The unilateral truce that Moscow had announced for the Orthodox Christmas did not hold up and yesterday there were raids on Ukrainian territory as well. Kiev denounces bombings on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia and in the Kharkiv region, as confirmed by Oleg Sinegubov, chairman of the regional state administration. The Kremlin instead assures that it has observed the ceasefire - proclaimed from 12 local time on 6 January to 24 yesterday - despite the Ukrainian violations.
«The world was once again able to see today how false words of any level coming from Moscow are. The Russians have talked of an alleged ceasefire but the reality is that their shells have hit Bakhmut and other Ukrainian positions again. Only the expulsion of the invaders from the land of Ukraine will mean the restoration of security and peace,” said Voldoymyr Zelensky in his usual evening speech.
And there is further news that causes national concern: the information comes from the Ukrainian 007s that Vladimir Putin is ready to order the mobilization of as many as 500,000 conscripts in January.
(Unioneonline/ss)