Friday, January 13, 2023

Explosions ring out in Berdiansk, occupiers state Russian-appointed governor's car was blown up

"Three powerful explosions rang out near the Berdiansk Airport and a fire started in the
temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian media claim that at 19:30 in Berdiansk, the car of the so-called "head of the Civil Military Administration" of the Berdiansk district, Oleksiy Kychyhin, was detonated. The occupiers say that "thanks to a lucky chance", the Russian-appointed puppet leader was not injured, as he "noticed a suspicious object on the bottom of the service car in time."
Pravada

Explosion Rocks Natural Gas Pipeline Connecting Lithuania, Latvia; Village Evacuated

"Lithuania natural gas transmission operator Amber Grid told Reuters its pipeline that connects Lithuania to Latvia was rocked by an explosion. Baltic news agency BNS said police evacuated the entire town of Pasvalys, located in northern Lithuania, due to the situation." ZH

Russians massively strike Kurakhove in Donetsk region

"Russian invaders massively struck the town of Kurakhove, Donetsk region...Kurakhove has
been one of the cities most affected by the Russian invaders for several weeks." Ukrin

Russia Sends Its Biggest Gun To Ukraine

"Russian forces, who have reportedly suffered considerable losses on the front line, have now
deployed additional units of the world’s most powerful mortar,
which is capable of using a nuclear warhead on the battlefield. Dubbed the “Sledgehammer,” the self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan mortar, known as the Tulip in English, has a 240mm cannon — twice the caliber of NATO mortars, which are just 120mm — making it by far the largest caliber mortar system in the world." ZeroHedge

Canada suffers same mysterious air system outage as US, delaying more flights

"Canada’s air traffic system suffered a similar outage to the one that occurred in the US for a
brief period."
IndepentUK

Spanish Defence Minister meets 225 Ukrainians who arrived in Spain for military training

"Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles met  with a group of 225 Ukrainian citizens who
had arrived to undergo military training for further participation in the war against Russia."
Pravada

Ukrainian fighters are trying to hold defence in Soledar

"The night in Soledar in Donetsk Oblast was difficult, but Ukrainian defenders are trying to
hold the defence, and the battles continue.
Maliar has noted that "this is a difficult stage of the war", but Ukraine will undoubtedly win." Pravada