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Russia launched a series of missile strikes across Ukraine, killing four people in Kyiv, Kharkiv and [[Pavlohrad]] and injuring at least 56 others.<ref>{{cite news |author=Dmytro Basmat |date=23 January 2024 |title=UPDATED: Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv, other cities |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-missile-strikes-on-kyiv/ |publisher=The Kyiv Independent}}</ref>
Russia launched a series of missile strikes across Ukraine, killing five people and injuring at least 51 others in Kharkiv.<ref>{{cite news |author=Elsa Court |date=23 January 2024 |titleUpdate: Russian attack on Kharkiv kills 5, injures 51 |url=https://kyivindependent.com/update-russian-attack-on-kharkiv-kills-5/ |publisher=The Kyiv Independent}}</ref> One person was killed in [[Pavlohrad]] while at least 21 others were injured in Kyiv and [[Bucha Raion]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Dmytro Basmat |date=23 January 2024 |title=UPDATED: Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv, other cities |url=https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-missile-strikes-on-kyiv/ |publisher=The Kyiv Independent}}</ref>


NATO announced a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) deal to purchase 220,000 155 mm artillery shells for replenishing depleted stocks and supporting Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2024 |title=Ukraine war ‘a battle of ammo’ says NATO as it agrees huge arms deal|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/23/nato-head-warns-war-in-ukraine-a-battle-of |publisher=Aljazeera}}</ref>
NATO announced a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) deal to purchase 220,000 155 mm artillery shells for replenishing depleted stocks and supporting Ukraine.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 January 2024 |title=Ukraine war ‘a battle of ammo’ says NATO as it agrees huge arms deal|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/23/nato-head-warns-war-in-ukraine-a-battle-of |publisher=Aljazeera}}</ref>

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Timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

This timeline of the Russian invasion of Ukraine covers the period from 1 December 2023 to the present day.

December 2023

1 December

Ukraine claimed that Russian forces launched 25 "Shahed-136/131" drones and one X-59 missile. Ukrainian forces claimed to have downed 18 of the drones and the missile.[1]

Ukraine said it had successfully tested domestically made electromagnetic warfare systems to protect soldiers from radar-guided weapons and drones.[2]

Ukrainian media reported that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was behind another bomb attack on a fuel train passing over a rail bridge on the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the Russian Far East.[3] Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) claimed that a Russian military refueling station in Melitopol was blown up by partisans, killing several soldiers and damaging military equipment.[4]

The Russian FSB claimed to have arrested a dual Italian-Russian citizen in relation to the derailing of a freight train near Rybnoye, Ryazan Oblast on 11 November. The FSB claimed that he had been recruited in February 2023 and received training in Latvia.[5]

Two pro-Russian separatists from the Donbas captured by Ukraine were sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason.[6]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree increasing the number of Russian military personnel by 170,000, with the Russian Defence Ministry citing NATO expansion and the war in Ukraine as one of the reasons for the decree.[7]

In an interview with the Associated Press in Kharkiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that the Ukrainian counteroffensive "did not achieve the desired results", and said the war had entered a new phase with the winter season.[8]

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included four HX81 tractors, eight Zetros off-road trucks, four other vehicles, 15 HLR 338 precision rifles, 60,000 rounds of ammunition, five drone-detection systems, laser range finders, and more than 4,000 155 mm shells.[9]

The US imposed sanctions on three transnational firms for violating a price cap imposed by the US Treasury Department on Russian oil in response to the invasion of Ukraine.[10]

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies suspended the membership of the Belarus Red Cross after it refused to remove its head Dzmitry Shautsou, who admitted involvement in the deportation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories.[11]

2 December

Ukraine released a video reportedly showing two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being executed by Russian soldiers after surrendering near the frontline village of Stepove, Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian military later said that the perpetrators were killed on 4 December.[12]

The SBU said that it had prevented former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko from going to Hungary to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, saying that Russia was planning to use the meeting "in psychological operations against Ukraine."[13]

3 December

Three people were killed in separate Russian attacks in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts.[14]

4 December

The SBU said it had launched two drone strikes that destroyed Russian ammunition and equipment depots near Svatove, occupied Luhansk Oblast.[15] It also arrested a resident of Kyiv on suspicion of aiding Russian airstrikes on the capital and a businessman for trying to sell stolen aircraft components to Russia.[16][17]

Nepal confirmed that six of its nationals had been killed while fighting for Russia in Ukraine and that a seventh was captured.[18]

The Biden administration warned that funding for Ukrainian military aid would run out by the end of the year and requested more funding from the US Congress.[19] Bulgarian president Rumen Radev vetoed an agreement to donate to send 100 surplus APCs to Ukraine, sending the arrangement back to the National Assembly for reconsideration.[20] The assembly subsequently voted to override Radev's veto on 8 December.[21]

5 December

Polytechnic college in Selydove (Donetsk Oblast) after Russian strike on 5 December

Two people were killed in a Russian attack on Kherson.[22] One person was killed in a separate attack in Donetsk Oblast.[23]

The UK Ministry of Defence assessed that Russian forces were in control over most of Marinka, with Ukrainian forces retaining control over "pockets of territory in the western edge of the town."[24]

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-24M bomber aircraft preparing to launch airstrikes near Snake Island with an anti-aircraft missile from an Su-30SM fighter plane.[25]

Russia claimed to have shot down 35 Ukrainian drones over Crimea.[26] Ukrainian media reported that the Marine Oil Terminal in Feodosiya, a Nebo-M radar system near Baherove, as well as a military helicopter parking lot, a P-18 Terek radar complex, and a Baikal-1M anti-aircraft missile control system were targeted in the attacks, causing significant damage.[27]

The US imposed sanctions on the head of the Belarus Red Cross, Dzmitry Shautsou, for his role in the deportation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories,[28] and on Belgium-based businessman Hans de Geetere, who is alleged to lead an international network procuring sophisticated electronics with potential military applications for Russia-based end-users.[29]

6 December

Ukrainian media reported that former MP Illia Kyva, who fled to Russia after the 2022 invasion and subsequently called on Putin to launch a "pre-emptive strike" on Ukraine, was shot and killed in a special operation by the SBU in Moscow.[30] It also reported that Oleg Popov, a deputy in the Luhansk People's Republic regional assembly, was killed in a car bombing orchestrated by the SBU in Luhansk city.[31]

A Ukrainian court sentenced a Russian soldier in absentia to 15 years' imprisonment for shooting at civilians near Izium in June 2023,[32] while a resident of Luhansk Oblast who was captured near Bilohorivka in May 2023 was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment for joining a pro-Russian armed group.[33]

The G7 announced that it would ban imports of Russian diamonds from 2024 as part of sanctions imposed against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.[34]

The US Senate blocked a funding bill that included aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with every Republican senator voting against it.[35]

Documents seen by Reuters revealed that Ukraine was requesting more weapons from the United States such as three types of drones, F/A-18 Hornets, C-17 Globemasters, C-130J Super Herculess, AH-64 Apache and Black Hawk helicopters, and THAAD air defence systems.[36]

7 December

One person was killed in an overnight Russian drone attack on the port of Izmail.[37]

Ukrainian actor Vasyl Kukharskyy [uk] was announced to have died from injuries sustained while fighting on the front in September.[38]

Russian-installed authorities announced that they would start a "voluntary" evacuation of Nova Kakhovka on 13 December, citing the town's proximity to the fighting in the east bank of the Dnipro River.[39]

Ukraine imposed sanctions on 300 individuals and entities linked to Russia. Among those sanctioned were Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the Chechen Akhmat battalion fighting in Ukraine, Ramzan Tsitsulayev, former special envoy of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov to Ukraine, Midhat Shagiakhmetov, deputy prime minister of Tatarstan, and Adil Shirinov, CEO of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant.[40]

Russian authorities claimed to have arrested a Belarusian national who was accused of bombing two trains on the Baikal-Amur Mainline on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence on 29–30 November.[41] Two other individuals, including a former soldier were also arrested on suspicion of organizing arson attacks, spying on behalf of Ukraine and sending money to the Ukrainian military.[42]

A court in Chernihiv Oblast sentenced a Russian soldier to 12 years' imprisonment for abducting and taking hostage a 15-year old for four days in 2022 in an effort to coerce his mother, a soldier, to give intelligence on Ukrainian positions.[43]

8 December

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack on Pavlohrad Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[44]

The SBU announced that a former director of a state-owned defense company and three others were charged with trying to embezzle Hr 3.9 million ($106,500) in funds used to procure Su-27 aircraft parts.[45]

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included 11 reconnaissance drones, six border protection vehicles, eight off-road Zetros trucks, 100,000 first aid kits and other medical materials, 33 GMG automatic grenade launchers, and additional 155 mm artillery shells.[46]

The International Olympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, in a decision that was criticized by both Russia and Ukraine.[47]

9 December

Two people were killed in a Russian missile attack in Kupiansk.[48] One person was killed in a Russian drone attack on Beryslav.[49]

11 December

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have downed eight ballistic missiles and 18 drones overnight. One person suffered shrapnel wounds and three others suffered acute reactions to stress in Kyiv. An unfinished apartment building was also damaged.[50]

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.[51]

The UK government announced the transfer to Ukraine of two Sandown class minehunters from the Royal Navy.[52]

The International Monetary Fund authorised a $900 million disbursement to Ukraine from its loan program.[53]

Slovak truckers began blockading the Slovakia–Ukraine border demanding that the EU restore entry restrictions on Ukrainian trucking firms that were removed following the Russian invasion.[54]

12 December

One person was killed in a Russian drone strike on Odesa.[55]

Russian air defences reportedly shot down a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile over Belgorod Oblast.[56]

A “massive” cyberattack caused disruptions at Ukraine's largest mobile phone operator Kyivstar, and Monobank, one of the country's biggest banks.[57] Authorities reported that the attack also disabled air raid warning systems in Kyiv Oblast, Sumy and Dnipro.[58] The Russian hacker group called Solntsepek, which is believed by Ukraine to be run by Russian military intelligence, subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack.[59]

The HUR said that its cyber units, along with the Ukrainian Defence Ministry, hacked into the central server of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, as well as 2,300 of its regional servers, extracting sensitive information and destroying the entire tax database with malware.[60]

During President Zelenskyy's meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House, the latter announced a new aid package to Ukraine valued at $200 million.[61][62]

Finland announced that it would double its manufacture of artillery shells, both for domestic defence and to ensure supplies to Ukraine.[63]

13 December

Destructions by fragments of the missiles in Kyiv

Ukrainian officials said Kyiv was targeted by an overnight Russian air attack. About 53 people were injured, while a hospital and several buildings were damaged. Ukraine claimed it had downed all 20 missiles and drones launched.[64]

Russia placed the head of the HUR, Kyrylo Budanov, on its wanted list.[65]

14 December

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack in Kherson Oblast.[66]

The UK Ministry of Defence assessed that the Russian 104th Guards Airborne Division likely suffered "exceptionally heavy losses" during its first combat deployment against Ukrainian forces near Krynky.[67]

Romanian authorities said that the remains of a Russian drone were found on its territory near Grindu, around 20 kilometres from the Ukrainian port of Reni. The drone was believed to have been launched over the previous night heading for targets in Odesa Oblast.[68]

In Russia, nine drones were reportedly shot down over Kaluga and Moscow Oblasts.[69]

In a press conference, Putin indicated that Russia would only negotiate with Ukraine "when we achieve our objectives". He stated that another mobilization was unnecessary as "617,000" Russian soldiers were fighting in Ukraine.[70]

Drone footage emerged appearing to show Russian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia Oblast using Ukrainian POWs as human shields as they advanced, in contravention of the Geneva Conventions that regulate treatment of POWs. One was reportedly shown killed in the video.[71]

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included a Patriot missile system, 7,390 rounds of 155 mm ammunition, 14 drone detection systems, eight off-road Zetros trucks, and three mine clearing systems.[72] Estonia pledged a military aid package worth 80 million euros ($88 million) to Ukraine, that included Javelin anti-tank missiles, ammunition, machine guns, various vehicles and vessels, and diving equipment.[73]

The Australian Defense Ministry announced a 186 million AUD ($125.6 million) expansion of its Operation Kudu training program for Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.[74]

15 December

The EU, minus Hungary, held a "consensus decision" vote that decided to initiate accession talks with Ukraine. However, a four-year funding package, valued at €50 billion, was blocked by Hungary, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blocking it because Ukraine is not part of the EU.[75]

Russia claimed to have shot down ten drones over Kursk Oblast and Crimea.[76]

The UK imposed sanctions on Novikombank, a subsidiary of the Russian state conglomerate Rostec, for being "involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting” the Russian government.[77]

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, was placed on Ukraine's wanted list for “abetting the conflict”.[78]

Lithuania delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included millions of cartridges, thousands of short-range anti-tank projectiles, and about a thousand folding beds. It also returned several Leopard 2 tanks that were repaired in the country.[79]

16 December

Ukraine claimed to have downed 30 of 31 Russian drones launched overnight over 11 regions, with Kyiv recording its sixth air attack for the month.[80]

Russian-installed officials in Kherson Oblast claimed that two people were killed in a Ukrainian HIMARS missile attack during an aid distribution event in Nova Mayachka.[81]

17 December

A cross-border incursion was launched into Russia by Russian rebels believed to be allied with Ukraine at Terebreno, Belgorod Oblast.[82]

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson and Sumy Oblasts.[83][84] One person was killed in Odesa by a Russian drone that was shot down in a residential area. A total of nine drones were reportedly shot down, along with a cruise missile and an Iskander missile.[85]

The SBU said a recording device was discovered inside offices that were set to host Ukrainian military commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.[86]

Russian officials claimed to have shot down some 33 Ukrainian drones over Lipetsk, Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts.[87]

The Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) suspended the inclusion of Raiffeisen Bank from its list of international war sponsors following Austrian opposition to new EU sanctions against Russia.[88]

18 December

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.[89]

The SBU said it had arrested a man in Zaporizhzhia on suspicion of aiding Russian airstrikes on the city.[90]

The EU imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia to come into force on 1 January 2024, which included a ban on the import of diamonds except for industrial purposes, penalties on the circumvention of the price cap on Russian oil, and sanctions on 29 firms linked to the Russian military.[91]

Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said that due to shortages of Soviet-era artillery ammunition and lack of Western support, Ukrainian forces had scaled back offensive operations. He also claimed that Russian forces had similar shortfalls in artillery ammunition.[92]

BAE Systems signed an agreement to repair and maintain artillery systems donated by the UK using Ukrainian employees based in Ukraine.[93]

19 December

In Russia, four drones were reportedly shot down over Kaluga and Bryansk Oblasts, while a fifth was intercepted near Moscow, prompting the closure of the city's airports.[94]

A Ukrainian court sentenced a man to 15 years' imprisonment for trying to recruit SBU agents into a Russian spy network.[95]

Germany announced several deals worth some $400 million to supply Ukraine with artillery shells. The orders were placed with Rheinmetall and an unidentified French company.[96]

20 December

The Ukrainian military acknowledged that Russian forces had advanced by between 1.5 and 2 kilometres in parts of the Avdiivka sector in the past two months and claimed that Russia had taken 20,000 casualties and lost 600 tanks and armored vehicles.[97]

Ukrainian media reported that the Ukrainian hacker group Blackjack carried out a cyber attack against the Russian water utility firm Rosvodokanal with the support of the SBU, gaining access to 1.5 TB of data and deleting another 6 TB.[98]

The SBU placed Russian-Israeli oligarch Mikhail Fridman to its wanted list for helping to finance the Russian war effort in Ukraine.[99]

The Swiss government announced an emergency winter package to Ukraine worth nearly $30 million.[100]

21 December

View from a 26-storey residential building in Kyiv, damaged by drone remains
Mobile group of National Guard of Ukraine hunts for Russian drones

Three people were killed while six others were injured by Russian airstrikes on two mines in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast.[101] Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Nikopol.[102]

Two people were injured in a Russian drone attack on a residential building in Kyiv.[103]

Finland pledged a military aid package to Ukraine valued at 106 million euros ($116 million).[104]

22 December

One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Donetsk Oblast.[105]

Three Russian Su-34 supersonic fighter-bomber aircraft were reportedly shot down by Ukrainian forces over Kherson Oblast.[106]

In Russia, a drone was reportedly shot down outside Podolsk, Moscow Oblast.[107]

Two Russian citizens were sentenced by a court in Khabarovsk to eight and seven years' imprisonment, respectively, "for financing Ukraine's armed forces" after they were accused of donating money to a Ukrainian-linked fund.[108]

The Dutch government announced that it would deliver 18 F-16s to Ukraine,[109] while Germany sent an arms shipment to Ukraine that included ammunition for Leopard tanks, three Gepard anti-aircraft systems, and two Wisent mine-clearing tanks.[110]

23 December

Fire due to shelling of Kherson

One person was killed in a Russian drone attack in Kherson Oblast.[111]

London Mayor Sadiq Khan agreed to send scrap cars to Ukraine, particularly vehicles that did not met the UK's new efficiency standards, following a request from Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko to send heavy 4x4 vehicles and trucks that are needed in the frontlines.[112]

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), citing statements from the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade, assessed that Russian forces had begun using chemical weapons, particularly CS gas, against Ukrainian forces in Krynky.[113]

24 December

Five people were killed in Russian attacks across Kherson Oblast. The Russian-installed mayor of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast, claimed that one person was killed and six others were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the city.[114]

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber jet near Mariupol.[115] Another Su-30 was reportedly shot down over the Black Sea.[116]

Ukraine ordered the evacuation of residents of 19 villages in Sumy Oblast within 5 kilometres of the Russian border due to repeated shelling.[117]

25 December

Russia said that its forces had taken Marinka while Ukrainian officials said fighting was still ongoing.[118]

Ukraine officially celebrated Christmas on 25 December, instead of 7 January for the first time, following President Zelenskyy's decision in July to abandon what he called “Russian heritage”.[119]

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have downed 28 out of 31 drones. The drones were downed over five oblasts, while two missiles, a Kh-59 and a Kh-31P, were shot down over Zaporizhzhia Oblast and the Black Sea, respectively.[116]

26 December

Kherson railway station after the attack

The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have destroyed the Russian landing ship Novocherkassk in Feodosiya, Crimea,[118] in a missile attack by two Su-24s. Russian officials confirmed the attack, during which one person was killed and two injured. Six buildings were damaged. Russian officials also claimed that two Ukrainian Su-24s were shot down.[120][121]

Ukrainian military commander Valeriy Zaluzhnyi confirmed that Ukrainian forces had withdrawn to the northern outskirts of Marinka.[122]

A police officer was killed while four others, including two police officers, were injured after the Kherson railway station was shelled by Russian artillery during a civilian evacuation.[123]

27 December

Two people were killed in a Russian drone attack on Odesa.[124]

In Russia, a drone was reportedly shot down over Rostov Oblast.[125]

Ukraine sentenced Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, to 15 years' imprisonment in absentia for collaborating with Russia and undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity following his role in organizing the region's unrecognized referendum to join Russia.[126]

The Ukrainian Defence Ministry announced a new kind of body armour designed specifically for female soldiers that would be manufactured by a Ukrainian company, ending female soldiers having to fund their own body armour or wear male body armour.[127]

28 December

Remains of a residential building in Toretsk

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Bilenke, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[128] One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv Oblast.[129]

A Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel on its way to pick up grain in Izmail struck a suspected Russian floating mine in the Black Sea, injuring two sailors.[130]

The US sent a military assistance package to Ukraine valued at up to US$250 million that includes air defence munitions, 105 mm and 155 mm shells, 15 million rounds of various types of ammunition and anti-armour weapons.[131]

Two Russian poets were sentenced to up to seven years' imprisonment by a Moscow court for publicly conducting poetry readings critical of the invasion of Ukraine.[132]

29 December

Main article: 29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine
Shopping mall in Dnipro city after the strike of 29 December

Russia launched airstrikes at several cities across Ukraine, with many explosions reported.[133] At least 50 people were killed,[134] and more than 160 injured.[135] Some 122 missiles and a “score” of drones were fired according to the Ukrainian Air Force, most of which were intercepted. Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk called it "the most massive attack from the air". A maternity hospital in Dnipro was also struck.[136][137][138] Ukrainian General Valerii Zaluzhnyi claimed to have intercepted 27 of the drones and 87 of the missiles.[139] One Russian missile, according to Polish army commander Wiesław Kukuła, entered Polish airspace from Ukraine for approximately three minutes, before it "turned back" for Ukrainian airspace.[140]

Destroyed maternity hospital in Dnipro

President Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian positions in Avdiivka.[141]

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Kursk and Bryansk Oblasts.[142]

A Tarantul-class corvette was struck by a Ukrainian drone whilst in harbour at Sevastopol. On 20 January 2024, satellite images confirmed the sinking.[143][144]

30 December

Further information: 30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling

Russia claimed to have shot down 32 drones and 13 missiles over Bryansk, Oryol, Kursk, and Moscow Oblasts. In Belgorod, 25 people,[145] including three children, were killed and 108 were injured by shelling.[146] Several homes and water infrastructure were damaged. In Bryansk, the governor claimed that a child was killed, while a recreational centre, 55 homes, private businesses, a pre-school and football field were damaged.[147][148][149]

Seven people were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk, Kherson, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.[150][151][152][153] Twenty-eight people were injured in a Russian missile attack on Kharkiv.[154]

31 December

Bank building (architectural monument) in Kharkiv after the attack

Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Borova, Kharkiv Oblast.[146] One person was killed in a Russian drone attack on Odesa.[155] Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks in Kyiv and Kharkiv in response to the attack on Belgorod. At least six missiles hit Kharkiv, injuring 22 people and damaging 12 apartment buildings, 13 houses, and a kindergarten.[156]

January 2024

1 January

Memorial museum of Roman Shukhevych after the strike

Pro-Russian authorities in Donetsk claimed that four people were killed and 13 others were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the city.[157] Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts.[158][159][160] Two people were also killed in a Russian drone attack in Sumy Oblast.[161]

A museum in Lviv about the controversial Ukrainian World War Two fighter Roman Shukhevych was set on fire by a Russian drone.[162] Another drone damaged the building of the Lviv National Agrarian University.[163]

Norway allowed its domestic weapons manufacturers to sell directly to Ukraine.[164]

2 January

Rescuing of injured person from a damaged residential building in Kyiv
Main article: 2 January 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine

Russia launched a missile attack on Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing six people[165] and injuring 127.[166] The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have intercepted 72 out of 99 missiles launched.[167] Analysis of remains of a missile fired at Kharkiv found that it was manufactured in North Korea.[168]

In an earlier strike the Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down all 35 drones sent from Russia and occupied Ukraine. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast falling debris took out a power line and in Mykolaiv Oblast falling debris started a fire that was extinguished.[169] According to calculations based on the figures of the Ukrainian Air Force; Forbes Ukraine claimed that the missile attack that day cost Russia about 620 million US dollars.[170]

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast.[171]

Russia accused Ukraine of launching another missile attack on Belgorod. One missile struck a car, killing a man, another hit an auto market wounding four. Three others were also injured in separate instances. Russian air defences claimed to have shot down 17 missiles fired from a MLRS.[172]

A Russian Air Force aircraft accidentally released its explosive ordinance on the Russian village of Petropavlovka, Voronezh Oblast, injuring four people and damaging six or seven buildings.[173][174][175]

Turkey blocked two minehunter vessels donated by the UK from entering the Turkish Straits on its way to Ukraine, citing possible violations of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits regarding the passage of ships belonging to belligerent parties in the Black Sea during conflicts.[176]

3 January

Mortar team of the National Guard of Ukraine works in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Three people were killed in Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast and Avdiivka.[177]

In Russia, the governor of Belgorod Oblast reported several explosions overnight and claimed that several drones were shot down, while in Crimea, the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol claimed that a missile was shot down over the port.[178] Ukraine launched 12 missiles and several drones on Belgorod.[179]

230 Ukrainian POWs and 248 Russians were released in the largest prisoner exchange between the two countries since the 2022 invasion. The exchange was mediated by the UAE.[180][181][182]

Norway announced it would send two F-16s to Denmark to help train Ukrainian pilots.[183]

The SBU reported that Russian hackers had gained remote control over security cameras in Kyiv, which were then used to check on the positions of air defence units and give battle damage assessments.[184]

4 January

One person was killed in a Russian missile attack on an industrial facility in Kropyvnytskyi.[185] Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts.[186][187]

The Russian defence ministry claimed Ukrainian forces fired 10 missiles at Crimea and 10 over Belgorod, which were all shot down. One person was reported injured at Sevastopol by falling debris while three houses were destroyed. Ukraine claimed it had hit two military targets in Crimea.[188][189] Two people were injured in Belgorod according to the regional governor.[190]

An Su-34 bomber was set on fire at the Chelyabinsk air base by a Ukrainian saboteur according to the HUR.[191] Russian media reported that the fire was allegedly caused by a 16-year-old boy from Dagestan.[192]

Germany delivered a military aid package to Ukraine that included a Skynex air defense system, 10 Marder armored vehicles, ammunition for Leopard tanks, two TRML-4D air surveillance radars, 30 drone detection systems, IRIS-T anti-air missiles , 10 GO12 ground surveillance radars , 155 mm artillery ammunition, firearms munitions, two mine-clearing tanks, a bridge-laying tank, trucks, assault rifles, combat helmets, and winter camouflage nets and ponchos.[193]

The NACP added the Lithuanian food manufacturing firm Viciunai Group to its list of international war sponsors for continuing to do business in Russia.[194]

5 January

Disposal of a Russian missile (reportedly Kinzhal) in Kyiv

The HUR claimed that it had launched a cross-border raid into the Grayvoronsky District of Belgorod Oblast in Russia, mining a road and inflicting casualties on a Russian platoon.[195]

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson Oblast.[196]

Vladyslav Zalistovskyi, a 23-year-old MiG-29 pilot from the Ukrainian Air Force's 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade who was known by the call sign "Blue Helmet", was killed during a combat mission.[197]

A resident of Donetsk Oblast was sentenced by a Ukrainian court to 12 years' imprisonment for spying on Ukrainian military movements in Avdiivka for Russia.[198]

Ukrainian media reported that Anton Kravets, founder of the Ukrainian rubber goods manufacturer Kyivguma [uk], was arrested on suspicion of exporting tactical harnesses and bandages to Russia through Europe, some of which were used by the Russian military in Ukraine.[199]

In Russia, some 300 residents were evacuated from Belgorod. The oblast's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said on Telegram that his office had received 1,300 applications to evacuate children from the city as well following Ukrainian strikes.[200]

6 January

Mobile fire team of National Guard of Ukraine hunting on Russian drones and cruise missiles

Eleven people, including five children, were killed while eight others were injured in Russian missile attacks on Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, Donetsk Oblast.[201] Two people were killed by Russian attacks in Nikopol and in Pivnichne, Donetsk Oblast.[202][203]

Russia claimed to have shot down four Ukrainian missiles over Crimea.[204] The Ukrainian Air Force claimed it had carried out an airstrike on Saky airbase.[205]

Denmark announced that the delivery of 19 F-16s to Ukraine will be delayed until the second quarter of 2024 due to the time required to train Ukrainian pilots and operators.[206]

Ukrainian intelligence claimed to have destroyed a partially built rail bridge, fuel trucks and other construction machinery using a missile strike in Hranitne, near Mariupol.[207]

7 January

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts.[208][209]

The Ukrainian poet Maksym Kryvtsov was announced to have been killed in action.[210]

The Polish government reached an agreement with Polish truckers to end their blockade of the Ukrainian border.[211]

During a visit to Kyiv, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa pledged 11000 million JPY ($37 million) for a drone detection system along with other equipment such as gas turbines and electricity transformers.[212]

8 January

Destroyed house in Zmiiv (Kharkiv Oblast) after the attack

Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least five people and injuring at least 45 others in Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv Oblasts.[213][214]

A Russian Air Force aircraft accidentally released an FAB-250 warhead over Rubizhne, Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast. No casualties or damage were reported, as the warhead failed to detonate.[215]

In Russia, three people were reportedly injured by falling drone debris during an attack on Belgorod Oblast.[216]

The HUR claimed to have taken about 100 GB of classified data valued at $1.5 billion from the Russian drone manufacturer Special Technology Center.[217]

9 January

In Russia, a fuel depot and another energy facility in Oryol Oblast were reportedly attacked by Ukrainian drones, injuring three people.[218] A woman was claimed killed in a separate attack on the border village of Gornal in Kursk Oblast.[219]

Ukrainian media reported that the Blackjack hacker group undertook a cyberattack against the Russian Internet provider M9 Telecom, destroying the firm's servers and deleting 20 TB of data.[220]

Russia placed exiled oligarch and opposition leader Mikhail Khodorkovsky on its wanted list for online statements made regarding payments for Russian military fatalities in the invasion of Ukraine.[221]

10 January

Hotel in Kharkiv after the attack

One person was killed in a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv Oblast.[222] Thirteen people, including several Turkish journalists, were injured in a Russian missile attack on a hotel in Kharkiv city.[223][224]

11 January

Russia claimed to have shot down three drones over Rostov, Tula and Kaluga Oblasts.[225]

Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria signed an agreement establishing a Mine Countermeasures Task Group to deal with Russian naval mines affecting shipping in the Black Sea.[226]

A US Department of Defense Office of Inspector General report revealed that the Pentagon was unable to quickly or fully account for over $1 billion worth of weapons aid to Ukraine, with US officials and diplomats failing to properly monitor 39,139 high-value weapons and devices intended to reach front line Ukrainian units. No evidence of theft or diversion of weaponry was presented in the report, as such investigation was beyond the scope of the inspector general's examination.[227][228][229]

US National Security official John Kirby said that the US had run out of funding for military aid to Ukraine.[230]

The Verkhovna Rada refused to debate legislation regarding an extension of mobilisation which would have reduced the age of conscription from 27 to 25 and increased penalties for draft evaders. The proposal was rejected on the basis that parts of it "directly violate human rights". The bill was returned to President Zelenskyy for further amendments.[231]

During President Zelenskyy's visit to Latvia, his counterpart Edgars Rinkevics announced a new military aid package to Ukraine that would include howitzers, 155 mm ammunition, anti-tank weapons, rockets, grenades, helicopters, drones, communication devices, and generators.[232]

12 January

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko inspect a residential building in Kyiv, damaged by 2 January Russian strike

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson. In Horlivka, two people were claimed to have been killed and six others injured by a Ukrainian drone strike on an ambulance transporting victims of an earlier Ukrainian attack in Holmivskyi that killed two people.[233]

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Kyiv and announced a new £2.5 billion aid package for Ukraine earmarked for the manufacture and purchase of drones, munitions, maritime security and humanitarian aid.[234][235]

A Russian tank brigade lieutenant was sentenced in absentia by a Ukrainian court to life imprisonment for the killing of two civilians in Mriia during the Battle of Kyiv in 2022.[236]

The NACP added the sandwich chain Subway to its list of international war sponsors for continuing to operate in Russia.[237]

The SBU filed charges against Vasyl Povorozniuk, metropolitan of the Luhansk Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), for collaborating with Russia.[238]

Russia issued an arrest warrant for former vice president of Gazprombank, Igor Volobuyev [uk], for being a "foreign agent," having fled to Ukraine after the 2022 invasion and joining the Kyiv-backed Freedom of Russia Legion.[239]

13 January

Russia launched 37 missiles and three drones across Ukraine, of which Ukrainian air defenses intercepted eight missiles. Another 20 missiles were brought down by malfunctions or “Ukrainian electronic warfare systems”.[240][241] One person was injured in Sumy Oblast.[242]

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné visited Kyiv, during which he encouraged French defence firms to invest in Ukraine.[243]

14 January

The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 AWACS aircraft and damaged an Ilyushin Il-22 over the Sea of Azov.[244][245] According to Ukraine, Russia had had only three A-50s and six modernized A-50Us in service,[246] which was confirmed by the UK Defence Intelligence together with the crash of the A-50 aircraft.[247]

In Melitopol, a vehicle carrying four Russian soldiers was claimed to have been blown up by partisans.[248]


The Swedish government and the Norwegian company Nammo signed an agreement to increase production of 155 mm artillery ammunition to Ukraine while also boosting Swedish stocks.[249]

15 January

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast.[250]

Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Nikolov claimed that unknown intruders tried to break down his front door and demanded that he join the army two weeks after he had criticized President Zelenskyy's leadership due to his unwillingness to accept "bad news", during which he compared him to a "draft-dodger".[251]

16 January

Medical building in Kharkiv, destroyed by the strike on 16 January

Russia claimed to have shot down five drones over Voronezh, during which two children were injured. Explosions were reported near an airbase.[252][253]

Ukrainian authorities ordered the evacuation of over two dozen villages in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, due to “worsening” Russian attacks.[254]

The Verkhovna Rada passed a law creating an electronic registry of potential conscripts for mobilization purposes.[255]

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his government would deliver some 40 SCALP missiles and “several hundred bombs” in the next few weeks and sign a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine.[256]

Polish truckers who had been blocking three border crossings with Ukraine suspended their actions until March following an agreement with the Polish government.[257]

Seventeen people were injured, two seriously, after two S-300 missiles hit residential buildings in Kharkiv; ten residential buildings were damaged as well, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.[258]

17 January

Residential building in Odesa damaged by the 17 January attack

Ukraine claimed to have shot down 19 out of 20 drones near Odesa. Three people were injured. Residential buildings, cars and a gas pipe were also damaged.[259]

Two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson and Kharkiv Oblasts.[260][261]

Russian forces claimed to have shot down seven Vilkha missiles and four drones over Belgorod Oblast,[262] as well as another drone over Moscow Oblast.[263]

Germany announced a new military aid package of some €7 billion for Ukraine that would include ammunition for Leopard 1 tanks, drones and communication equipment. However, the Bundestag voted down a motion to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.[264][265]

Ukrainian defence minister Rustem Umerov cancelled a scheduled visit to France on 18 January due to "security reasons", according to the French Ministry of Armed Forces.[266]

18 January

Disposal of the warhead of a Russian missile Kh-101 in Kherson Oblast
Remains of a residential building in Avdiivka

Russia claimed that it had taken the village of Vesele in Donetsk Oblast, 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) northeast of Bakhmut.[267]

Russian officials claimed that a drone was shot down over Vasilevsky Island in Saint Petersburg, in the first occurrence of its kind since the invasion began. A fire was reported near the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal after three kilograms of high explosives detonated, burning an area of some 130 square metres. A drone also flew over one of Putin's official residences in Valday, Novgorod Oblast, while another was shot down over Moscow.[268][269][270]

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kupiansk.[271]

Australia declined a request from Ukraine to acquire 45 retired Taipan helicopters, citing their unworthiness for flying and massive repair costs.[272]

The US imposed sanctions on the shipping firm Hennesea Holdings Limited for violating the price cap on Russian oil imposed following the 2022 invasion.[273]

French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced more aid for Ukraine, including a plan to train 7,000–9,000 Ukrainian soldiers along with a "artillery coalition" of 23 nations to produce more artillery for Ukraine. France also pledged 78 CAESAR self-propelled howitzers and 50 AASM Hammer bombs per month, and increase the number of shells delivered to Ukraine from 2000 per month to 3000.[274][275]

19 January

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire that affected four reservoirs at an oil depot in Klintsy. TASS reported that the fire covered an area of some 1,000 square metres. Another drone was reported to have struck a gunpowder factory in Tambov.[276][277]

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.[278]

IAEA head Rafael Grossi said that monitors had discovered mines in a buffer zone between the external and internal fences of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that had previously been removed in November 2023.[279]

20 January

Ukraine placed Communist Party of Ukraine leader Petro Symonenko, who fled to Russia after the 2022 invasion, on its wanted list for calling for the overthrow of the government and justifying Russian aggression.[280]

21 January

A Ukrainian drone attack caused an explosion at a natural gas terminal belonging to Novatek at Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. Russian authorities said there were no casualties but two storage facilities and a pumping station were damaged.[281] Drone attacks were also reported at the Shcheglovskiy Val plant in Tula, which produces Pantsir missile systems, the Smolensk Aviation Plant, and in Oryol Oblast.[282] Russian officials also claimed that two Ukrainian missiles and another projectile were shot down over Crimea.[283]

Russian-installed officials in Donetsk claimed that a Ukrainian missile attack on a market in the suburb of Tekstilshchik killed 27 and wounded 25.[284]Ukrainian forces, of the Tavria army group, denied responsibility. [285]

One person was killed by Russian shelling in Kurakhove.[286]

The Ukrainian military confirmed the capture of the village of Krokhmalne, 30 kilometres southeast of Kupiansk, by Russian forces, while claiming that the latter had lost at least 7,055 soldiers in the attempt.[287][288]

22 January

Three people were killed by Russian shelling in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson Oblasts.[289][290][291]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Kyiv to discuss a new aid package for Ukraine focused on making “ammunition and military equipment”.[292]

President Zelenskyy signed a decree recognizing the regions of Kuban, Starodubshchyna and Slobozhanshchyna in Russia as historically inhabited by Ukrainians. The decree also required the Ukrainian government to create plans "to preserve the national identity of Ukrainians" in those areas.[293] However, it did not establish any territorial demands on Russia.[294]

23 January

Russia launched a series of missile strikes across Ukraine, killing five people and injuring at least 51 others in Kharkiv.[295] One person was killed in Pavlohrad while at least 21 others were injured in Kyiv and Bucha Raion.[296]

NATO announced a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) deal to purchase 220,000 155 mm artillery shells for replenishing depleted stocks and supporting Ukraine.[297]

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