War in Ukraine: three dead in a strike in occupied territory, coal sent “for free”… an update on the situation

Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners, each releasing 25 prisoners of war. EPA – STR

Every day, Midi Libre takes stock of the situation in Ukraine. This Saturday, January 25, 2025, discover the latest news about this conflict.

Ukraine offers to send coal “for free” to Transdniestria

Ukraine offered Saturday to send coal “for free” to thermal power plants in Transdniestria, a pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova that has been hit by power cuts and shortages of Russian gas since early January.

“We have coal that we can supply to Moldova, to Tiraspol. If they really want people to have electricity,”, the Ukrainian president explained during a meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu, adding that he was “ready to discuss a low price, or even free.”

Peace talks without Ukraine “will not have real results,” says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that peace talks with Russia could not have “real results” without Ukraine, and urged his allies to find a format for talks to that effect.

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“It is impossible to exclude Ukraine from any negotiating platform. Otherwise, this negotiating platform will not have real results,” the Ukrainian president explained during a meeting in kyiv with his Moldovan counterpart, Maia Sandu. “Before any meeting, whatever it may be, it is necessary to establish a format on paper: how can we achieve a just peace? I think we should focus on this today,”, he continued.

Three killed in Ukrainian strike in occupied territory

Three people were killed in a Ukrainian strike near Kherson, in the territory occupied by Russia in southern Ukraine, the occupation authorities announced on Saturday.

The Ukrainian army used“weapons cluster munitions and remote mine-clearing systems” in a strike on Oleshky, a town near the Dnieper River that forms the frontline between Ukrainian and Russian troops, Vladimir Saldo, a local official appointed by Moscow, accused on Telegram.

Kiev and Moscow have accused each other of using cluster munitions since the conflict began nearly three years ago. “At the moment, we know that three civilians were killed,” Saldo added, adding that the victims were being identified.