Russia launches three ballistic missiles, 113 drones at Ukraine overnight – Zelensky
Overnight, Russia struck Ukraine using 113 strike drones, about 70 of which were Shaheds. The enemy also launched three ballistic missiles.
14 January 2026
Overnight, Russia struck Ukraine using 113 strike drones, about 70 of which were Shaheds. The enemy also launched three ballistic missiles.
Russia continues to increase the production of low-cost strike drones and to introduce innovations in their use, creating battlefield conditions favorable to occupying forces.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized one Russian ballistic missile and 89 UAVs.
On the front line over the past day, January 13, 141 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded.
December Overview: Russian Air, Ground, and Naval Losses
The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to January 14, 2026, amount to approximately 1,221,940 people, including 990 people over the past day.
The enemy is launching a massive attack with strike UAVs on Kryvyi Rih, with explosions in the city and damage to infrastructure.
The United Kingdom and Poland have agreed on closer cooperation to strengthen airspace protection.
The year 2025 was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022.
13 January 2026
On the front, there were 130 combat clashes, the enemy carried out 30 attacks on the positions of the Defense Forces, losing nearly 50 occupiers in the process in the Pokrovsk sector.
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.
Currently, around 7,000 “points of invincibility” have been deployed across Ukraine, with over 10% of them operated by the State Emergency Service (SES).
The Netherlands and its allies want at least €15 billion from the EU aid package to be spent on purchasing weapons from the United States or other countries outside the European Union.
Security guarantees for Ukraine must be reliable, especially given Russia’s history of falsely accusing its neighbors of attacks on its own territory – something that could happen again after a ceasefire in Ukraine.
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.
At Ukraine's request, the OSCE will hold an emergency debate on Thursday, January 15, to consider Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities and its disregard for U.S.-led peace efforts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, following a report by First Deputy Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Luhovskyi, has stated that 20% of Russia's shadow fleet vessels have halted operations, and Russia is now trying to compensate for these losses by involving new ships.
Foreign intervention in Iran, which has a population of 90 million, could lead to destabilization and chaos in the region.
In 2025, Russia sought to end the war by defeating Ukraine, but the Ukrainian Defense Forces prevented critical enemy breakthroughs and thwarted those plans.
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during extremely low temperatures are aimed at creating conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction of the Ukrainian people, which falls under the definition of Article II (c) of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
A new package of European Union sanctions against Russia may be adopted as early as February 24.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that eight regions came under enemy strikes overnight, with Russia's main target being Ukraine's energy sector.
In 2025, over 100 high-level meetings took place between Ukrainian and Polish politicians and government officials. Cooperation between Kyiv and Warsaw in the security sphere increased significantly over the past year: Ukraine is not only receiving military assistance but is also helping Poland strengthen its own defense capabilities.
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.
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 number of victims of the Russian drone attack on the night of January 13 in Odesa has increased to six.
As many as 159 combat engagements were recorded between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders on January 12, with the fiercest fighting recorded in the Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors.
Russia suffered approximately 1,220,950 casualties in Ukraine between February 24, 2022 and January 13, 2026, with 950 soldiers killed or wounded in the past 24 hours.