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13 January 2026
At a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters, a decision was made to increase the effectiveness of the "Drone Line," strengthen command and control, and provide it with the necessary resources.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that work with the United States on documents regarding security guarantees and recovery is ongoing, and emphasized that Ukraine-related issues in relations with the U.S. must remain a top priority.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that despite the difficult situation on the front due to weather conditions and Russian assaults, the defense of Ukrainian positions continues. The Head of State also stressed that Russian losses must not decrease.
Fighters of the Strix reconnaissance-and-strike unmanned aerial systems unit of the 4th Border Guard Detachment hit two tanks and destroyed a Murom-M surveillance system belonging to Russian invaders in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff, during which issues related to Ukraine's defense were discussed. In particular, Zelensky stressed that the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program needs to be further filled, and that the steps taken in January so far are insufficient.
Over the course of the day, Russian forces attacked the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk region using drones, glide bombs (KABs), and artillery, leaving two people injured, including a teenager.
Russian forces shelled Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region with Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), injuring two women and damaging eight residential buildings.
The town of Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region has been without electricity for nearly a day due to enemy shelling; alternative power sources are currently in use.
Since the beginning of the day, a total of 72 combat engagements have been recorded along the frontline, with Russian invaders applying the greatest pressure on the Pokrovsk sector.
The Russian army attacked the village of Yurkivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. Guided aerial bombs destroyed residential buildings and wounded one person.
Drones attacked three oil tankers operated by Greek companies in the Black Sea. The ships were heading to load oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off the coast of Russia.
Soldiers of the 11th Army Corps of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to hold their positions in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, which has suffered significant damage as a result of Russian attacks.
The Russian army attacked the Zaporizhzhia district with drones, injuring two people.
In temporarily Russian-occupied Mariupol, drone strikes hit electrical substations, leaving the city without electricity and heating.
In 2025, Russia sought to end the war by defeating Ukraine, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces prevented critical enemy breakthroughs and thwarted those plans.
Operators of the 1st Separate Unmanned Systems Center and the Kairos Battalion of the 414th Separate Brigade of Unmanned Strike Aviation Systems destroyed an enemy missile and artillery weapons depot and struck electrical substations in temporarily occupied territory in Donetsk region and in Crimea.
In Kherson, Russian drones attacked the state university overnight.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that eight regions came under enemy strikes overnight, with Russia's main target being Ukraine's energy sector.
Russian forces attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia district. Over 30,000 residents of the Vilniansk community were left without electricity.
In Odesa, a Russian drone attack overnight on January 13 caused significant damage to the building of the Odesa Vocational Lyceum of Construction and Architecture.
During December 2025 and early January 2026, Russian occupiers carried out six massive missile and drone strikes on the territory of Ukraine.
On the night of January 13, a Russian missile strike on the Kharkiv Innovation Terminal of the Nova Poshta almost completely destroyed the cargo terminal and partially destroyed the postal terminal.
Air Defense Forces destroyed two Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles, five Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 240 UAVs.
On the night of January 13, Taganrog, Russia, in the Rostov region, was attacked by UAVs. A drone manufacturing plant and an aircraft repair plant were targeted.
The Russian army attacked critical infrastructure in the Zviahel and Korosten districts of the Zhytomyr region overnight.
Russian troops launched more than 20 strikes on 17 settlements in 12 territorial communities of the Sumy region in 24 hours, from the morning of January 12 to the morning of January 13.
In the village of Trebukhiv, Brovary district, Kyiv region, debris from a Russian missile fell in an open area.
The Russian army killed two residents of the Donetsk region and wounded three more people over the past day, January 12.
The Russian army launched a missile and drone strike on the Zelenodolsk community in the Dnipropetrovsk region at night, injuring a woman. A resident of the Synelnykove district was also injured as a result of the UAV attack.
The number of victims of the Russian drone attack on the night of January 13 in Odesa has increased to six.