Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 323 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 323rd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Here is the situation as it stands on Thursday, January 12, 2023:

Russia appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as overall commander of forces to take charge of its invasion of Ukraine in the biggest shake-up yet of its military command structure after months of battlefield defeats.
The head of the private military firm Wagner Group said his forces had achieved the complete “liberation” of Soledar, killing about 500 pro-Ukraine soldiers.
In a video address aired before the statement, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy mocked Russian claims to have taken over parts of Soledar, saying fighting was still on.
Russia and Ukraine agreed on an exchange of 40 prisoners of war each, Russian and Ukrainian officials said.
Wagner Group said it found the body of one of two British voluntary workers who had been reported missing in eastern Ukraine.
Poland has decided to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine as part of an international coalition, the Polish president said, as Warsaw seeks to play a leading role in reaching a consensus among Western allies on such support.

Russian oil revenues are falling due to the price cap that Western countries imposed on its crude oil shipments, a US Treasury official said. The Kremlin said it had not yet seen any cases of price caps on Russian oil.
The Kremlin said Putin discussed energy and transport projects with Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a phone call.

Zelenskyy urged NATO to do more than just promise Ukraine its door was open at a July summit, saying Kyiv needs “powerful steps” as it tries to join the military alliance.
Estonia has told Russia to reduce the number of diplomats at its embassy in Tallinn by February.
The European Union is prepared for a long war and will support Kyiv for as long as it takes, Sweden’s foreign minister, Tobias Billstrom, said.
Greece and Malta lag behind their EU peers in freezing Russian assets, an internal document and an EU official said.