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The tripartite ruling coalition of the Czech Republic is holding a meeting in Prague ahead of a government session on Monday; one of the issues is the transfer of L-159 aircraft to Ukraine, which some coalition politicians oppose.
Network restrictions remain in place in Kyiv, with 60 teams of power engineers working to restore power.
The search-and-strike unit Khartiia controls the central part of the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv region and the city council building; stabilization measures are ongoing.
The National Guard is strengthening protection and security at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant and the exclusion zone, and deepening cooperation with the Defense Forces to ensure security.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that the United States allegedly invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin to join the so-called Board of Peace promoting a peace plan for the Gaza Strip.
In the city of Snovsk, Chernihiv region, on the afternoon of January 18, a Russian strike drone attacked a cultural center, injuring a resident.
Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kestutis Budrys, criticized proposals voiced by some EU countries to resume dialogue with Russia during talks on peace in Ukraine.
Russian forces carried out a KAB airstrike on Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast in the morning, injuring a woman and damaging houses.
On the night of January 19, Russians attacked the energy infrastructure of the Odesa region, leaving 30,800 customers without power.
The Russian army struck critical infrastructure in the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv.
On the morning of January 19, the Russian army struck the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv.
Russian troops are trying to quickly replace air defense systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea, which were destroyed by the Defense Forces.
Russian troops have attacked Zaporizhzhia; there may be disruptions in water and electricity supply.
On the night and morning of Monday, January 19, Russian troops attacked Sumy and Shostka communities with drones, damaging residential and civilian infrastructure.
The operational situation in the Pokrovsk sector remains difficult, with about 50 combat clashes occurring there each day, but the Ukrainian troops are holding their ground.
Over the past day, January 18, there were 144 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the front line.
Five settlements in the Kharkiv region were under Russian attack yesterday.
Ukraine's air defense forces have neutralized 126 out of the 145 drones launched by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since Sunday evening.
Russian invading forces carried out 684 strikes on 34 settlements across the Zaporizhzhia region on January 18, leaving three people injured.
In Odesa, residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged as a result of an overnight Russian attack.
Russia suffered approximately 1,227,440 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and January 19, 2026, with 1,020 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.
In Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, a mural has been created in honor of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was killed in August 2025 at a light rail station in the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.
On the Kharkiv front, the Shkval unit of the 7th Carpathian Border Detachment is systematically reducing the combat capabilities of Russian forces by using unmanned systems to destroy equipment, bridges, communications assets, and enemy personnel.
One person has been injured in a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia, with the consequences of the strike being assessed.
Russian troops are abandoning their comrades and leaving combat positions.
The Syrian government announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), having taken nearly full control of the country.
Greenland has expressed gratitude to European countries for supporting the island’s sovereignty amid threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose trade tariffs on certain countries.
US President Donald Trump said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting criminals from the country, but the authorities of the state of Minnesota are opposing this by concealing large-scale fraud.
On Monday, January 19, no precipitation is forecast in Ukraine, with icy roads in some places and fog in others.