Border guards down Russian decoy drone using regular machine gun
Border guards’ mobile fire group used a machine gun to destroy Russia’s Parodia decoy drone in the sky over Sumy region.
War - Latest news
26 January 2025
National Guard commander presents awards to warriors defending Kharkiv region
National Guard Commander, Brigadier General Oleksandr Pivnenko visited brigades in the Kharkiv region, which are holding back the enemy, particularly in the Kupiansk sector, and examined the situation in the units' area of responsibility. He also presented awards to the soldiers.
Russia’s Jan 18 strike on Zaporizhzhia: Second body recovered from rubble
In Zaporizhzhia, rescuers found and unblocked the body of a 27-year-old man who died as a result of Russia’s missile strike on January 18. The search and rescue operation at the site of the enemy attack is over.
Fifteen people remain in hospitals after Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia
Fifteen people are still in hospitals after Russia’s missile strike on Zaporizhzhia on January 23.
Russia used 1,250 glide bombs, over 750 drones and 20 missiles against Ukraine in past week – Zelensky
Ukraine has suffered hundreds of Russian attacks with various types of weapons over the past week.
Ukrainian forces hit important facilities in Ryazan, Kursk regions - General Staff
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) targeted facilities at the Ryazan Oil Refining Company, which provides supplies to the Russian army, as well as an enemy forward command post located near the village of Korenevo in Russia’s Kursk region.
Doctors injured as Russian forces drop six glide bombs on medical facility in Beryslav
On the evening of January 25, Russian forces dropped six guided aerial bombs on a healthcare facility in Beryslav, Kherson region, injuring several doctors.
Ukrainian snipers halt enemy advance in Kursk region - General Staff
A group of snipers from the 80th Separate Galician Air Assault Brigade has killed eight and wounded 12 Russian soldiers in the Kursk region.
One civilian killed, one injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk region
Russian troops killed one civilian and injured another in the Donetsk region on Saturday, January 25.
Ukrainian forces destroy Russian armored vehicles, shelter on Kupiansk axis
Drone operators from the Phoenix strike drone unit in the Kupiansk sector have destroyed six Russian armored vehicles and a personnel shelter.
Drones target Russia's Ryazan oil refinery again, sparking large-scale fire
In the early hours of January 26, drones attacked the Ryazan oil refinery, sparking a large-scale fire.
Casualties reported as Russian forces attack four districts of Kharkiv with drones
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv on January 25 using drones, resulting in reported casualties.
Four wounded in Russian attacks on 35 settlements in Kherson region
Russian forces attacked 35 settlements in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on January 25, wounding four people.
Ukrainian forces down 50 Russian drones, nine more veer off course
Since the evening of January 25, Ukrainian defense forces have shot down 50 drones launched by Russian troops to attack Ukraine, with nine additional UAVs veering off course and failing to reach their targets.
War update: 167 clashes on front lines in past day, most in Pokrovsk sector
Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian and Russian forces engaged in 167 combat clashes, with the fiercest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk, Kramatorsk, and Lyman sectors.
Russia’s casualty toll in Ukraine up by 1,720 in past day
Russia’s armed forces have lost an estimated 830,190 personnel killed or wounded since the invasion, including 1,720 in the past day alone.
UAV strike in Sumy: apartment building, educational facility, administrative buildings damaged
In the Ukrainian city of Sumy, an apartment building, educational and administrative buildings were damaged as a result of an overnight attack by Russian drones.
Russia keeps Kalibr carrier off Crimea coast with up to four missiles on board
There are two enemy warships in the Black Sea, one of which is a carrier of Kalibr cruise missiles, with a total salvo of four missiles.
Ukrainian Navy cutter crew down Russian missile
The Ukrainian Navy posted on social media footage showing a cutter crew intercepting a Russian Kh-59 missile targeting civil infrastructure in the Pivdennyi port.
Defense intel UAV operators show footage of hunt for Russian armored vehicles
Fighters from the Main Intelligence Department of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry skillfully employed drones to destroy Russian armored vehicles, transport, firing positions and manpower in Zaporizhzhia and in the Pokrovsk axis in Donetsk region.
Russian UAV hits household in Kharkiv overnight Sunday
During an overnight attack by enemy drones in Kharkiv, one of the hits targeted a private house.
National Guard thwarts Russian assault in Donetsk region
Fighters from the 5th Separate Detachment of the Omega Special Purpose Center, part of Ukraine's National Guard, successfully repelled a Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, destroying several armored vehicles in the process.
Russia introduces passport control for Crimea Bridge crossing
Full passport control has been introduced at the entrance to the bridge across the Kerch Strait from the mainland Krasnodar Territory.
Ukrainian forces use drone to destroy Russian flag on Pokrovsk axis
An aerial reconnaissance unit of the 425th Skala Assault Regiment of the Ukrainian Ground Forces has destroyed a Russian flag in the Pokrovsk sector using a drone.
Another 11 people evacuated from Kupiansk, Borova sectors in Kharkiv region
In the Kharkiv region, 11 more people, including two children, were evacuated from the Kupiansk and Borova sectors on January 24.
25 January 2025
War update: 159 clashes on front lines, nearly third in Pokrovsk sector
As many as 159 combat engagements have already been recorded on the front lines on Saturday, with the Pokrovsk sector remaining the most active and the enemy showing increased activity in the Lyman and Kramatorsk sectors.
One injured as Russian forces shell village in Kherson region
Russian forces have shelled the village of Veletenske in the Bilozerka community, Kherson region, injuring one person.
Fighters from Achilles battalion repel Russian assault in Kupiansk sector
Fighters from the Achilles Unmanned Strike Aviation Systems Battalion of the 92nd Assault Brigade have repelled a Russian assault in the Pishchane area of the Kupiansk sector.
Russia increasingly dependent on North Korean shells – CCD
The Russian army is becoming heavily reliant on artillery shells supplied by North Korea, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council.
Drone carrying loudspeaker helps Ukrainian unit capture Russian soldier
The Ukrainian Army’s 63rd Brigade operating in the Serebryanka Forest area captured a Russian serviceman with the use of a drone fitted with a loudspeaker.