The information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from warring parties Russia, Ukraine and their allies. In particular, information about the losses of the armies involved Ukraine war It cannot be independently verified.
Update from January 9, 10:40 p.m.: Ukraine, under attack from Russia, wants to improve supplies for its army, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. On Tuesday, the Head of State spoke with the heads of the armed forces and responsible ministries about supplying the units with ammunition and drones, as he stated in his video speech this evening. “The main thing is that all logistics should become faster,” Zelensky said.
According to reports from the front, Ukrainian forces are suffering from a shortage of ammunition. Given frequent Russian air strikes, there are also fears that anti-aircraft defenses will run out of ammunition. In the United States, as the most important supporter, the granting of new military aid is caught up in internal political disputes.
Zelensky was confident that the troops could be supplied with what they needed despite these problems. “We also talked about opening new production lines for weapons and ammunition in Ukraine – in our companies and in cooperation with partners,” he said.
Russia wants to regain the initiative in the Ukraine war
Updated from January 9, 5:28 p.m: The Russian military says it wants to regain the initiative on the battlefield in Ukraine by 2023. “Last year, enemy losses exceeded 215,000 soldiers and 28,000 units,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said today at a press conference. dpa mentioned. He added that Russia secured the strategic initiative along the entire front. However, these numbers cannot be independently verified.
The Ukrainian leadership, in turn, estimates the total losses of the Russian army after almost two years of war at more than 365 thousand soldiers. Neither warring party provided official information about their losses. The figures of the other side's alleged failures are considered exaggerated by both sides.
International military experts also talk about heavy losses on both sides. According to US estimates last August, Ukraine has suffered about 70,000 deaths and between 100,000 to 120,000 wounded since the beginning of the war. Meanwhile, Russian losses were estimated at 120,000 dead and 170,000 to 180,000 wounded.
Ukraine War: A new attack on Kherson by Russia
Updated from January 9, 3:15 p.m: The Russians attacked the city of Kherson this afternoon. Explosions occurred in various areas of the city. This was stated by Roman Mrochko, head of the military administration of Kherson Oblast, on the Telegram application Ukrainian Pravda mentioned. Mrochko stated that a medical facility was damaged. But no one was said to be injured. On January 7, two deaths occurred in Kherson as a result of Russian air strikes.
Update from January 9, 1:35 p.m.: Russian air defenses announced that they shot down three Ukrainian military drones over the Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian state agency TASS, citing Governor Roman Starovoit. The governor had previously announced, in a message on the short message service Telegram, the activation of air defense.
Taurus extradition to Ukraine: Merz calls for an end to hesitation
Update from January 9, 11:35 a.m.: CDU leader Friedrich Merz once again called on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) not to delay any further delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. “This would help Ukraine greatly,” Merz said. Rhine Post. Schultz must finally abandon his reservations on this issue.
Merz mainly welcomed Schulz's call for the allies to increase their efforts on behalf of Ukraine. “That's a good message,” Mears said. “However, this should also apply to Germany itself.” Regarding the discussion about the Toros extraditions, the CDU leader said that if Schulz dropped his resistance to them, „the chancellor's statement would be more credible.”
In a meeting with Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden, Schulz called on Ukraine's allies in the European Union to provide greater support for the country attacked by Russia. “The arms shipments planned so far to Ukraine by the majority of EU member states are in any case very small,” Schulz said at a press conference in Berlin on Monday. For months, EU politicians have been insisting on the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. The federal government continues to hesitate.
On the other hand, Merz also called for greater commitment from the federal government to Sweden's accession to NATO. “The so-called ‘turning point’ in Germany has so far been more just words than actions,” Merz told the German editorial network (RND) ahead of his trip to Finland and Sweden. Thanks to their efforts to join NATO, the two countries have “completed their turning point,” Merz said. “They should be able to count on us as a partner.”
Ukraine War: Clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces
Update from January 9 at 10am: According to the Ukrainian General Staff, there were a total of 67 battles with Russian forces over the past day. Russian forces launched 55 missiles and 22 airstrikes, in addition to 35 attacks with multiple rocket launchers. As a result of the attacks on populated areas, there were deaths and injuries among the civilian population.
In Avdiivka in the east of the country, where heavy fighting is taking place, Russia is still trying to besiege the city. However, the Ukrainian army “firmly” repelled the attacks and inflicted losses on the Russian army. Three attacks have been repelled in the past 24 hours.
First report for January 9: KIEV – Russia's Belgorod border region reported another Ukrainian army attack. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram that according to preliminary results, three people were infected. It was not initially possible to verify this independently.
Ukraine War: Explosion on the railway line near the Russian oil depot
According to the media, an explosion occurred on a railway line not far from the Russian oil depot. Several online portals reported on Monday that it was caused by an explosive device in the city of Nizhny Tagil in the Ural Mountains. It was not initially possible to verify this independently. However, according to Interfax, authorities in Nizhny Tagil admitted that „some explosions” had occurred. There should be no injuries or damage. As a result of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine, acts of sabotage against military infrastructure or important infrastructure of the army are still continuing in the largest country in the world.
Ukraine announces new figures on Russian losses
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces revealed details of Russia's losses in the Ukrainian 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.
Ukraine War: Zelensky declares revenge
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. 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.
In addition, negotiations with international partners in the coming weeks will aim to strengthen Ukrainian air defense, Zelensky said. „Many steps are being taken and I am confident that we will be able to strengthen our state. Our air defense system. We worked with our partners in the field of drones.” (with 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.
