Day: January 2, 2025

Russian troops attacked a taxi in Kherson on January 2. 3 people were injured, according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration.

“The Russians fired at a taxi bus in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson,” the statement said.

According to the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, 3 men were injured as a result of the Russian attack.

“They received explosive injuries, contusions, and shrapnel wounds to their legs. The victims were taken to hospital. They are currently receiving medical care,” the administration said.

Russian shelling of Kherson and region

Russian troops seized the Kherson region during the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In the fall, the Ukrainian Defense Forces regained control of the city along with the right-bank part of the region.

At the same time, the Russian invaders have not abandoned their plans for a new occupation of Kherson. In early December, RBC-Ukraine cited its sources as saying that, in addition to the offensive on Zaporizhzhia, the Russians may soon attempt another offensive on Kherson.

Meanwhile, Russian troops are constantly shelling Kherson and the right bank of the region. In particular, it is no longer a secret that Russia is training its drone operators by attacking civilians in Kherson.

Saskia Esken, the leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), stated that Chancellor Olaf Scholz should allegedly continue communicating with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, according to n-tv.

Esken believes that negotiations could allegedly help understand what can be done to end the full-scale war in Ukraine.

“These negotiations must happen again and again to find out what can be done to finally put an end to the killings and deaths,” she said.

At the same time, the SPD leader added that there is no need for Scholz to meet Putin in person.

“As long as relations remain as they are, it is certainly sufficient to talk by phone,” Esken noted.

Scholz-Putin negotiations

In November 2024, Scholz held a phone conversation with Putin. It was the first such discussion in two years. Later, the chancellor stated that the dictator has not changed his views on the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted to the Scholz-Putin talks, stating that dialogue with the Kremlin’s leader will not help achieve a just end to the full-scale war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in turn, remarked that Scholz’s call to Putin is a Pandora’s box.