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.
Updated from January 20, 6:20 a.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leadership of “madness” and warned of possible new wars in the world. “Due to the insanity of the Russian leadership, all countries of the world are now facing a period of uncertainty and uncertainty,” Zelensky said in his evening video message broadcast in Kiev. Zelensky once again called on the international community to unite to defeat Russia. “We have the strength to maintain normal life,” he said. The world can do this. “Force must be used now to stop Russia.”
Update from January 19, 8:25 p.m.: In addition to combat operations on the Ukrainian war fronts in the south and east of the country, the Ukrainian army and special forces are also said to be planning further attacks on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula. This was stated by the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirilo Budanov Financial Times. According to Budanov, Crimea plays an important role in Russian military logistics and is therefore an important target for air strikes or drone attacks. By destroying military equipment, pressure on the Russian occupiers could be increased.
On the brink of Ukrainian war: the Baltic states build their defences
Update from January 19 at 7:20 p.m.: Given the current developments in the Ukrainian war, military experts expect another Russian attack next summer. This is what I mentioned Financial Times. Among the indicators of the approaching Russian attack are Ukraine's „active defensive tactics,” and another indicator is Russian leader Vladimir Putin's announcements that Russia is still seeking to achieve its war goal of „liberating” regions in eastern Ukraine. According to official sources, renewed attacks on Kharkiv or Kiev cannot be ruled out.
Update from January 19, 4:36 p.m.: A clear reference to Lukashenko and Putin: The Estonian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that the countries' ministers signed an agreement in Riga stating that „Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania want to build defense facilities to restrict movement in the coming years.” The goal is „to deter and defend against military threats if necessary.”
News in the Ukraine war: Russia appears to be shaking Kherson with explosions
Update from January 19, 3:21 p.m.: Russian forces appear to be bombing a Kherson neighborhood, as explosions rock the city. “Kherson is under attack! The Russian army is carrying out an attack from the temporarily occupied left bank of the Dnipro River. “I heard explosions in the Dneprovsky district of the city,” Roman Mrochko said, citing the head of the Kherson Military Administration Oblatti. Ukraine Pravda.
Mrochko said Russia dropped explosives from a drone on the Kherson Water Supply Emergency Team on the outskirts of Kherson. Mrochko added that the emergency repair vehicle was damaged in the Russian attack. Initial reports indicate that no facility employees were injured. This information cannot be verified.
Ukraine News: Russia announces a drone attack on an oil depot
Update from January 19, 1:38 p.m.: A large-scale oil depot is currently burning in the Russian city of Klintsi. The governor of the Bryansk region said that the fire may have broken out after a Ukrainian drone was shot down. The fire was extinguished at 12 noon. A total of 170 firefighters are on scene, and part of the nearby residential area had to be evacuated. That reports Ukraine Pravda.
News in the Ukraine War: Russia appears to be planning a major offensive in the summer
Update from January 19, 12:53 p.m.: According to a media report, Russian forces could be planning a new major offensive in Ukraine in early summer. as Financial Times Ukrainian security officials were reportedly suspicious of this and spoke to the American newspaper only anonymously.
This is one of the reasons why Ukraine is currently focusing on strengthening its defense. Accordingly, Russia could attempt to seize the remaining parts of the four regions it annexed in violation of international law (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia). It is said that the Kremlin could also be planning a new attack on the capital, Kiev or Kharkiv.
Ukraine News: The Russian attack in the war appears to be “ineffective.”
Update from January 19, 10:04 a.m.: Big Effort, Little Return: Despite increasing attacks, NATO sees the Russian offensive in the Ukraine war as a stalemate. The Chairman of the Military Committee of the Defense Alliance, Admiral Rob Bauer, said, according to what was reported by N-TV, that the current fighting on the front is fierce. He added in a press conference, “The recent attacks are devastating, but they are not militarily effective,” referring in particular to the heavy losses suffered by the attackers. Bauer assumes that there are more than 300,000 Russian dead and wounded. Ukrainian forces also destroyed thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, in addition to hundreds of aircraft.
Ukraine News: Russian ground forces intensify their attacks in eastern and southern Ukraine
Update from January 19 at 7:00 AM: According to Kiev military information, Russian ground forces are once again intensifying their attacks on the fronts in eastern and southern Ukraine. According to the situation report issued by the Ukrainian General Staff, there were 114 attack attempts on eight sectors of the front on Thursday (January 18). This was much more than last time. Therefore, the attacks were repelled. The information cannot be independently verified. Meanwhile, the skies over Ukraine initially remained calm on Friday night. The Ukrainian Air Force did not record any of the usual attacks by Russian combat drones.
Soldiers from Russia and Ukraine are participating in intense ground fighting
First report for January 19: KYIV – Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for nearly 23 months. The intensity of fighting on the ground increased again, as the Ukrainian General Staff report showed on Thursday. Russian forces ran very violently against the front-line town of Avdiivka. 36 battles were recorded in and around the city near Russian-controlled Donetsk. The Russian army has been trying to encircle the Ukrainian defenders since October. It suffered heavy losses in soldiers and material. Here is an overview of Russia's total losses in the Ukraine war:
Soldiers: 373,600 (+780 the previous day)
tank: 6147 (+21)
Armored vehicles: 11,410 (+38)
Artillery systems: 8835 (+24)
Multiple rocket launchers: 966 (+2)
Air defense systems: 653 (+3)
Planes: 331 (+2)
helicopter: 324 (+0)
Drones: 6,925 (+41)
Cruise missiles: 1818 (+1)
Warships: 23 (+0)
Submarines: 1 (+0)
Tank trucks and other vehicles: 11,794 (+39)
Special equipment: 1380 (+13)
source:Ukrainian General Staff dated January 18. 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.
Traveling more than 1,000 km: Ukraine uses its drone against Russia
Ukraine said it successfully used a drone in the northern Russian city of St. Petersburg. “Yes, we hit a target tonight, and this drone flew exactly 1,250 kilometers,” Industry Minister Oleksandr Kamyshin said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The drone used was produced in Ukraine and costs just over 320 euros.
Ukrainian media, citing military intelligence, reported an attack on a fuel depot in the port of the city, which has a population of more than one million people. According to Russian information, three drones were intercepted. There was no damage. (talk to agencies)
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.
After Biden’s withdrawal from the US election campaign, Vice President Harris appears to be the new Democratic nominee. The Trump camp and the Republicans have already adjusted their strategy.
While US President Joe Biden is widely respected by Democrats for his decision, the reaction from Republicans seems somewhat different.
The crowd began to boo when Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, declared at a rally in Ohio: “Joe Biden is out of the race.” In his hometown of Middletown, the newly elected Vance has now thrown himself into the campaign.
That has changed dramatically for the Republican Party as a result of Biden’s withdrawal. So they are immediately adopting a new strategy and portraying the planned change of candidates as undemocratic.
Republicans make serious claims
Vance, for example, rails against the supposed Democratic elite who, in his view, were pulling the strings in the background: “Now to nominate someone else because George Soros and Barack Obama and a few elite Democrats decided behind closed doors to prioritize the Democrats.” Joe Biden is out “This is a threat to democracy. It’s not the Republican Party that fights for democracy every day.”
House Republican Leader Mike Johnson goes a step further. On CNN, he says that in some states you can’t just change the nominee. 14 million people voted for him in the primary — and Biden’s withdrawal now renders their votes invalid.
In the US states of Wisconsin, Georgia and Nevada, there are already regulations on how to conduct a candidate swap, but since Biden has not yet been formally nominated, it probably won’t help that Republicans go to court much.
The second strategy directly targets Biden’s likely successor, current Vice President Kamala Harris. Donald Trump, who is running for the White House as a Republican, has already made a pitch at a campaign event in Michigan..
Trump, who mispronounced her name, says he just calls her „Laughing Kamala.” „You can tell a lot from her amazing smile,” the 78-year-old said. „She’s crazy.”
But the attacks are not limited to the personal level: Trump and Republicans are also blaming Harris on the political level — for everything the Biden administration has done.
Just an hour after he announced he would not run for re-election, the first TV ads came out: Harris was accused of covering up Biden’s supposedly poor health.
The short ad reads: “Kamala knew Joe couldn’t do the job, so she did it.” What they achieved was an invasion of the border, soaring inflation, and the death of the American dream.
Attack Surface When It Comes to Immigration
The immigration issue in particular could make Harris vulnerable to Republicans. As vice president, President Biden has tasked her with immigration policy.
“She didn’t do her job,” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said on Fox News. “Harris is a failure.” Abbott said Americans should reject her at the ballot box in November.
It remains unclear whether Kamala Harris will actually run as a Democrat. Republicans are certainly preparing for that.
