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Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 01-22-2025

Stay on top of Russia-Ukraine war 01-22-2025 developments on the ground with KyivPost fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated war maps.

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Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 01-22-2025

Bond Market Insight: Everybody Wants Reserve Bonds

Bond Market Insight: Everybody Wants Reserve Bonds

Significant segmentation in bond market is seen on the auction on Jan. 21. Bond Market Insight for Jan. 22

The Ministry of Finance continues attracting the bulk of funds from bonds that will potentially become reserve bonds (the NBU has not yet decided on them), receiving significant demand and reducing interest rates. At the same time, military bonds are only a minor support for budgetary needs.

Bids for 1.5-year bills were again in the 15-16% range, closer to the maximum level as a week ago. The Ministry continued last week’s policy and did not revise the cut-off rate, satisfying only 16% of demand and selling only UAH0.1bn of bonds.

The Role of Peptide Blends in Scientific Research

The Role of Peptide Blends in Scientific Research

Peptide research has gained substantial momentum in recent years, with an increasing focus on understanding how specific peptide blends might contribute to diverse scientific implications.

Peptide research has gained substantial momentum in recent years, with an increasing focus on understanding how specific peptide blends might contribute to diverse scientific implications. Peptides are chains of amino acids believed to function as signaling molecules, modulating various physiological processes. A fascinating area of investigation involves the combination of different peptides into blends that may exhibit complementary properties, leading to potential implications in cellular function, regenerative biology, and tissue repair.

This article explores the scientific research surrounding peptide blends, including compounds such as Ipamorelin, Sermorelin, CJC-1295, TB-500, and Mod-GRF. These peptides, individually and in combination, have garnered interest due to their hypothesized roles in influencing cellular pathways, repair mechanisms, and growth factor activity. Though the scope of peptide blend research remains in its early stages, the speculative properties and research implications may offer an intriguing outlook for multiple scientific domains.

Ukraine War Causes Cocaine Traffic Surge in Russia, Russian Media Reports

Ukraine War Causes Cocaine Traffic Surge in Russia, Russian Media Reports

Drug traffickers have reportedly rerouted the traffic from Ukraine’s Odesa port to elsewhere in Russia because of Moscow’s invasion, a Russian media source reported.

Russia found 10 times more cocaine circulating in the country after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine started, Russian news site Izvestia, reported on Monday.

Izvestia attributed the surge to market conditions and the lack of access to the Odesa port in Ukraine due to Moscow’s invasion, prompting traffickers to utilize Russia as a transit hub instead.

UK Minister Warns Putin as Royal Navy Tracks Russian ‘Spy Ship’

UK Minister Warns Putin as Royal Navy Tracks Russian ‘Spy Ship’

British Defence Secretary John Healey said the Russian ship is mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure

British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy tracked a “Russian spy ship” that passed through UK waters, warning Russia’s President Vladimir Putin: “We know what you’re doing.”

Healey said the Yantar (Amber) vessel was being “used for gathering intelligence and mapping the UK’s critical underwater infrastructure.”

Russian Evacuation Ships Finally Allowed Into Syrian Port Tartus – But Kremlin Lease Is Canceled

Russian Evacuation Ships Finally Allowed Into Syrian Port Tartus – But Kremlin Lease Is Canceled

Syria’s new leadership may have just nixed a 49-year sweetheart naval base deal between ousted authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After forcing it to sail in circles offshore for more than a week, Syrian authorities permitted Russian naval cargo ships into the port Tartus on Wednesday, as once-powerful Kremlin military presence in the eastern Mediterranean unraveled further.

The Russian cargo ship Sparta III, a Ro-Ro carrier long deployed in logistical support to Russian naval units operating in the Mediterranean, had received permission to enter Tartus port and was taking aboard Russian military equipment awaiting evacuation there,  the security research group Arab-Military reported.

1 in 4 Ukrainian Men Eye Emigration Due to Economic Struggles, War

1 in 4 Ukrainian Men Eye Emigration Due to Economic Struggles, War

21% of Ukrainians would like to emigrate if borders reopened, mainly due to lack of opportunities and wartime dangers, with the highest desire among youth and residents of eastern regions.

One in four men would choose to leave Ukraine for another country permanently if the borders were opened to all Ukrainian citizens, according to a sociological survey conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation in collaboration with the Razumkov Center’s sociological service.

A total 21% of Ukrainians surveyed indicated they’d emigrate once the borders reopened, primarily due to a lack of development opportunities and the consequences of the war. However, 70% do not want to leave permanently, and 9% remain undecided.

Ukrainian Special Ops Crush DPRK Troop Offensive in 8-Hour Standoff

Ukrainian Special Ops Crush DPRK Troop Offensive in 8-Hour Standoff

The Ukrainian special forces eliminated 21 and wounded another 40 DPRK soldiers during a North Korean assault on Ukrainian positions in Kursk.

Soldiers of Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SSO) killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who attacked Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk region, according to an SSO report on Telegram.

The soldiers of the 8th SSO Regiment, alongside fellow infantry units, held off the North Korean assault for over eight hours using small arms and grenade launchers. Ukrainian snipers also provided critical support.

Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal ‘Now’ or Face Tariffs, Sanctions

Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal ‘Now’ or Face Tariffs, Sanctions

In unusually critical remarks of Putin on Monday, Trump said the Russian president was “destroying Russia by not making a deal.”

US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war “now” or face tariff hikes and more sanctions.

“If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries,” Trump said on his Truth Social network.

Unity Day: How the Will to Obtain Freedom United Two Ukrainian States

Unity Day: How the Will to Obtain Freedom United Two Ukrainian States

In January 1919, two disparate Ukrainian states – the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the West Ukrainian People’s Republic – merged into one.

On Jan. 22, 1919, following the collapse of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires, one of Ukraine’s most significant historical events occurred. Two separate Ukrainian states in the heart of Eastern Europe united to become the Ukrainian People’s Republic (UPR).

How did it happen that Ukrainians, who had been subjected to centuries of Russification, were able to first achieve freedom and create two independent states almost simultaneously before uniting into one? How was this unified state unable, after a long struggle, to withstand the Soviet onslaught? And how did it manage to revive in 1991?

Moldova PM Says Russia Troops Must Leave Transnistria to Solve Crisis

Moldova PM Says Russia Troops Must Leave Transnistria to Solve Crisis

Russia has around 1,500 troops stationed in the breakaway region, which sits between Ukraine and Moldova.

Moldova’s prime minister told AFP on Wednesday the international community is ready to offer gas to end the energy crisis in Transnistria but a lasting solution hinges on Russia withdrawing its troops from the separatist region.

In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Dorin Recean accused Russia of trying to create instability in Moldova in order to see a pro-Moscow government emerge from parliamentary elections due later this year.

World Briefing: January 22, 2025

World Briefing: January 22, 2025

The world in focus, as seen by Canadian leading global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw in a quick review of the biggest news in international media today.

Donald Trump has issued an executive order, calling for an end to “dangerous, demeaning, and immoral” diversity, equity and inclusion schemes. In a follow-up government memo, federal agencies are told to put staff overseeing such roles on paid leave by 17:00 local time (22:00 GMT) today. Trump has also been defending his decision to pardon nearly 1,600 supporters charged in connection with the US Capitol riot in 2021, saying their “lives have been ruined.” Speaking at a press conference on the first full day of his presidency, Trump also said he was considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods as soon as next week. He says discussions with his administration are “based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada.”

Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S. A priority for Trump has been helping supporters who laid siege to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, making their pardons his first official action once he returned to the White House after his inauguration on Monday. Among the roughly 1,500 people pardoned by Trump were more than 200 who pleaded guilty to assaulting police. At least 140 officers were injured during the riot — many beaten, bloodied and crushed by the crowd — as Trump’s supporters tried to overturn Biden’s election victory - AP

Russian Gains Cement Advance Over Ukraine Frontline River

Russian Gains Cement Advance Over Ukraine Frontline River

Russian forces are advancing in the Kharkiv region to the north of the town of Kupiansk, one of the main places Ukraine recaptured in its 2022 offensive.

Russia said Wednesday it had taken control of a village in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, a westward push that is piling additional pressure on Ukrainian forces across the sprawling front line.

The defense ministry said in a statement that its forces had taken the village of Zapadne on the western bank of the Oskil River, which for months had formed a natural front line between the armies.

22 January 1918 – Ukraine’s First Independence Day Still Awaits Proper Recognition

22 January 1918 – Ukraine’s First Independence Day Still Awaits Proper Recognition

Why it’s important finally to recognize the date in 1918 when Ukraine first declared its independence – a year before it proclaimed its unification.

Today, on Jan. 22, we remember two very important events in Ukraine’s modern history: the 107th anniversary of the declaration of Ukraine’s independence in Kyiv by the country’s parliament of that time – the Central Rada; and, the 106th anniversary of the Act of Union agreed to by the Ukrainian People’s Republic (Ukrainian acronym - UNR) and the West Ukrainian Peoples Republic (ZUNR).

Unfortunately, the first of them is still not recognized officially as befits its significance. Especially, given Russia’s current war to destroy Ukrainian statehood and identity, and Putin’s absurd claims that the Ukrainian state was created as a result of Lenin’s erroneous policies.

Trump Hints at Carrot / Stick Sanctions Policy on Russia, Depending on Putin’s Readiness to Negotiate

Trump Hints at Carrot / Stick Sanctions Policy on Russia, Depending on Putin’s Readiness to Negotiate

Bloomberg reports that Trump’s advisers are exploring new sanctions strategies. One idea involves easing restrictions on Russian oil if it leads to peace talks.

US President Donald Trump has signaled that he’s ready to ease sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin comes to the table to negotiate peace in Ukraine or to ramp up sanctions if he doesn’t, according to Bloomberg and CNN.

“Sounds like it,” Trump told reporters at the White House, when asked if the United States would apply additional sanctions on Moscow if the Russian president did not come to the table.

Zelensky Calls for 200,000 Peacekeepers, Rejects Troop Reduction Demands

Zelensky Calls for 200,000 Peacekeepers, Rejects Troop Reduction Demands

Ukraine’s president said at least that number of European peacekeepers are needed to prevent future Russian attacks, adding Kyiv won’t yield to Kremlin demands it should reduce its army fivefold.

At least 200,000 European peacekeepers will need to be deployed in Ukraine to prevent future Russian attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“From all the Europeans? 200,000, it’s a minimum. It’s a minimum, otherwise it’s nothing,” Zelensky said in response to a question about the possibility of deploying a peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine after the war ends.

Polish PM Calls on EU Member States to Increase Defense Spending

Polish PM Calls on EU Member States to Increase Defense Spending

Europe needs to take care of its own security rather than relying on the U.S. and spend more accordingly, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told the European Parliament on Wednesday.

Europe needs to take care of its own security rather than relying on the U.S. and spend more accordingly, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told the European Parliament on Wednesday.

Outlining Poland’s priorities after assuming the rotating EU presidency, Tusk addressed calls by the new U.S. president, Donald Trump, to raise defense spending.

Israel Offers Seized Russian Weapons From Hezbollah Raids to Ukraine

Israel Offers Seized Russian Weapons From Hezbollah Raids to Ukraine

Some of the weapons that Israel has offered to Ukraine were seized from a Hezbollah underground base in southern Lebanon in late 2024, after an Israeli incursion.

Israel has proposed transferring Russian-made weapons, seized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon, or from other adversaries, to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel announced on its official Facebook page.

According to the statement, Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk met with Israel’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sharren Haskel, on Tuesday, Jan. 21. During the meeting, the ambassador thanked Israel for its offer to provide the seized weapons.

Reality Bites – Trump Tells Kellogg to End War in Ukraine in 100 Days

Reality Bites – Trump Tells Kellogg to End War in Ukraine in 100 Days

The Wall Street Journal says the new president gave the new deadline to his special envoy to Ukraine despite most, especially those in the Kremlin, saying it is unachievable.

US President Donald Trump now realizes that achieving a peaceful resolution to the war in Ukraine is going to be much more difficult than his optimistic prognosis both before and during the election campaign, unnamed sources have told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that.

In a Wednesday article the publication says Trump has set retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, his special envoy to Ukraine, a 100-day deadline to end the war in Ukraine. The former army commander was chosen for the post based on the peace plan that he had come up with last year.

Ukrainian Special Ops Storm Russian Trenches: Close Combat Captured on Video

Ukrainian Special Ops Storm Russian Trenches: Close Combat Captured on Video

The commander of the special operations reconnaissance group reported that three Russian soldiers from the “Storm-V” unit were eliminated and one was captured.

Fighters of Ukraine’s 3rd Special Operations Forces (SSO) Regiment were caught on video recapturing Ukrainian positions previously seized by Russian troops. During the assault, they eliminated several Russian soldiers and took one prisoner, according to an SSO report on Telegram.

The SSO report stated that the operation involved clearing Russian dugouts and securing the area for an infantry unit from the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Trump Tests Whether Bulldozer Can Also Be Peacemaker

Trump Tests Whether Bulldozer Can Also Be Peacemaker

Trump essentially had a “19th-century philosophy in line with populist president Andrew Jackson”, feeling a comfort with threatening the use of force to achieve national interests.

President Donald Trump has vowed to be a peacemaker in his new term, but his aggressive early actions threaten to alienate US friends in a way that could hinder his ambitions, experts say.

In an inaugural address on Monday, Trump said that his “proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and a unifier” and pointed to his support for a new ceasefire in Gaza.

Now It’s Time to Pull Together – Surely?

Now It’s Time to Pull Together – Surely?

With humanity facing never-before seen challenges on a planetary scale, now is the time for us to end imperial wars of aggression such as that faced by Ukraine.

It is difficult to write an article, especially in the new year, imploring humanity to stop war without giving the impression of being an unrealistic idealist. But calling for an essential rationality on a planetary scale has become crucial for our survival.

During Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we have seen the rebirth of distant memories (or memories that we hoped were confined to history) replayed on the European mainland. The razing of cities and towns, the language of genocide, the displacement and kidnap of children, the raw brutality of imperial aggression, the tussle between appeasers and the hard-nosed.

Orban Slams Ukraine’s ‘Hostile’ Statements, Threatens ‘Countermeasures’

Orban Slams Ukraine’s ‘Hostile’ Statements, Threatens ‘Countermeasures’

The nationalist leader, one of US President Donald Trump’s and Moscow’s closest partners in the European Union, blasted Kyiv for its decision to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Ukraine on Tuesday against making “hostile and aggressive” statements, threatening unspecified responses if Kyiv doesn’t change course.

The nationalist leader, one of US President Donald Trump’s and Moscow’s closest partners in the European Union, blasted Kyiv for its decision to halt Russian gas transit to Central Europe.

Russian Soldier Threatens Deserters With ‘Meat Assault’ Suicide Mission: ‘That’ll Be Fun, Right?’

Russian Soldier Threatens Deserters With ‘Meat Assault’ Suicide Mission: ‘That’ll Be Fun, Right?’

Ukrainian intelligence intercepted a call where a Russian soldier threatens others with “meat” assaults for desertion, showcasing brutality within Russian ranks.

A Russian soldier threatened fellow soldiers with being sent on a “meat” assault as punishment for desertion in a reported intercepted phone call released by Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) on Monday, Jan. 20.

“You f**k around too much, Dimon. You just don’t understand. They’ll catch you, f**king hell, and the commander will just say – f**k it – [Go] on the assault! That’ll be fun, right?” the Russian soldier says.

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 21, 2025

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 21, 2025

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

  • Ukrainian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Russian defense industrial enterprises and oil refineries in Russia on the night of January 20 to 21 as part of an ongoing strike series aimed at degrading Russian military capacity.
  • The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces also continue to conduct strikes against Russian command posts in the Russian rear.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and People’s Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping held a phone call on January 21 and emphasized deepening cooperation.
  • Acting Kursk Oblast Governor Alexander Khinshtein’s recent appointment has thus far failed to solve or distract from Russia’s failure to adequately respond to Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk Oblast.
  • Russian forces recently advanced in Kursk Oblast and near Chasiv Yar, Pokrovsk, and Kurakhove. Ukrainian forces recently regained lost positions near Pokrovsk.
  • Russian ultranationalist milbloggers renewed complaints against the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) for failing to hold the Russian military command accountable for military failures.

Loopholes, Lax Enforcement Fuel Russian Sanction Busting, Prolong War

Loopholes, Lax Enforcement Fuel Russian Sanction Busting, Prolong War

US companies are skirting sanctions meant to cripple Russia’s economy. Despite stringent laws, enforcement struggles persist, leaving gaps for evasion that enable Moscow to wage war in Ukraine.

Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in Kyiv Post’s Sanctions Busting series, an investigative collection of articles on how Russia continues to evade economic sanctions to wage war in Ukraine.

In a decisive move earlier this month, the administration of former President Joe Biden imposed fresh sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector and its so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers.

‘A National Embarrassment’ – Trump Pardons 1,500 Rioters Who Stormed US Capitol

‘A National Embarrassment’ – Trump Pardons 1,500 Rioters Who Stormed US Capitol

While would-be insurrectionists rejoiced at the sentence commutations and outright pardons, police and politicians called the clemency a “betrayal” and an “outrageous insult to our judicial system.”

US President Donald Trump offered more than 1,500 pardons on Tuesday to rioters who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, on his behalf in an attempt to stop the certification of the presidential elections that Trump lost to Joe Biden by about seven million votes.

On that day, about 2,000 Trump loyalists, many of them armed, smashed through the windows and doors of the Capitol and overpowered police, killing one of them on the spot and injuring 174 others. Between heart attacks, succumbing to injuries, and even some ensuing suicides, the attacks left eight dead overall.

‘Europe Must Stand Up’ – EU Lawmakers Clash Over Trump’s Return, Musk’s Political Meddling

‘Europe Must Stand Up’ – EU Lawmakers Clash Over Trump’s Return, Musk’s Political Meddling

Divisions erupt in the EU Parliament as leaders debate how to handle Trump’s presidency and Musk’s influence on European politics, with some demanding action and others embracing the chaos.

How should the world deal with US President Donald Trump‘s disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk into European affairs?

From one lawmaker clad in Stars and Stripes to celebrate, to a colleague warning Europe was acting like Trump’s “doormat,” the EU‘s divisions on the matter were on ample display Tuesday in the bloc’s parliament.