In the village of Koziivka, Korostyshiv community, Zhytomyr region, a 32-year-old woman and her two children, aged 4 and 5, died in a fire. The third child, aged two, was hospitalized; the fire completely destroyed the 85 sq. m. house.
On January 22, Donetsk region suffered 1458 enemy attacks, resulting in the death of four people, including a child, and injuries to six people. In Cherkaske, four people, including a five-year-old boy, were killed by a UAV strike, and five civilians were injured.
Over the past day, 222 combat engagements took place on the front line. The occupiers carried out one missile and 85 air strikes, using one missile and dropping 226 guided aerial bombs.
Russian troops launched an air strike on Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, using guided aerial bombs. An 85-year-old man was killed, and nine people were injured, most of them women.
Since the beginning of the day, 196 combat engagements have been recorded on the front. The occupiers used 2862 kamikaze drones and carried out 2717 shellings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine's positions.
The total number of combat engagements on the front line is 123, with the enemy actively operating in the Pokrovsk, Huliaipole, and Kostiantynivka directions. In the Siversk-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, there were three attacks, the enemy launched two air strikes and carried out 34 shellings.
On January 22, in the Kharkiv region, Russian FPV drones attacked a car of volunteers who were delivering bread. Two men were killed, and one more was injured.
In Kharkiv Oblast, the enemy is active in the direction of Dihtiarne, attempting to expand the combat zone to Nesterne and Kruhle. Activity is also recorded near Dvorichanske and Vovchanski Khutory, but without success for the occupiers.
In eastern India, a killer elephant killed 22 people in ten days, including an entire family and an expert. Authorities have lost control, residents are ordered to stay indoors.
The attacker shot the victim in the head and fled; the victim is in critical condition.
Since the beginning of the day, 74 combat engagements have been recorded at the front, more than a third of them in the Pokrovsk direction. Russian troops continue to press, attacking settlements and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Police identified the Russian serviceman who raped a 36-year-old resident of Bucha district in spring 2022. He was identified as a platoon commander of the 64th separate motorized rifle brigade, a captain born in 1989.
Information about the capture of Novoplatonivka in the Kupyansk direction is fake. The village is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, soldiers of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade conducted an operation to identify "infiltrators."
President Zelenskyy received reports from negotiators after meetings in the US and Davos. Ukraine is ready to sign documents on security guarantees and reconstruction, particularly with America.
Former President Viktor Yanukovych has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for seizing the Sukholuchchya lands. The verdict includes confiscation of property and deprivation of the right to hold public office.
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.
As a result of a Russian attack on the night of January 20 in the Bucha district of Kyiv region, a 50-year-old man was killed. The premises of two gas stations were also damaged.
The Prosecutor General's Office is investigating possible abuses during the procurement of humanitarian demining works for UAH 129 million. The land plot that was being demined was used for agricultural production.
China's population decreased by 3. 39 million in 2025, reaching 1.405 billion, while the birth rate fell to 7.92 million, an all-time low. The death rate rose to 11.31 million, the highest since 1968.
On January 17, a 2. 5-meter Russian 'Gerbera' drone was discovered in Moldova. The country's Foreign Ministry condemned the incident as a violation of sovereignty.
Russians are attempting to cross the Siversky Donets river in rubber boats near Dronivka and Platonivka. The situation in the Dronivka area is escalating daily, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back the enemy.
In the Lviv region, a Setra Vienna-Kyiv regular bus with 25 passengers veered off the road, hitting a guardrail and a tree. Nine passengers sought medical attention, seven were hospitalized.
Southern Africa is suffering from catastrophic rains and floods that have affected seven countries. In Mozambique, 103 people have died, in Zimbabwe – 70, in South Africa – 30, where the army is rescuing people from rooftops.
Over the past day, 153 combat engagements took place at the front. Russian troops used over 4,700 kamikaze drones and 144 guided aerial bombs.
The Ministry of Economy reported a 2. 2% growth in Ukraine's economy in 2025. This occurred despite attacks on energy infrastructure and high security risks.
On January 15, 180 combat engagements took place, the occupiers launched 2 missile and 97 air strikes, dropping 234 guided aerial bombs. The Defense Forces hit seven areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment.
In Odesa region, an 11-year-old boy was swinging a dog on a leash and threw it off a slope, treating it as a game. The police filed a report against his mother for failing to fulfill her parental duties; the animal was not harmed.
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.
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.
In Kyiv Oblast, the police are investigating the circumstances of animal cruelty. A deceased dog with injuries was found in the village of Muzychi.