War update: 204 clashes on front lines over past day, heaviest fighting on Pokrovsk axis
Ukrainian forces engaged in 204 combat clashes with Russian invaders on the front lines on Friday, January 30.
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Air defense forces destroy 64 of 85 Russian drones attacking Ukraine since evening
Air defense forces destroyed 64 of the 85 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine on the evening of January 30.
Russians strike Zaporizhzhia region over 1,000 times in 24 hours, wounding three
Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have launched 1,019 strikes on 33 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. Three people were wounded as a result of enemy attacks on the Zaporizhzhia district.
Kyiv police foil fraudulent scheme involving fake drone production for AFU
Kyiv police have foiled a fraudulent scheme in which participants, under the pretext of manufacturing drones, misappropriated funds from a private company that supplied UAVs to the Ukrainian army.
30 January 2026
War update: 157 engagements on front lines, Ukrainian forces repel nearly 40 attacks in Pokrovsk sector
A total of 157 combat engagements were recorded along the front line as of 22:00 on January 31, with Russian forces launching 38 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Pokrovsk sector and losing about 80 personnel.
Poland capable of maintaining Ukrainian MiG-29s at high combat readiness – expert
Poland has significant experience and capabilities to keep Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets at a high level of combat readiness, including aircraft transferred by Warsaw to Kyiv.
Zelensky: Week of no strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure begins, Kyiv ready to mirror restraint
During the night on Friday, there were almost no enemy strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, except in the Donetsk region.
Russia deliberately strikes logistics routes: Seven drone attacks on railway facilities in 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have carried out seven drone strikes on Ukraine’s railway facilities.
Injuries reported as Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk region
Russian forces attacked the Synelnykove and Nikopol districts of the Dnipropetrovsk region with FPV drones and artillery, leaving two people wounded.
Zelensky details plans to strengthen Ukraine’s small counter-drone air defense
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting on strengthening small-scale counter-drone air defense within the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Spox Voloshyn: Russia sends special contingent to south of prisoners and sick
Russian troops plan to recruit more than 1,300 people from special contingents, including former prisoners and people with hepatitis C, to staff assault units in the southern direction.
Three wounded as Russian forces strike two settlements in Zaporizhzhia district
Russian forces have attacked the Zaporizhzhia district, injuring three people.
NATO announces date for next UDCG meeting
The next meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in the Ramstein format will take place on February 12 at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Russians damage Philip Morris tobacco factory in Kharkiv region at night
As a result of the Russian attack last night, part of the Philip Morris tobacco company's factory in Kharkiv was damaged.
Putin does not need energy truce; he needs to keep Trump on his toes, says Ohryzko
Former Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko believes that Russia does not need a so-called energy truce. However, under the current circumstances, Putin needs something to make sure that Trump gives all his attention to what the Russians are doing and tells him that Russia is on the offensive.
Zelensky orders creation of drone defense along line between Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
President Volodymyr Zelensky has tasked the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force with developing drone defense along the line between Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
Russia’s battlefield losses surge in recent weeks due to Ukrainian drones – Bloomberg
The number of Russian soldiers killed in action in the war against Ukraine has risen sharply over the past several weeks due to Ukrainian drone operations.
In Kupiansk, about 50 Russian soldiers blocked in one of neighborhoods, says Tregubov
In Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, a Russian unit found itself isolated in one of the residential neighborhoods, unable to receive reinforcements or evacuate.
Zelensky: Russia shifts attacks from energy sites to logistics
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that there were no strikes on energy facilities last night, but there is now a shift by the Russian army toward strikes on logistics.
Ukrainian, Polish Defense Ministers discuss air defense boost, drones, and MiG-29 transfer
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov discussed strengthening air defense, developing drones, and the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine with Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Russians launch dozens of strikes on logistics in Dnipropetrovsk region over past day
Over the past day, Russian invaders carried out dozens of strikes on logistics along the Bohuslav–Petropavlivka section of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Russia may benefit from moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure – ISW
A temporary moratorium on long-range strikes could be beneficial for Russia if both Russia and Ukraine take part in it.
Enemy attacks Kharkiv region with missiles and drones, leaving one dead and several wounded
Four settlements in the Kharkiv region were under Russian attack during the day, leaving one person dead and two wounded.
War update: 279 battles on front line, Russians intensify assaults in Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors
Over the past 24 hours, on January 29, 279 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line.
In Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian shelling damages infrastructure and enterprises, one person wounded
Russian troops attacked with drones and shelled the Synelnykove, Nikopol, and Pavlohrad districts of Dnipropetrovsk region with artillery, damaging enterprises and a cultural institution, leaving one person injured.
Furia unit uses drones to strike Russian ground robot and vehicles in Kharkiv region
Operators of the Furia strike drone company hit a ground-based robotic complex and vehicles belonging to Russian invaders in the northern part of the Kharkiv region.
Furia unit uses drones to strike Russian ground robot and vehicles in Kharkiv region
Operators of the Furia strike drone company hit a ground-based robotic complex and vehicles belonging to Russian invaders in the northern part of the Kharkiv region.
Russian army loses another 1,310 soldiers in one day of war against Ukraine
The total combat losses of Russian troops in manpower from February 24, 2022, to January 30, 2026, reached about 1,238,710 people, of which 1,310 were eliminated in the last 24 hours.
Ukrainian fighters stop advance of Russian cavalry assault group
Operators of the Iron Falcons unmanned systems battalion of the 67th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stopped the advance of Russian troops on horseback in the Oleksiivka area in the Oleksandrivka-Novopavlivka direction.
Divers find 1.5 kilograms of explosives from drone debris in Kyiv region lake
In the Kyiv region, divers and sappers found an explosive device containing about 1.5 kg of explosives in a lake.