As the Russo-Ukrainian War enters its 325th day, we take a look at the major developments.
Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, January 14, 2023:
Struggle
- Russia said its forces had taken control of the war-torn town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces continued to fight in Soledar and other towns in the Donetsk region.
- Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin insisted his forces spearheaded the offensive for Soledar and complained that the Russian military took credit for seizing control of Soledar. the city without mentioning its fighters.
- France hopes to deliver “AMX 10-RC” light combat tanks to Ukraine in two months, said its Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu.
Diplomacy
- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after meeting US President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, stressed the importance of resisting the Russian invasion.
- The European Union must continue to increase pressure on Russia and support Ukraine, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
- A close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested confiscating the assets of Russians who discredit the armed forces and oppose the war in Ukraine.
- At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian crude from the Urals to China, according to trade sources and tracking data, as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after a G7 oil price cap restricted the use of Western freight and insurance services.