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MK broadcasts events in Ukraine online. Day 331 is approaching. The day before, Vladimir Rogov said that the RF armed forces had taken control of four settlements in Zaporozhye, and Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the suburb of Bakhmut Kleshcheevka had been captured. The United States announced a new $2.5 billion military aid package for Ukraine.

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9:14 It is increasingly difficult for the European Union to accept new sanctions against Russia, said the head of the European Council, Charles Michel

9:00  President of the Crimean parliament Vladimir Konstantinov said that if the Ukrainian authorities try to carry out aggression against Crimea, they will receive a retaliatory blow.

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Zaporožská NPP can “Fix it” in 2-3 months, Renat Karchaa, adviser to the CEO of the Rosenergoatom concern, told us in a comment to TASS.

According to him, almost all major damage to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which was received in as a result of shelling by the armed formations of Ukraine.

Karchaa also noted that under the conditions of shelling it was not possible to carry out full-scale repairs and restoration work, but now such a possibility exists.

“If the situation is calm and you if we cooperate closely, then in two or three months, six months at the most, the plant can be put in full order,” he said.

ZNPP is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, which is located on the territory of Russia. The nuclear power plant is regularly shelled by Ukrainian military formations. On September 11, the authorities of the Zaporozhye region announced the shutdown of the last ZNPP energy unit. On November 3, it was announced that the Zaporozhye NPP was completely disconnected from the Ukrainian energy system.

On January 19, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi wrote on social networks that he discussed the creation of a safety zone around the Zaporizhzhya NPP during a visit to Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He noted that he also confirmed the organization's intention to create support missions in all nuclear power plants in Ukraine.

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Two Russian sailors they were fined in Norway for wearing tricolor uniforms. The incident took place in the port of Kirkenes. The local newspaper Dagbladet wrote about him.

The Russians came ashore in camouflage work clothes. The sleeves of the suits had stripes with the Russian tricolor. Local police determined that the sailors were wearing military uniforms. Therefore, she imposed a fine of five thousand Norwegian kroner – that's 35 thousand rubles. The prosecutor explained that the decision was made based on a law that prohibits wearing a military uniform without permission.

Local authorities believe that the clothing of Russian sailors may cause fear and discomfort among Ukrainian refugees. Vessels from the Russian Federation are considered a “security threat” in Norway. Our sailors can only enter three ports.

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Conflict in Ukraine should end through diplomacy, Mark Milley, head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a press conference after a Ramstein-style meeting of a contact group to support Kiev.

According to him, this conflict should end like many others , that is, the agreement reached as part of the negotiations.

“It's time for the Russians and the Ukrainians to sit down at the negotiating table,” Milley said. He added that from a military point of view it will be very difficult for Ukraine to depose Russian soldiers in 2023.

At the same time, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov called a meeting of “friends of Ukraine” in the Ramstein format “excellent”, they announced support for Kiev “to all free the world” and promised to “defeat evil”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that “it is not always possible to publicly announce what is being discussed in Rammstein format,” and acknowledged that the United States and Germany still refuse to provide Kyiv with Abrams and Leopard tanks.

US Secretary Lloyd Austin, in turn, confirmed Germany's position that the decision to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine had not been made. According to the head of the Pentagon, Ukraine's partners are focused on ensuring that Kyiv has what it needs right now.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin. Photo: A still from the video.

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin commented on the news that a group of Serbian and pro-Ukrainian activists demanded the opening of criminal proceedings against Wagner PMC for allegedly recruiting Serbian citizens to participate in a special operation in Ukraine.

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The founder of PMC “Wagner”, according to Concord's press service, he recalled that Ukraine recruited citizens of Poland and Bulgaria to participate in the conflict, but did not write a statement about it.

“And I think they have every right to do that. The more they send, the more we will kill them,” Prigozhin said in a press release.

At the same time, the businessman emphasized that he does not recruit Serbian citizens because people of my conscience come to Wagner PMC.

Prigozhin also noted that he is not opposed to initiating proceedings against him. “Besides, if you succeed in imprisoning me, I'll be happy, because then I can volunteer for the Wagner PMC,” added the businessman.

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Kyiv. Photo: A still from the video.

The Ministry of Integration of Ukraine announced on its website today that on January 13, an order was issued to exclude Kyiv from the list of territories of possible hostilities.

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine registered this order. on January 16.

The report states that the decision was agreed with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine based on the proposal of the military administration of the city of Kyiv.

The list of territories where hostilities are taking place has begun to take shape in Ukraine late last year in accordance with government regulation. The list is regularly updated at the behest of the Ministry of Integration.

The Ministry did not explain the reasons for such a decision and what will follow.

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Denis Monastyrsky. Photo: Wikipedia.org.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Denis Monastyrsky, sent an SMS a few minutes before the helicopter crash in the Kiev region near Brovary on January 18, in which he died, as well as his first deputy Yevgeny Enin, the state secretary of the department Yuriy Lubkovych and their assistants. Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, announced this in a broadcast of the national Ukrainian telethon. a few minutes later,” said Danilov. He was silent about the content of the message sent.

Danilov added that on that day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was holding a meeting of the headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and Monastyrsky was scheduled to come to the meeting via video link at 10:00 a.m. from Poltava.

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According to the head of the National Security and Defense Council, all the circumstances of this accident are being investigated. Danilov promised that all questions about what happened near Brovary and why would be answered.

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