[Korrespondent] 22.43 A fire broke out in Zaporizhia as a result of a Russian strike on an industrial infrastructure facility. This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Ivan Fedorov.
"The Russians are striking Zaporizhia again. A hostile strike has been carried out on an industrial infrastructure facility," Fedorov noted.
21:33 On the evening of January 29, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the statement of the head of the White House, Donald Trump, that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin agreed not to shell Kyiv during the frost.
"Energy is the basis of life, and we appreciate the efforts of our partners to help us protect life. Thank you, President Trump! The teams talked about this in the Emirates. We expect that the agreements will be implemented," the Ukrainian president noted, expressing gratitude to Trump for his efforts in ensuring security for Ukrainian cities during the cold weather.
He also added that de-escalation steps contribute to real movement towards ending the war.
20.26 China has denied claims that it has supplied Russia with equipment for the production of Oreshnik missiles, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.
Responding to questions about these allegations, the spokesman assured that China "does not fan the flames, does not take advantage of the situation, and does not agree with accusations or evasion of responsibility."
The Foreign Ministry representative also called the accusations against Beijing of supporting Moscow in the war against Ukraine "an attempt to shift responsibility" for the aggression onto China.
19.36 US President Donald Trump said that he personally called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to temporarily refrain from shelling Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, and he allegedly agreed.
"Because of the cold, the extreme cold, they have the same thing as we do. I personally asked President Putin not to shell Kyiv, the cities and towns for a week during this extreme cold... And he agreed. And I have to say, it was very good," Trump said at a meeting with members of his administration at the White House.
18.50 The aggressor country Russia rejects the possibility of a truce with Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, according to Russian media. He called the legitimate government of Ukraine "a regime that has lost its legitimacy", and also once again mentioned the "coup" in 2014.
18:30 Russian suicide bombers attacked residential buildings in Kryvyi Rih in two places, which led to fires. An emergency rescue operation is underway at the site of the attack. This was reported by the head of the city military administration, Oleksandr Vilkul, on Telegram.
18.02 On Friday, electricity outage schedules will be in effect again in all regions of Ukraine. This was reported by Ukrenergo. An improvement in the situation with outage schedules is possible only in the absence of new massive shelling from Russia.
17.26 According to the materials of the SBU, a Russian agent who installed a GPS tracker for a Russian attack on the power lines of the Rivne NPP received 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Law enforcement officers detained the traitor in May 2025 when he tried to install a GPS tracker on one of the main power line poles.
Using the coordinates of the "beacon," the Russians planned to use drones to strike energy infrastructure to cut off power to part of the northern regions.
It turned out that the Russian attack was directed by a former employee of the maintenance department at the Rivne NPP, recruited by the enemy.
16.59 The European Union has imposed personal sanctions against a number of Russian propagandists, including Kateryna Andreeva and Pavel Zarubin. The corresponding decision was published in the Official Journal of the EU.
The sanctions include a ban on entry to EU countries and the freezing of assets in European banks.
16.56 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 180 clashes have occurred on the front. This is more than four times higher than yesterday's figure, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs in an operational summary. In the Pokrovsky direction alone, the occupation army has already carried out 77 attacks in the areas of 19 settlements.
16.31 President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz Serhiy Koretsky. The head of state reported this on Telegram. The key topic was the consequences of Russian attacks on oil and gas infrastructure and the progress of the restoration of gas system facilities.
16.23 A Ukrainian ground drone Droid TW-7.62 based on the NUMO platform captured three Russian servicemen. The corresponding video was published by the manufacturing company DevDroid.
In the footage, three Russians approach, take off their equipment, and lie down next to the NRK.
"The reconnaissance and strike NRC Droid TW-7.62 based on the NUMO platform captured three Russian soldiers. No risk to our fighters. The mission was carried out remotely. The exchange fund has been replenished," the video caption says.
15.24 The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, together with the American company SpaceX, is already solving the problem of using Starlink technology on Russian drones. This was reported by Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov on Telegram.
15.19 Law enforcement officers exposed an organized group of officials of the CCC of Cherkasy region and the former head of the personnel unit of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who, for money, changed data in the electronic register of military conscripts, issuing deferrals from mobilization.
As the investigation found, officials interfered with the Unified Electronic Register of Conscripts, Military Enlisted Men, and Reservists. They unjustifiably added and removed men from military registration, which allowed them to obtain deferrals and avoid conscription during mobilization.
The "service" cost $10,000.
It is noted that information about at least 48 people was illegally entered into the database.
15:00 Russian military shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson. A man died as a result of the attack.
"At around 12:00, the Russians once again shelled the Korabelny district of Kherson. As a result of the attack, a 46-year-old man received injuries incompatible with life," he wrote on Telegram.
In addition, Russian soldiers killed a resident of the village of Pravdyne in the Belozersky community. "At about 1:40 p.m., the occupiers attacked the settlement with a drone, resulting in a fatal wound to a 39-year-old woman," Prokudin said.
14.10 Ukraine received a batch of energy aid from Germany, which will be mainly used for Kyiv's needs. This was announced by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. The first delivery includes two cogeneration units, generators and other critically needed equipment.
13.58 The State Bureau of Investigation has blocked a channel for illegal departure of conscripts to Romania in the Odessa region. A serviceman of the State Border Guard Service is involved in the scheme of earning money by evading mobilization. He used popular social networks to find conscripts who were looking for an opportunity to illegally leave Ukraine for money.
For $3,000, the border guard promised to escort "clients" beyond official checkpoints across the state border to Romania during his duty.
At least ten conscripts used the services of the attacker every month. The full circle of those involved and those who used the "services" of the border guard is being established.
13.46 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on reports of an allegedly achieved "energy truce" between Ukraine and Russia. He said this in a comment to Russian propagandists.
13.25 Ukrainian military hit an expensive radar station of the Russian aggressors and a number of UAV control points in the temporarily occupied territories. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13.19 The composition of the Russian delegation at the talks in Abu Dhabi shows that Russia has no serious intentions to achieve peace. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, before the start of a meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states in Brussels.
12.59 The bodies of 1,000 dead, which the Russians claim belong to Ukrainian servicemen, have been returned to Ukraine. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV) reported this.
12.54 Counterintelligence of the Security Service prevented Russian sabotage at transport infrastructure facilities. In the Khmelnytskyi region, a minor FSB agent was detained who was preparing a bomb at the local Ukrzaliznytsia station.
The Russian order was carried out by a 16-year-old local resident. On the instructions of a supervisor from the FSB, he first went around the local Ukrzaliznytsia stations to determine which of them had the most intense traffic.
Then, on the supervisor's instructions, he purchased and secretly installed a video camera with remote access for the FSB opposite one of them. In this way, the Russians hoped to track the time and number of trains heading towards the front-line regions.
The agent then purchased components for the manufacture of an improvised explosive device (IED), which was to be placed near a Ukrzaliznytsia facility for remote detonation.
12.39 As of Thursday morning, power outages were recorded in 10 regions of Ukraine due to Russian shelling and bad weather. This was reported by Ukrenergo. Throughout the day, the need for economical energy consumption remains in all regions of Ukraine.
12.18 Russia and Ukraine could have agreed on a mutual ceasefire on energy infrastructure. This was reported by Russian military bloggers. The parties allegedly agreed in Abu Dhabi on a temporary moratorium on attacks on energy, according to "reliable sources."
11.57 China calls for avoiding escalation of armed confrontation in Ukraine and promises to play a constructive role "in its own way" to alleviate the humanitarian situation in our country after Russian attacks on the energy sector. This was stated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a briefing, Ukrinform reported.
11.36 As of Thursday morning, 613 multi-storey residential buildings in Kyiv remain without heat supply. This was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration. Over the past 24 hours, heat was supplied to 124 multi-storey residential buildings in the capital. Work is ongoing.
10.22 The Navy exposed a "mole" who helped the Russians organize an air strike on Ukrainian units operating Sea Baby and Magura naval drones. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported this.
We are talking about a serviceman of the Ukrainian Navy's special-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle brigade. He came to the attention of Russian special services through his acquaintances, to whom he told about the details of his work.
09.35 Russia attacked Odessa with strike drones on the night of January 29. The shelling caused a fire at an industrial facility.
The Russians damaged warehouses and production buildings, as well as trucks. All special services are working to eliminate the consequences of the enemy attack. There are no deaths or injuries.
09.09 On the night of January 29, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 105 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas attack UAVs and other types of drones, about 70 of them "Shaheeds".
Air defenses shot down/suppressed 84 enemy Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas and other types of drones in the north, south, center and east of the country. 18 strike UAVs were recorded in seven locations.
08.55 The number of victims of the Russian strike on Odessa on January 27 has increased to four - one of the victims died in the hospital.
"Unfortunately, the number of victims of the enemy attack on January 27 has increased. A man born in 1947 died in the hospital today," wrote Serhiy Lysak, head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
08.29 Over the past 24 hours, 117 combat clashes were recorded on the front, in particular, in the Pokrovsky direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 22 assault actions of the Russian invaders. The troops and artillery of the Defense Forces hit one gun at a firing position and four enemy UAV control points.
07.54 An infrastructure facility in Odessa was damaged as a result of a Russian drone strike. No information was received about the casualties.
07.39 In Zaporizhia region, three people were killed and three more were injured as a result of a strike by Russian troops.
"On January 29, at around midnight, Russian troops struck one of the settlements in the region. Three people were killed: a 62-year-old man and women aged 26 and 50. A 57-year-old man was injured. Data on the victims is being clarified," the SES report says.
Seven private houses were damaged and one was destroyed as a result of the impact. Rescuers extinguished a fire in a 100 sq. m residential building and a gas pipe fire.
Later, the State Emergency Service clarified that the number of people injured as a result of Russian shelling had increased to three.
07.25 From February 24, 2022 to January 29, 2026, the total combat losses of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,237,400 people (+830 per day).
2.52 Russians attacked Vilniansk, Zaporizhia region, with drones. As a result of the attack, three people were killed and another was injured. Fires broke out in the private sector.
01.21 The Russian army on Wednesday, January 28, lost two aircraft at once - a Su-30 and a Su-34. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andrey Kovalenko. He did not provide other information, but monitoring channels write that the Su-34 crashed due to a technical malfunction, and the Su-30 was shot down. The crews in both cases died.