Exclusives
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Once called Ukraine’s Joan of Arc, now she’s accused of buying votes.. Six months ago, she called gutting anti-corruption agencies "the brightest day in parliament." |
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The Soviet heating trap: Why an EU capital is colder than bombed Kyiv (INFOGRAPHIC). Lithuania escaped in six years. Romania hasn’t in 35. Ukraine is choosing now—under fire. |
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Iran de-escalation sends oil down 5%, squeezing Russia’s war funding (INFOGRAPHIC). Moscow’s January revenues could hit their lowest since late 2022. |
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The quiet tactic that took Pokrovsk may already be inside Kostiantynivka. Taking advantage of Ukraine's desperate manpower shortage, Russian infiltrators may be creeping into their next objective: the eastern settlement of Kostiantynivka. |
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Stealthy, hydrogen-powered recon drones enter military service. Less noise and heat, higher altitude, at the expense of engineering challenges |
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A weapon to surpass fiber optic drones needs more time in the oven. Tests appear promising, but is it ready for primetime? |
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NATO allies deploy to Greenland as Denmark defies Trump’s annexation push. European troops arrive amid tense White House talks |
Military
Ukraine strikes Russian ammo depot in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, confirms damage to Taganrog drone factory. Direct hit on 76th Air Assault Division storage site in occupied Prymorsk, General Staff says.
Ukraine's Khartiia Brigade kills 70 Russian soldiers in failed assaults north of Kharkiv (VIDEO). Drone operators, artillery, and infantry coordinated to stop multiple Russian attacks.
Border guards kill 21 Russians in failed ground assault on Kharkiv Oblast (VIDEO). Moscow continues looking for new directions to expand active combat operations.
Intelligence and technology
Ukrainian forces down Russian drone using Starlink for satellite control. Analysis of wreckage from a downed Russian BM-35 drone revealed a Starlink terminal providing satellite control, a technological advancement that allows the aircraft to partially circumvent Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
International
Lithuania exposes GRU sabotage network that targeted factories in four NATO countries – Reuters. Suspects from Spain, Colombia, Cuba, Russia, and Belarus face up to 15 years in prison.
Germany pledges €60m for Ukraine's frontline heating amid worst energy crisis of war – Sybiha. Funding will focus on frontline regions most affected by Russian attacks, FM Sybiha says.
Finland fast-tracks €98m defense package to meet Ukraine's urgent battlefield needs. "Most effective way to promote a just peace," Defense Minister Häkkänen says.
Czech President in Kyiv: "Painful concessions" needed for peace, but Europe must not stand aside. Czech President Petr Pavel said Ukraine is "ready" to make painful concessions to end the war—provided they actually lead to peace—while warning Europe not to cede all influence to the United States.
Ukraine secures OSCE emergency session on Russian missile and drone strikes. The OSCE Permanent Council held an emergency session in Vienna on 15 Jan. to examine Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
Italy sends €1.85M in industrial boilers to Ukraine as Russian strikes cripple power grid
Britain commits $25.4 mn for Ukrainian energy repairs as winter temperatures hit -20°C
Kyiv prepares 'Energy Ramstein' meeting with international partners as blackouts force emergency power schedules. Air defense announcements "imminent" to shield remaining infrastructure.
Humanitarian and social impact
Ukraine orders state companies to import 50% of electricity to ease grid crisis. Ukrzaliznytsia, Naftogaz, and Ukroboronprom must source half their power from abroad, PM Svyrydenko says.
Kyiv runs on emergency generators and 20% streetlights after week of Russian strikes. Fifty mobile kitchens now serving hot food in hardest-hit areas, PM Svyrydenko says.
Every Ukrainian power plant has been damaged by Russian strikes, PM says. 612 targeted attacks hit Ukraine's energy sector in 2025.
Ukraine's power demand hits 18 GW amid system capacity of just 11 GW, Zelenskyy says. Russia has struck the country's energy infrastructure 256 times since the heating season began.
Wartime curfew relaxed as Russian attacks on power grid leave civilians freezing. Private vehicles and pedestrians allowed to move during blackout emergencies.
Political and legal developments
Russia blames Ukraine for museum it destroyed in Huliaipole, erasing memory of anti-imperial fighter Nestor Makhno. Kremlin propaganda inverts the facts on cultural heritage site destroyed by Russian shelling.
Russia's war on Ukraine now longer than Soviet fight against Nazi Germany. Kyiv without the coalition Moscow once had.
Zelenskyy to Trump: 20-30 hour blackouts show who's blocking peace. President Zelenskyy responded to Donald Trump's claim that Ukraine is hindering peace negotiations by pointing to continued Russian missile and drone attacks as evidence that Moscow has no interest in diplomatic solutions.
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