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09 January 2026
President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of talks with UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, who arrived in Kyiv, said that the declaration signed in Paris is the first step toward obtaining real security guarantees from Europe.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has established the location of fragments of a ballistic missile used by the Russian army to strike the Lviv region on the night of January 9.
During Russia’s nighttime attack on Ukraine on January 8-9, Kyiv warned Warsaw about the possible use by Russia of the Oreshnik missile system.
In Kherson, the number of medical workers injured as a result of shelling of a hospital has risen to three; the intensive care unit was hit.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that Europe should establish a dialogue with Russia regarding Ukraine, echoing recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and expressed the Holy See's readiness to support any initiative that promotes peace.
Russia's use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine indicates its intention to remind the West of the nuclear threat and signal a possible escalation of the war.
Politicians and government officials in European countries are reacting to Russia's massive bombardment of Ukraine on the night of January 9, with the probable use of the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the world, and above all the US, must respond decisively to Russia's large-scale night strike on Ukraine, during which they used a medium-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik. The Qatar Embassy building in the capital was damaged.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that on the night of January 9, a strike was carried out on Ukrainian territory, including with a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missile.
Water infrastructure facilities in Kyiv were left without power as a result of a massive Russian attack on the night of January 9.
Ukraine will initiate an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as a response within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE regarding Russia's use of a medium-range ballistic missile against the Lviv region.
Five people were injured, and houses were damaged in the Kyiv region as a result of a combined attack by Russian troops.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 226 Russian drones, eight Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, and 10 Kalibr cruise missiles.
On January 8, a total of 161 combat engagements took place between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders, with the enemy putting the most pressure on the Pokrovsk sector. Increased activity was also observed in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
The total combat losses of Russian forces in personnel from February 24, 2022, to January 9, 2026, have reached approximately 1,216,930, of which 1,030 were eliminated in the past 24 hours.
In Kyiv, the number of people injured following the Russian attack on the night of January 9 has risen to 24, while four people were killed.
In the Brovary district of Kyiv region, three adults and a five-year-old child were rescued from the basement of a private house following a fire caused by an enemy attack.
A large-scale collapse of public utilities is unfolding in Russia, caused by years of infrastructure decay and the redirection of state funds to the war against Ukraine.
The seventh group of Ukrainian Legion volunteers consisting of Ukrainian citizens living abroad will sign contracts with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Polish city of Lublin on January 23.
08 January 2026
As many as 142 combat engagements have been recorded between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders since the beginning of the day.
In the Kyiv region, more than 142,000 consumers remain without electricity as a result of deteriorating weather conditions.
There is an understanding among parliamentary factions that preparing for and holding a presidential election will take about six months.
The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine has warned of a possible air attack on Ukraine in the coming days.
Ukrainian Defense Forces hit moving stock of fuel and lubricants at the Hvardiyske oil depot in occupied Crimea, as well as a Russian military repair unit in Hirne in temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that another massive Russian strike could occur overnight and urged citizens to stay alert to air raid warnings.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region, nearly 250,000 residents remain without heating and around 20,000 without water following a Russian attack on the region’s energy infrastructure in the evening of January 7.
Ten people have been reported wounded as a result of a Russian Iskander missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
Only sustained political and economic pressure by the United States on Russia can help establish a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.