Russia on Monday struck Ukraine's fuel supply facilities, while Ukraine, on the same day, said massive Russian troops were amassing in the Pokrovsk direction.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that its troops attacked the Ukrainian Navy's fuel supply facilities, production, assembly and storage sites for attack drones, and ammunition depots in the past 24 hours.
The Russian air defense system also shot down 144 Ukrainian drones, the ministry said.
Also on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a large group of Russian troops were amassing in the Pokrovsk direction, and the region had witnessed multiple attacks, with fierce fighting still raging on.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on the same day that the Ukrainian army had continued to conduct defensive operations in the direction of Slobozhanske in eastern Ukraine and successfully repelled multiple Russian assaults on the border of Sumy Oblast in northeastern Ukraine.
Russia strikes Ukraine's fuel supply facilities, Ukraine reports Russian troops amassing near Pokrovsk
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that the country is at a critical stage and must achieve national unity, emphasizing that maintaining internal cohesion is of utmost importance.
In a televised address, Rodriguez called on the public to continue trusting the government under the current highly complex political circumstances.
Her statement comes in the wake of a January 3 military operation conducted by the United States, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were taken into custody and flown out of the country.
The operation resulted in at least 100 fatalities.
Rodriguez, who was sworn in as acting president two days later on January 5, framed her appeal for unity against this backdrop of external intervention.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez denounced the U.S. actions as a "war crime of the 21st century" when speaking at an international cultural event on Sunday.
Nanez condemned not only the January 3 airstrikes but also the associated cyber and electromagnetic attacks.
He accused the United States of violating international law through the forced removal of President Maduro and his wife, while attacks on civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, represent a flagrant breach of humanitarian norms.
He reiterated that the stigmatization and military attacks against Venezuela are driven by economic interests, particularly the desire to control its abundant natural resources.
Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation
Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation
