[Korrespondent] 21.35 The Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik, with which the Russian Federation struck Ukraine, is the same challenge for Warsaw, Bucharest, Budapest, and many other capitals. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during an evening address on Friday, January 9. He noted that Russia struck with Oreshnik remarkably close to the borders of the European Union.
20.05 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by decree dated January 9, introduced changes to the composition of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. Deputy Defense Minister Boev, head of the OP Budanov, and head of the GUR Ivashchenko were approved in the personnel composition, and former head of the State Security Service of Ukraine Deinek was removed.
18.31 In connection with the receipt of inquiries regarding the procedure for payment of cash benefits for December 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine provided an official explanation. It is noted that according to the Department of Social Security of the Ministry of Defense, the partial payment of cash benefits for December, which took place at the end of December 2025, was due to the peculiarities of the end of the budget year. Such a decision was made to ensure stable financing and is not a violation of the law.
18.17 The aggressor country Russia attacked two civilian vessels in Ukrainian ports. One crew member was killed, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) reported. Emergency and specialized services are currently working on both ships.
17.34 Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Russian Federation has lost at least 19 generals killed. The Insider reports this, citing an analysis of open data, as well as reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources. It is noted that not all deaths have been officially confirmed by the Russian authorities.
16.27 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 97 combat clashes have taken place on the front. Most of them are concentrated in five directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary .
15.59 Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and British Defense Minister John Healy signed a roadmap for the development of a century-long defense partnership in Kyiv. Shmyhal reported this on Telegram.
15.43 A number of corruption transactions related to evasion of mobilization and illegal influence on decisions of officials in the field of military service have been exposed in Ukraine. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on January 9. It is noted that for money the suspects promised to transfer servicemen to rear units; remove them from the wanted list; influence on decisions of officials; organize illegal travel abroad.
15.35 A video from social networks claiming that Poland, Germany, and France will allegedly "return over 40,000 conscripts to Ukraine within two months" is fake. The Center for Countering Disinformation (CDC) stated this on Telegram.
15.00 Europe should restore direct communication with Moscow in order to have leverage in negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. This was stated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a press conference on January 9, according to Italian media outlets: La Stampa and the ANSA news agency.
14.49 Russia's use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile is an escalation against Ukraine and is intended to warn Europe and the US. This was written by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, on the social network X.
14.04 Fragments of the Oreshnik surface-to-surface intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that the Russian aggressors used to strike the Lviv region on Friday night have been found, the SBU reported.
13:45 Russian war criminals shelled a hospital in Kherson at noon on Friday, January 9. The Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA) reported this on its Telegram channel.
13.41 The identities of all those killed in the nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv have been established. The capital's prosecutor's office reported this. In total, four people died, another 26 people were injured and suffered bodily harm. Among the injured are five rescuers of the State Emergency Service, four medical workers and a policeman.
13.15 In Rivne, law enforcement officers exposed the deputy head of the regional CCC and SP in bribery. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this. The official demanded money for a postponement of mobilization, even from those men liable for military service who had legal grounds for it.
12.59 Soldiers of the 79th separate Tavria Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed several groups of Russian soldiers near Myrnograd, Donetsk region. The Russian "soldiers" were hiding in cesspools on the territory of a farm. The 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on its Facebook page.
12.38 As of Friday morning, 556,000 residents in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation were left without electricity and heat. This was reported by the so-called governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram.
He stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly launched a missile strike on an engineering infrastructure facility. Almost 200,000 Russians also faced disruptions in water supply and drainage.
12.12 Law enforcement officers exposed and stopped the activities of a criminal organization that had seized almost 3 billion UAH of budget funds allocated for the purchase of engineering ammunition for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.
12.05 On the night of Friday, January 9, Russia targeted district boiler houses during the shelling of Ukraine. Prime Minister Yulia Svirydenko stated this on her Telegram channel.
11.31 As of Friday morning, most regions of Ukraine are experiencing power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Due to the difficult situation in the power system, emergency power outages were applied in several regions.
10.58 More than half of the enterprises of the leading Russian concern for the production of armored vehicles, Uralvagonzavod, are still not under sanctions from Western partners and can operate without obstacles. This is evidenced by a letter from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
10.49 On Friday night, Russia used the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), as well as other means of destruction. The world needs a clear response to these actions by Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
10.35 Ukraine is initiating an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council , a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as appropriate measures within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE due to the Russian strike with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Friday night. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on the social network X.
9.59 Russian occupiers are attacking in 10 directions, most of all in Pokrovsky and Hulyaipilsky. In total, 161 combat clashes took place on the front during the past 24 hours, January 8. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.45 On the night of January 9, the radio-technical troops of the Air Force detected and escorted 278 enemy air attack vehicles: 36 missiles and 242 drones of various types. The main direction of the attack was the Kyiv region. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
9.07 The Kremlin ruling regime confirmed the launch of an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Lviv on the night of January 9, and also mentioned the fake about the alleged "attack on the residence" of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This is evidenced by a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
8.25 Rescuers pulled a family of four from the rubble: a couple, their five-year-old child, and a grandmother in the Brovary district of the Kyiv region. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported this on its Telegram channel.
7.29 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 1,030 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, according to the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
05.58 The number of victims from the Russian attack on Kyiv has increased to four. In four districts of the city - fires and destruction. Damaged residential buildings and infrastructure, including critical ones, there are dead and injured. In some districts of the city, there are power and water outages.
04.20 The ballistic missile with which the Russians attacked Lviv this night was moving at a speed of about 13 thousand kilometers per hour. The type of missile with which the Russian aggressors attacked the city will be established after studying all its elements, the Western Air Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
01.41 Four districts of Kyiv have been hit by UAVs or their debris. Damage and fires have been reported in the capital. At least four people are reported injured.
00.11 Explosions erupted in Kyiv and Lviv at around midnight. The capital is being attacked by Shahedi. As for Lviv, there is speculation that an Oreshnik ballistic missile hit it. The Lviv OVA reported that a critical infrastructure facility was attacked.