Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 342

Because the Russia-Ukraine warfare enters its 342nd day, we check out the principle developments.

Right here is the scenario because it stands on Tuesday, January 31, 2023:

Preventing

Russian missiles have killed three folks within the southern Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson, whereas preventing rages within the jap Donetsk area the place Russia once more shelled the important thing city of Vuhledar, Ukrainian officers mentioned.
Russia has moved further forces and gear to its western Kursk area on the border with Ukraine, in accordance with the area’s governor.

President Emmanuel Macron has mentioned France doesn't exclude sending fighter jets to Ukraine, offered such gear is not going to be used “to the touch Russian soil” or “weaken the capacities of the French military”.
Norway will ship a part of its fleet of German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine “as quickly as potential”, maybe by late March, its defence minister mentioned.
Croatia’s president has criticised Western nations for supplying Ukraine with heavy tanks and different weapons, saying such arms deliveries will solely lengthen the warfare.
France and Australia have agreed to cooperate to fabricate “a number of thousand” 155mm shells to assist Ukraine.
Tanks offered by the UK to Ukraine will probably be on the entrance line earlier than summer season, defence minister Ben Wallace mentioned.
Ukraine’s army will spend almost $550m on drones this yr, and 16 provide offers have already been signed with Ukrainian producers, the defence minister mentioned.
Russia’s deputy international minister says it's “fairly potential” the New START nuclear arms management treaty with the US would finish after 2026.

Ukraine’s president says he met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen within the southern Ukrainian area of Mykolaiv and mentioned the impact of Russian missile and drone strikes with regional officers.
Finland’s international minister says it's sustaining its plan to affix NATO similtaneously Nordic neighbour Sweden regardless of a potential Turkish block on the latter’s bid.
NATO Secretary-Normal Jens Stoltenberg has urged South Korea to extend army assist to Ukraine, citing different nations which have modified their coverage of not offering weapons to nations in battle following Russia’s invasion.
The Kremlin has accused Boris Johnson of mendacity after the previous British prime minister mentioned President Vladimir Putin had threatened the UK with a missile assault throughout a cellphone name within the run-up to the invasion of Ukraine.
Iran has summoned Ukraine’s cost d’affaires in Tehran over feedback by a Ukrainian official on a drone assault on a army manufacturing unit within the central Iranian province of Isfahan, in accordance with the semiofficial Tasnim information company.
Senior Chinese language diplomat Wang Yi is about to go to Moscow in February, Russia’s Vedomosti newspaper says, citing two sources.