What has happened in the last few hours
On the 336th day of the war against Ukraine started by Russia, these are the key data at 12:20 this Wednesday, January 25:
Ukraine admits that Russian troops have taken Soledar. The Ukrainian army has admitted that Russian forces have taken control of Soledar in the east of the country, two weeks after Moscow announced it had taken over the Donetsk town crucial to supplying Ukrainian troops on the eastern front is. It is Russia’s first major victory since July, when it captured Lisichansk and Severodonetsk in neighboring Lugansk.
Moscow-installed authorities in Donetsk announce progress in Bakhmut. Moscow-imposed authorities in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province ensure Wagner Group mercenaries have made headway around Bakhmut, one of the hotspots of the fiercest fighting in recent weeks.
Germany approves delivery of 14 Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Germany announced on Wednesday that it would ship 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. “The decision follows our line of supporting Ukraine to the best of our ability. We are acting in close international coordination,” said Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz in a statement.
Spain joins European plan to supply Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Spain will join the delivery of Leopard tanks to Kyiv. The Spanish government had made its participation in the operation conditional on providing Ukraine with a system capable of countering the firepower of modern Russian tanks, subject to prior agreement at European level.
Norway is investigating sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine. According to local press reports, the Norwegian government is considering the possibility of sending between four and eight of its German-built Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Kremlin says western tanks will ‘burn’ in Ukraine. The Kremlin has assured that Western tanks will “burn like everyone else” in Ukraine. The West, according to the Kremlin, “overestimates the potential of cars,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
A 74-year-old man was arrested in Miranda de Ebro for sending letters containing pyrotechnic material to Sánchez and the Ukrainian embassy. National Police agents in Miranda de Ebro (Burgos) have identified a 74-year-old man as the suspected author of six letters containing pyrotechnic material that triggered anti-terrorist alerts in late November and early December. Recipients included Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the embassies of Ukraine and the United States in Madrid.
In the picture of Vano Shlamov (AFP)activists at the German embassy in Tbilisi (Georgia) call for the shipment of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine this Wednesday.