Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on taking office

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration on Jan. 20.
Congratulations to President Donald Trump and the American people on the inauguration!” Zelensky said in a Twitter post." NV

Donald Trump and JD Vance Sworn in as President and Vice President

"President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance took their oaths of office Monday at high noon, marking the start of Trump’s second
administration.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump.
Just a moment earlier, Justice Brett Kavanaugh swore in Vance while Second Lady Usha Vance held his great-grandmother’s Bible, which his Mamaw gave him."
Breitbart

152 combat clashes on frontline over past day

"152 recorded clashes, with the fiercest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Kharkiv sector, three clashes occurred near Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched eight assaults. The
Ukrainian forces repelled attacks near Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, and Zahryzove.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 15 times, attempting to advance near Nadiya, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Kopanky, Nevske, Terny, and toward Zarichne.
In the Siversk sector, one enemy assault targeted the
Ukrainian positions near Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, nine clashes occurred in the areas of Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy conducted 17 attacks near Toretsk, Krymske, Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and Ozarianivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the
Ukrainian defenders stopped 73 Russian assaults and offensive operations near Vodiane Druhe, Myroliubivka, Promin, Yelyzavetivka, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Nadiivka, Andriivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly, and Yantarne.
In the Novopavlivka sector, seven enemy assaults were thwarted in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Rozlyv, Velyka Novosilka, and toward Pryvilne.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the
Russian forces made four unsuccessful attempts to assault the Ukrainian positions in the island zones of the Dnipro Delta.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, the
Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks over the past day. The enemy launched 30 airstrikes using 41 guided bombs and carried out 452 artillery shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
In the Huliaipole and Orikhiv sectors, the enemy conducted no assaults over the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy group formation for offensive operations were detected." Ukrin

Putin said about readiness for talks with US on condition of Ukraine's complete surrender

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that he is ready to hold talks with the United States over the war in Ukraine but has put forward an ultimatum demand – Ukraine's complete surrender." Pravada