Day: January 2, 2025

Farmers in Poland plan to protest tomorrow, January 3, in Warsaw against the European Union policy and imports from Ukraine. The demonstration will occur at 2:00 p.m. local time (3:00 Kyiv time), the Farmer.pl. reports.

The protest will be organized in front of the European Commission’s representation office. Afterward, the protesters plan to head to the National Theatre.

The Union of Agricultural Organizations, which includes 21 associations of Polish farmers, organizes the protest.

“All agricultural organizations in our country will protest against the harmful EU policy, against Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission – ed.), who is imposing this policy that will lead to the closure of our farms,” said Tomasz Obszanski, Leader of the NSZZ RI Solidarnosc union.

Farmers will protest against:

• The Mercosur Agreement – the economic union of South American countries;
• The Green Deal;
• Imports from Ukraine;
• The destruction of Polish forests and hunting;
• The extinction of the Polish economy.

Protests by Polish farmers and border blockades

In 2023, the first wave of blockades began on the Ukrainian-Polish border. At that time, Polish protesters demanded the return of permits for Ukrainian freight carriers. These protests, in turn, led to disruptions in logistics within the agricultural sector and other industries.

After several rounds of negotiations between Kyiv and Warsaw, the freight transport movement at the border was unblocked in April 2024. However, Polish farmers later reinstated the blockades several times.

For more details on the current state of relations between Ukraine and Poland, read our material on the topic.

Ukrainian defenders destroyed a nest of Russian drone operators. It happened in the south of Ukraine, according to the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine.

The footage shows the work of soldiers of the 128th Brigade of Territorial Defense. However, it is not specified in which direction the operation was carried out.

Ukrainian defenders first discovered the launch site of Russian Krylo drones. After that, the soldiers adjusted their fire and then finally destroyed the nest of Russian drone operators.

Losses of Russian troops

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that as of January 2, 2025, Russian losses amounted to more than 792,000 soldiers. On the last day alone, Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 1,370 occupants.

According to the Ministry of Defense, Russia’s losses at the front last year were record-breaking. Moscow lost more than 430,000 Russian occupants, which is the strength of almost 36 motorized rifle divisions.

At the same time, the largest Russian losses in manpower were recorded in December 2024. The previous anti-record was in November 2024.

In addition, last year, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed and damaged 3,689 Russian tanks, which is roughly 119 tank battalions.