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The US is worried that the rift between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny, is hampering Kiev’s military efforts.
The Biden administration wants Ukraine to “sharpen” its plan for fighting Russia in 2024.
However, Washington is concerned that differences between Zelensky and Zaluzhny are slowing efforts to crystallize a new strategy, the sources said.
According to one of Bloomberg’s interlocutors, the US must clearly understand Kiev’s plans to determine “how it can best align its support to help Ukraine defend itself in the coming year.”
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is likely to raise the issue with Zelensky on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the people said. Earlier this week, WEF president Borge Brende announced that the Ukrainian leader will attend the high-profile event, scheduled to take place between January 15 and 19.
Last month, Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reported that Zelensky has been giving orders to the military bypassing the commander-in-chief, with Zaluzhny sometimes only learning about what the armed forces are doing from his subordinates. According to the sources, the two have been at loggerheads for months, but Kiev’s failed counteroffensive has worsened the tensions.
In December, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said that thwarting Ukraine’s NATO-backed counteroffensive was the main goal achieved by the Russian military in 2023.
Shoigu announced that, according to Moscow’s estimations, Kiev’s losses last year exceeded 215,000 troops and 28,000 units of heavy weaponry.
Ibanda Grade One magistrate Court has sentenced a 30-year-old herdsman to two and ahalf years at Nyabuhikye Prison for burglary and theft.
Court presided over by her worship Esther Murungi sentenced Boaz Kaburemba, from Karangra ward in Bisheshe Division, Ibanda Municipality, on his own plea of guilt to two crimes.
According to prosecution, the convict together with two others still at large, broke into the house of Felix Ayebazibwe on December 30th, 2023 and stole three bags of dry coffee, 70 kilograms millet as well as 50 kilos of dry beans, a handbag and clothes all valued at UGX 1.28m.
Prosecution led by Tian Emmanuel, said Kaburemba was arrested by the LC I defence secretary while carrying the stolen red handbag and an empty sack, suspected to have been stolen from Ayebazibwe’s home.
The convict confessed to the crimes and an iron bar and a broken padlock were found at the scene of crime.
While handing over the sentence of 15 months in prison on each count, on January 9th, her worship Murungi said the sentences will run one after the other.
She said the convict was not remorseful, adding that the crimes were premeditated, requiring a deterrent punishment. However the sentence will be less the time (one week and one day) that Kaburemba had spent on remand. He was advised to appeal both sentences if he was not satisfied.
Theft, which contravenes section 254(i) and 261 of the Penal Code Act, carries a 10-year sentence upon conviction, while one is liable to up to seven years behind bars if proven guilty for housebreaking.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Monday handed over 340 iron sheets to Rutooma secondary school and Buyenje primary school all in Kashari North constituency in Mbarara district.
This was in response to the outcry of Rutooma secondary school head teacher, Angela Kabarungi who wrote to the district authorities for support after fire gutted one of the dormitories and left several students counting losses in July 2023. The school received 166 iron sheets which will be used to roof some dormitories.
Relatedly, at Buyenje primary school, learners were left stranded with no classrooms after a heavy downpour left several classrooms with no roof in 2023. The school received 174 irons to be used in roofing classrooms.
While handing over the iron sheets to the school authorities, Emmy Katera Turyabagyenyi, the Mbarara Resident District Commissioner said the support follows a letter by parents seeking support from government through the disaster preparedness ministry under the office of the prime minister.
Didas Tabaro Tumwesigye, the Mbarara LCV Chairperson urged the school authorities to put the iron sheets to proper use.
Margaret Rwebyambu, the District woman Member of Parliament appreciated the government for rendering support to the schools.
Bushenyi district LC V chairperson, Jafari Bassajabalaba has called for more funding for the police institution and office of the director of public prosecution (DPP).
While addressing stakeholders on Monday at the opening of the 40-day’s High Court session at Bushenyi High Court, Bassajabalaba noted that poor remuneration of these offices has affected the process of investigating and prosecuting the cases on time and conclusively.
He noted that most of the criminal cases are dismissed because of lack of substantial evidence due to limited funds needed to go further and investigate. This he said has denied justice to the victims.
During the meeting, the Bushenyi resident judge, Justice Amos Kwizera also noted with concern that the number of youths involved in crime was escalating, attributing this escalation to poverty.
Kwizera appealed to the leaders to mobilize young people into money-making activities so that they don’t get time for committing offenses.
A Russian missile strike has killed 11 people, including five children, in eastern Ukraine, a local official says.
S-300 missiles hit the town of Pokrovsk in Ukrainian-held territory in Donetsk region, the regional governor said.
“The enemy is cynically hitting civilians, trying to bring as much misery as possible,” Governor Vadim Filashkin posted on Telegram.
In his evening video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had targeted residential areas.
Russia should always feel consequences for such attacks, Mr Zelensky added.
Russia is yet to comment.
Pokrovsk is about 70km (43 miles) north-west of Donetsk city, which is occupied by Russian forces.
Before the war it had a population of about 60,000 people. Some residents have been returning despite official warnings about the dangers.
Earlier this week Ukrainian forces launched more than 70 drones across the border into Russia after Moscow launched its biggest aerial bombardment. This led to evacuations in the south-western city of Belgorod.
Police in Mitooma District are hunting for a 19-year-old man on allegations of defiling a 2-year-old juvenile.
Martial Tumusiime, the greater Bushenyi region police spokesperson confirmed the incident and identified the suspect as Vincent Akili, 19, a porter, and resident of Rwirara I village, Ijumo parish, Mitooma sub-county in Mitooma District where the on.
It is alleged that the incident happened at around 7:30pm on 05/01/2024. Beatrice Tukundane, 58, the victim’s mother revealed that she left her daughter at around 7:00am with her father Samuel Ainebyona and she went to the garden.
Tukundane, added that her father also took the victim to the grandmother where the suspect who is a paternal uncle to the victim found her and took her to his bedroom and defiled her.
Tumusiime said examination of the victim was done and she is currently admitted at Mitooma health center IV.
He said that efforts to arrest the suspect who is on run for interrogation are still ongoing and investigations into the matter continue.
Over 700 women and youth from 11 sub-counties in Rubirizi are set to benefit from a training in shoe-making.
The shoe-making project was on Thursday launched by Rubirizi District woman Member of Parliament, Kesande Grace Bataringaya in Busonga village, Butoha parish in Magambo sub-county in Rubirizi district targeting the youth and women.
PWD’s and unemployed women who have no exposure to business, skilling, trainings, Financial literacy and mindset change will also benefit from the Rubirizi district informal vocational education 2030 project.
Kesande asked the youth and women in the district to embrace the program noting that the trainees in shoe-making will ably generate improve incomes for their families, help the community to get out of poverty, domestic violence and hunger in their families.
Meanwhile, Kyohirwe Marry a resident of Butoha village and one of the trainees hailed MP Kesande for bringing the initiative saying this will help them in fighting poverty and create wealth in their families.
A memorandum of understanding granting Ethiopia access to one of the sea ports of the self-declared republic of Somaliland has drawn criticism in Somalia.
Prominent Somali political figures opposed to the deal signed on Monday say it threatens the stability of the Horn of Africa region and are urging Somalia’s government to intervene.
“The agreement signed by Ethiopia with Somaliland is a serious concern for Somalia and the whole of Africa. Respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity is the anchor for regional stability and bilateral cooperation,” Somalia’s former President Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo shared on X.
Somalia’s former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdi Aynte has called on Somalia to “act proportionally and swiftly”, terming the deal “an extremely provocative step” by Ethiopia that “has inevitably thrown the entire Horn of Africa region into a political crisis of epic proportions”.
Somaliland seceded from Somalia in 1991 but is not recognised internationally as an independent state, including by the UN and African Union.
Somalia, which considers Somaliland a part of its territory, is expected to give a response after an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Police in Rwampara District is investigating circumstances under which a 51-year old woman was murdered. The deceased has been identified as Kinkukuhaire Clemensia, a resident of Ruzinga cell,Rwebogo ward Kibingo Town Council Rwampara District.
It’s alleged that on the evening of 29/12/2023, the deceased went to Rushanje trading centre to look for her two sons; Bahikire Francis and Twiine,who she later told to go back home and proceeded to the drinking place with the sister Kyohairwe Immaculate in the same trading centre, but the two parted ways at 10pm
Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson says the body of the deceased was later found lying in a pool of blood in her banana plantation besides a pathway a short distance from her home with a cut on her the head on the 30/12/2023.
According to preliminary investigations the deceased has been have having a long standing land issue with her brother Atuhaire Bazilio, who was released from prison in August this year, after being incarcerated for six months over the dispute. It’s alleged that after his release, he started threatening now the deceased with murder.
Bazilio has now been arrested to help police in investigations. Kasasira is appealing to the public to use the police and authorities to resolves disputes whenever they arise, to avert such crimes before they happen.
Police in Western Uganda have announced increased vigilance and deployment across the region ahead of the festive season.
Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson told journalists that the increased vigilance is meant to ensure security and safety of people and their property during this festive season.
Kasasira said police standby teams including 999 patrol units have been deployed for easy mobility when responding to any incidents.
He also urged the owners of bars, hotels to be extra careful while receiving customers as the festive season approaches.
Kasasira also appealed to drivers to endeavor to follow traffic guidelines in order to avoid any possible accidents noting that Police have deployed heavily on roads to curb the naughty drivers this festive season.
In Bushenyi district, security have announced intensifying night patrols as a way to mitigate crimes during Christmas celebrations.
Speaking to reporters, the Bushenyi district Resident district commissioner, William Katsigazi noted that due to a threat of ADF in the region security committees picked the concern to introduce night patrols together with UPDF to beef up manpower to police.
Katsigazi called on people to be vigilant and appealed to LCs to cooperate and register all new entrants in their villages.
In Rwampara district, the RDC Jane Muhindo revealed that ahead of the festival season, her office has registered increased cases of theft and other crimes. Muhindo urged residents to remain vigilant during the festive season as criminals are on a rampage.
The district security committee resolved to recruit village vigilantes who will work with security to curb down crime in the district during festival seasons.
