RT News - January 03 2023 (09:00 MSK)

The Ukraine conflict escalates in the Donbass, as Russia and Ukraine exchange strikes. That's after scores of Russian soldiers were killed in a recent attack by Ukrainian forces using US-supplied HIMARS rockets. Tensions rise in Western Sahara as the conflict between Moroccan forces and the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army escalates. 'Less than zero': that's how EU official describes the effect of anti-Russia sanctions, amid the bloc's own report showing a marked increase in revenues to Russia from EU countries last year.