thank you, khrystyna yatskiv, vitaly portnikov and the saturday political club, see you soon, all the best to you. about the first week of the new year. which began with massive shelling, casualties, border blockade, our return home and support. about this and much more in today's issue. the russian invaders have changed their attack tactics in an attempt to overwhelm our air defense system. in order to receive compensation for the damages caused by the war, people need to unite. in 2023

, the ukrainian army received weapons, which significantly influenced the course of the war. after a half-year pause, the largest exchange of prisoners during the full-scale invasion of russia took place. farmers and transporters block the polish border again. the authorities again promise to sort things out. greetings, iryna koval is in the studio, and this is the news, the results of the week. on espresso tv channel. without betraying the traditions, the russians continue to kill and destroy. we did not have time to recover from the massive attack on december 29, when on new year's eve the russian federation released 90 shaheeds across ukraine. and already on january 2, the russians struck a new one a massive attack on our cities. at least six people were killed and more than 130 injured. on the night of january 1-2, the russians

fired 35 shahed missiles, and by morning - 99 missiles from tu-95 strategic bombers, daggers from mig-31k aircraft, calibers from the sea and an iskander-type missile from the north. at first , the rockets seemed to fly to different regions of ukraine, maneuvered and changed direction, but later it became clear that the main target of the enemy was the capital. our air defense forces shot down 72 targets. falling debris occurred in 10 districts of the capital, as a result of which there were numerous fires, destruction and burning in residential buildings. terrible consequences in the solomyan district. as a result of the fire in the high-rise building , 49 people were injured, two people died. warehouses and two cars were on fire in the podilsky district. 29 cars burned completely,

the gas pipeline and water pipe were damaged. kyiv region was also affected by the shelling, at least two people died and more than 20 were injured. 14 apartment buildings, 50 private houses, more than 90 cars, two schools, a church, one of the regional medical institutions were damaged. storage facilities. most. destruction in the city of vyshnevo, as well as in the brovarsky, buchansky, fastivskyi, and vyshhorodsky districts. the enemy also hit kharkov with s-300 missiles and iskander m. ballistic missiles . two people died, 16 were hospitalized. 55 high-rise buildings were damaged in the city. explosions were also heard in odesa and kirovohrad regions. the russian federation has changed the nature of long-range

air attacks on ukraine, the ministry of defense of great britain notes this with reference to its intelligence data. on theirs opinion, last winter russia struck the energy infrastructure. having analyzed the strikes at the end of last year and at the beginning of the new year, the british ministry of defense concluded that they were aimed primarily at the defense industry of ukraine. so. how russia has changed the tactics of shelling and how much funding they have in order to arrange such massive strikes on us. let's see further. with an interval of four days , the russians staged two super-powerful attacks on ukraine. the largest took place on december 29. the aggressor country released 158 missiles of various types and kamikaze drones, and on january 2, 130

air projectiles in total. on tuesday, in the first waves, the occupiers attacked various regions of ukraine with shahads. all targets were destroyed by anti-aircraft defenses. later. russia launched another 99 missiles of various types, most of the projectiles flew at kyiv. russian invaders tried to overload our air defense system, launched missiles and drones from different directions and changed flight routes. for each target, the russians released several missiles, so that the anti-aircraft missile complexes did not have time to reload. in addition to mass, they had two unique features. rytsy is a significant use of cruise missiles of the x-101 type after a long pause, because previously for four months there, russia got by with either shaheds or missiles up to the s-300, and this massive use of the kha-101 just confirms

that the enemy, well, thoroughly enough was preparing for the objects he wanted to hit, because the most accurate missiles at the disposal of the russian army ... precisely the missiles of the kha-101 type, these are new samples that actually, well, theoretically should hit the targets, daggers were used in a significant number, in fact, the use of cruise missiles from aircraft bombers and the use of daggers from russian aircraft, it actually rested on the ceiling not so much of missiles, but the ceiling of the number of carriers. the enemy aimed at... primarily at military, defense enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities. according to defense express, before the attack, russia collected a total of 800 missiles of various types, including 160 units type x101. from this it is possible to understand the intervals

between possible subsequent strikes of raschits. in principle, such massive attacks cannot be frequent enough, because on the one hand , the number of kha101 missiles is limited, on the other. on the other hand, the time of preparation for the operation, the planning of the operation takes quite a long time, because even the planning for one kh101 missile takes from four days to two weeks, which means that the target missile strikes are in two attacks, so they were prepared for a long time, and so carefully prepared because it was difficult well, quickly plan the routes for each hast-1 missile, during the recent missile attacks on ukraine, russia ... used several missiles obtained from north korea, said the coordinator of the national security council of the white house, john kirby. at the same time, russia turned to iran for help. deliveries of short-range ballistic missiles may take place this spring. tehran does not stop

transferring thousands of kamikaze drones to moscow, which kill ukrainian civilians. during almost two years of full-scale war, the ukrainian air defense system has strengthened many times over time in the last two massive attacks, anti-aircraft forces shot down more than 80% of enemy targets. thanks to our western partners, our country is now protected by such systems as cheetahs, nasams, sumpty, airisty, patriot, just to name a few. in january , the patriot defense forces shot down 10 out of 10 russian kanzhals, the enemy launches them from mig-31-k fighters and in a matter of seconds they fly hundreds of kilometers. the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine valery zaluzhnyi emphasized that if these

missiles hit the target, the consequences would be catastrophic. ukraine now has the most a powerful air defense system in europe, which no other country has. but, to put it mildly, not all of ukraine is covered by patriot or sumpti. our air defense is now faced with several challenges: to effectively shoot down enemy targets, destroy launch systems on the territory of russia, and cover the front lines from enemy aircraft. according to various data , from four to more than six lost their own homes in our country during the war. millions of people the kyiv school of economics reported six months ago that almost 9% of housing in the country was destroyed fund. at that time, it was announced that the total amount of losses exceeded 54 billion dollars. it is clear that the situation has changed in six months,

and not for the better. that is why it is so important to know whether ukrainians can count on state aid and how to get compensation. for destroyed property, our entire apartment was completely burned, all documents were burned, all things, there is nothing, nothing, this is victoria. a resident of the solomyan district of the capital, an enemy rocket hit near her house on january 2, the family was visiting that day, it saved her life, because the flames from the fire went straight from the corridor, and there were no chances to escape . victoria's apartment burned completely , along with all property and documents. it takes time to restore them. the family wrote a statement at the temporary aid station. the representatives of the local authorities promised for the tele'. background and that's all for now, we 're filling out, well, we've filled out some applications there

, but we've burned down the documents, except for the passport, not children's, there's no certificates, there's no ownership of the documents, so we have to restore everything, it's time we need it, and there is no place to live, so we are looking for some kind of housing, in such a situation, other residents of the destroyed building, some live with relatives, some with... friends, whether the entrance is subject to restoration, the examination will establish, how long we will have to wait, it is unclear. our entrance is being closed for reconstruction, they said you can't live there, there will be no water, heat, gas, or electricity. they promised one-time help, some french help there from french partners and they are booking some kind of accommodation, they said how it will be, they will call and... we don't know for now. today , work is boiling near the high-rise building,

windows are patched, doors are installed, garbage is removed, all thanks to the solidarity of ordinary people, volunteers and communal services. if it weren't for the volunteers, of course, they would have cleaned it, but the question is how long it would take, because it is a force majeure, what happened, yes, and if the communal services, they can't plan such and such processes for themselves large-scale, that's why it's cool that we... can unite, and it would be good if this union happened every day. about 2 thousand people joined in helping the victims in the solomyansk district, shovels, bags, film, plates, all this was purchased with the funds of caring people. i myself live in the solomyansk district, but a little further, and therefore it seems to me that it is important, in the current realities, to do the maximum of what we can. therefore, if we can come today, help, at least clean up, support those who suffered. today it is not us, it is something that can be done and should be done. ukrainian cities and villages regularly

suffer from russian shelling, every day in in different parts of ukraine, someone is losing their home. foreign funds help ukraine the most with reconstruction, as an example, the village of vorzel in the kyiv region. on february 25 , 2022, the occupants damaged the apartment building. later, one of the american foundations conducted a survey, allocated funding even today. people already live there, unfortunately, there are not many such cases. the mechanism should be developed as a law, and people will be able to compensate for the damage caused by the war, based on legal norms. people need to unite, together order documents that confirm the fact of compensation, and then contact... who will already propose some actions to receive

compensation. so where do you go to get compensation for property damaged by russian attacks? you can submit an application for compensation in several ways: electronically through the action and in paper form through the administrative service center. the maximum period for consideration of applications is set by the state for 30 days, after which a notification of the decision should be received commission first of all, let's look at the state program there is support, it determines compensation of up to uah 2,000 for damaged property, this is a very simple mechanism, it is necessary to register in there is support in the action program, and then follow the instructions of the electronic. programs already take certain steps. there is another

legal mechanism, to go to court against the russian federation, but it is a long way. according to lawyers, this should be done after the end of the war. then the issue of compensation for damages from the aggressor state will be easier legalize. as the world celebrated, the russians were killing ukrainians by launching drones and missiles. mrs. ambassador usa in ukraine bridget brink wrote on the social network ex. putin welcomes 2024 by launching missiles at kyiv and across the country. at the time. as millions of ukrainians hide from the cold again. loud explosions rang out in kyiv this morning. it is extremely important that we support ukraine now to stop putin. on january 2, the head of the ministry of foreign affairs, dmytro kuleba, called on all countries of the world to strongly condemn the attack and take decisive measures. he asked for the acceleration of

the supply of additional air defense systems to ukraine and. and also spoke about the need to isolate russian diplomats in international organizations. european leaders reacted to the brutal attacks during the new year holidays by condemning the massive russian attack on ukraine. thus, the president of lithuania, getanas nauseda, called on our partners to immediately transfer more air defense systems to us. the head of latvia, edgard, also announced an increase in military aid. according to him, action is needed act now. president of moldova may sanda emphasized that her country firmly stands by ukraine, and constant international support is extremely important for ukrainians to be able to protect their sovereignty and people. ukraine is not yet able to defend

itself, relying only on its own forces. and that's why it's important that the us congress passes a bill on... additional funding - says us state department spokesman matthew miller. we will continue to support ukraine as long as necessary. this does not mean that we will continue to support them at the same level of military funding as in 2022-2023. so in the plans of the us to help us build up our own military production and build a defense complex so that without support ukraine ... can independently produce and purchase weapons, every time we sign one of these packages, there is always a delay of several days, if not weeks, so what was signed on the 27th was not all delivered to ukraine, this will happen in the coming days and weeks, then there is no funding. that's why john kirby emphasized that it is extremely important that the request

submitted by the president of the united states for additional financing of ukraine be approved by congress. the year when... the armed forces of ukraine became stronger. in 2023, the ukrainian army received weapons that had a significant impact on the course of the war. first of all, it is about strengthening the protection of the ukrainian sky. the latest air defense systems of western production have reduced the potential of enemy air attacks. in particular, in the spring of 2023 , the american patriot air defense system, which was provided to our country by the united states, went on combat duty in ukraine. on may 4, he first visited stories. captured the russian kenzhal hypersonic missile. the russians claimed that it was impossible to shoot it down. but there are few such systems in ukraine. one from the usa, another from germany and several launchers from the netherlands. berlin promised to provide a third system this winter. it is not known whether it has already been deployed. the air force of the armed forces of ukraine

shot down 10 out of 10 russian kh-47 m2 kinzhal air-ballistic missiles with the help of the paatriot air defense system. it. record: if the missiles hit the target, the consequences will be catastrophic. thanks to the partners for air defense. there is no reason believe that the enemy will stop here, so we need more systems and ammunition for them. another significant increase is armored vehicles, in particular modern tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. in the first year of the full-scale war , the west searched for ukraine around the world for old soviet equipment, not daring to supply modern models. in 2023, this... abu is gone. american bmp bradley, swedish cv-90, german marder, as well as tanks, german leopard-2, british challengenger 2 and american abrams appeared in service in the armed forces. the latter, however, have not yet been spotted on the battlefield. western armored vehicles are high-quality armor, reliability and efficiency. if

you didn't have zhiguli, then nothing compares. machine. well, it survived the arrival, during the counteroffensive in the south , huge minefields and air superiority of the enemy completely prevented the use of tanks and bmps, but this equipment saved many lives of ukrainian servicemen, however, modern models of armored vehicles in the armed forces are not enough, to say the least, the same abrams only 31 tanks were to be delivered. few allies also provided long-range missiles. british... su-24m and they became a serious problem for the invaders. among the bold targets that were struck by the ukrainian air force from... the separate headquarters of the black sea fleet in sevastopol. but

the large amphibious ship novocherkask, loaded either with missiles or missiles. another formidable weapon is american attack missiles, which ukraine has been asking the united states for many months. they have a significant advantage over scalps and storm shadow, because they are not launched from aircraft, but from hymars ground installations. it is this weapon of the armed forces struck about a dozen enemy helicopters and special equipment at the airfields of occupied berdyansk and luhansk. however, according to zmi, the number of missiles provided by the americans is just as small, barely a few dozen. there is hope that in 2024, when the war risks finally becoming positional and long-range. weapons will grow, the united states will increase the supply of atakams, and germany will finally dare to provide at least a few dozen taurus missiles. the main expectation

from 2024 is, of course, american f-16 fighters. a number agreed to provide them countries: denmark, the netherlands, belgium and norway. moreover, the netherlands is already preparing for the transfer of the first 18 aircraft. the f-16 is the most sophisticated weapon that ukraine will receive since the beginning of the war. they require pilot training, airfields and maintenance infrastructure. in theory, western planes will help drive away enemy aircraft from the borders and the front line, which in particular are flying guided bombs over ukraine. however, this weapon will not become a turning point in the war, experts warn. there is simply no magic wand in such a large-scale conflict may. only comprehensive strengthening of the armed forces will be able to break the situation on our front. this week, the 49th and largest exchange of the full-scale invasion finally took place. after a long break of five months

, 230 soldiers and civilians returned from russian captivity. among them are those who were considered missing. after a two-year captivity , the defender of dzmiina island returned home, as well as a military man who was captured on february 24. 2022 at the chongar checkpoint in the kherson region. among the released soldiers of the national guard, the armed forces of ukraine, naval border guards and two civilians. five women, including one civilian, a 20-year-old girl from donetsk region. the intermediary in the organization of the exchange was the united arab emirates. why now? according to experts from the institute for the study of war, there have been several incidents in recent weeks. high-profile events that once again prove the russians' violation of the geneva convention on the treatment of prisoners of war. experts

believe that the russian leadership could agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war in order to break the cycle reports of ill-treatment of ukrainian prisoners of war. as officials aim to present russia as a compliant state. and other legal principles. right on target. on january 4, in sevastopol, the air force of ukraine destroyed the command post of the occupiers. near yefpatori, a military air defense base and a station with a radar dome were hit. and near pervomayskyi, ammunition depots were targeted. our defenders also worked in the direction of the new deployment of the shaheds on peninsula, the head of the united press center of the defense forces of southern ukraine natalya humenyuk said. according to her, this

is not the first such damage, which forces the occupiers to seriously reformat their defense system. meanwhile, on january 4, the russian mine-attack reported the alleged shooting down of 10 missiles and another 36 drones. over the peninsula, and on january 5, the armed forces of ukraine successfully hit the saka airfield in crimea. at the council of ministers of poland, they declared that the border blockade would not be renewed. deputy minister of agriculture of the country on january 3 during an interview said that the ministry agrees to fulfill all the demands of the farmer. who blocked the polish-ukrainian border and expressed his hopes that the actions will not take place after the holidays. but already on january 4 at 9 in the morning

, polish farmers... blocked traffic at the shegyna medica checkpoint. tentatively until february 3. the polish government will sign an agreement with farmers blocking the border with ukraine. according to rech-pospolita, poland's minister of agriculture czesław sekerski was supposed to agree on a document with the protesters in ryaszew on january 6. to unlock movement of goods at the border. the official promised to provide a guarantee. on meeting the farmers' three demands, namely: corn subsidies, cheap credit, and no tax increase. mr. sekersky also confirmed that the embargo on ukrainian products will continue to apply. according to the information of the spokeswoman of the lviv border guard oleksandra kuchkovska, as of 3 p.m. saturday , about

six hundred trucks were waiting in the queues for entry into ukraine at the shegyny point for a medic, at krakivets, korchova and rava ruska points, grebenne, almost 500. over the past two years, the country where ukrainians opened their businesses most often is poland. 6721 messages from ukrainians about opening their own business. these are the data of the state tax service. in second place is a large one. great britain and the third - the usa. ukrainians work in every second company in poland, and more than 70% of refugees have already found work. but is it easy to open a business in the republic of poland and what areas do ukrainian women prefer, maria chernyakhivska found out. marina is a repair and tailoring master from the city of dnipro. early

a full-scale invasion. a woman with two children was forced to leave home, from the very beginning i was at a complete loss, because i was not going to go anywhere, i didn't even have a foreign passport, not me, not the children, because we didn't think of going anywhere, i was working in ukraine, after arriving in warsaw, marina tried to work in a sewing workshop as an employee, but later decided to start her own business. this car came to me from ukraine, my mother sent it to me by bus as a parcel. they also disassembled my overlocker i also came from ukraine , that was the beginning, then i’ve been here a little bit, my polish friends helped me a lot, and they helped me with furniture, and with various lockers, whatever you want, marina started her business a year ago, already has a lot of clients, mostly poles , everything was easy to arrange, it can be done online, the woman says, the most difficult thing is to find a suitable apartment, for 10 km marina pays

2,600 zlotys per month, which is about 25,000 hryvnias. go the entrepreneurial way in poland while tax benefits help. currently moment, until i earn 30 thousand zlotys in a year, i don't pay taxes. at the moment, i pay only the health insurance, so it works out to 620 zlotys per month. there are more entrepreneurs like marina from ukraine here every year, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of requests for the beginning. entrepreneurial activities were registered every month, in the first half of the year there were 200 registrations every month, so we have a jump during the year almost twice, it makes an impression, every tenth company in poland is opened by ukrainians, says the expert. apart from

the fact that our fellow citizens are actively engaged in business, they also create jobs. ukrainians here not only earn, but also spend a lot, in particular , rent and buy housing. as a result , revenues to the polish budget are increasing more and more. in 2022, from the taxes and contributions of the social insurance institution to the budget, of course, i mean the citizens of ukraine, 4 billion zlotys went to the budget of poland, this is significant. if we talk about 2023. that is already 5.5 billion zlotys, we have growth here as well. there are changes in the spheres as well activities of ukrainians in poland. traditionally, our citizens actively work in the field of construction, logistics, transport, and trade. however, due to the fact that there are now many women from ukraine on the polish labor market, there is an active development of entrepreneurial activities in the field of beauty and health, gastronomy, cooking, and the hotel business. also, ukrainians open companies that deal with