This live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, January 12:
This live blog is now closed. Thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Thursday, January 12:
- Ukraine says it is “holding on” to Soledar as Russia admits facing “resistance” in efforts to capture the eastern town.
- Governor of the Donetsk region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, says it is impossible to evacuate 559 civilians who are left in Soledar, including 15 children, as fighting rages.
- Moscow appoints army general Valery Gerasimov to lead its war efforts in Ukraine.
- Russia may raise the upper age limit for citizens to be conscripted as soon as early this year, a senior politician suggests.
