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13 January 2026
Russia is already in a state of strategic defeat, and its attempts to intimidate the world with so-called "wonder weapons" and fabricated pretexts for escalation are merely a cover for a profound military, economic, and demographic crisis that will ultimately lead to its disintegration.
Drone operators of the 412nd Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Nemesis" destroyed a Russian Prima P-18 radar station, a Tor surface-to-air missile system, and a Tunguska air defense missile-gun system in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk sectors.
One person was killed and several others were injured in a massive enemy attack on Kharkiv, with a fire breaking out in the suburb.
European NATO member states, against the backdrop of statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland, are proposing to strengthen the Alliance's presence in the Arctic region, including the deployment of a NATO monitoring mission under the provisional name Arctic Sentry.
The Russian army has intensified attempts to infiltrate the northern part of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, above the railway line, using assault groups. Ukraine's Defense Forces are stopping these efforts.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has submitted an agreement with Belarus to the Russian State Duma for ratification, which provides for the refusal to extradite or arrest citizens of both countries at the request of third countries and international courts.
In 2025, one-time targeted financial assistance of UAH 10,000 was provided to 19,318 Kyiv residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed as a result of Russia’s armed aggression.
12 January 2026
The start of the new year has brought neither peace nor respite to Ukraine; on the contrary, it has seen an escalation of Russian shelling and destruction, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo said during a UN Security Council session on Monday.
The U.S. may have ambitions to expand its strategic positions, which at the same time is forcing Russia to lose its influence in different parts of the world.
Russia is preparing another large-scale attack on Ukraine in the coming days.
A screening of the propaganda film “Maidan: The Road to War”, produced by Russia Today, has been canceled in Switzerland.
Fighters of the 2nd Khartia Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) have established control over the Kupiansk City Council building in the Kharkiv region and are completing clearance operations in the city.
Pilots of the 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces have shown how they are destroying Russian military equipment on the road between the village of Shevchenko and Pokrovsk in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region.
Russian forces attacked the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region throughout the day using drones and artillery, damaging homes, gas pipelines, and a power transmission line.
European Partners Move on Toward Practical Steps, but without a U.S. Backstop
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide have discussed prospects for joint weapons production and other military cooperation projects.
Russian forces have attacked civilian vessels sailing under the flags of Panama and San Marino, injuring one crew member.
At an extraordinary meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, Ukraine informed its allies about the growing number of Russian attacks on the country's energy system and called for increased assistance, particularly air defense systems and missiles for Patriot and NASAMS.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has explained his country's position on security guarantees for Ukraine and warned Kyiv against legally recognizing Russia's control over the occupied territories.
A three-level system to defend against enemy drones has been built in the Kherson region.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed that the document on security guarantees for Ukraine from the United States be finalized and submitted for consideration at the highest level.
Nearly 800 buildings in Kyiv are currently still without heat supply.
Although NATO’s political commitment to Ukraine’s irreversible path toward membership remains in force, some NATO members currently oppose its accession. In the meantime, Ukraine cannot wait and needs security guarantees now.
Since the start of the day, a total of 78 combat clashes have been recorded along the front line. Fighting is currently ongoing on six axes, with Russian invaders applying the greatest pressure on the Huliaipole and Pokrovsk directions.
The European Union believes that peace in Ukraine depends on a decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin and therefore does not rule out negotiations with him in the future in order to facilitate the achievement of peace in Ukraine.
Over the past two weeks, amid intensified efforts by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to block oil exports from Venezuela, more than 15 tankers carrying sanctioned oil have changed their flags to Russian.
In the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, a 79-year-old woman was killed as a result of Russian shelling.
Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov stated that while the names of regimes in Russia change, the method does not – prison remains an instrument of Moscow’s policy.
Russian forces dropped a glide bomb on the village of Novoukrainka in the Zaporizhzhia region, injuring a woman.
Starting today, 5G technology will operate in test mode in Lviv, and next in line are Borodianka and Kharkiv.