The Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) has voted for a resolution obliging the government to develop a mechanism for an additional one-time payment of UAH 70,000 (US$1,794) to soldiers performing combat tasks at the forefront, for every 30 days at the line of contact, Russian territory, and temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.
The increased involvement of the Biden government in the Ukrainian conflict by providing the Zelensky-led government with ATACMS missiles containing cluster munitions has faced expert backlash due to their indiscriminate use and safe disposal challenges.
(Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Ministry of Defense on the 5th to implement a ceasefire on the entire contact line in the special military operation zone from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7. The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 5th that according to President Putin's instructions, a 36-hour ceasefire order has been conveyed to the troops, and a ceasefire will be implemented across the Ukrainian combat contact line from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7.
military brought us nearly 400 miles toward the front lines in the east of the country. it s already dark by the time we land, and will only have a short time on the ground, but they are determined to show us the aftermath of heavy shelling earlier in the day. this kindergarten is less than three miles from the so-called line of contact, the front line, and witnesses in this area said that around 8 or 9:00 this morning started to hear shelling, loud enough that they could hear the whistle of the shells going by and two of them landed here at this kindergarten. let s take a look. at the end of the hallway, this is what remains of the playroom, the military says the first shell hit at 8:45 a.m., the children were eating breakfast in another part of the building. teacher tells me she immediately rushed them into the hallway, away from the windows. so she s saying in that moment, she was only really afraid for
on the lookout for some kind of false pretext, false flag operation that would give vladimir putin a justification for launching an invasion into ukraine. this does come on the heels of a significant spike in cease-fire violations along the so-called line of contact where those ukrainian forces have been fighting for the past eight years against russian-backed forces. there were 60 of them yesterday. that s the highest number in about four years. president putin has warned of a genocide. of course, that is not true. and the kremlin saying this is a very dangerous situation. it is, abby, but it is entirely of their own making. alex marquardt, i know you ll keep us updated on the ground there and also stay safe yourself. let s go to munich now where cnn s natasha bertrand is on the ground. it s an important test today and this weekend for the vice president, kamala harris, who is on the world stage. what is she expected to accomplish on this trip? very important test for the