Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,049

Kherson region. On January 6, the Russian forces introduced artillery, mortar and planes not manned in the ITIES of the southern region of Kherson in Ukraine, killing two civilians and hurting another 11, the government reported.

Donetsk region. The Russian troops executed 3 Ukrainian prisoners of war near the eastern line on January 3, announced the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner. The soldiers, who had delivered a battle, would have been united, led in front of the Russian positions in the small city of Neskuchne and fired on the back of the head. Lubinets, as well as human rights groups, condemned the law, accusing Russia of systematic abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war.

DNIPROPETROVSK region. On January 5, the Russian artillery arrived in the commercial city of Nikople in the southeast of the country, killing a 43 -year -old man.

Although Ukraine disrupts the transit of Russian herbal fuel through its territory, Russia will likely be able to allege the negative effects on its economy by promoting more to Asian markets and by stimulating its LNG (liquid liquid gas) exports, at a loss. projected at just 0. 2–– 0. 3% of GDP, according to Bloomberg. Europe continues to buy record amounts of Russian LNG, while Russian pipeline exports to China have been successful at a record 31 billion cubic meters (BCM) in 2024 and deserve to succeed in 38 a. m. When the Siberian pipeline power has full capacity in 2025. Power giant Gazprom may also stimulate sales through the Turkstream pipeline and redirect fuel to Central Asia. Russia aims to triple LNG exports to 100 million tonnes by 2035, although sanctions may compromise those plans.

More than 1,000 North Korean troops were killed or injured in the Kursk region in Russia, said the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on January 6, while Russia and Ukraine would accentuate offensives before the return of US president Donald Trump To the White House, fierce fighting. He continued in the Russia Kursk region at the moment, where the forces of Ukraine won and remained on the ground, positioning himself for the effect lever in the long -term peace conversations.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin reported significant advances in eastern Ukraine, claiming the capture of Kurakhove, a small city with a pre-war population of about 20,000, strengthening Moscow’s push toward strategic logistics from Pokrovsk in the east to the east, or region, Donetsk. Kyiv officials have identified the battles in progress at Kurakhove, but have stopped confirming their fall.

A recent poll by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology shows a shift in public sentiment, with 38% of Ukrainians now considering territorial concessions acceptable to achieve peace with Russia, up from 32% in October. While regional variations show slight increases in support for territorial concessions, a majority of Ukrainians still reject such compromises. Yet, the percentage of those strongly opposed to any territorial compromises has dropped to 51%, down from 58% in the fall.

Agricultural exports of Ukraine rose $ 24. 5 billion in 2024, which represents almost 60% of general exports in the country and marked the performance of the moment, after the 2021 record, 27. 7 billion dollars. The country has exported 78. 3 million metric tons of agricultural products, directed through sunflower oil, corn and wheat. In general, Ukraine exports higher to 15% in the annual sliding to $ 41. 6 billion, the maritime industry of 87. 2 opposes 54. 8 million tons in 2023, which reinforces the position of ‘Ukraine as an agricultural export power global.

Russia has abolished the unique tickets to the recruited criminals to combat Ukraine, indicating an accumulation of monetary pressures in the middle of the current war, according to the foreign intelligence service of Ukraine. 1, leaving imprisoned recruits and their families without the monetary benefits that other combators enjoy. In November 2024, Russia had mobilized 140,000 to 180,000 criminals in its war opposed to Ukraine, a significant portion of its reduced criminal population, which has reduced since 2014 since 2014, most likely due to the recruitment of war.

In a wide-ranging three-hour interview with podcaster Lex Fridman on Jan. 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed critical issues, including the potential end of the war, NATO membership and security guarantees. Zelenskyy emphasized that initial peace talks would be with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, followed by Russian discussions, with hopes of securing strong security guarantees for Ukraine, potentially through NATO membership. He proposed using $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to purchase American weapons, underscoring that Ukraine doesn’t need handouts, but rather a financial stake in its defense. Zelenskyy also indicated that elections in Ukraine could only be held after the war ends or if legislative changes are made. He also stated that North Korea had lost 3,800 soldiers fighting for Russia and reiterated the need for Ukraine to negotiate from a position of military strength with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he described as deaf to diplomatic efforts.

By Danylo Nosov, Karina L. Tahiliani

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