Update from January 8 at 12:00 PM: According to Kiev, the Russian military used 59 cruise missiles, missiles and drones in its intense air attack on Ukraine on Monday (January 8). This was announced by the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valery Zalushnyj, via telegram. All eight Iranian Shahed drones were used and 18 of the 24 Ch-101, Ch-555 and Ch-55 cruise missiles were repelled. There was no independent confirmation of his information.
Salushnyj said that civilian infrastructure, industrial and military targets were attacked. The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow announced a joint attack on military industrial facilities in Ukraine.
Updated from January 8, 10:50 a.m.: According to Ukrainian sources, two people were killed in renewed Russian air strikes in the Khmelnytsky region. In addition, vital infrastructure was bombed, local authorities announced.
Ukraine News: Heavy Russian losses
Updated from January 8, 8:50 a.m.: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces revealed new details about Russia's losses in the Ukraine war. According to this, 365,170 Russian soldiers have been injured or killed in battles since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. According to the information, there were 440 cases during the past 24 hours.
Information regarding losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian military and cannot be independently verified. However, the West assumes that Russia's casualty figures in the Ukraine war are largely correct. Here is an overview of Russia's losses in the Ukraine war:
Soldiers: 365,170 (+440 the previous day)
tank: 6031 (+9)
Armored vehicles: 11,194 (+14)
Artillery systems: 8666 (+13)
Multiple rocket launchers: 953 (+2)
Air defense systems: 638 (+1)
Planes: 329
helicopter: 324
Drones: 6822 (+1)
Rockets: 1786
Tank trucks and other vehicles: 11,542 (+19)
Warships: 23
Submarines: 1
source: Ukrainian General Staff dated January 8, 2024. Information about Russian losses comes from the Ukrainian army. It cannot be independently verified. Russia itself does not provide any information about its losses in the Ukraine war.
Russia attacks Ukraine with missiles
Update from January 8, 6:30 a.m.: The Russian Air Force once again launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine. Ukrainian media reported, Monday morning, that explosions had occurred in the vicinity of the city of Dnipro, southeastern Ukraine. According to observers, nearly a dozen strategic bombers fired cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine. Hypersonic Kinshal (Dagger) missiles are also used. Weather alerts have been sounded throughout Ukraine.
Ukraine News: Rescue work continues in Pokrovsk
Kiev – Rescue work is still continuing in the Pokrovsk region in eastern Ukraine, more than a day after violent Russian missile attacks that left at least 11 people dead. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening video address that the search continues for victims under the rubble in the affected places, which are located in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region. He thanked all the rescuers who had been at the site since Saturday evening.
The serious attacks on Saturday evening shook not only the city of Pokrovsk, but also the town of Rivne. According to Ukrainian official information, a missile hit the home of a family of six people. Accordingly, the bombing was carried out using S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
Ukraine News: Dead and wounded in the Russian bombing of Kherson
Deaths were also reported from Russian bombing in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine on Sunday. Military Governor Oleksandr Prokudin wrote on Telegram: Two people were killed and several others were injured. “The Russian army bombed residential areas in Kherson continuously for several hours today.” Among other things, a market and several residential buildings were hit. (talk to agency materials)
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
Trump’s first meeting with Netanyahu in more than three years
trump card He said, referring to Harris, that he did not know “how a Jewish person could vote for her, but that is up to each individual.” He found their behavior “definitely disrespectful to Israel.”
The Republican also assured the Israeli prime minister of his full solidarity, the campaign team said. “If we don’t win, there will be major wars in the Middle East and maybe World War III,” Trump said. It was the first time Netanyahu and Trump had met in person since he left the White House more than three years ago.
Netanyahu praises Trump’s policy toward Israel
Netanyahu praised Trump’s qualities in the meeting Israel She added that during his term from 2017 to 2021, Netanyahu praised Trump’s mediation in the so-called Abraham Accords, the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem, the recognition of sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the killing of Iranian General Soleimani, and the termination of the nuclear agreement with Israel. Iran and Trump’s war against anti-Semitism.
Netanyahu is currently on a multi-day visit to the United States. On Wednesday, he defended Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip in a speech to the US Congress. He also reportedly discussed artificial intelligence and its impact on the economy with tech billionaire Elon Musk on the sidelines of the speech. He was welcomed on Thursday by US President Biden and Kamala Harris They were welcomed to the White House for separate talks.
hoping to reach a hostage deal
Asked by a reporter whether his visit to the United States showed progress toward a hostage deal, Netanyahu replied: „I hope so. But I think time will tell. We are certainly keen to reach (an agreement). We are working on it.”
Netanyahu added that Israel would send a team of negotiators to Rome, likely early next week. Regarding the status of negotiations over the release of the hostages still held by Hamas, he said that, in his view, there had been some movement in the talks “because of the military pressure we have applied.” “I hope there will be enough movement to complete the deal,” Netanyahu said.
In Israel, the prime minister is increasingly accused of delaying the conflict in order to avoid the collapse of his far-right government coalition, which is expected if the war ends.
During a meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump verbally attacked his political rival Kamala Harris. „She’s really destructive,” Trump said at his Florida home, with Netanyahu in attendance. „I think her comments were disrespectful. She wasn’t very nice about Israel.”
Earlier, after meeting with Netanyahu, Vice President Harris said: “We cannot turn a blind eye to these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to be callous in the face of suffering, and I will not remain silent.”
In an interview, Reinhold Messner, 79, settled scores with his sons. Now the son of the mountaineering star is coming forward – and revealing new details.
Updated as of July 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM: Reinhold Messner caused a stir in an interview last weekend. The mountaineering legend described, among other things, the early inheritance of his sons as “one of my biggest mistakes”. The 79-year-old revealed that “the question of who got more was the main focus”. But now son Simon responds: “It’s unfortunate and sad.” Bavaria Radio His father’s accusations.
He himself greatly values the inheritance he received from his father: two mountain farms in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, and he always passed this on to his father. „That’s why I fundamentally don’t understand this accusation,” says Simon Messner. He sees no similarity between the inheritance and the break in the family, which happened gradually and had other causes, says Simon Messner. Father Reinhold did not want to comment further on this topic.
After inheritance dispute: Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner 'on the brink’
First report dated July 21, 2024: Bolzano – Mountaineering legend Reinhold Messner turns 80 in September. But things don’t always go well for Messner, especially in his old age – he recently drew attention to himself with a thoughtful Instagram post in which he wrote: “I’m coming to the end.” Now the 79-year-old is talking about the circumstances in his family. In an interview with Pharmacy Journal Miser gives insight into his relationship with his children, which was strained by his decision to leave the majority of his assets to them in his will before his death.
Reinhold Messner talks about the biggest mistake of his life – the 79-year-old was 'on the edge of the abyss’
“One of my biggest mistakes was leaving them the majority of my assets in my will before I died,” Meisner says of his children. “They don’t understand that everything was a gift and don’t appreciate my generosity.” This is very disappointing to him, especially compared to his childhood, when there was nothing to bequeath but respect and gratitude.
Meisner explains to Pharmacy Journal “We were a big family, with many brothers and sisters, and we took care of our parents when they were old. For me, it was the opposite. The moment I distributed my material inheritance to my children and my wife, the family collapsed. The question of who got more was at the forefront and I was on the edge of the abyss when I was 75 years old.
Reinhold Messner
September 17, 1944
Brixen (South Tyrol)
Member of the European Parliament (1999-2004)
Climbing Mount Everest Without Oxygen
Asked if he would like to improve the relationship again, Meisner replies, “What parent wouldn’t want to?” He stresses that each person should find their own path rather than following in the footsteps of others: “Everyone should do it. Follow their own path, go their own way.”
’I’m Coming to the End’: Reinhold Messner’s Fans Worried
Recently, Messner caused concern among fans with his Instagram post: “I’ve reached the end, this is reality,” the mountaineering legend used the words to say. Messner’s post caused great concern among some fans.
“I leave with a clear conscience and the knowledge that I was a good person, did my best, was a loving father, a good friend, and a good brother,” Meisner continued in his post. “Now it’s time to live my last dreams and love the people who mean the most to me, but most importantly, gratitude.”
Many years after his climbing career ended, Messner remains one of the world’s most famous mountaineers. He was the first person ever to climb all eight-thousanders. However, in his native South Tyrol, a different Messner has been in the spotlight in recent months: his younger brother Hubert Messner, 71, a former pediatrician who also took part in numerous expeditions, recently became health minister for the northern Italian region.
Recently, there was also a fuss about the Guinness World Records being stripped of Reinhold Messner’s record. The mountaineer spoke of „conspiracy theories”.
’Symbolic’ Consequences – EU Moves Ministerial Meeting From Budapest to Brussels
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Hungary, led by Viktor Orban, has held the presidency of the Council of the European Union since July 1.
Source: German Press Agency/Alexander Zemlianichenko
There is still a lot of anger in Brussels about Viktor Orbán’s “peace mission”: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell wants to ban Budapest from the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers. But the shot could backfire.
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DrThe European Commission is drawing further conclusions from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s unilateral actions: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that upcoming meetings of foreign and defence ministers will be held in Brussels – not in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Borrell said after a ministerial meeting in Brussels that he had taken the decision after a majority of ministers spoke out against Hungary and wanted to impose „symbolic” consequences on the country. According to Borrell, 25 foreign ministers condemned Orban’s behaviour. The Hungarian received support only from Slovakia.
But Borrell has also been heavily criticised for his uncoordinated move to cancel the Budapest meeting. “Spain does not support a boycott in the EU,” Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel called the idea of a boycott “nonsense”. Bettel said he would rather go to Budapest and express his opinion to the Hungarians. Germany, France and the Netherlands have also voiced opposition to Borrell’s proposal.
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In Brussels, it cannot be ruled out that Borrell’s boycott campaign will ultimately backfire: several ministers are now said to be staying away from the Brussels meeting on 28-30 August in protest.
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Hungary has held the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union since the beginning of July. Immediately after that visit began, Orbán made a surprise visit to Ukraine, Russia and China on a self-proclaimed “peace mission.” He also met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump. His meetings have drawn criticism from EU member states.
The European Commission had already reached its first conclusions a week ago. A Council spokesman had said that no commissioners would be sent to informal meetings of the Hungarian Council Presidency, but only senior officials. The decision was taken by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. There will also be no customary inaugural visit by the Commission to the new Council Presidency.
