5 things to know for Friday, January 27, 2023 – CTV News

Jan. 27, 2023

Canada’s sending four combat-ready tanks to Ukraine, a Russian warship armed with advanced missiles sails into western Atlantic, and Canadians fighting in Ukraine speak out. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

1. Tanks to Ukraine: Canada is sending four combat-ready tanks to Ukraine, and will be deploying “a number” of Canadian Armed Forces members to train Ukrainian soldiers on their operation.

2. New Russian weapon: In an unusual move, the Russian Defence Ministry broadcast that one of its newest warships, the Admiral Gorshkov, had tested the strike capabilities of a hypersonic Zircon missile in a virtual drill.

3. ‘At peace with death’: Canadians fighting in Ukraine, despite no monitoring from government, speak out on war and loss.

4. Gun sentences: The Supreme Court of Canada plans to rule today on the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences in cases involving armed robbery and recklessly firing a gun.

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