Kharkiv
The President reported the most difficult situation in eastern Ukraine due to the large concentration of Russian troops. The brigades are only 60-70% equipped with weapons, but the enemy is suffering significant losses.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 55 Shahed drones and imitator drones from different directions. Air defense forces destroyed 34 attack UAVs, but there were hits to a farm and damage to private homes.
There were 118 combat engagements in the frontline, including 41 assault attempts in the Pokrovsk sector. The occupants conducted 33 air strikes and used over 900 kamikaze drones.
A resident of Zhezkazgan was sentenced to 4. 5 years in prison for participating in the war against Ukraine as a member of the Wagner PMC. The mercenary worked as the head of an artillery depot for 240 thousand rubles per month.
There were 48 combat engagements in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovske and Lyman sectors. Occupants attacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and shelled settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.
In Kupyansk, a Russian drone attacked a 50-year-old civilian man. The victim sustained a traumatic leg amputation and an open fracture, and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
On January 15, the occupiers shelled several settlements in Kharkiv region, killing a 52-year-old man. In Kupyansk, a 74-year-old woman was injured by a drone strike, and civilian objects were also damaged.
Emergency power outages in Dnipropetrovs'k and Donetsk regions following a massive Russian attack on January 15 have been canceled. Earlier, restrictions were imposed in six regions of Ukraine.
Over the last day, 170 combat engagements took place, with the most intense fighting in the Pokrovsk sector, where 70 attacks took place. The enemy launched 50 air strikes and made 5441 attacks.
The transmission system operator applied preventive electricity restrictions due to the massive Russian attack. The first explosions were recorded in Kharkiv at 06:08, and an alert was issued across the country.
Russia launches a massive missile attack on the territory of Ukraine. The first explosions were recorded in Kharkiv at 06:08, the alert was announced throughout the country, the enemy is using cruise and ballistic missiles.
Two local residents aged 18 and 37 were detained in Vinnytsia region who were planning to set fire to vehicles of the Armed Forces and volunteers on the instructions of the Russian Federation. The offenders were detained while trying to set fire to the vehicles and face up to 8 years in prison.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted as a basis a draft law on renaming more than 100 courts in different regions of Ukraine. The changes affect courts in Crimea, Sevastopol and 16 regions of the country, but do not provide for their reorganization.
A 74-year-old woman was injured as a result of attacks by FPV drones and aircraft in Kupyansk and Bohodukhiv districts. Residential buildings, outbuildings and power lines were damaged.
Russian troops carried out a series of attacks on Kharkiv region using UGVs, Shaheds, and artillery. Four people were injured in the attacks, and residential buildings and cars were damaged.
On January 14, cloudy weather with clearings and no precipitation is expected in Ukraine. The air temperature will range from -2° to +2°C, with the warmest temperatures in the south of the country.
In Chuhuiv, an enemy drone hit the courtyard of a five-story building, damaging the house and cars. A 1.7-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction as a result of the attack.
There were 155 combat engagements in the frontline, with the largest number of attacks recorded in the Pokrovsk sector - 74 times. The enemy also actively attacked in the Toretsk, Lyman and Novopavlivka sectors.
In Chuhuiv, a girl aged 1 year and 7 months was injured in a drone attack and diagnosed with an acute stress reaction. A car and the windows of a five-story building were damaged.
1,319 Ukrainians applied to the Armed Forces recruitment centers last week, which is twice as many as in the previous period. Since the start of the centers' work, 34,055 people have received counseling, of whom 7,550 have become candidates for the Defense Forces.
In Kharkiv region, 6 hostile attacks were recorded over the day, including the fall of a UAV wreckage in Valky. A 70-year-old man died in Kupyansk as a result of shelling.
There were 140 combat engagements registered in the frontline, most of them in the Pokrovsk sector - 58 attacks. The enemy launched 42 air strikes and fired over 6,000 times at Ukrainian positions.
Over the last day, 124 combat engagements took place in various sectors of the frontline. Most attacks were registered in the Pokrovsk sector, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 50 times.
The Ukrainian Air Force reports enemy drone activity in several regions of Ukraine. Drone activity was reported in Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, and Poltava regions.
Enemy kamikaze drones were spotted in Ukrainian airspace in six regions at once. The UAVs are moving in the western and southwestern directions.
Enemy forces shelled Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, killing a civilian. The prosecutor's office launched a war crime investigation, and law enforcement officers are working at the scene.
There were 75 combat engagements in the frontline, with the most active fighting in the Pokrovske and Toretske sectors. The enemy made 33 attempts to attack in the Pokrovsk sector, of which 22 attacks were repelled.
Over the last day, 157 combat engagements took place, with the largest number of attacks in the Pokrovsk sector - 63 offensives. The enemy also actively stormed Ukrainian positions in the Kupyansk, Lyman and Kramatorsk sectors.
Over the last day, 213 combat engagements were registered in the frontline, most of them in the Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka sectors. The enemy lost 1,570 troops, 10 tanks and other equipment.
An air alert has been issued in Kyiv due to the detection of enemy UAVs in the Kyiv region. The alert spread to 12 regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Zhytomyr and other regions.