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18 January 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said he independently decided not to carry out military strikes against Iran, citing as a decisive factor what he described as Tehran's cancellation of hundreds of planned executions.
Fake letters claiming a “complete power outage” in western Ukraine presented as an “official notice” are being widely circulated.
17 January 2026
On January 17, Ukrainian Defense Forces engaged in 117 clashes with Russian invaders, with the hottest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
The European Union has reaffirmed its support for Denmark in the dispute with the United States over Greenland and warned Washington of the risks posed by imposing tariffs.
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense presented Czech President Petr Pavel with samples of modern Ukrainian unmanned systems.
Moscow knows no bounds in its genocidal goal of depriving Ukrainians of electricity during the cold winter.
On Saturday, January 17, Russian troops struck Kharkiv and two districts of the Kharkiv region, killing one person and injuring seven others.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on three individuals and two legal entities that use sports platforms to spread anti-Ukrainian narratives and Russian propaganda.
Since the beginning of the day, 62 combat engagements between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders have been recorded along the front line.
Russia is considering options to strike substations that ensure the operation of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
Germany has mobilized an additional EUR 60 million to support Ukraine amid Russian attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure.
Russian propagandists have fabricated the audio track of a video from a local Danish television channel.
Russian invaders in the Pokrovsk direction are trying to build up forces for further actions to cut off the Ukrainian military's logistics routes and infiltrate Myrnohrad.
On January 16, 164 combat clashes between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders were recorded on the front.
Air defense forces neutralized 96 of the 115 unmanned aerial vehicles used by Russia to attack Ukraine starting from the evening of January 16.
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to January 17, 2026, amount to approximately 1,225,590 personnel, including 1,130 over the past day.
Exterior lighting has been dimmed at railway stations in Lviv, Dnipro, Odesa, Kyiv, and Kharkiv to save electricity.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, approximately 130,000 railway infrastructure facilities, including tracks, stations, and depots, have been damaged or destroyed.
16 January 2026
Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko showed what the daily work of energy workers across the country looks like.
During a meeting in Geneva, Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets invited the ICRC leadership to visit Ukraine to see for themselves the consequences of Russian shelling of civilian infrastructure.
In a war for survival, any country must be ready to shift its economy to a wartime footing, and Europe should carefully study Ukraine's experience to strengthen its own defense readiness while continuing to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
Major Powers Increasingly Prefer Force Over the Rules They Themselves Created
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with UK Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice David Lammy, during which the parties discussed Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure and support for the country.
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.
Poland is ready to transfer four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine. They have already passed inspections, and the time and place for their delivery are now being determined.
In the early hours of January 16, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, damaging three apartment buildings and warehouse facilities.
Since the beginning of the day, a total of 98 combat engagements have been recorded on the front, with fighting ongoing in six sectors. Russian forces continue to put the most pressure on the Pokrovsk sector, while also demonstrating increased activity in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
The Ukrainian delegation is already en route to the United States, where meetings are scheduled with representatives of the U.S. President’s administration to strengthen political and security cooperation.
Russia’s history offers examples of leaders being forced to heed the influential elite and bring wars to an end.
Ukraine holds the initiative in peace negotiations, while Russia is stalling them. In particular, the Russian side postponed a planned “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner exchange that was supposed to take place at the end of 2025.