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08:17 : The think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW), based in the United States, gives some elements on the appointment of Valery Gerasimov (in English) head of Russian operations in Ukraine. According to the ISW, this appointment is part of an attempt to improve “Russian command and control for a decisive military effort in 2023” and in “a political move aimed at strengthening the Russian Defense Ministry” against Wagner’s mercenaries, who criticized the Kremlin’s conduct of the war.
08:11 : The secretary of the city council of Zaporizhia, Anatolii Kurtiev, reports on Telegram new Russian strikes on the city tonight. They damaged infrastructure and caused a fire. “As a result of the shelling, houses of civilians were again damaged. According to preliminary information, no one was injured”he reports.
06:04 : And here is immediately the first point on the news:
The unions of large transport companies such as the SNCF or the RATP have expressed their determination to oppose the pension reform and have called for “a mighty strike” Thursday, January 19. Retirement age, special schemes, minimum pension… We have answered your questions on government reform.
Fierce fighting is raging in Soledar, eastern Ukraine, where Russia is trying to turn the tide of the war at all costs, once again changing military leaders just as kyiv seems closer to securing Western heavy weapons.
A man in his twenties of uncertain identity injured “for no apparent reason at this stage”, yesterday morning, six people, including one seriously, with a punch at the Gare du Nord in Paris. He was overpowered by police officers who shot and injured him. An investigation is underway.
• The British Jeff Beck, “genius” guitarist of rock, blues or even jazz, died Tuesday at 78 Tuesday at age 78 from meningitis. He carved his legend within the Yardbirds group of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton in the 1960s.
