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Thursday, 12 February 2026, 14:45
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a special conference call dedicated to the energy sector and noted that recovery is ongoing, results are being achieved, but the situation remains very difficult.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was killed and two others were injured, including a child, as a result of Russian attacks.
Operators of the UAV battalion FATUM of the 60th Separate Mechanized Inhulets Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed artillery pieces and the “Aistyonok” radar station, which Russian forces used to scout Ukrainian artillery and mortar positions.
The seventh group of Ukrainian Legion volunteers, consisting of Ukrainian citizens living abroad, signed contracts with the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Friday in Lublin.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine agreed on supplying ammunition for the Patriot air defense system.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that young people provide motivation and energy to fight for Ukraine.
In 2025, the Ministry of Defense significantly increased its focus on purchasing domestically produced goods for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Compared to the previous year, the share of weapons, equipment, and ammunition contracted by the Defense Procurement Agency DOT from Ukrainian manufacturers rose from 46% to 82%.
During the activities of the Ukraine House at the World Economic Forum in Davos, three agreements aimed at restoration and reconstruction in various sectors of Ukraine’s economy, including energy, were signed.
Negotiations between delegations of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia are already underway in Abu Dhabi.
A team of divers from the Special-Purpose Emergency Rescue Unit of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) in the Cherkasy region was involved in eliminating the consequences of damage to a hydraulic structure that cools the equipment of one of Kyiv’s combined heat and power (CHP) plants.
Since the start of the day, a total of 59 combat engagements have been recorded on the front, with the highest activity of Russian forces observed in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions.
The Russian army has carried out a drone strike on the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv.
Russian forces are redeploying airborne assault units from the Prydniprovske direction to the Orikhiv sector to sustain the intensity of their assault operations.
International partners have confirmed their intention to provide Ukraine with new assistance to overcome the energy crisis, including more than 6,000 units of energy equipment.
The UK government has commented on President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech in Davos, in which he criticized Europe, emphasizing the need to strengthen defense and security and assuring continued support for Ukraine from London.
The full amount of bail previously set by the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) for MP Yulia Tymoshenko has now been paid.
Russian forces carried out two airstrikes on the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, damaging an apartment building and a bank.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has announced the signing of an agreement between the Council of Europe, the European Commission, and the European External Action Service to establish a preparatory team for the future Special Tribunal to investigate the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
In 2025, the share of people in Ukraine using electronic government services rose to 59%, and half of these users most often chose services provided through Diia.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine have struck the Penzanefteprodukt oil depot in Russia's Penza region, as well as the Podlyot radar station in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Early on January 23, the situation in Ukraine's power system significantly deteriorated after several generation facilities were forced into emergency repairs, with emergency power outages imposed in most regions.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has documented a confession by a serviceman of the Russian armed forces who, together with an accomplice, shot nine Ukrainian prisoners of war during fighting in Russia's Kursk region.
On Thursday, the Swedish Air Surveillance and Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) system intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
Russian invaders struck a shopping center in the Kovpakivskyi district of Sumy on Friday, January 23.
During the night, amid an air raid alert, the Russian army attacked a critical infrastructure facility in the Zhytomyr region.
Ukrainian forces recorded more than 35 combat engagements on the Huliaipole axis over the past day, while Russian troops intensified remote mining and air strikes on nearby settlements.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha responded to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is convinced that no Hungarian parliament over the next 100 years will vote for Ukraine's accession to the EU.
In the massive overnight attack on Ukraine on January 20, the Russian army used 372 missiles and drones with a total value of more than $131 million, or over 10.2 billion rubles.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine withdrew from positions in the village of Rybne, Zaporizhzhia region, during a regrouping, but continue to keep it under fire control and do not allow Russian troops to entrench themselves there.