Kharkiv
According to British intelligence, from February 2022 to January 2023, Russia probably lost about 2,600 main battle tanks and 4,900 other armored vehicles in Ukraine. In 2023, Russia lost about 40% fewer armored vehicles than in 2022, likely due to more defensive positioning and the increasingly positional nature of the war.
Man to stand trial for fatally stabbing 14-year-old boy in the head during conflict in Kharkiv region.
The Ukrainian military denies Russia's claims that it has allegedly captured the village of Tabayivka in Kharkiv region. Lieutenant Colonel Volodymyr Fitio said that fighting continues in the area.
In Mykolaiv region, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a woman who secretly recorded the locations of Ukrainian troops and transmitted information to the Russian military through an anonymous chat room. The woman was caught trying to pass on intelligence that could have exposed the troops' movements.
On the morning of January 29, Russian troops fired mortars at the Druzhbivka community in Sumy region.
According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, Russian troops shelled the city of Vovchansk in the evening. More than 15 settlements in Kharkiv region came under artillery and mortar fire from Russia, but no casualties were reported.
The Russian occupiers in Melitopol awarded local cultural figures, including employees of museums, clubs, libraries and creative teams, with plastic bags with souvenirs and framed certificates. Such attention is aimed at promoting Russian culture and mobilizing support for the ruling party of Russia.
Despite Russia's three major missile attacks on Ukraine from December 29 to January 8, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat said that Russia has about 900 long-range precision missiles left. Ignat noted that Russia produces about 100 missiles a month, but is using them up due to constant attacks against Ukraine.
An engineer at a Russian defense plant committed suicide after a missile he helped manufacture killed his grandmother in Ukraine. In his suicide note, he said that he could not live with the guilt and refused to continue to participate in the war.
The department reminded that the pre-war population of Vesele was 102 people, and Krokhmalne was 45. Experts explained that this is a minor advance for russia.
Ukraine has expanded the eOselya mortgage program to include houses and townhouses not older than 3 years.
Ukraine's power system is operating stably, with no power shortages or blackout schedules. Ukraine also provided assistance to Poland by accepting surplus electricity.
Russian troops attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, destroying private homes.
Over the past day, Ukrainian troops fought 75 combat engagements, thwarting numerous assault attempts in various directions and repelling enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses. In the Kherson sector alone, the enemy made 17 unsuccessful offensive attempts.
In Kharkiv, a dispute in a parking lot led to a fight, as a result of which one person sustained a head injury and another received a non-fatal stab wound; police are investigating the incident as an intentional light bodily injury.
In Rivne, a drunk driver drove into oncoming traffic and collided with a Honda Odyssey, injuring two people; a pre-trial investigation is underway. The driver of the Renault Duster had a blood alcohol content of 0.63 ppm.
Business activity is growing in Odesa region.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine increased amid cold snap.
Who is Kirill Kernes and why his desire for profit plays into the Kremlin's hands.
The SBU identified three Russian servicemen who committed war crimes in Kharkiv, including the murder and dismemberment of a local farmer. The suspects also looted property that they were trying to take to Russia.
Kyrylo Kernes, the son of former Kharkiv mayor Hennadiy Kernes, reportedly meets regularly in Vienna with Yevhen Muraiev, leader of the banned pro-Russian Nashi party. Muraiev is charged with treason and faces up to 15 years in prison.
The bad weather left 387 settlements in Ukraine without power, affecting five regions, and traffic on the main roads is.
Russian troops attacked more than 20 settlements in the Kharkiv region, using aircraft, artillery and mortars, causing destruction but no casualties.
A former Kyiv police officer who ran over a 15-year-old girl to death in Kharkiv will stand trial; if found guilty, he faces up to 8 years in prison.
An Armtrac 400 demining vehicle exploded on a mine in Kharkiv region while clearing a power line; the region remains highly mine-prone.
A fatal accident occurred on the Kyiv-Odesa highway: an Infinity car collided with a truck, after which it was driven into oncoming traffic, killing two people.
Russia plans to produce 683 cruise missiles and more than 215,000 aircraft bombs and unguided missiles in 2024, indicating a continuation of military operations.
Expert: Russian interests in destabilizing the situation in Kharkiv may be hidden in the statements of Kirill Kernes.
Russia intends to seize Kharkiv and may recruit those who fled abroad to destabilize the situation in the city using false information attacks, political expert Igor Reiterovich believes.
A thermal power plant in eastern Ukraine was hit twice, damaging equipment, but the electricity generated is currently meeting consumer demand despite the increased load on the grid in winter. The weather left 81 settlements in Donetsk and Kharkiv regions without electricity.