Euromaidan Press Staff

Ukraine launched an attack on a Russian oil refinery in a Black Sea port in a special operation to disrupt Russia's logistics.

Despite Russian planes being legitimate targets for Ukraine, Kremlin credibility is questionable.

During Ramstein meeting, Ukraine's defense minister reports that Russia loses 400 soldiers per square kilometer, despite having a significant artillery advantage.

On 22 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Kyiv.

Ukraine claimed its drones struck and disrupted a Russian Baltic Sea gas terminal owned by energy giant Novatek. The bloody aftermath of a market shelling in Russian-occupied Donetsk left 28 dead. Moscow-installed authorities quickly blamed Ukraine, but Kyiv denied any role.

EU proposes a $5 billion Ukraine military aid fund which focuses on joint weapon procurement and troops training.

Ukraine's government has allocated a record UAH 17.5 billion ($466 million) for the construction of engineering and fortification structures aimed at bolstering border defenses. Meanwhile, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have agreed to build anti-mobility defensive installations along their borders with Russia and Belarus.

At the meeting, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that France would manufacture 78 Caesar howitzers for Ukraine.

On 17 January, Ukraine intercepted a Russian drone with a new air defense system "FrankenSAM", a joint project of Ukraine’s Defense Forces and the Pentagon.

At the Davos Forum, Zelenskyy calls Putin "a predator who is not satisfied with frozen food" and says Ukraine will never accept a frozen conflict.

Ukrainian forces hit Russia's valuable A-50 early warning and control aircraft and IL-22 airborne control center. This may be the Russian Air Force's most devastating loss since the start of the all-out war. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas warns that Europe has three to five years to prepare for a potential military threat from Russia on NATO’s eastern flank.

World leaders rallied behind Ukraine's fight at the Davos summit centered on Ukraine's "peace formula," which aims to set guidelines for eventual peace talks. However, President Zelenskyy ruled out negotiations for a frozen conflict. Russia and China did not attend.

Nordic nations hail US defense pacts, stand for a "realistic Russia policy." Russia's Orlan-10 producer ramps up production despite sanctions.

The British PM and Ukraine's President signed a 10-year security agreement in Kyiv. The UK pledged £2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine.