Over 160 repair crews working to restore heating in Kyiv – Kuleba
As many as 166 emergency repair crews are working to restore heating supply in Kyiv after Russian attacks in January.
25 January 2026
As many as 166 emergency repair crews are working to restore heating supply in Kyiv after Russian attacks in January.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Vilnius with Lithuania's Minister of Health Marija Jakubauskiene and Lithuanian volunteers Jonas Ohman and Edmundas Jakilaitis, who are helping Ukraine and Ukrainians.
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope that the United States will not weaken pressure on Russia for the sake of diplomacy.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that following the trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the number of problematic issues has decreased, while emphasizing that Ukraine’s position on territorial integrity remains unchanged.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that it is important for Ukraine to set a concrete EU accession date in a peace agreement to secure clear security guarantees and prevent any blocking of its membership.
During his Sunday prayer, Pope Leo XIV urged renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine and reiterated his appeal for prayers for peace in the country.
Franziska Brantner, head of Germany’s opposition party Alliance 90/The Greens, has called on the federal government to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems and long-range missiles.
Russian forces attacked Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, killing a woman and injuring three civilians.
Since the start of the day, Ukrainian Defense Forces have recorded 66 clashes with Russian invaders.
The participants of the January Uprising of 1863–1864 in Vilnius could not even have dreamed of the level of unity that Ukraine’s international partners are demonstrating today. Together, they are striving to ensure that joint efforts are sufficient to provide real protection for Ukraine – and, consequently, for Europe.
Many of the wars of the 20th century were largely the result of the indifference of the world’s powerful in the 19th century. Every delay has consequences. Today, it is crucial for Europe not to lose any of the nations that live by freedom and not to lose precious time.
A crew from the Signum battalion has disrupted a large-scale drone attack by Russian forces in the Lyman sector of the front.
Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has appointed tech blogger Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov as advisor on defense technology.
For the first time in many years, a woman may become the new president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The leading candidate to replace Theodoros Rousopoulos is Petra Bayr, an Austrian Social Democratic Party representative.
During their meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda discussed support for the Ukrainian energy system and military cooperation.
There are currently 1,300 invincibility points (emergency shelters) operating in Kyiv, and two additional large heating centers, each with an area of 700 square meters, are being set up.
Russian troops shelled 34 settlements in the Sumy region 80 times during the day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the First Lady arrived in the Lithuanian capital, where events marking the 163rd anniversary of the January Uprising in Vilnius will be held.
Air Defense Forces destroyed 87 drones used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine on Saturday evening, with enemy strikes recorded at ten locations. Information about two missiles is also being clarified.
At night, the enemy attacked Nikopol with large-caliber artillery and UAVs.
Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders engaged in 127 combat clashes on January 24, with more than a third recorded in the Pokrovsk sector.
On January 24, the occupiers carried out 754 attacks on 32 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. A 39-year-old woman was wounded as a result of an enemy strike on Tavriiske.
Total combat losses of Russian forces in manpower from February 24, 2022 to January 25, 2026 have reached about 1,234,040 personnel, including 1,020 killed or wounded in action over the past day.
UAV operators from the "Pomsta" ("Revenge") border brigade remotely captured a Russian invader in the Kharkiv region.
The Czech charity organization "Memory of the Nation" has thanked concerned Czech citizens who helped raise funds for generators for Ukrainian cities suffering from Russia's terrorist attacks on energy infrastructure.
Explosive ordnance technicians from Kyiv police rendered safe the warhead of a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile that failed to detonate in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv.
In the Luhansk region, the temporarily occupied city of Alchevsk has been left without electricity due to a system overload caused by the lack of a centralized heating supply.
Russia's leadership is trying to push U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon the negotiation process with Ukraine and Europe and make concessions to Moscow's demands put forward at the August 2025 summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
Russia has stepped up the activities of so-called “Russian Houses” in African countries, using them not only as centers for promoting Russian influence under the guise of cultural diplomacy, but also as hubs for recruiting mercenaries to fight against Ukraine.
24 January 2026
The names of 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were on board the Il-76 aircraft that crashed in Russia’s Belgorod region on January 24, 2024, will be entered into the Book of Memory.