The U. S. Secretary of Energy and the Ukrainian Minister of Energy discussed expanding cooperation in the nuclear industry and the prospects for the construction of new power units at the Khmelnytsky Nuclear Power Plant.
According to Ukrainian weather forecasters, it will get colder in Ukraine this week: in many regions there will be light rain and snow, and the temperature will drop to 1-7°C.
russia attacked Ukraine at night, using 17 Shahid-136/131 drones, an X-59 missile, and S-300 anti-aircraft missiles. 14 drones and an X-59 missile were destroyed by Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine's Air Force reported the detection of a russian unmanned aerial vehicle flying westward in the northern part of Khmelnytsky region.
A 25-year-old fisherman who got lost between two communities in the Khmelnytsky region was rescued after a search operation that lasted almost a day.
Russia launched rocket attacks on several Ukrainian cities, killing 4 people and wounding dozens, prompting President Zelensky to promise retaliation for each attack.
A pain treatment and rehabilitation center, Prometheus, has opened in Vinnytsia, providing free assistance to the Ukrainian military using modern equipment and VR technologies.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralize two enemy air targets during a morning attack in Khmelnytsky region.
The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized Russian sabotage groups in Khmelnytskyi region, timely counteracting a conditional enemy group that was collecting intelligence to carry out explosions at an energy facility.
For the first time in Ukraine, a 6,000-year-old fabric was presented in a museum in Cherkasy region.
Russians shelled one of Ukrenergo's substations in eastern Ukraine, damaging equipment. At the same time, the company emphasizes that no shortage of electricity is expected.
A 25-year-old Lviv resident defrauded about 60 people by posting online ads for renting non-existent cottages in the Carpathians and demanding an advance payment.
Ukraine completes two winter months with a stable energy situation, despite ongoing Russian attacks.
In Ostroh, a 54-year-old drunk driver beat and injured a police officer who stopped him during the curfew.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Valeriy Zaluzhnyy from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is noted that the "chair" of the Kyrylo Budanov, who has previously headed the Main Directorate of Ukrainian Intelligence, will now take over the post of Commander-in-Chief.
The Security Service of Ukraine dismantled 5 schemes that helped evaders to illegally evade mobilization or leave Ukraine, including through forged medical documents and illegal transportation abroad. More than 50 potential conscripts were prevented from leaving the country.
Herman Galushchenko spoke about plans to complete the construction of KhNPP, which will begin in 2024. It is planned that KhNPP will receive 4 new power units, including 2 power units based on the American AP1000 technology. Upon completion, Khmelnytsky NPP will become the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.
On the night of Monday, 29 January, Russian drones flew towards Ukraine's western border. The Ukrainian armed forces shot down all eight drones over the Mykolaiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi regions.
Overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force shot down eight Russian Shahid drones that were used to attack several regions of Ukraine. Russia also fired one Iskander missile and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from the occupied territories, but these attacks were repelled by Ukrainian forces.