On January 17, pilots of the UAV Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated 301 Russian occupiers and hit 987 enemy targets. In January, 5122 occupiers and 15480 targets were destroyed.
On January 18, the database for processing freight vehicles was suspended at the Ukrainian-Polish border at the Medyka and Hrebenne checkpoints. At the Korczowa and Krakovets checkpoints, freight processing is proceeding at a slower pace.
In Beslan, North Ossetia-Alania, drone debris fell on the roof of a five-story building. 70 people were evacuated, one resident sought medical attention.
Experts believe that Hiiumaa Island in the Baltic Sea could be seized by Russia, allowing it to control sea and air routes. This would create significant difficulties for the Baltic states and Finland.
Gerhard Schröder refused to transfer documents about conversations with Putin to the German Federal Archives, keeping them at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. These documents concern his time in power from 1998 to 2005.
Ukraine and the United Kingdom will jointly produce a thousand Octopus interceptor drones monthly starting from February 2026. These drones are designed to destroy Shahed-type attack UAVs.
President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine and the US do not see eye to eye on some issues of a peace agreement, although both countries strive for peace. He emphasized that Russia is delaying all processes, including exchanges.
The Russian leadership positively received statements by the leaders of France, Italy, and Germany on resuming dialogue with Moscow. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it a "positive evolution" of the Europeans' positions.
The leader of the Batkivshchyna faction in the Verkhovna Rada called the investigative actions and the trial against her "political assassination. "
After the shelling on January 10, 51. 5 thousand homes on the left bank of the Dnipro have electricity again. Energy workers ask to use electricity sparingly due to temporary power supply schemes.
An Asian anticyclone is heading to Ukraine, bringing frosts until the end of January. Ice is expected, with snow and stormy winds in the south.
Almost all substations in Ukraine are equipped with second-level protection, which can withstand up to 20 hits from "Shaheds" and missiles. The cost of such protection is less than the price of one Patriot missile.
The Ministry of Veterans Affairs has launched an official investigation into information regarding the reservation of blogger Volodymyr Petrov at the National Military Memorial Cemetery. The head of the agency, Natalia Kalmykova, announced this during the question hour to the government in the Verkhovna Rada.
This strike was called the result of an operation recently conducted by the Ukrainian Navy with the support of the SBU's Alpha Special Operations Center unit.
UK Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on January 16. This visit confirms the intensive cooperation between the countries after signing a 100-year partnership agreement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Czech President Petr Pavel honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders at the Wall of Remembrance in Kyiv. The ceremony took place as part of Pavel's visit to the Ukrainian capital.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the head of a district Military Medical Commission systematically received bribes for declaring conscripts unfit for service. Law enforcement officers seized over $307,000 from her.
TCC employees do not have the right to detain citizens and forcibly deliver them to centers. This can only be done by the police in case of a person's search.
On January 16, Russian occupiers struck a checkpoint near Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region with a KAB. As a result of the airstrike, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two police officers were wounded.
According to a KMIS survey, 69% of Ukrainians do not believe in lasting peace with Russia through current negotiations.
Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Kyiv on January 16, where he was met by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha. The visit aims to deepen strategic partnership, defense cooperation, and peace efforts.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to five years in prison. He was accused of obstructing an arrest and destroying documents after the lifting of martial law, which was imposed in December 2024.
The SBU detained two agents of Russian military intelligence in Odesa who were preparing attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel using a quadcopter. The perpetrators face life imprisonment.
Lindsey Graham stated that Ukraine is unlikely to achieve a complete withdrawal of Russian troops as part of a peace agreement if it involves territorial exchange. Any security agreement must be reviewed by Congress.
On January 16, power outages are in effect in Ukraine, and emergency power outage schedules have been applied in Sumy and Poltava regions due to damage to the energy system. This affects 1-5 queues of consumers.
On January 15, 180 combat engagements took place, the occupiers launched 2 missile and 97 air strikes, dropping 234 guided aerial bombs. The Defense Forces hit seven areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment.
Russia is intensifying attacks on Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, to disable heating and electricity supply systems. The goal of these actions is to undermine the morale of the population and force Ukraine to make concessions in peace negotiations.
According to the US military, the tanker in question is the "Veronica. " They stated that the tanker's crew "acted in defiance of the quarantine established by President Trump for sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean."
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine seized 25% of the shares of the "Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works" into state revenue. The High Anti-Corruption Court satisfied the claim against Stanislav Hamzalov, owner of Russian enterprises that supplied goods for the Russian military-industrial complex.
President Zelenskyy held an energy selector meeting, following which he announced decisions regarding the curfew.
