[Korrespondent] 23.30 To date, 17 countries have provided Ukraine with energy equipment to support it in the extremely difficult electricity supply situation caused by Russian attacks. This information was reported by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga.
21.26 The Russian military has already prepared for a new massive strike. Ukrainian citizens need to pay attention to all air alerts. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"These days, we need to continue to be very attentive. Russia has prepared for a strike, a massive strike, and is waiting for the moment to deliver this strike. Please pay attention to all air alerts. And each region must be ready to respond as quickly as possible and support people," the head of state emphasized.
21.04 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the appointment of a new deputy commander of the Air Force. He will be Pavlo Elizarov.
"The army knows him - Lazar, a special unit that works, works effectively. Together with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and the military command, a new organization must be developed - and will be developed - for the entire component of precisely such sky protection," the president said.
Zelensky also announced a new approach to the use of air defense by the Air Force. "Regarding mobile fire groups, interceptor drones, and other means of "small" air defense. This system will be transformed," the head of state emphasized.
20:43 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by the acting head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Yevheniy Khmara.
"The Security Service of Ukraine, as always, is active in protecting our state and people. New combat operations have been approved. The internal transformation of the Service also continues - precisely in order to strengthen our state," Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
In addition, the president heard a report by the First Deputy Head of the SBU, Oleksandr Poklad.
"The very Russian who was guilty of the shooting of Ukrainian prisoners in October last year in Kursk was captured. Every Russian murderer must be held accountable for what he did. And so it will be. We will also counter Russian sabotage in the rear - thank the Security Service of Ukraine for protecting our citizens," Zelensky stressed.
The Head of State also heard a report by the former head of the special service, Vasyl Malyuk. "We continue to prepare our asymmetric operations against Russia. All the necessary resources of the Security Service of Ukraine and other state structures are fully provided. Glory to Ukraine!" the president declared.
20:36 The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a drone depot of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division in temporarily occupied Novokrasnyanka.
"As part of measures to reduce the offensive capabilities of the Russian aggressor, on the night of January 19, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck a formation of unmanned aerial vehicles of a unit from the 144th Motorized Rifle Division (Novokrasnyanka, temporarily occupied territory of Luhansk region)," the report noted.
A hit on target was recorded.
18.55 Drones destroyed a North Korean M-1991 multiple launch rocket system, enemy drone depots, and a number of other objects. This was reported by the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi.
18.33 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, based on which personnel decisions were agreed upon . The head of state reported this on Telegram.
18.25 The Register of Damages for Ukraine has received 100 thousand applications from individuals for compensation for damage, loss or harm to health caused by Russian aggression. This is reported on the official website of the Register. The applications relate to the following categories: death or harm to health, torture and sexual violence, forced displacement, damage or destruction of residential property, as well as other forms of material and non-material damage caused to individuals.
18.01 On Tuesday, electricity outage schedules will be in effect again in the regions of Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Improvement of the outage schedules is possible in the absence of new massive shelling from Russia.
17.58 In Chuguiv, Kharkiv region, centralized electricity supply has been completely cut off due to numerous Russian shelling of critical infrastructure facilities. Currently, the city's heating and water supply systems are operating normally, and garbage collection is carried out according to the schedule.
17.49 A woman was killed and another man was injured as a result of Russian shelling of Sloviansk, the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Vadym Lyakh, reported .
"Another airstrike by four KABs on Sloviansk today, December 19, claimed the life of a person. A man was wounded in the shelling, which occurred around 11:00. One woman died," Lyakh noted.
17.35 The number of people injured in Kharkiv as a result of a strike by Russian guided aerial bombs (KAB) has increased to 10 people. This was reported by the head of the OVA Oleg Synegubov in Telegram. 30 private houses were damaged in the city, one was destroyed. The windows of about 10 high-rise buildings and seven cars were also damaged.
17.23 In the Rivne region, two anti-tank mines were discovered near railway tracks, which were dropped by Russian drones during the latest airstrikes.
At one of the railway stations in the region, a station employee noticed suspicious objects near the tracks while patrolling the area, after which explosives technicians arrived at the scene.
During the inspection, police identified the find - two PTM-3 anti-tank mines. Such ammunition is equipped with magnetic target sensors that respond to any change in the magnetic field, so it was dangerous to transport them.
The explosives experts decided to destroy the mines on site through a controlled explosion. According to preliminary data, the munitions were dropped by Russian Shahed suicide drones during an attack on the region.
16.31 Since the beginning of the current day, 79 combat clashes have taken place on the front. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this in an operational update . The most active battles are taking place in the Pokrovsky direction, where the Russian invaders have already organized 28 assaults.
16.22 An FSB agent who tried to set fire to one of the key electrical substations in the Kirovohrad region and spied on Defense Forces locations was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The agent's tasks were carried out by a 21-year-old cashier at a local grocery store recruited by the enemy. He came to the attention of the Russians through pro-Kremlin comments in Telegram channels. After being recruited, the traitor began tracking the coordinates of electrical substations that supply power to strategically important objects in the region.
The traitor also monitored the locations of Ukrainian troops, against which the Russian Federation was preparing missile and drone attacks.
16.05 Russian aggressors attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs (GAB). At least one person was killed and five others were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleg Synegubov.
15.41 Special envoy of Kremlin President Vladimir Putin Kirill Dmitriev will visit Davos, Switzerland, this week and hold meetings with members of the American delegation within the framework of the World Economic Forum, Reuters reported, citing two sources.
14.48 The Ukrainian military will transform the system for countering Russian strike drones against the backdrop of a difficult situation in the energy sector. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this on Telegram.
14.30 The deputy commander of one of the training centers in the Odessa region was exposed for offering servicemen "assistance" in leaving their duty station for money. If they refused to pay, the official threatened to send the servicemen to the hottest spots on the front. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on January 19.
14.05 Facts of complicity of the deputy commander of a division of the Russian Armed Forces in giving orders to strike at energy and gas infrastructure facilities using the Geran-2 UAV have been established. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on January 19. According to the investigation, in 2023-2024, the suspect, while in the temporarily occupied territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in complicity with the high military command of the Russian Armed Forces, gave orders to use Geran-2 strike unmanned aerial vehicles at predetermined coordinates.
13.44 Law enforcement officers have exposed eight more pro-Kremlin agitators in various regions of the country, including an official of the capital's court and a repeat offender who had been hiding for almost four years. This was reported by the SBU press service.
A linguistic examination initiated by the Security Service confirmed the facts of informational and subversive activities of agitators in favor of the Russian Federation.
Currently, supporters of racism have been charged with public calls for a violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order under Part 2 of Article 109, encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine under Part 2 of Article 110, collaboration activities under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 5 of Article 111-1, and justification of armed aggression by the Russian Federation under Article 436-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The perpetrators face up to ten years in prison with confiscation of property.
13.30 The Czech coalition party Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Defense Minister Jaromir Zuna do not support the idea of ​​selling L-159 combat aircraft to Ukraine. This was stated by the SPD leader and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura, CeskeNoviny reports. According to Okamura, the aircraft have a low residual value, but their combat value remains high. He emphasized that the purchase of a replacement would cost the Czech Republic much more than the possible sale of these machines.
12.48 The Americans have reportedly invited Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to the Peace Council, which will monitor the implementation of the peace agreement in the Gaza Strip. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in a comment to Russian propagandists.
12.37 The advance of Russian occupiers has been recorded within the city of Pokrovsk since the evening of Saturday, January 17. The invaders have also been advancing near the cities of Siversk and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region. However, there is no talk of capturing a specific settlement. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState on its Telegram channel.
12.31 The advance of Russian occupiers has been recorded within the city of Pokrovsk since the evening of Saturday, January 17. The invaders have also been advancing near the cities of Siversk and Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region. However, there is no talk of capturing a specific settlement. This was reported by the OSINT project DeepState on its Telegram channel.
12.24 A number of violations have been identified in reserve battalions - units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that are engaged in the mobilization, training and rotation of personnel and the reinforcement of combat units. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this on January 19.
11.42 On Monday night, Russian aggressors damaged five energy facilities in the Chernihiv region. ChernihivOblenergo reported this. Currently, tens of thousands of consumers are without electricity.
11.15 On Monday morning, Russian invaders launched a missile strike on Kharkiv . This was reported by the city's mayor, Igor Terekhov. The enemy attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the Slobodsky district with four missiles. The damage is significant.
11.00 On Monday night, Russian aggressors attacked the energy infrastructure of several regions. New power outages were recorded , Ukrenergo reported. Emergency power outages are also ongoing in some regions. Previously published hourly power outage schedules by regional energy companies are not in effect there.
10.40 First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with the board of NPC Ukrenergo. Key tasks for stabilizing the operation of the power system and reducing the duration of outages in the most problematic regions were discussed , an official reported on Telegram.
10.27 Special forces of the Alpha Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine inflict significant losses on key elements of the Russian Federation's echeloned air defense system. The total cost of the enemy's air defense assets destroyed and disabled over the past year is estimated at approximately $4 billion. This is reported by the SBU.
9.59 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky reported that the operational situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains tense. A grueling confrontation continues in the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd agglomeration area, where about fifty combat clashes take place daily.
According to him, the enemy is increasing pressure, pulling reserves to Pokrovsk and trying to find weak points in the Ukrainian defense. Russian troops are using both sporadic massive assaults and covert advances by small infantry groups.
9.58 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has revealed the characteristics of a new Russian drone - the Geran-5 attack drone with a jet engine, which is capable of flying at speeds of up to 600 km/h. The GUR reported this on Telegram.
9.40 Another shipment of ammunition for the Russian Armed Forces' North Group arrived by train in the Mikhailovsky District of the Volgograd Region and was sent to intensify shelling of the Sumy and Kharkiv directions of the front. The partisan movement ATESH reported this on January 19.
9.15 Air defense forces neutralized 126 of the 145 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine. 13 strike UAVs were hit at 12 locations, as well as the fall of downed targets (fragments) at five locations. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 19.
8.59 Russian invaders continue to press along the entire front line. In total, 144 combat clashes took place over the past 24 hours, with the most difficult situation in the Pokrovsky and Hulyaipil directions. This is stated in a summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Facebook.
7.57 The Ukrainian Defense Forces neutralized 1,020 Russian invaders over the past 24 hours. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook.
06.01 On the night of Monday, January 19, one person was injured in Zaporizhia due to an attack by Russian troops. At dawn, explosions were heard again in Zaporizhia - air defense was working. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration Ivan Fedorov.
04.41 On the night of Monday, January 19, the Saratov region of the Russian Federation was attacked by unknown drones. Ukrainian OSINT channels reported a possible drone attack on the Saratov oil refinery. In addition to the regional center, residents of the neighboring city of Engels, where a strategic aviation airfield is located, also reported loud "claps" and sirens.
03.29 On the night of Monday, January 19, Russian occupation forces carried out a drone attack on Odessa. Local Telegram channels note that one of the drones hit a multi-story building. The impact blew away walls on two floors of the building. Official information about the extent of the destruction and possible casualties had not been made public at the time of writing.
01.32 On the night of Monday, January 19, the Russian army launched drone strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region, targeting energy infrastructure facilities. According to preliminary information from monitoring channels, all drones were flying towards the Yavornytske district near the Dnipro River.
01.04 A series of explosions caused by a drone attack thundered in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk region. According to preliminary information, the key target of the strikes was energy infrastructure facilities. As a result of the attacks, the Kirovsky and Kuybyshev districts of Donetsk were left without electricity.