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| Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: January 15, 2026 |
| 2026-01-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Korrespondent] 22.46 The curfew may be eased in regions where a state of emergency has been introduced in the energy sector. Prime Minister Yulia Svirydenko announced this on Telegram. ![]() 22.28 Ukraine is convening a meeting of the Energy Ramstein amid a difficult electricity situation due to Russian strikes and a severe cold snap. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga announced this on his Facebook page. 21.58 France is providing Ukraine with two-thirds of its intelligence data, replacing the US. French President Emmanuel Macron stated this during a speech to the military at the Istres-Les-Tubes base. 18.59 Russia will continue to "consistently pursue its goals" in Ukraine. This was stated by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Russian propaganda media reports. 18.53 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny in Kyiv. The head of state reported this on Telegram. During the meeting, "diplomatic tasks" to strengthen Ukraine were discussed, the head of state noted. 18.29 The Russians attacked the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region with a ballistic missile. Oil containers and a civilian vessel under the Maltese flag that was under load were damaged. One member of the ship's crew was injured. He is receiving necessary medical care. 17.38 Since the beginning of the day, 74 combat clashes between Ukrainian troops and Russian occupiers have been recorded on the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational briefing. The enemy army is most actively operating in the Pokrovsk area, where units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already repelled more than 20 assaults. 17.35 Border guards of the Gart brigade thwarted an attempt by the invaders to break through the state border in the Kharkiv region in the direction of the village of Degtyarne. This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. It is noted that enemy infantry groups, supported by artillery and UAVs, tried to seize advanced positions and advance deep into the territory of Ukraine. The movement and accumulation of the enemy for attacks was detected in time by aerial reconnaissance, and the enemy infantry was comprehensively worked out with all available means of destruction. "The attempt by the occupiers to break through the state border was blocked, the enemy was unsuccessful and retreated. During the defensive battle, 21 occupiers were killed and 11 more were wounded," the report says. 17.13 Russian aggressors launched a missile strike on Kharkiv and destroyed a large energy facility . Mayor Igor Terekhov reported this on Telegram. Emergency services and specialized specialists are working at the scene, trying to minimize the consequences of the attack. 16.49 The court sentenced another traitor who led Russian strikes on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk to 15 years in prison. The Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian military intelligence agent in May 2025 in the Donetsk region. The SBU reported this on its Telegram channel. 16.13 Equating a country-victim of an attack with an aggressor country is unacceptable. This was reported on the social network X by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiga in response to the latest statement of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) about the attack on critical infrastructure, adding that "this statement is shameful." 16.29 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conference call dedicated to problems in the energy sector. He reported this on Telegram. The head of state criticized the Kyiv authorities for "wasting time" and also spoke about solutions to improve the situation. 14.59 Poland will deliver up to nine MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine . This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland, Pawel Zalewski, in a comment to TVP World. According to him, technical details of the transfer of the MiGs, including logistics and maintenance, are currently being agreed upon. 14.45 Ukrainian military from the 13th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine Charter repelled an attempted assault by Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region. The Charter showed a video of combat work against the occupiers . It is noted that the Russian occupiers attempted to attack positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lipetsk direction. The assault was repelled, about 70 occupiers were destroyed. 14.19 A headquarters for the elimination of the consequences of Russian shelling of energy facilities has been created in Kyiv . The first meeting has already been held. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal on Telegram. 14.05 A satellite image taken on January 14, a day after the attack by Ukrainian drones on the territory of the Atlant-Aero plant in Taganrog, shows that the strike destroyed several buildings on the plant's territory, including one built in early 2025. Radio Liberty reports this. 13.30 Russians attacked the south of Odessa region with drones at night. The strike resulted in several fires, and one person was injured. This was reported by the head of the Odessa OVA, Oleg Kiper. According to him, most of the enemy targets were destroyed by air defense forces. At the same time, damage was recorded to civilian infrastructure in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district. As a result of the attack, two one-story administrative buildings were destroyed and subsequently caught fire. The fire was quickly extinguished. A security guard was injured, medical assistance was provided on the spot. 13.07 Moscow has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that Ukraine and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky are allegedly hindering a peaceful resolution to the war. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in a comment to Russian propagandists. 12.12 Russian aggressors bombed the town of Bilopillya in Sumy Oblast. One person was killed and four others were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported. The explosion damaged educational buildings, a shop, and vehicles. 10.57 The commander of a military unit organized a million-dollar scheme using drones . In total, the state lost 47 million hryvnias. We are talking about the former commander of the 60th mechanized Ingulets brigade, Colonel Andriy Borodin, according to media reports. 08.53 On Thursday night, Russian aggressors launched 82 drones of various types over Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare units shot down/suppressed the vast majority of enemy targets. The enemy attacked with Shahed drones, including jet ones, Gerbera, Italmas, and drones of other types from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Bryansk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Millerovo, - RF, Gvardiyske - TOT AR Crimea, TOT Donetsk, about 60 of them - Shaheds. According to preliminary data, 61 enemy UAVs were shot down/suppressed by air defense. At the same time, 21 strike UAVs were recorded hitting 13 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (fragments) at three locations. 08.23 The 1,422nd day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. In total, 132 combat clashes were recorded over the past day. 08.07 In one of the districts of Kyiv, debris was recorded falling on a residential building as a result of a nighttime Russian attack. This was reported by the head of the city's military administration, Timur Tkachenko. "In the Solomyansky district, debris was recorded falling on a residential building as a result of an enemy attack," he noted. As reported by the State Emergency Service, the impact occurred at the technical floor level. The destruction of a wall over an area of ​​about 4 sq. m. was recorded without further burning. 07.53 The Ukrainian Defense Forces have eliminated and wounded 1,150 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours. The total combat losses of Russian troops since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022 to January 15, 2026, are about 1,223,090 people. In total, since the beginning of the war, the following have been liquidated:
07.31 A Russian drone crashed into a playground near the Bandera monument in Lviv. This was announced by the city's mayor Andriy Sadovyi, who published a video of the enemy strike. "A symbolic place is what the aggressor fears the most. Previously - without casualties," Sadovy noted. 05.07 Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky during the World Economic Forum in Davos, which is scheduled for next week, if the Ukrainian president also attends the event. 03.06 The command of the Russian occupation forces dismissed two generals after the failure of massive attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Dobropil direction, which did not bring results and led to significant losses. As reported by the Ukrainian military NGU Azov , the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov, and Lieutenant General Sergey Milchakov, head of the 51st Russian Army, were removed from their positions. 02.11 The Russians managed to advance in the Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions near three settlements at once. The analytical portal DeepState notes that the occupiers were successful near the settlements of Yablunivka and Zaliznyanske in the Donetsk region and Stepnohirska in the Zaporizhia region. |
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