The Polish prosecutor's office supported Ukraine's request for the extradition of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin. The court will decide on the legal admissibility of the extradition.
The occupiers struck apartment buildings in Kryvyi Rih with two Iskander missiles; assistance is being provided to the injured.
This campaign is not about creativity, but about results. In less than a year of its existence, the corps has implemented many reforms called for by the corps commander, Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky. The corps, at its level, shows what a new-level Ukrainian army should be like.
On January 9, hourly power outage schedules and power limitations for industrial consumers will be applied throughout Ukraine. The reason is the consequences of Russian attacks on energy facilities.
Restoration work continues in the Dnipropetrovsk region after the night enemy attack; the number of consumers without electricity has decreased to half a million. More than 1,500 Invincibility Points and heating tents have been deployed in the region.
Since the beginning of the day, 54 combat engagements have taken place. The enemy is actively operating in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions, having carried out 18 and 10 attacks, respectively.
The Kyiv City State Administration urges Kyiv residents and guests of the capital to take care of their safety in advance due to the cold weather and possible enemy shelling of the energy system. Communal services are already working in an enhanced mode, 69 mobile boiler houses have been prepared.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the deployment of troops and military facilities of partners in Ukraine would be considered as foreign intervention. Russia views this as a direct threat to security and will consider such facilities legitimate military targets.
Military expert Oleh Zhdanov explained that a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine is only possible with the consent of both sides of the conflict. He emphasized that without clear mandates and a willingness to use force, peacekeepers will not be truly effective.
Mykhailo Fedorov named three ways to stay online during long power outages: connect to xPON, use national roaming, and save traffic. He also noted that 66 emergency brigades are working to restore communication in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Prosecutor General's Office refutes information about the provision of official housing to prosecutors for their participation in specific criminal proceedings. Housing was provided to eight employees at the end of 2025 in accordance with the law, by decision of the housing commission.
Former head of the National Guard engineering service served with notice of suspicion for groundlessly accruing over 72 million hryvnias. This happened due to a report with false information about military personnel's participation in combat operations.
Russia has still not been able to restore its strategic aviation after the SBU's "Web" special operation. As a result of the attack, 41 aircraft were hit.
The Kyiv Court of Appeal changed the pre-trial detention measure for People's Deputy Nestor Shufrych, who is suspected of high treason, allowing him to be released on bail of over 33 million hryvnias. Currently, the bail has not been paid, and Shufrych remains in custody.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, 66 emergency brigades of Vodafone, Kyivstar, and lifecell are working to restore communication after massive Russian strikes. To strengthen communication in the region, there are already 400 generators, and another 50 are on their way from other cities.
Due to significant weather deterioration on the roads of Volyn Oblast, truck movement restrictions are being introduced. Similar measures are in effect in Rivne, Zhytomyr, and Lviv Oblasts.
On January 8, 2026, Russian troops shelled a cafe in Kherson, killing two people and injuring three. A pre-trial investigation into the war crime has been launched.
Ukraine has presented the US with possible options for finalizing the basic framework for ending the war, awaiting feedback from US negotiations with Russia. The Ukrainian side emphasizes the need to increase pressure on the aggressor.
From January to mid-December 2025, 115. 6 thousand land plots with a total area of over 340 thousand hectares were alienated.
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, who is negotiating with Washington on Russia's war against Ukraine, was in Paris on January 7. He was seen on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré and was also received at the US Embassy.
President Zelenskyy announced the readiness of a bilateral document on security guarantees for Ukraine for finalization with Donald Trump. The Ukrainian side also discussed possible options for ending the war with partners.
Seven working sub-groups have been established to prepare for elections, covering technical, security, and political issues. The work is organized along six directions and one separate sub-group at the request of the public sector.
The Palau-flagged tanker Elbus was hit by a drone off the coast of Kastamonu, Turkey. The crew was unharmed, and the vessel is being towed to the port of Inebolu.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, after Russian shelling, power has been restored to 200,000 families. Approximately 600,000 families in the region still remain without electricity.
A 64-year-old resident of Sumy is accused of raping his underage granddaughter for five years, starting when the girl was 9 years old. Prosecutors will seek life imprisonment for the suspect.
The State Special Communications Service reports a change in hacker tactics towards the mass distribution of malware. In 2025, 2058 cases of malware distribution and 1727 cases of phishing were recorded.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the Russian attack on the energy infrastructure of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, emphasizing the importance of partners' reaction. He stressed that such strikes have no military sense and are Russia's war against the Ukrainian people.
Nova Poshta branches in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions are operating on generators despite the blackout caused by Russian shelling. Visitors can charge their phones, use the internet, and warm up.
US Vice President J. D. Vance called the detained tanker Marinera (Bella 1) a "fake Russian oil tanker," and the country's Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated that its crew faces criminal prosecution.
Mayor Borys Filatov announced the declaration of a national emergency in Dnipro. The reason was the recent Russian shelling.
