This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, January 27.
This blog is now closed, thanks for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday, January 27.
- Officials in eastern and southern Ukraine said a new wave of Russian shelling killed at least 10 civilians and wounded 20 others, a day after 11 people died in a missile attack on Kyiv.
- Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the new US ambassador to Moscow would not improve ties because of Washington’s “hybrid war” against Russia.
- The Kremlin said the United States has been “demonising” the Wagner Group for years without any basis, a response to Washington’s move to label the mercenaries a transnational criminal organisation.
- Ukraine said it will not rule out boycotting the Olympic Games if Russian and Belarusian athletes compete in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.
