Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 20 January 2023
— Ministry of Defence π¬π§ (@DefenceHQ) January 20, 2023
Find out more about the UK government's response: https://t.co/5z9U167MxU
πΊπ¦ #StandWithUkraine πΊπ¦ pic.twitter.com/johkRTuMp8
NEW: Senior #Kremlin officials continue holding high-level meetings with Belarusian national leadership – activity that could be setting conditions for a Russian attack against #Ukraine from #Belarus, although not necessarily and not in the coming weeks. https://t.co/94oH0NvwM7 pic.twitter.com/VAhksWfUum
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) January 20, 2023
Defense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany heard an impassioned plea for more aid from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. U.S. Defense Secretary Austin told the group that this is a crucial moment in the war as Russia regroups and re-equips. https://t.co/GXVJCgPBzI
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 20, 2023
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the US will support Ukraine "for as long as it takes."
— CNN International (@cnni) January 20, 2023
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Germany has failed to reach agreement with its key Western allies on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, despite growing pressure from NATO and Kyiv to step up its military aid ahead of a potential Russian spring offensive. https://t.co/2znswNOvCR
— CNN International (@cnni) January 20, 2023
π·πΊ⚔️πΊπ¦Russian troops have broken through the front and are developing an offensive in the Zaporozhye direction
— AZ π°πππ (@AZgeopolitics) January 20, 2023
▪️According to preliminary data, the front is pushed to a depth of 5 km.
▪️Mali Shcherbaki and Lobkovskoye were taken in a quick attack. pic.twitter.com/1sENL5AXoS
The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia's military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/IRKbCf4GRM
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 20, 2023
U.N.-backed inspections needed to clear ships carrying Ukrainian grain to the world have fallen by half their peak rate, according to data provided to @AP. Some U.S. and Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of a deliberate slowdown, which Russia denies. https://t.co/dZ2FF0qSb8
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 20, 2023