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18 January 2026
In the Kyiv region, critical infrastructure is supplied with backup power sources, and buildings with electric heating are connected to high-capacity generators.
In 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia evacuated 11,000 people from frontline areas.
Updated curfew rules have been introduced in Kyiv.
On Thursday, January 22, the Ukrainian community in Hungary will gather in central Budapest to mark Ukrainian Unity Day. The event aims to demonstrate the unity of Ukrainians around the world and to call for continued support for Ukraine.
Fake letters claiming a “complete power outage” in western Ukraine presented as an “official notice” are being widely circulated.
17 January 2026
First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal held another meeting of the task force addressing the emergency in the power systems of Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
In Mykolaiv region, nearly 40% of educational institutions will continue in-person classes, 20% will switch to remote learning, and 18% have decided to extend holidays.
As of the morning of January 17, the most difficult energy supply situation remains in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, where hourly blackout schedules are currently not in effect. Emergency power outages are being applied in some regions.
In the Bucha district, 56,000 consumers were left without electricity as a result of an attack on the night of January 17
In Kyiv, about 50 out of 6,000 buildings remain without heating after the Russian attack on January 9.
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration is procuring interceptor drones worth UAH 50 million directly from the manufacturer and transferring them to the balance of military units.
Over the next three years, another 300 schools from the UK and Ukraine will participate in the UK-Ukraine School Partnerships program.
16 January 2026
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko showed what the daily work of energy workers across the country looks like.
President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded state honors to 109 defenders of Ukraine, 52 of them posthumously.
Law enforcement agencies have served a notice of suspicion on the director of a Zaporizhzhia-based company that supplied defective ballistic goggles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces worth UAH 60 million.
Restoration work in the energy sector continues, with 17 transformer substations already restored in the capital.
Relatives of those killed during protests in Iran have said that the regime is demanding large sums of money for the return of bodies for burial.
Kyiv will soon receive additional power sources to provide heat and electricity to critical locations.
The Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has uncovered a propaganda network known as ZOV, whose goal is to exert informational influence on Ukrainian residents by localizing content for major cities.
In Lviv, experts are recording damage caused by Russian attacks on sites in the UNESCO-protected area.
The Kremlin is intensifying repression against indigenous peoples while hiding behind rhetoric about Russia being a "multinational state."
15 January 2026
Certain decisions regarding curfew must be made to make it easier for entrepreneurs to plan their work and to allow business facilities to be used as support centers for people.
After a special energy conference call, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that decisions on easing the curfew would be made today.
The NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Center (JATEC) has identified the key priorities for its work in 2026, including innovation, analytics and artificial intelligence, education and training, medical support, and interoperability with NATO.
In 2025, readers of the Ukrainian Wikipedia were most interested in Ukraine and Kyiv, searched for information about People's Deputy Andrii Parubiy, US President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko, and read about topics from the school curriculum.
14 January 2026
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has held a coordination meeting on protecting Ukraine's energy system with the participation of the ministers of defense and energy, the Air Force commander, the heads of key energy companies, Kyiv City Military Administration, and Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to four service members.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that during the state of emergency in Ukraine's energy sector, the curfew may be lifted for some cities and communities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that a state of emergency will be introduced in Ukraine's energy sector and instructed the government to review curfew rules during periods of severe cold.
After the large-scale Russian shelling on January 9, 40 buildings in Kyiv were without electricity, and 471 were without heating.