Victorious news of 330th day of war: special tribunal for Putin, four countries to hand over weapons to Ukraine

Espreso TV made a selection of positive news for January 19.

Special tribunal for Putin and henchmen

Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the creation of a special tribunal for Putin and Lukashenko, according to which they demand to bring the political and military leadership of Russia and Belarus to justice. MEPs emphasize the need to immediately start preparatory work for the creation of crime investigation mechanisms.

“Noting that the exact terms and composition of the special tribunal have yet to be determined, MEPs emphasize that the tribunal should have the jurisdiction to investigate not only the actions of Vladimir Putin and the political and military leadership of Russia, but also Alexander Lukashenko and his associates in Belarus,” the European Parliament emphasized. The text was adopted by 472 votes "for", 19 "against" and 33 "abstentions".

As lawmaker and journalist Victoria Siumar pointed out, now there are chances that not only the top brass in the Kremlin will be punished.

“But also all these majors and sergeants who launch rockets into Ukrainian cities and kill Ukrainian children. Without punishment of the guilty, it will never end. The punishment must be quick and public. Otherwise, World War III cannot be avoided. But the Ukrainian Mossad does not take this off the agenda . We have to get even with some of them ourselves…” the journalist wrote.

The UK, Denmark, Estonia and the Netherlands transfer weapons for the AFU

UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace announced the transfer of 600 Brimstone missiles to Ukraine. These missiles can be used against mass accumulations of enemy armored vehicles. The minister noted that the UK has unblocked a number of military aid packages over the past year and is "moving on" with the transfer of a squadron of Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine.

According to him, the UK will also send to Ukraine at least three batteries of AS-90 155 long-range depth artillery, a number of armored vehicles, including the Bulldog.

Estonia also joins in helping Ukraine with weapons. The government of this country announced a new military aid package, which included howitzers, anti-tank weapons and shells. The total amount of assistance amounted to more than EUR 113 million.

“Estonia will hand over to Ukraine dozens of 155- and 122-millimeter howitzers, thousands of shells, trucks for their transportation, more than a hundred Carl Gustaf anti-tank grenade launchers and more than a thousand ammunition for them.”

In addition, the House of Representatives of the Netherlands voted to provide Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine. And Denmark will provide Ukraine with 19 French CAESAR howitzers. Ukraine will also receive L-70 anti-aircraft guns and two Mi-8 helicopters from Lithuania.

Epiphany in the Ukrainian Lavra

The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine, celebrated the Epiphany liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv Cave Monastery on Epiphany. The Divine Liturgy and the rite of blessing the water began on January 19 at 09:00 am. 

“Good news on the occasion of the great bright holiday: His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius will perform a solemn service on the occasion of the Feast of the Epiphany, the Baptism of the Lord, in the Assumption Cathedral of the Kyiv Cave Monastery,” the post reads.

During the service, the Metropolitan wished all Ukrainians success in the fight against evil.

“We see how much evil there is in the world around us. How much grief and suffering it brings. I wish all of us, dear brothers and sisters, with the help of God, to succeed in the fight against evil …” Epiphanius said.

The enemy landing force will not pass

Major General Andrii Kovalchuk, commander of the Operational Command South's troops, assured that anti-landing defense has been organized along the entire Black Sea coastline, in Odesa and Mykolaiv regions in particular.

“The Black Sea coast today is also a line of defense. And we are keeping an eye on it. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, anti-landing defense has been provided along the entire Black Sea coastline, including in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. Our task is to leave no chance for the enemy to implement its criminal plans,” he said. In addition, over the past day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed about 10 Russian servicemen and their equipment on the Kinburn Spit in the Mykolaiv region.

According to the General Staff, the enemy continues to suffer significant losses in manpower. In the Luhansk region, a local hospital has more than 200 wounded from among the recently forcibly mobilized residents of the temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk region.

Over the course of the day, the Ukrainian Defense Forces' aviation launched 21 strikes on enemy military positions and 6 on the positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. Missile and artillery personnel hit 6 control points, 7 military positions, as well as a munitions depot. 

Ukrainian language exams will be available in Polish schools 

Ukrainian will be included in exams in Polish schools. Secondary school graduates in Poland will take an exam in the Ukrainian language, an innovation that will be introduced for the first time in 2026.

This is reported by Wiadomosci with reference to changes to the certification program for students prepared by the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland.

“A large influx of Ukrainian citizens to Poland due to military operations in the country may increase the interest of Poles in this country, its language and culture,” the Polish Ministry of Education explains.