[Korrespondent] 21.46 Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appointed volunteer and blogger Serhiy Sternenko as an advisor on increasing the use of UAVs at the front.
"His experience will help us realize a shared vision of increasing the effectiveness of unmanned units," the minister noted.
Fedorov named several areas that the Ministry of Defense needs to work on now:
basic support for drone units;
supply: the military must receive effective weapons that work here and now;
and analytics and efficiency.
Regarding the latter, according to Fedorov, Sternenko's expertise will help.
21.15 The European Union has allocated 10 million euros for a Special Tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders for their role in Moscow's war against Ukraine
20:31 Russian forces launched an airstrike on Komyshuvas, Zaporizhia region. One person was killed and nine others were injured.
As a result of the impact, 24 private residential buildings were damaged. A fire on the roof of one of the buildings was extinguished.
19:45 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky visited units performing combat missions in the Pokrov direction.
"In Pokrovsk and Myrnograd, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the enemy, who is trying to penetrate the northern regions of both cities in small groups. As a result of active assault operations, another attempt by the enemy to capture these settlements was thwarted. The operational reserve of the occupiers involved suffered significant losses," Syrsky said.
According to him, the situation remains difficult.
19.06 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the monthly losses of the Russian army over the year have increased to 35-36 thousand people and are now the highest for the entire period of the full-scale invasion. The head of state stated this at the World Economic Forum in Davos during a conversation with journalists.
Currently, Russia's losses are the largest in the entire period of a full-scale war.
18.56 Norway has recently supplied Ukraine with a significant number of missiles for NASAMS air defense systems. The Norwegian government reported this. NASAMS complexes have proven to be very effective against Russian missiles.
17.38 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 123 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian aggressors have taken place on the front, which is significantly more than yesterday's figure for this time of day. Fighting is taking place in all 13 main directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary.
17.24 In Moldova, a Russian drone with explosives was discovered in the village of Krokmaz, Stefan-Vodsky district. Specialists from the police's explosives department will conduct a controlled explosion at the site.
The Moldovan Foreign Ministry called the incident a "gross violation of Moldova's sovereignty" and condemned Russia's war against Ukraine.
17.13 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a productive and meaningful meeting with US President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland. The Ukrainian leader reported this on Telegram.
The leaders discussed the work of the Ukrainian and American negotiating teams, which actually work daily in the format of meetings or communication.
17.01 In Vinnytsia region, an official of the Tulchyn district territorial center for recruitment and social support was exposed for extorting money from the mother of a deceased serviceman.
In April 2023, she offered the mother of the deceased serviceman "assistance" in processing a lump sum payment and promised to influence the decisions of other CCC officials.
In December 2023, after the payment was made, the suspect demanded $5,000 for her "influence." The woman transferred 190,000 hryvnias to a bank account, after which the funds were withdrawn in cash through various ATMs.
16.55 The French Navy has detained an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of sailing under a false flag. French President Emmanuel Macron announced this on the social network X.
"The activities of the 'shadow fleet' contribute to the financing of the war of aggression against Ukraine," the French leader recalled.
16.39 As a result of the attack by Russian strike drones in Dnipro, 14 people were injured. This was reported by the State Emergency Service. A 16-story residential building was partially destroyed. Fires broke out in two apartments with a total area of ​​200 sq.m.
16.33 At the entrance to Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, the occupiers used FPV drones to target a civilian car in which two local volunteers were delivering bread for residents still living in the village. As a result, the car was destroyed, and two men, aged 35 and 63, who were inside, died on the spot from their injuries.
15.55 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Ukrainian leader's spokesman Serhiy Nikiforov said.
15.44 Three children and an adult from among the children deprived of parental care were returned to the territory controlled by Ukraine.
They are between 12 and 17 years old. Among those rescued is a 12-year-old girl whose home was searched by Russian soldiers after a report that the family was allegedly keeping a Ukrainian flag. The occupiers were trying to find out whether the family supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15.35 One of the capital's thermal power plants was flooded due to damage to a pipe caused by Russian shelling, which significantly complicated the repair of the equipment. Divers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine carried out work to eliminate the damage in icy water and under extreme conditions. This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko.
15.21 In Kramatorsk, a Russian UAV Geran-2 hit a private sector. At least 12 houses were damaged as a result of the strike. This was reported by the head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Oleksandr Honcharenko.
"Late in the evening, January 21, the Kramatorsk community was hit by a suicide bomber: at 9:58 p.m., a Russian Geran-2 UAV hit a residential building in the private sector," Honcharenko noted.
At least 12 houses were damaged as a result of the enemy strike.
15.18 Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained a Russian agent who, at the request of the FSB, coordinated the Russian Federation's missile, bomb and drone attacks on Sloviansk, Donetsk region.
The main task of the person involved was to find and transmit the coordinates of the location of the Defense Forces units involved in the hostilities in the Lyman and Kramatorsk directions.
The agent task was carried out by a 68-year-old local resident who contacted the FSB through a profile chatbot of the Russian special service. After recruitment, the person in question began touring the front-line city and its surroundings on shuttle buses and recording the locations of Defense Forces personnel.
14.58 Russian invaders are trying to advance in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region. The enemy is taking advantage of the fact that local rivers have frozen and no longer restrain the movement of small infantry groups. This was stated by Viktor Tregubov, head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group, on the air of the United News.
14.11 Ukrainian military successfully attacked the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Russia and a number of other important targets of the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The results of the destruction of an ammunition depot in the city of Debaltseve have also been clarified. A large-scale detonation has been confirmed there.
13.44 As a result of the attack of Russian missiles and drones on Kryvyi Rih, 11 people were injured, including three children. About 10 thousand subscribers were left without electricity. Attempts are currently underway to restart large boiler houses. Vodokanal has partially switched to generators.
13.02 US President's representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will arrive in Moscow for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine after 7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
12.12 As of Thursday morning, emergency power outages are in effect in most regions of Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Also, due to new Russian attacks, consumers in Odessa, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions are without power.
12.11 The city of Chornomorsk is without electricity and heat due to a Russian drone attack. This was reported by the mayor of the city, Vasyl Gulyaev.
He called the situation difficult.
"There is no electricity in the city, the boiler house is not working. If the electricity does not come back on, we will start the boiler house in emergency mode on a generator after lunch. Water supply is provided, but water supply to the upper floors will be carried out according to a schedule that will be announced later," Gulyayev noted.
11.59 More than 1,700 residents of the city of Belgorod (Ukrainian historical name - Bilgorod) in Russia were evacuated due to the fall of a Russian air bomb. The munitions crater was discovered on Gubkina Street on the evening of January 21; work to remove it is currently underway. This was reported by the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov.
11.42 Russian invaders hit Kryvyi Rih with ballistic missiles after a 10-hour drone attack. This was reported by the head of the city's Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, in Telegram. In one of the city's districts, three two-story houses, four cottages, and five private sector houses were damaged.
11.33 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. This was reported by the Ukrainian leader's press secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
11.11 US President's Special Representative Steve Witkoff called the negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation productive and noted that now "it all comes down to one issue" that can be resolved "if both sides want it." He said this at the Ukrainian Breakfast in Davos.
11.06 The Russian army continues to press along the entire front line. A total of 154 combat clashes occurred over the past 24 hours. This is evidenced by the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Telegram.
10.33 Counterintelligence officers detained two agents of the Russian military intelligence (GRU) who were trying to establish the consequences of the Oreshnik missile strike on civilian infrastructure in the Lviv region on the night of January 9. The SBU reported this.
9.59 Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 94 Shahed, Gerber and other types of strike UAVs, about 55 of them are "Shaheeds". The Air Force reported this on Telegram.
7.34 Russia lost another 1,070 of its occupiers in the war against Ukraine over the past 24 hours. This is according to data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine published on Facebook.
04.04 In the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, the clearing of Russian occupiers is underway, most of whom are concentrated in one of the blocks in the city center, said Viktor Tregubov, head of the communications department of the Joint Forces Group. According to him, the current plan of the Russians in Sumy and Kharkiv regions is to create a "control zone" there along the border.
03.02. Former US special envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg believes that if Ukraine holds out until spring, the advantage will be on its side. According to him, peace could come before the fall, as negotiations are approaching the final stages. Kellogg stressed that Putin failed in the war, and measures his successes in meters, not miles.
01.34 On the evening of Wednesday, January 21, Russian troops launched two strikes on Zaporizhia, damaging residential buildings and destroying the Epicenter shopping center in the city. There are injuries.