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Ukraine war updates: Ukraine says it has destroyed a Russian spy plane and airborne command post; Kyiv says it needs China for any peace process.

Ukraine said on Monday it had destroyed a Russian Beriev A-50 spy plane and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne command post in the Sea of Azov area, dealing a blow to Russian military operations in occupied southern Ukraine. Some Russian military bloggers said the downing of the aircraft would be a huge loss for Russia's air force, since there was a limited number of the planes in service.

Over the weekend, Ukraine presented its plan for peace in Switzerland, on eve of World Economic Forum —but with Russia absent from the event, little tangible progress was made toward peace.
Presenting Ukraine's 10-point "peace formula" in Davos to delegates from 83 countries, Ukraine's presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said Sunday that China needs to be involved in future talks to end the war with Russia.

But Russia and its ally China — seen to be one of the few countries that can influence Moscow — were not involved in the even co-hosted by Switzerland and Ukraine.

Russia previously rebuffed Ukraine's peace plan, which calls for all Russian troops to leave Ukrainian territory, and described previous peace formula talks, to which it was not invited, as "absurd." On Monday, the Kremlin poured cold water on the latest talks, saying peace proposals mean nothing without Moscow's involvement.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/15/ukraine-...raine.html