AFU captures three enemy assault troops in Pokrovsk
Fighters of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade took three Russian assault troops prisoner in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
21 January 2026
Fighters of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade took three Russian assault troops prisoner in the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.
Russian troops shelled the Kherson region with artillery, mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, and drones throughout the day, killing one person and injuring another.
About 19,000 civilians, including 200 children, remain in the shelled town of Druzhkivka in Donetsk Oblast, where the situation is currently the most difficult.
Pilots from the Pentagon Battalion's interceptors shot down a Russian Knyaz Veshchy Oleg reconnaissance drone, the cutting-edge development from the aggressor country, in the skies over Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia region.
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In Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia district, an enemy drone attacked an Emergency Service vehicle.
In Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia district, an enemy drone attacked a State Emergency Service (DSNS) vehicle.
As of this morning, about 4,000 homes in Kyiv are still without heat, and almost 60% of the capital is without electricity.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized that no circumstances should distract European leaders from supporting Ukraine amid Russian attacks, particularly strikes on energy infrastructure.
On the morning of January 21, Russian invaders attacked the Chornomorsk community in the Odesa region, causing damage and destruction.
In the Odesa region, an energy facility was damaged as a result of an enemy drone attack, leaving several thousand customers without electricity.
On the night of January 21, Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on southern Odesa. Residential and industrial infrastructure was damaged, and a man was injured.
The enemies are conducting air strikes on Zaporizhzhia, with explosions heard across the city.
Yesterday, an enemy drone exploded on the territory of a lyceum in the village of Dobrianka community in Chernihiv region, while another one damaged a cultural center in Semenivka.
On the night of January 21, Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on southern Odesa. Residential and industrial infrastructure was damaged, and a man was injured.
On Wednesday, January 21, hourly power cuts will be in effect for residents in all regions of Ukraine, while industrial users will face power restrictions.
On the front line over the past day, January 20, 110 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded, with most attacks occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Kharkiv region yesterday, January 20, eight settlements were hit by Russian strikes, leaving five people injured.
Ukraine’s air defense forces neutralized 84 out of the 97 drones that Russia used to attack the country since the evening of January 20.
Over the past day, Russian invading forces carried out 749 attacks on 34 settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region, leaving four people killed and six others wounded.
20 January 2026
Ukrainian Defiance Minister Mykhailo Fedorov plans to find a replacement for Mavic and other Chinese-made drones and to establish drone-assault units within the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is dissatisfied with the performance of air defense forces against enemy UAVs during Russia's latest aerial attack and promised that conclusions will be drawn.
During Russia's latest massive air attack, Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 14 of 18 ballistic missiles, which is a very high efficiency rate.
Russian troops struck the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region during the day, damaging civilian facilities.
The government is systematically working to attract energy assistance from partners; the next shipments are expected in the coming days.
The most difficult situation with electricity persists in the city of Kyiv and the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Odesa, and Poltava.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis expressed outrage over the strong reaction to his government's decision to deny Ukraine the sale of four small aircraft that could have helped strengthen the country's air defense as Russia continues its relentless terror.
Within the Defense Forces, units are being formed that will focus on tracking Russian drone operators.
Meetings with the United States must produce concrete results for strengthening Ukraine or bringing the war closer to an end.
In Kyiv, the latest version of the Ukrainian Octopus interceptor drone was demonstrated to a British delegation led by UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.