The secretariat of the UN Secretary General reacted to the decision of the United States, Germany and France to transfer heavy military equipment to the Kyiv regime.

Earlier it became known that Washington would send Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, Berlin - BMP Marder, Paris - AMX-10 RC wheeled tanks.

“We are regularly asked about the supply of weapons in one way or another.

Our goal is that we would like to see the end of this conflict in accordance with the UN Charter and international law,” said Stefan Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary General of the organization, answering the question whether António Guterres considers sending armored vehicles a useful development.

In addition, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, in a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov, said that the United States will encourage allies and partners to continue to provide air defense systems, combat vehicles and other critical means to “support the defense of Ukraine, its sovereignty and territorial integrity for as long as necessary.” ".

Russian diplomats condemned the steps taken by the countries of the collective West to supply Ukraine with heavy military equipment.

“Through their efforts, Ukraine has actually been turned into a military testing ground, and the Ukrainian people into a tool for achieving the geopolitical interests of the West, which ultimately only leads to a prolongation of hostilities and senseless casualties and destruction,” the Russian Embassy in Germany said in a statement.

In turn, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov noted that no one in the international community should have any doubts about who is responsible for dragging out the Ukrainian conflict: “All the actions of the administration (US President. -

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Ukrainian UAV over Sevastopol

On the night of January 7, air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone near the Sevastopol Bay.

This was announced by the head of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev.

“Air defense forces shot down an UAV over the Northern Pier just 15 minutes ago.

Even the holy holiday - Christmas - for these non-humans is no reason to stop their attempts to attack our hero city, ”he wrote in his Telegram channel.

The previous attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Sevastopol was recorded on the morning of January 4.

Then, in the Belbek area, two drones were shot down.

Recall that the united grouping of Russian troops from 12:00 Moscow time on January 6 observes the ceasefire regime in the NVO zone along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine.

At the same time, as stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Kyiv regime is still conducting artillery shelling of settlements and positions of Russian troops.

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Shelling of Donbass

Over the past day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have fired 102 ammunition of various calibers from cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers into the settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic over the past day, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reported.

As a result of shelling, one object of civilian infrastructure was damaged.

There were no reports of civilian casualties.

“Under enemy fire were areas of three settlements of the republic: the capital is the city of Donetsk (Kyiv, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Golmovsky, Yasinovataya,” the message says.

Also on the night of January 7, Ukrainian armed formations fired on the villages of Gorlovka and Makeevka, and a civilian was wounded.

“As a result of shelling by Ukrainian militants in the Gorlovka residential area “Stroitel” on Lenin Street, 237, a peaceful Gorlovka woman was wounded,” Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko wrote in his Telegram channel.