The Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, invited President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet near the border with Ukraine to discuss the situation regarding the cessation of Russian gas transit.
Zelensky accepted but suggested that Fico come to Ukraine: “Okay. Come to Kyiv on Friday.”
Five professional military personnel are vying for the position of head of the National Academy of Land Forces named after Petro Sagaydachny. Ukrainian servicemen can support one of them in an online survey.
The survey will be conducted until January 17 inclusive in "Army+".
According to sources cited by Reuters, Ukraine has stopped the extraction of coking coal at the mine near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region due to the proximity of Russian troops.
This facility is the only mine in Ukraine producing coking coal, which is essential for the once-massive steel industry of the country that ceased operations following Russia's full-scale invasion.
The Ministry for Strategic Industries is aware of three instances of discovering substandard shells for mortars. Two of these cases have become public, while one was "handled internally".
A serviceman reported that at the Noice restaurant in the capital, he was denied service when he tried to order coffee. Initially, he was stopped by security, who stated that the owner forbids serving military personnel. Later, an employee confirmed that they would not serve the serviceman because it was a directive from management.
Subsequently, the police initiated a criminal case, and are currently investigating all circumstances surrounding the conflict.
The government allocated additional funds for the "Winter eSupport" program. An additional five billion hryvnias were drawn from the budget's reserve fund to fulfill all the assistance requests submitted by Ukrainians.
The German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius handed over the first new wheeled howitzer RCH 155 to Ukraine out of 54 ordered.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom announced that it would finance the Ukrainian production of air defense systems and long-range weapons.