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Russia/Ukraine war: List key events, day-1,050.
A Russian-guided bomb attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured about 30 others. Russian city of Saratov, said two firefighters were killed battling a blaze as erupted after Ukrainian forces hit an oil depot, located some 500km (310 miles) from the border with Ukraine. Meanwhile US told UN Security Council North Korea is “significantly benefitting” from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience making Pyongyang “more capable of waging war against its neighbours”. Nada Al-Nashif, deputy UN rights chief, told a UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva. She is “deeply concerned” by a significant increase in “credible allegations of executions” of captured Ukrainian troops by the Russian armed forces.

The US is ready to provide Ukraine with an additional $500m in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles, two US officials said, adding the move is being made by US President Joe Biden’s administration ahead of Donald Trump taking office in the White House.
US leadership on Ukraine is “critical” and continued assistance for Kyiv is key, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, a day ahead of the expected announcement of the new military aid package.