Steve Witkoff will meet with Ukrainian officials on Wednesday before traveling to Moscow with Jared Kushner for talks with Putin on a peace plan. Documents on a peaceful settlement have been unofficially handed over to Moscow for review.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme of embezzlement of funds intended for payments under the "green" tariff. Nine people have been notified of suspicion, including Rostyslav Shurma, former deputy head of the President's Office.
The Ukrainian government is allocating over UAH 2. 5 billion for the purchase of high-capacity generators for Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions. This equipment is intended for heat and electricity generation in the regions that need it most.
In the occupied areas of Donetsk region, frosts have worsened the water supply situation, leaving entire neighborhoods without access to drinking water. The city's infrastructure cannot withstand winter conditions due to a lack of modernization.
After the night attack by Russia, the most difficult situation with electricity supply is in Kyiv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Poltava regions. The duration of forced outages outside of schedules in these regions is the longest.
Over the past day, 165 combat engagements were recorded on the front, which is more than the day before. The greatest activity was observed in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole directions.
In Mariupol, the number of stray dog attacks is increasing, with two children hospitalized. The occupation administration is feigning a response without solving the problem.
19-year-old pilot of the border unit "Phoenix" Maksym "Malyuk" saw the inscription "I ask for bread" in the snow in Kostiantynivka. He delivered bread and cookies to the woman by drone, to which she replied with the word "Spasibo" (Thank you).
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi reported that the operational situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains difficult. The enemy is pulling up reserves and looking for opportunities to break through the defense, but Ukrainian troops are holding the line.
In the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, Russia has launched a forced mobilization, which resembles a targeted "disposal" of the local population. Those mobilized, often with disabilities, are used as "cannon fodder" to identify Ukrainian positions.
Two people were injured in Donetsk region as a result of attacks by "Geran-3" UAVs and FPV drones on settlements. 29 civilian objects, including 21 residential buildings, were destroyed.
Ukraine's defense forces struck the Nebo-U radar station and the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system in Crimea. A UAV storage site in Donetsk Oblast was also destroyed.
Ukraine has imported 5. 7 billion cubic meters of gas to compensate for production losses due to Russian attacks. Parameters for further imports for the heating season have been determined.
A squad commander in Donetsk region was exposed selling MANPADS and two machine guns. 549 drones, explosives, and $74,000 were seized from him.
Additional generation sources are heading to Kyiv to provide heat and electricity. There are also agreements on additional cogeneration units for the capital.
Russia plans to launch a large-scale geological exploration program in Donetsk region in 2026. It is designed to run until 2031 and involves the exploration of deposits of strategic and rare metals.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia's goals in Ukraine include Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Odesa regions. This expands Russia's demands even beyond the 28-point US peace plan.
On January 12, Kyiv buried 20-year-old scout of the 3rd Assault Brigade Kyrylo Rudenko, call sign Kozyr, who died on December 11, 2025, in Donetsk region. He returned from the USA to Ukraine to defend the country.
Authorities have announced the mandatory evacuation of children from five settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The decision concerns 40 children from 26 families, who will be accommodated in Cherkasy Oblast.
Massive power, water, and communication outages are being recorded in the occupied territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The utility infrastructure in the temporarily occupied territories has systematically degraded due to a lack of investment and repairs from the occupying authorities.
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service evacuated the last resident of the village of Novokryvorizhzhia, Kryvorizka community, Donetsk region. The woman, born in 1956, was taken out along with her pets.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi stated that Ukraine did not allow critical enemy breakthroughs, thwarting their plans. Over the year, the enemy army was reduced by 418,000 killed and wounded, and its own losses decreased by 13%.
The 414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Magyar's Birds" destroyed a missile and artillery weapons depot of the Russian 51st Army in Makiivka. Critical elements of industrial power supply in Mariupol were also hit.
President Zelenskyy commented on Russia's night attack on Ukraine, the main target of which was energy infrastructure. Four people died as a result of the strike on a postal terminal in Kharkiv Oblast.
Due to another massive missile and drone attack by Russia, consumers in Kyiv and 7 regions are without power. Emergency shutdowns and grid restrictions have been introduced.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the "Atlant Aero" enterprise in Taganrog, which produces UAVs. A number of targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine were also hit, including air defense systems and ammunition depots.
Drone operators of the 412th brigade destroyed enemy P-18 Prima radar, Tor and Tunguska air defense systems in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk directions. According to Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, these are the 9th, 10th, and 11th destroyed radar stations and air defense systems from January 1 to 12.
The most difficult energy situation is observed in certain areas of Kyiv and on the left bank of Kyiv region. Restoration work is also underway in Odesa, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions after night shelling.
Due to a new Russian attack, power outages affected 7 regions of Ukraine. Emergency blackouts are in effect in Kyiv and 4 oblasts, and bad weather has caused power disruptions in 4 oblasts.
As of January 11, there are communities in Ukraine where the energy situation remains extremely difficult. Repair work continues in Kyiv after the strike two days ago.
