Russian soldiers fleeing combat positions – intercept
Russian troops are abandoning their comrades and leaving combat positions.
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Russia planning to draft 409,000 troops in 2026 – Syrskyi
Russia plans to form at least 11 divisions this year and conscript 409,000 personnel.
Partisans disable substation in Russia’s Bryansk region
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement struck Russian military logistics by damaging a key electrical substation in Russia’s Bryansk region.
18 January 2026
Zelensky honors soldiers achieving strong results in defending frontline positions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recognized the military units defending positions across various sectors of the front in Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
War update: 126 clashes on front line, Pokrovsk sector remains most active
Ukrainian forces reported 126 combat engagements on the front, with Russian forces carrying out 39 attacks on Defense Forces positions in the Pokrovsk direction.
Russians strike Naftogaz facilities over past week – Zelensky
Russian invaders carried out strikes throughout the week on facilities of the company Naftogaz in various regions of Ukraine, including yesterday targeting gas production.
Syrskyi announces new offensive operations by AFU
Ukraine will carry out offensive operations to maintain operational initiative.
Russians hit key energy facility in Chernihiv region, leaving settlements in darkness
On January 18, Russian forces attacked a critical energy facility in the Koriukivka district of the Chernihiv region.
Syrskyi: Russia aims to scale up drone attacks to 1,000 per day
Russia plans to significantly increase production in order to deploy up to 1,000 drones per day against Ukraine.
Over 20 Russian strikes hit Dnipropetrovsk region throughout day, causing damage, injuries
On January 18, Russian forces attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region more than 20 times using artillery and FPV drones.
In Kherson, Russian troops remotely mined area near hospital
In Kherson, law enforcement officers have recorded new cases of remote mining of the city's territory by the Russian army.
Russians try to break through defenses in Vovchansk using numerical superiority – military
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian invaders attempted to exploit their numerical superiority and break through defenses in Vovchansk, as well as toward Hrafske, Vovchanski Khutory, and Zybyne.
Russian troops shell Sumy region more than 100 times over past day, casualties reported
Over the past day, January 17, Russian forces shelled the territory of Sumy region more than 100 times, with civilians among the injured.
Russians attack seven settlements in Donetsk region over past day; injuries reported
Yesterday in the Donetsk region, seven settlements came under Russian shelling, as a result of which two people were wounded.
Ukrainian forces deny Russian claims of capturing Minkivka in Donetsk region
Minkivka, in the Sloviansk sector of the front, remains under the control of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Ukraine improves tactical position, pushes Russian forces back on Pokrovsk front
Soldiers of the 132nd Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 7th Rapid Response Corps of the Air Assault Forces conducted a clearance operation, removing Russian invaders from a section approximately 900 meters long on the Pokrovsk front as part of improving their tactical position.
Over 1,300 Russian drones, 1,050 guided bombs hit Ukraine in one week, Zelensky says
Over the past week, Russia has launched over 1,300 attack drones, about 1,050 guided aerial bombs, and 29 missiles of various types against Ukraine.
Deadly Russian attacks on Kharkiv region leave three dead, 11 wounded
Over the past day, January 17, Russian forces shelled the city of Kharkiv and 12 settlements in the Kharkiv region, killing three people and injuring 11.
Injuries reported as Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian forces attacked the Vasylkivka community in the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones, injuring six people and causing fires.
War update: 133 clashes on frontline over past day, fiercest fighting in three sectors
On January 17, 133 clashes were recorded between Ukrainian and Russian forces, as the enemy concentrated their main efforts on the Pokrovsk sector and stepped up attacks in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Russia attacks energy infrastructure in Odesa region
Russian troops have once again attacked energy infrastructure in the Odesa region, damaging a production facility.
Ukraine’s air defenses down 167 Russian drones
Air defense forces have neutralized 167 unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine since Saturday evening; enemy strikes were recorded at 15 locations.
General Staff shows Ukrainian weapons shooting down Russian drones
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how Russian drones are shot down using Ukrainian weapons.
Russian army loses another 830 soldiers in war against Ukraine in one day
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to January 18, 2026, reached about 1,226,420 people, of which 830 were eliminated in the last 24 hours.
In Zaporizhzhia, Russian Molniya caught in anti-drone net
More than a hundred anti-drone tunnels have already been built on major roads in frontline communities in the Zaporizhzhia region. Enemy drones, including attack drones, fall into these traps without reaching their targets.
Shahed drone hits private house in Kharkiv, one dead and one wounded
A woman was killed and another person was injured as a result of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv.
Border guards showed how they destroy Russian assault groups in South Slobozhansky direction
Operators of the Furia strike drone unit of the Hart border brigade demonstrated how drones are used to destroy small Russian assault groups attempting to breach the state border in the Kharkiv region.
“ATESH”: Kremlin plans to transfer Mariupol’s resources under control of Kadyrov’s forces
The Russian authorities plan to hand over Mariupol's resources to the Akhmat units in exchange for the loyalty of the Chechen leadership.
17 January 2026
War update: 117 clashes on frontline, Pokrovsk sector sees hottest fighting
On January 17, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 117 clashes with Russian invaders, with the hottest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.