[Korrespondent] 22:30 Russian occupiers in the Hulyaipil direction have received a large number of thermobaric hand grenades. They will use them for "dropping" from drones. This was stated by the spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces, Vladislav Voloshin, in a comment to RBC-Ukraine.
21.59 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had "very productive work" with his American counterpart Donald Trump and his team. This is evidenced by Zelenskyy's video address.
21.49 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on the situation at the front. This is evidenced by the evening address of the Ukrainian head of state.
20.16 The European Union plans to complete the preparation of the 20th package of sanctions against Russia in February. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"We are pushing forward with the 20th package of sanctions and aim to complete it next month. Putin will only take negotiations seriously if we force him to," Kallas noted.
According to her, there is currently an "intense diplomatic push for peace."
19.19 On Wednesday, power outage schedules will again be in effect in the regions of Ukraine. At the same time, emergency power outages are in effect in Kyiv and several districts of the Kyiv region after the Russian attack. This was reported by Ukrenergo.
18.51 On Tuesday night, the Rashists attacked 15 critical infrastructure facilities. Deputy Minister of Community and Territorial Development Kostyantyn Kovalchuk said this at a briefing, Ukrinform reported.
17.42 The Verkhovna Rada failed to vote on the appointment of Denys Shmyhal as Minister of Energy. It also failed to appoint Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense. This is evidenced by the broadcast of the plenary session of the parliament.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, consulted with the members of the conciliation council and announced a break in the meeting until Wednesday morning.
17.10 Since the beginning of the day, 72 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and Russian aggressors have been recorded at the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational briefing.
The enemy is concentrating its main efforts on the Pokrovsky direction, trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of 10 settlements.
16.26 Three oil tankers were attacked by drones on Tuesday in the Black Sea as they headed to load oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off the coast of Russia, Reuters reported, citing eight sources.
15.44 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by the First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) Oleg Lugovsky and stated that 20% of the vessels of the Russian shadow fleet were stopped as a result of sanctions. The head of state reported this on Telegram.
15.11 The government is coordinating efforts with retail chains to provide citizens in Kyiv with products. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported this on Telegram.
Earlier on Tuesday, it became known that in Kyiv and the region, some supermarkets of the Silpo and Novus chains are temporarily suspending operations due to power outages caused by Russian attacks. The companies reported this on social networks. There are also isolated cases of technical difficulties in the ATB supermarket chain.
14.44 Russian prisoner of war Serhiy Tuzhilov was sentenced to life imprisonment for the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war near Vovchansk. The SBU press service reports this.
This is about 36-year-old Russian citizen Sergey Tuzhilov (call sign Altai ), an assault rifleman of the 69th Motorized Rifle Division of the Leningrad Military District of the Russian Federation. Before mobilization, he served two terms in Russian prisons for drug crimes and robbery.
Tuzhilov fought near Vovchansk in June 2024. During the assault on a local factory, the militant, together with an accomplice, shot three captured Ukrainian soldiers. At the same time, he personally shot a bound Ukrainian soldier in the back of the head with his service rifle.
14.43 Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Zaporizhzhia region, injuring two employees of Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo. The Ministry of Energy reported this on January 13. It is noted that the shelling damaged equipment, which led to a significant number of consumers in the region losing power.
14.40 The Verkhovna Rada supported the president's motion to dismiss the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vasyl Malyuk. A total of 235 people's deputies voted for resolution No. 14368. The issue was considered under an abbreviated procedure. Vasyl Malyuk was not present in the session hall.
14.20 The Verkhovna Rada accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal. 265 MPs voted for this decision at the plenary session of the parliament. The parliament also dismissed Mykhailo Fedorov from the post of First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation at his request with 270 votes "in favor". It is expected that he will become the new Minister of Defense.
13.52 Counterintelligence of the Security Service prevented a terrorist attack in Kherson. As a result of preemptive actions in the city, two FSB agents were detained who were preparing an attack on employees of the local unit of the National Police. The SBU reported this on January 13.
According to the investigation, at the request of the Russian Federation, the suspects were supposed to blow up several official cars together with Ukrainian law enforcement officers. In the event of the enemy's task being carried out, the FSB promised the agents "evacuation" to Russia.
13.22 Tank battalion fighters, in cooperation with the 1st assault battalion of the 92nd separate assault brigade named after Kosh Ataman Ivan Sirko of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, captured a T-80 tank of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the 92nd Assault Brigade.
12.54 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky, during a telephone conversation with the Commander of the US Army in Europe and Africa, General Christopher Donaghue, informed about the difficult situation at the front, the massive attacks by the Russian Federation on energy, and emphasized the urgent need to strengthen air defense.
According to the commander-in-chief, despite significant losses of personnel, weapons, and military equipment, the Russian aggressor does not refuse to continue offensive actions.
11.46 Russia's strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure are a reminder that we cannot stop supporting our state. But in any case, the cold will not help Russia win the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
11.13 On Tuesday night, Ukrainian military personnel struck a drone production plant in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation and a number of targets in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this.
10.37 Emergency power outages are in effect in Kyiv and a number of regions due to a massive Russian missile and drone attack. Ukrenergo reported this. A significant number of consumers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions, are currently without power.
10.11 Air defense forces neutralized two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 5 Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 240 UAVs. Ballistic/anti-aircraft missile hits and 48 strike UAVs were recorded at 24 locations.
9.55 On the night of January 13, Russian troops continued attacks on critical infrastructure in the Zhytomyr region. Several facilities in the Korosten and Zvyahel districts were hit. This was reported by the Zhytomyr OVA.
9.08 As a result of a Russian drone and missile strike on the Dnipropetrovsk region, two people were injured, fires raged, and infrastructure and housing were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Ganzha. Two people were injured.
9.30 On the front line over the past 24 hours, 159 combat clashes were recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Defense Forces' aviation struck 10 areas of concentration of personnel and two enemy command posts.
8.43 Emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv on Tuesday morning, January 13, due to damage to the energy infrastructure as a result of a nighttime attack by the Russian Federation. This was reported by the Kyiv City Administration.
8.17 In Odessa, as a result of two waves of Russian attacks, residential buildings and social facilities were damaged: a hospital, a kindergarten, and a school. This was reported by the head of the Odessa MVA Serhiy Lysak on January 13. Currently, five victims are known. They are being provided with all necessary medical assistance.
7.50 The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 950 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours. The total combat losses of the Russian army from February 24, 2022 to January 13, 2026 in the war against Ukraine amount to about 1,220,950 people. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 13.
7.23 As a result of the Russian combined attack with missiles and drones on the outskirts of Kharkiv, four civilians were killed, and six more people were injured to varying degrees. This was reported by the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Synegubov. As the head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Dmytro Yatsychenko, noted in a comment to Suspilny, the Russians used double-strike tactics. First, the occupiers attacked with ballistic missiles, and then with strike drones.
06.26 Russians attacked the Novaya Poshta terminal near Kharkiv. The building was partially destroyed.
05.50 Russian drones hit two civilian vessels under the flags of Panama and San Marino in the Odessa region. One crew member was seriously injured and was urgently evacuated.
02.21 Two people were killed and five others were injured in strikes on the outskirts of Kharkiv on the night of Tuesday, January 13. A fire broke out at the attacked facility.
01.55 Powerful explosions were heard in Kyiv against the backdrop of a ballistic threat. After that, people wrote in the public about the almost complete power outage in Irpin, Bucha, and Gostomel. They also recorded problems with water supply. Meanwhile, monitoring channels are writing about a massive ballistic attack on the Trypilska and Kryvyi Rih TPPs. It is reported that within an hour the enemy allegedly used more than 20 ballistic missiles.
00.30 Explosions were heard in Odessa, Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, and Kharkiv amid an air alert due to a UAV attack.