Putin started the year with threats to the West:

"Even though from the earliest times they [the West] have been setting such a task — to deal with Russia, we will deal with them faster, it seems." pic.twitter.com/KBtO9O60Tu

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) January 1, 2024

This confirms what I was told months ago by someone close to the 🇺🇦 drone programme; Musk directly intervened and disabled previously active Starlink connection in the area.

"Our communication was cut off. Elon Musk switched off Starlink, which we used to control the vessels." https://t.co/D6TePr9aTU

— Jimmy Rushton (@JimmySecUK) January 1, 2024

The New York Times is a more insidious apologist for the Russian genocide of Ukrainian people now than it was in the 1930s. https://t.co/twLRA7tg1r

— Michael MacKay (@mhmck) January 1, 2024

Posts he likes on Twitter pic.twitter.com/fC7QLUKME1

— Kashadoo (Organic Ukrainist) 🇺🇦 (@Kashadoo) January 1, 2024

Musk meeting his daily quota of promoting Russia propaganda narratives and platforming members of the Russian government's paid influencers program.

Here, promoting two members of Russian government's paid influencers program in one shot.

Good boy! pic.twitter.com/BW6dQhjxiX

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) January 2, 2024

"On January 2, 2024, the Russian inhumans struck again. Almost a hundred missiles of various types. At least 70 missiles were shot down. Almost 60 of them are in the Kyiv region. Kharkiv was also hit hard. The liquidation of the consequences is now underway.

Patriot, IRIS-T,… pic.twitter.com/OBokz8wNn4

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

Emotional moments of a Kyiv resident seeing her rescued animals from a house in Solomianskyi District. pic.twitter.com/paAH2e5guj

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

Ukrainian Air Force also confirms these numbers pic.twitter.com/jDMjlbbwdU

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

The number of victims as a result of the latest Russian missile attack has increased to 129 people, 5 people have died, the State Service for Emergency Situations reports. The work to eliminate the consequences is still ongoing in Kyiv and Kharkiv. pic.twitter.com/H3UW7IF5nt

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba called on foreign states to respond decisively to the Russian missile attack by taking a set of measures: accelerating the supply of additional air defense systems, combat drones of all types, long-range missiles with a 300+ km range,… pic.twitter.com/zqXyjstQHu

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

Russia launched attacks on Kyiv today with Kh-101 cruise missiles. The remains (tail and warhead) of the one found, reportedly indicated it was manufactured in the 4th quarter of 2023, Defense Express reports. pic.twitter.com/x9FE2XGp6N

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

2. It called out Russia's attempt to use food as a weapon
3. It took some risky military actions against certain pressure from the allies

Details of the story: 2/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) January 1, 2024

That plan has succeeded. As of December 30, 2023, 400 ships carrying almost 13 million tons of cargo have been sent to 24 countries via the grain export corridor since August 8. 4/

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) January 1, 2024

Chinese shipments to Russia of computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools vital to Moscow’s defense production have increased tenfold since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Another indicator of deepening Sino-Russian alliance against the US. Via @FT
https://t.co/WCTSH7Lh5N

— Andrew A. Michta (@andrewmichta) January 2, 2024

According to various media reports based on a letter from @sebastian_es_ (*) to Rheinmetall and KMW, the repair of the Ukrainian Strv 122 and Leopard 2A6 in the maintenance centre in Lithuania is taking very long because, according to the local industry, there is a lack of spare… pic.twitter.com/JGI9L7EdAN

— German Aid to Ukraine 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇦 (@deaidua) January 2, 2024

In the same article, Chairman of the Bundestag Defense Committee, representative of the Free Democratic Party, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, criticized the slow supply of weapons to Ukraine against the backdrop of another Russian missile attack.

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 2, 2024

Of note, the Russian MOD and state media officially announced the system’s deployment into Ukraine earlier today. https://t.co/AVsHXmgU3d

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) January 2, 2024

Allowing Putin to murder Ukrainian civilians daily for "as long as it takes" is unacceptable. If its allies want to war to end, Ukraine must be armed to win. If this doesn’t happen, Putin believes he can wait out Western aid.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) January 2, 2024

The cost will be far higher when NATO is involved directly. And why wouldn’t Putin do it, after its most powerful member states keep backing down now? Remember, the risk isn’t if Russia can win, it's if Putin thinks the West won’t fight. Same for Taiwan.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) January 2, 2024

The Republicans are blocking Ukraine aid so they can say Biden wasted billions if things get worse. The White House can refute that cynical ploy by using executive power to do what is right for American interests by seizing Russian assets and arming Ukraine to win now.

— Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) January 2, 2024

We should respond to the latest onslaught on Ukraine in language that Putin understands: by tightening sanctions so that he cannot make new weapons with smuggled components and by giving Kyiv long range missiles that will enable it to take out launch sites and command centers.

— Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 (@sikorskiradek) January 3, 2024

Every Ukrainian downing of Russian hypersonic Kh-47M2 Kinzhal with the Patriot missiles will improve the Patriot missile intercept algorithm - and increase accuracy for all Patriot systems, a benefit for the US, the rest of NATO, and other Patriot AD users. The same goes for any… pic.twitter.com/u9Pni5Gt1J

— Jan Kallberg, Ph.D. (@Cyberdefensecom) January 3, 2024

Dmitry Medvedev spat out his anger about the French response.

"We never liked the French. And now we are convinced of this. Written by the French Foreign Ministry. A strike on Bilhorod using cluster munitions is the 'right to self-defense'."

Dmitry is drunk again. pic.twitter.com/8OwylCGoB3

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

The Government of Ukraine plans to increase the production of Ukrainian defense production in 2024 sixfold. In 2024, Ukraine plans to spend more than UAH 265 billion (~$7 billion) on the purchase, production and repair of weapons, Prime Minister Shmyhal announced. pic.twitter.com/FpEXz7syOe

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

The German government has condemned the recent Russian air strikes on Ukraine as war crimes, but continues to refuse to provide Taurus cruise missiles. "There is no new status on this," said government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit.https://t.co/9Hz1fVl68o

🤷‍♂️Keep condemning

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

The Ukraine-NATO Council will hold an emergency meeting in response to massive Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. https://t.co/b2ieccuTex

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

On New Year's Eve, the St. Petersburg police detained over 3000 migrants from Central Asia. It is part of a plan called Operation Azamat developed three months ago: to replenish the Russian army in Ukraine. https://t.co/p3muEWMK2z

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

1/ An 18-year-old Russian has become the youngest person confirmed to have died fighting for the Russians in Ukraine. His death, only two and a half months after signing up, followed the Russian government's decision in 2023 to let teenagers go to war straight from school. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/sm6mCwbP5A

— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) January 3, 2024

M2A2 Bradley IFV from the 47th Mechanized Brigade working on Russian forces in the area of Avdiivka. pic.twitter.com/5rEWCygAb8

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

Kharkiv is under ballistic attack again. It’s the 6th day of unending terror. Amidst uncertainty, sleepless nights, and constant worry for loved ones, Russia’s terror aims to break us. Yet, we persist.

📷 Yulia Klymeniuk pic.twitter.com/f3uIWbFqJj

— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) January 3, 2024

Almost 230 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were returned from Russian captivity. Soldiers, sergeants, officers. Soldiers of the Armed Forces, National Guard, Navy, Border Guards. A part of them defended Mariupol and Azovstal.

Welcome home! pic.twitter.com/BN4ZHleFH6

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

Zelenskyi released images of the released Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. In total, 213 soldiers and sergeants, 11 officers, and 6 civilians returned home. pic.twitter.com/F02sIII7Ab

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

One more video of the moment when Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians arrived, being just released from captivity. Wonderful footage. pic.twitter.com/av9hpDKxCW

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

Head of the GUR Kyrylo Budanov came to meet the released Ukrainian defenders. This is the largest exchange of POW's since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/o3SKHJZe5C pic.twitter.com/Q6Ojoh28yx

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024

Zelenskyi's evening speech

Today, despite all the challenges, there is good news for a long time. There was a long pause in the exchanges, but there was no pause in the negotiations regarding the exchanges. We use every opportunity, we try all mediation options. At every… pic.twitter.com/t72VoeW1NS

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) January 3, 2024