Ukrainians Overwhelmingly Back Joining NATO, EU

A record 86% of Ukrainians support joining NATO, while 87% are in favor of their country's bid to join the European Union (EU), a survey conducted by the Rating Group showed.

Photo Insert: NATO Secretary General accepts Honorary Award of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has announced that Western tanks are coming to Ukraine soon. Kuleba said on Jan. 23 that Ukraine is in the final stages of convincing allies to provide Western main battle tanks, including German-made Leopard 2s.

Germany has already said it will not block Poland’s decision to ship its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

A Russian NGO, Russia Behind Bars, has revealed that only 10,000 of the 50,000 convicts recruited by the mercenary company Wagner Group remain in the military, with the rest killed, wounded, or deserted.

Russia Behind Bars chief Olga Romanova, head of Russia Behind Bars, said they are still tracking the convicts who have deserted.

Ukraine has destroyed two Russian Su-25 jets and a Ka-52 helicopter, an Orlan-10 drone and two guided air missiles Kh-59 on Jan. 23. Russia has lost 121,480 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24.

Ukraine's General Staff reported on Jan. 23. Russia also lost 3,150 tanks, 6,276 armored fighting vehicles, 4,936 vehicles and fuel tanks, 2,146 artillery systems, 447 multiple launch rocket systems, 220 air defense systems, 287 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 1,894 drones, and 18 boats.

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