Ukraine January 2025

Ukraine says it struck oil depots in Russia's Kaluga, Tula regions. — 18 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 34 media reports (LINK)

Bloomberg: Oil tankers U-turn and buyers go elsewhere as Russia sanctions bite. — 17 January 2025 (LINK)

Russian national sentenced to 7 years jail for funding Ukrainian forces With crypto. — 16 January 2025 (LINK)

US president Biden declares Trump-proof sanctions on Putin's Russia. — 15 January 2025 (LINK)

Guardian: US House speaker dumps key Ukraine backer Mike Turner: removes him as chair of powerful intelligence committee. What we know on day 1,058. — 15 January 2025 (LINK)

Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far. — 14 January 2025 (LINK)

Three out of ten Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland have a job. — 14 January 2025 (LINK)

— According to the figures, 12,280 people with S status were employed on December 30, 2024. This results in an employment rate of 29.6%. The government had set a target of 40% in November 2023.

Zelenskiy says he's ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia. — 12 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 183 media reports (LINK)

Ukraine captures 2 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says. First time Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers alive since their entry into the war last autumn. — 11 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 325 media reports (LINK)

— Zelensky said of the two Korean soldiers who had been captured: "This was not an easy task: Russian forces and other North Korean military personnel usually execute their wounded to erase any evidence of North Korea's involvement in the war against Ukraine." — (LINK)

— According to Ukrainian and Western assessments, some 11,000 North Korean troops are deployed in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces occupy several hundred square kilometres after staging a cross-border incursion in August last year. Last week, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said more than 1,000 North Korean forces had been killed or wounded in Kursk in the last week of December.

— Ukraine had previously said it captured North Korean soldiers in combat, but that they had been badly wounded and died shortly afterward.

US, UK impose sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil industry: include two of the country's largest oil companies and 183 vessels in Russia's "shadow fleet" of oil tankers. — 10 January 2025 (LINK)

U.S. announces $500m more Ukraine aid as Zelenskyy calls for NATO to deploy troops to "force Russia into peace". — 9 January 2025 (LINK)

Ukraine launches new counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk. — 5 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 195 media reports (LINK)

Ukrainian drones hit 54,000 Russian targets in December — Ukraine Commander-in-Chief. — 5 January 2025 (LINK)

Russians conduct almost 90 attacks on 3 fronts and try to break through Ukrainian defences in Kursk Oblast. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Russians target key rail hub Pokrovsk, lose 400 troops daily in Donetsk Oblast push. — (LINK)

Ukraine investigates alleged mass desertion of French-trained 155th 'Anne of Kyiv' Brigade: 1500 awol. — 3 January 2025 (LINK)

Ukraine's military says it struck command post in Russia's Kursk region. — 2 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports (LINK)