Russia's offensive in eastern

Ukraine

is "successful," the Kremlin said, just days before the first anniversary of the

war in Ukraine

.

Russia

is sending reinforcements to eastern Ukraine before a new offensive that some date for February 24 due to its symbology.

The Russian army has been successful on the ground and hopes to besiege

Bakhmut

, the capture of which

will pave the way for an offensive towards Kramatorsk

, the main city in the Donbas under Ukrainian control, as well as its offensive at

Vuhledar, a railway junction

serving the south and west. eastern Ukraine.

However, UK Defense Intelligence sees it as unlikely that Russia will be able to

muster the necessary forces

to significantly affect

the outcome

of the

war in Ukraine,

which is now 349 days old, in the coming weeks.

Ukraine

, for its part, is planning a spring offensive to recapture lost territory, but is

awaiting delivery of promised Western missiles and tanks.

For Moscow Western arms supplies to Ukraine were

dragging NATO into the conflict.

The corruption scandal reaches the Ukrainian Minister of Defense,

Oleksii Reznikov

, and his future is hanging by a thread, waiting for the President of Ukraine,

Volodimir Zelenski

, to make a move knowing that his minister is key to obtaining modern weapons of its foreign partners.

For now, he has announced the appointment of "officials with military experience" to be posted in various border regions of the country and on the front line with Russia.

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13.40

Ukrainian parliament increases spending by 2023

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved

changes to the state budget for 2023

, increasing public spending to support small businesses and channeling more funds toward reconstruction and recovery projects after the Russian invasion.

Roksolana Pidlasa, head of the parliamentary budget committee, said spending had

increased

by 5.5 billion hryvnias (

$150 million

).

The increase includes funds to finance and modernize hospitals in the capital kyiv and the western city of Lviv, and to rebuild bridges damaged in Russia's war against Ukraine.

The amended budget also provides for 1.28 billion hryvnias in additional aid to small businesses in the processing industry and state guarantees for loans in the agricultural sector.

Nearly a year of war has wreaked havoc on Ukraine's public finances, causing double-digit inflation, rising unemployment, a sharp drop in exports and huge losses in revenue and tax revenue, Reuters reports.

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13.30

Ukrainian worker: "There is not much ammunition"

Sergei Solomon, a 31-year-old Ukrainian construction worker-turned-soldier, confirms that

Kiev's forces are likely to be short of ammunition against Moscow's.

"The Russians have tanks, armored personnel carriers, Grad rockets, everything you can think of," he said.

"We have equipment, but not much ammunition," reports Afp.

Faced with insistent demands from kyiv for months, and after hesitating for fear of provoking an escalation, the Americans and Europeans recently decided to send dozens of heavy tanks so that Ukraine could better oppose a Russian offensive and organize its own.

However, their number is still below kyiv's expectations.

And the West continues to refuse to hand over fighter jets.

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13.02

Latest update from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine

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12.56

Arms supply drags down NATO

Russia's defense minister said on Tuesday that

Western arms supplies to Ukraine were in fact dragging NATO into the conflict

, warning that this could lead to an "unpredictable" escalation.

"The United States and its allies are trying to prolong the conflict for as long as possible," Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a conference call with military officials.

"To do this, they have started supplying heavy offensive weaponry, openly urging Ukraine to seize our territories. In fact, such steps are dragging NATO countries into the conflict and could lead to an unpredictable level of escalation," Reuters reports. .

His allusion to "our territories" seemed to refer to four regions in eastern and southern Ukraine -

Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson

- that Russia claims it annexed following referendums last September, condemned by Kiev and its Western allies as illegitimate.

Much of the territory in the regions claimed by Russia remains in Ukrainian hands.

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12.48

Britain needs to increase its defense production and end cuts

Britain must set out a new strategy to boost military production and review procurement waste to

better support Ukraine and signal to Russia that things can only get worse,

the opposition Labor defense policy chief

said on Tuesday .

.

Labor has a considerable advantage over the Conservatives in government, so their team of political bosses, acting in the "shadow" of their government counterparts, have been outlining their plans should they win power in the elections scheduled for next year.

John Healey is the latest shadow minister to speak out, saying Britain needs to increase its defense production and end cuts to its military, not only to support Ukraine, but also to meet its commitments to the NATO military alliance.

"What is needed now from the British Government...is not just one-off announcements of military aid...but

a longer-term plan that takes us to 2023 and beyond

for the military, diplomatic, economic and humanitarian aid we are willing to provide Ukraine," Healey told Reuters.

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12.30

Changes in the Ukrainian calendar

Ukraine's main Catholic church has announced it will adopt a

new calendar in which Christmas will be celebrated on December 25

instead of January 7, in an effort by Ukrainian institutions to break cultural ties with Russia, Reuters reports.

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12.25

Kremlin says Putin will not meet Grossi in Moscow

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is due to visit Moscow this week but the Kremlin has said he will not meet President Vladimir Putin.

Grossi's visit is part of the

negotiations on the creation of a security zone

around the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in

Zaporizhia

, as confirmed by the Russian government on Monday, reports Reuters.

According to the IAEA, at the end of January, the area around the nuclear plant again registered numerous explosions.

Grossi previously indicated that indications of combat activities near the plant further underscore the vital importance of agreeing and putting into operation as soon as possible a nuclear security buffer zone around Zaporizhia.

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12.22

Russia believes NATO is being dragged into the conflict

Russia claims Western arms shipments to Ukraine are dragging the NATO military alliance into the conflict

with a potentially "unpredictable" level of escalation

, Reuters reports.

For its part,

Switzerland is about to break with centuries of tradition as a neutral state

, as a pro-Ukrainian shift in public and political mood puts pressure on the government to

end the ban on Swiss arms exports. to war zones.

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12.08

Russia's takeover of Bakhmut will pave the way for Kramatorsk

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky acknowledged that the situation was getting "complicated" at the front, especially in Bakhmut, which he had earlier promised to defend "as long as possible," Reuters reports.

The Russian army, backed by mercenaries from the Wagner group, has been trying since the summer to take Bakhmut, a city that has been largely destroyed and where

both sides are suffering heavy losses.

Since January,

the Russian army has been successful on the ground and hopes to besiege the city

, now largely destroyed, or force Ukrainian troops to withdraw.

The capture of this city is supposed to

pave the way for an offensive towards Kramatorsk

, the main city in the Donbass under Ukrainian control.

Moscow has also launched an offensive in recent weeks at

Vuhledar, a railway junction serving southern and eastern Ukraine.

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12.05

Moscow says its offensive in eastern Ukraine is proceeding "successfully"

Russia claimed on Tuesday that its recent offensive in eastern Ukraine had been a "success" as kyiv expected a major Russian attack and demanded that the West increase its military aid.

"For the moment, the fighting is progressing successfully

in the areas" of Bakhmut and Vuhledar

, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoogu said in a statement after a meeting with army and ministry officials, Reuters reports.

He cited the recent conquest of seven cities, including Soledar, a town near Bakhmut, which Ukrainian forces ceded in January.

Shoigu also warned the West against increasing its aid to Ukraine

, which he said could "lead to an unpredictable level of escalation" of the conflict.

The Americans and Europeans have recently decided to send heavy tanks to the Ukrainian army so that it can better oppose a Russian offensive and organize its own.

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11.46

The mayoress of Paris: "There will be no Russian athletes" at the Olympics

The mayoress of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, is now opposed to the presence of Russian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games "while there is war" in Ukraine, according to what her entourage declared on Tuesday after an interview with the France Info radio station, collected by Afp .

In a previous interview, at the end of January,

the mayor of the host city was in favor of their participation

"under a neutral banner" so as not to "deprive the athletes of their competition", a commitment that she now considers "indecent".

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11.25

Putin authorizes the sale of the banking division of Mercedes-Benz to the Russian Avtodom

Dealer of the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in Moscow.YURI KADOBNOV |

AFP

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11.05

Lavrov arrives in Mali for a "friendship and work" visit

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, arrived in Bamako this morning for a "friendship and work" visit in which both parties will address bilateral cooperation and

regional and international

current affairs .

Heading a strong Russian delegation, Lavrov was received at the Bamako airport by his Malian counterpart, Abdoulaye Diop, according to the Mali Foreign Ministry, Efe replied.

Lavrov's visit is aimed at strengthening the high-level political dialogue between the Republic of Mali and the Russian Federation, and consolidating the strategic partnership in favor of "dynamic and mutually beneficial" bilateral cooperation, the Malian Foreign Ministry said in a note.

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry indicated in a statement that Lavrov plans to meet with the transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goita, and that among the issues discussed, emphasis will be placed on "the

events related to Ukraine

, the solution of situations of crises and the fight against terrorism in the Sahara-Sahel and West Africa" ​​and "special attention" will be paid to the situation in Mali.

The note stresses that Mali "does not support" the adoption of "anti-Russian oriented" measures regarding the war in Ukraine.

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11.03

Donetsk Russians report "certain successes" on the Siversk front

The authorities imposed by Russia in the Donetsk region of Ukraine reported on Tuesday "certain successes" on the Siversk front, in the Bakhmut region.

"Siversk is now a very important front for the future liberation of Krasni Liman

(Liman for Ukrainians)," said the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin.

Pushilin, quoted by the TASS agency, added that "there are certain successes" in that direction, Efe reports.

At the same time, he specified that the advance of the Russian troops is now taking place in the vicinity of

Síversk, located about 35 kilometers from the Bakhmut stronghold

.

"Every village, every enemy position that we take improves our positions," he said.

During the last weeks, the Russian Army has concentrated its actions in eastern Ukraine and particularly in Vuhledar, Siversk and Bakhmut, since the capture of these cities - and particularly the last one - would open the way to Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, the main strongholds. Ukrainians in Donbas.

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11.01

Gas imports from Russia rise 54.8%

Natural gas arriving in Spain from Russia in 2022 reached 56,021 gigawatt hours (GWh), experiencing

an increase of 54.8% compared to 2021, despite the restrictions

imposed on the country led by Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine in February from last year.

According to the statistics of the Corporation for Strategic Reserves of Petroleum Products (Cores), as a consequence the participation of Russian gas in total Spanish imports rose to 12.6%, compared to the 8.9% registered in the group of 2021.

As a consequence,

Russia became the fourth largest supplier of gas to Spain,

only behind the United States, Algeria and Nigeria.

In fact, in the last months of 2022 it surpassed Nigeria and consolidated itself in third place, something that also happened in the month of December, when it exported 5,453 GWh to the country, 30% more and 14.3% of the total, reports Servimedia.

As a whole, gas imports to Spain increased by 7.4% during the year 2022, when they totaled 446,208 GWh.

71.5% arrived as LNG and the remaining 28.5% through gas pipelines.

The United States, with 28.9% of the total, was the main supplier in 2022, followed by Algeria (23.9%) and Nigeria (13.8%).

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10.51

Zelensky orders the sending of humanitarian aid to Turkey for the earthquakes

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has signed a decree on Tuesday in which he orders the

sending of humanitarian aid to Turkey

to deal with the effects of the strong earthquakes registered on Monday and which have resulted in

more than 5,000 deaths in the territory

Turkish

and Syrian

Zelensky has thus indicated that he has decided to deliver aid to Turkey as soon as possible to "help the population overcome the emergency situation caused by the earthquakes and in accordance with article 10 of the Law on Humanitarian Aid of Ukraine", as The Presidency has indicated in a statement.

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10.31

Russia lacks ammunition and units necessary for a successful offensive

"It is highly likely that Russia has been

attempting to restart major offensive operations

in Ukraine since early January 2023. Its operational objective is almost certainly to capture the remaining Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk Oblast," according to the latest update from Kingdom Intelligence. United.

"Russian forces have only managed to gain several hundred meters of territory per week. This is almost certainly because Russia now lacks the munitions and maneuver units necessary for a successful offensive," the report added.

"Senior leadership is likely to plan with inexperienced and understaffed units to achieve unrealistic targets due to political and professional pressure."

The UK sees it as unlikely that "Russia will be able to amass the forces necessary to substantially affect the outcome of the war in the coming weeks" despite Russian leaders maintaining their demand for radical advances on the battlefield."

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09.58

New Kakhovka and villages without electricity due to Ukrainian attacks

Nueva Kajovka y una decena de localidades aledañas quedaron sin suministro de electricidad debido al fuego de la artillería ucraniana, informaron hoy las autoridades instaladas por Rusia en la región ucraniana de Jersón, anexionada por Moscú en septiembre del año pasado.

"Como resultado del ataque, Nueva Kajovka y otras diez localidades del distrito quedaron sin luz y sin agua. Hay problemas con las comunicaciones", informó la administración del distrito de Nueva Kajovka en su canal de Telegram, recoge Efe.

Las autoridades recalcaron que adoptan "todas la medidas posibles para restablecer cuanto antes el suministro de energía eléctrica".

Rusia controla el territorio de la región de Jersón que se encuentra en la margen izquierda del río Dniéper.

Ante los continuos ataques de la artillería ucraniana las autoridades rusas dispusieron la evacuación de la población civil de una franja de 15 kilómetros de los largo de la ribera izquierda.

La región de Jersón, junto con la de Zaporiyia y las autodenominadas repúblicas populares de Donetsk y Lugansk, fueron anexionadas por Rusia el 30 de septiembre pasado en el curso de la campaña militar que lleva a cabo en Ucrania, pero hasta ahora no controla la totalidad de sus territorios.

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09.49

El banco estatal ruso VTB achaca todas las pérdidas de 2022 a las sanciones

Andrei Kostin, consejero delegado del segundo banco ruso, VTB, culpó este martes a las sanciones de la totalidad de las pérdidas de la entidad en 2022, un raro reconocimiento de que los esfuerzos occidentales para castigar a Moscú por el conflicto de Ucrania han paralizado parte del sector financiero ruso.

Occidente bloqueó el acceso de varios grandes bancos rusos al sistema internacional de pagos SWIFT poco después de que Moscú enviara decenas de miles de tropas a Ucrania el 24 de febrero del año pasado, y los prestamistas dominantes Sberbank y VTB se vieron obligados a cerrar operaciones en gran parte de Europa.

El martillo de las sanciones cayó sobre VTB antes que sobre la mayoría de sus rivales nacionales y, al estar muy expuesto a los mercados internacionales y con más del 20% de su cartera de préstamos en divisas, el banco fue uno de los más de 100 prestamistas con pérdidas, ya que los beneficios del sector se desplomaron en torno al 90% en 2022, informa Reuters.

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09.41

"Su sueño es ampliar el corredor terrestre hacia Crimea"

El ministro de Defensa ucraniano, Oleksii Reznikov, declaró el fin de semana a Ukrainska Pravda que, según los servicios de inteligencia, cualquier nueva ofensiva rusa procedería probablemente del este o del sur.

"Su sueño es ampliar el corredor terrestre hacia Crimea para continuar con los suministros. Por lo tanto, por supuesto, los riesgos clave son: el este, el sur, y después de eso el norte", dijo. Moscú se anexionó Crimea en 2014.

El analista de defensa ucraniano Oleksandr Kovalenko dijo que una nueva ofensiva rusa podría venir de una de las cuatro direcciones: la región oriental de Lugansk, la región de Donetsk, la región de Zaporiyia y la ciudad y el puerto de Mariupol.

"Las cosas son más graves en la región de Donetsk, sobre todo en torno a Bajmut y Avdiivka. Y los rusos van a aumentar allí sus contingentes, así como el equipamiento y los paracaidistas", declaró Kovalenko, del grupo de reflexión Information Resistance group, a la radio ucraniana NV, recoge Reuters.

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09.35

La guerra de Ucrania, en un punto crucial

La guerra está alcanzando un punto crucial a medida que se acerca su primer aniversario, con Ucrania ya no logrando avances como en la segunda mitad de 2022 y Rusia avanzando con cientos de miles de tropas de reserva movilizadas.

En su informe diario, la agencia británica Defence Intelligence señala que es probable que el ejército ruso haya intentado desde principios de enero reanudar las principales operaciones ofensivas destinadas a capturar las zonas de Donetsk controladas por Ucrania.

Sin embargo, las fuerzas rusas han ganado poco territorio, ya que "carecen de municiones y unidades de maniobra necesarias para una ofensiva exitosa", dijo informa Reuters.

"Es probable que los líderes rusos sigan exigiendo avances radicales. Sigue siendo poco probable que Rusia pueda reunir las fuerzas necesarias para influir sustancialmente en el resultado de la guerra en las próximas semanas."

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09.24

Una gran ofensiva en torno al 24 de febrero

Rusia estaba enviando refuerzos al este de Ucrania antes de una posible nueva ofensiva, dijo un gobernador ucraniano, pero la inteligencia británica dijo este martes que era poco probable que Rusia tuviera suficientes fuerzas para afectar significativamente a la guerra en cuestión de semanas.

Desesperada por la llegada de la ayuda militar occidental, Ucrania prevé que Rusia podría lanzar una gran ofensiva por motivos "simbólicos" en torno al 24 de febrero, aniversario de la invasión, que Moscú persiste en calificar de "operación militar especial".

La propia Ucrania está planeando una ofensiva de primavera para recuperar el territorio perdido, pero está esperando la entrega de los prometidos misiles y carros de combate occidentales de mayor alcance, y algunos analistas afirman que faltan meses para que el país esté preparado.

"Estamos viendo cómo se despliegan cada vez más reservas (rusas) en nuestra dirección, estamos viendo cómo traen más equipamiento...", dijo Serhiy Haidai, gobernador ucraniano de la provincia de Lugansk, ocupada principalmente por Rusia.

"Traen munición que se utiliza de forma diferente a la de antes: ya no se bombardea las 24 horas del día. Están empezando a ahorrar poco a poco, preparándose para una ofensiva a gran escala", declaró Haidai a la televisión ucraniana.

"Lo más probable es que tarden 10 días en reunir reservas. Después del 15 de febrero podemos esperar (esta ofensiva) en cualquier momento", informa Reuters.

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09.06

El jefe de Wagner reta a Zelenski a un duelo aéreo

El jefe de Wagner, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, acusado por Ucrania de enviar a miles de ex prisioneros rusos a la muerte en los alrededores de Bajmut, publicó un vídeo en el que supuestamente aparecía en un bombardero táctico que acababa de atacar la ciudad, informa Reuters.

Dijo que el martes pilotaría un caza y retó a Zelenski a un duelo aéreo.

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09.03

Fuego de tanques, morteros y artillería en Bajmut

La guerra está alcanzando un punto crucial a medida que se acerca su primer aniversario, con Ucrania sin lograr avances como en la segunda mitad de 2022 y Rusia avanzando con cientos de miles de tropas de reserva movilizadas.

Rusia dijo que sus fuerzas habían capturado Mykolaivka, un pueblo en la región oriental de Donetsk.

No hubo respuesta inmediata de Ucrania, que ha rebatido otros informes rusos sobre el campo de batalla.

El principal objetivo de Rusia ha sido Bajmut, donde sus medios de comunicación estatales dijeron que el grupo mercenario Wagner había ganado un punto de apoyo. Ucrania dijo el lunes por la noche que las fuerzas rusas habían entrenado allí fuego de tanques, morteros y artillería en las últimas 24 horas, informa Reuters.

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08.58

Rusia envía refuerzos para una nueva ofensiva

En el este de Ucrania, donde se libran incesantes batallas desde hace meses, un gobernador regional ha declarado que Rusia estaba enviando refuerzos para una nueva ofensiva que podría comenzar la próxima semana.

Rusia lanzó cinco ataques con misiles y 12 ataques aéreos, así como 36 bombardeos en un periodo de 24 horas, alcanzando objetivos del sur como Jerson, según informó el Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas ucranianas en un comunicado emitido el lunes por la noche.

La aviación ucraniana ha lanzado nueve ataques contra zonas de concentración de las fuerzas rusas y contra dos posiciones antiaéreas, añadió. Reuters no pudo verificar inmediatamente los informes sobre el campo de batalla.

Ucrania está planeando una ofensiva de primavera, pero espera la entrega de los prometidos misiles occidentales de mayor alcance y carros de combate.

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08.51

Zelenski no abordó el futuro de su ministro de Defensa

El presidente Volodimir Zelenski dijo, en su discurso del lunes por la noche, que necesita demostrar que Ucrania era un administrador seguro de miles de millones de dólares de ayuda occidental militar y de otro tipo.

"Estamos reforzando nuestros puestos directivos", dijo Zelenski en su discurso, tras una reunión de su alto mando en la que participaron el comandante en jefe del país, los comandantes de sector y el jefe de los servicios de inteligencia, informa Reuters.

"In a number of regions, especially on the borders or on the front lines,

we will appoint leaders with military experience

. Those who can prove most effective in defending against existing threats," he declared.

However, Zelensky said he wanted to combine military and management experience in local and central government, but

did not directly address the confusion over whether his defense minister

Oleksii Reznikov would be replaced.

Zelensky's government is cracking down on official wrongdoing, the biggest political and administrative shakeup since the

Russian invasion nearly a year ago.

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08.46

Budanov, a rapidly rising officer decorated for covert operations

Kyrylo Budanov. SERGEI SUPINSKY |

AFP

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08.39

Kyrylo Budanov, favorito para sustituir a Reznikov

Ucrania envió mensajes contradictorios sobre el destino del ministro de Defensa, Oleksii Reznikov, dejando en entredicho un puesto clave. Las dudas sobre Reznikov fueron la primera señal pública de desorganización en la cúpula ucraniana en tiempos de guerra.

Kyrylo Budanov, favorito para convertirse en el próximo ministro de Defensa ucraniano, es un joven oficial que tuvo un ascenso meteórico hasta convertirse en jefe de la inteligencia militar, condecorado por su papel en operaciones que en su mayoría siguen siendo secretas, informa Reuters.

El presidente Zelenski ha despedido este año a una serie de altos funcionarios en una purga destinada a acabar con la corrupción. Reznikov había estado bajo presión por un escándalo de corrupción en el ministerio.

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08.33

Rusia investiga el uso de armas químicas en Ucrania

El Comité Estatal de Investigación de Rusia dijo este lunes que estaba examinando el supuesto uso de armas químicas por parte de las fuerzas ucranianas cerca de las ciudades de Soledar y Bajmut, en el este de Ucrania, informa Reuters.

Las Fuerzas Armadas ucranianas afirmaron que nunca habían utilizado armas químicas en ningún lugar y en ningún momento, y acusaron a Moscú de desinformar y de utilizar ellas mismas armas prohibidas.

El Comité de Investigación ruso afirmó que la República Popular de Donetsk, uno de los representantes de Rusia en los territorios que ha tomado y ocupado, había denunciado el uso de armas químicas por drones ucranianos cerca de las dos localidades. La denuncia no iba acompañada de ninguna prueba hecha pública.

"Como resultado, militares de las Fuerzas Armadas rusas están experimentando un deterioro de su salud y síntomas característicos de envenenamiento", dijo el comité, sin dar detalles ni identificar ninguna sustancia.

Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania dijeron que se atuvieron a las leyes de la guerra. "Las acusaciones del enemigo sobre el uso de armas químicas por parte de unidades de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania son falsas", afirmó la oficina de asuntos públicos en un comunicado enviado por correo electrónico. Continuó diciendo que Ucrania nunca había utilizado tales armas "en ningún lugar ... en ningún momento".

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08.26

¿Irá Zelenski a la cumbre de la UE?

El presidente ucraniano Zelenski ha sido invitado a participar en una cumbre de líderes de la Unión Europea, según informó la UE, en medio de informaciones de que podría estar en Bruselas esta misma semana.

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08.04

El futuro de Reznikov, pende de un hilo

Oleksii Reznikov at a recent press conference.OLEG PETRASYUK |

EFE

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07.55

Russia, since January would have restarted the offensive

The Russian military likely attempted to

restart major offensive operations in Ukraine since early January this year

, with the aim of capturing Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk, Britain's Defense Intelligence update said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.

However, it remains unlikely that Russia will be able to muster the necessary forces to significantly affect the outcome of the war in the coming weeks, the update added.

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07.35

Russia claims control of Mykolaivka

Los intensos combates en la región ucraniana de Donetsk "son muy difíciles", afirmó Zelenski, mientras Ucrania se prepara para una posible ofensiva rusa este mes, antes del primer aniversario de su invasión de Ucrania.

El Ministerio de Defensa ruso declaró que sus fuerzas habían tomado el control de Mykolaivka, una aldea de la región oriental ucraniana de Donetsk, según informaron los medios de comunicación estatales, recoge Reuters.

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07.30

El futuro del ministro de Defensa ucraniano, incierto por corrupción

El futuro del ministro ucraniano de Defensa, Oleksii Reznikov, pende de un hilo a raíz de un escándalo protagonizado por altos cargos del Ministerio, mientras Volodímir Zelenski sigue en su empeño de erradicar la corrupción en el país, que necesita urgentemente más ayuda para repeler los ataques de Rusia.

Reznikov es uno de los actores clave en los esfuerzos de Ucrania para obtener armamento moderno de sus socios extranjeros, pero las acusaciones de que cargos de su Ministerio han adquirido productos para el Ejército a precios inflados han puesto en duda su continuidad en el cargo, informa Efe.

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07.15

Ucrania hace cábalas sobre la fecha de la ofensiva rusa

Ukraine refines its projections on the next Russian offensive and believes that the

attacks will take place in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions

, and possibly in

Zaporizhia

, but the political and military leadership are still speculating on the date: around the first anniversary of the war or in spring and summer, reports Efe.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with the General Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief today "intelligence information on

possible enemy actions in the near future

," according to his office.

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