Russia launched a ballistic missile and 171 drones at Ukraine overnight. Of these, 157 were shot down or suppressed by air defense forces.
The New York Times found over 5,300 documents referencing US President Donald Trump and those associated with him in the released "Epstein files. "
A day of mourning has been declared in the Dnipropetrovsk region for the victims of the Russian attack on a bus carrying miners in Ternivka, where 12 people died and 16 were injured. During the night, the enemy again attacked Ternivka with UAVs, hitting the Vasylkiv community and Nikopol region.
Donald Trump said he could make countries pay their dues to the UN if the organization asked him to. He declined to comment on whether the US would repay its debts to the UN.
During the night, the Cherkasy region was subjected to a massive attack by enemy UAVs, which caused fires in the regional center and other locations. According to preliminary data, four people were injured.
DTEK announced the restoration of electricity to critical infrastructure in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. Power has already started to be restored in Kyiv region, while work continues in Dnipropetrovsk region.
In Kyiv, metro operations are resuming on all three lines. Critical infrastructure facilities have been energized, and water pressure in the water and heat supply system is being restored.
The US Department of Justice has released millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein's investigation documents. They detail his connections with figures such as Steve Bannon, Elon Musk, and world leaders, as well as Epstein's attempts to meet Musk and his influence on political and business circles.
Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that power supply has been restored to critical infrastructure in Kyiv, Kyiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. In Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, and Odesa regions, power is being returned to people.
DTEK announced the restoration of electricity supply to Kyiv's critical infrastructure. Restoration is being carried out in stages to avoid network overload.
Ukraine's energy system is gradually recovering after a systemic accident caused by the disconnection of high-voltage lines. Energy workers are working to restore power, and electricity supply will return within the next few hours.
In Ukraine, there was a serious cascading system failure, not a national blackout, said the former head of NEC "Ukrenergo". The incident could have been related to the disconnection of the 400 kV power line between Moldova and Romania.
The emergency situation in Ukraine's energy system occurred due to technological reasons on the lines between Ukraine and Moldova. This caused cascading outages, and power is promised to be restored in the coming hours.
Traffic and goods clearance have been temporarily suspended at the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. The reason is the failure of the central databases of the customs authorities of the Republic of Moldova.
President Zelenskyy reported an emergency situation in Ukraine's energy system due to technological reasons on the lines between the energy systems of Ukraine and Moldova. Energy Minister Shmyhal explained that a technological disruption between Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine caused cascading outages, nuclear power plant units were unloaded, and power will be restored in the coming hours.
A technological disruption with the disconnection of power transmission lines between Romania and Moldova and in Ukraine caused a cascading outage of the power system. Emergency shutdown schedules have been applied in Kyiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv regions.
The Ministry of Energy announced emergency power outages in Kyiv, Zhytomyr, and Kharkiv regions. According to forecasts, electricity supply will be restored within the next 2-3 hours.
In Kyiv, due to an accident in the power system, there is no water supply. Power engineers and Kyivvodokanal specialists are working to restore it.
Power supply on the railway has been restored in almost all regions, trains are running on schedule. Kyiv City Express has resumed service with 20-30 minute delays.
A massive power outage has occurred in Moldova, including the capital Chisinau. Moldova's Minister of Energy stated that the cause is serious problems in the Ukrainian power grid.
Emergency power outages occurred in Kyiv and a number of regions of Ukraine, the metro stopped, and water supply disruptions arose. The reason is damage to the energy system as a result of Russian attacks.
Subway train movement and escalator operation in Kyiv have been temporarily suspended. The reason is a power outage from external power supply centers.
As of the morning of January 31, traffic on state roads has been restored on all sections where restrictions were in place. Road services worked in an enhanced mode to eliminate the consequences of bad weather. Traffic on all state roads has been restored, but difficult winter weather conditions persist in the southern, central, and eastern regions. Road services worked in an enhanced mode to eliminate the consequences of bad weather.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction of a Russian Tor-M1 air defense system in Luhansk region and UAV control points in Zaporizhzhia and Bryansk regions. Enemy warehouses and concentrations of personnel were also hit.
Due to bad weather, 617 settlements in four regions of Ukraine were de-energized. The Odesa region was most affected, with 363 settlements left without electricity.
Most of the US government shut down on January 31 due to a shutdown. The funding hiatus is expected to be short-lived.
Over the past day, 204 combat engagements were recorded on the front, which is fewer than the day before. The most intense battles took place in the Pokrovsk and South Slobozhansky directions.
Bumble, Panera Bread, Match Group, and CrunchBase companies were affected by cyberattacks. Hackers gained access to data, but not to accounts or financial information.
On the night of January 31, Russia attacked Ukraine with 85 attack UAVs of various types. Air defense shot down or suppressed 64 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
The European Commission confirmed discussions on Ukraine's future accession to the EU in the context of peace negotiations. Spokesperson Guillaume Mercier stated that Ukraine has made steady progress and is moving very well.
