News War in Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has integrated the command of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov” into the digital logistics management system (LMS) for ground weapons systems.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov have approved personnel decisions aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense, including the candidate for a new Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine responsible for the short-range air defense system.
A new training course, “Cyber Hygiene 2.0”, has been launched in the Army+ application, dedicated to basic yet critically important cybersecurity rules for daily service in the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, paid a working visit to military command bodies that continue the operation and hold the defense of the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration.
Over the past day, losses of the Russian army amounted to 1,020 personnel and 39 artillery systems.
On the night of January 19 (from 18:00 on January 18), the enemy attacked with 145 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, Gerbera drones, and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), Chauda (Autonomous Republic of Crimea), and Donetsk (temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine). About 90 of them were Shaheds.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi took part in a regular meeting of the commanders-in-chief of the armed forces of the member states of the “Coalition of the Willing,” held via videoconference.
In December, mine-explosive barriers installed by all engineering units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 946 occupiers, 197 units of weapons and military equipment, and 74 other targets.
On the night of January 18 (from 18:30 on January 17), the enemy attacked with 201 strike UAVs of the Shahed type, “Gerbera,” and other types of drones from the directions of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (Russian Federation), Chauda (Autonomous Republic of Crimea), and Donetsk — temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. About 120 of them were Shaheds.
Over the past day, losses of the aggressor country’s army amounted to 830 personnel and 33 artillery systems.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel with examples of modern Ukrainian unmanned systems.
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck enemy air defense facilities in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea.
On the night of January 17 (from 6:00 p.m. on January 16), the enemy attacked with 115 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas types, and other types of drones.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,130 military personnel killed and wounded.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov announced the launch of a fully automated system for distributing UAVs among military units. The path of a drone from warehouse intake to receipt by a unit has been reduced by 2–3 times — to approximately one day.
On the night of January 16, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck an ammunition depot of a unit from the 76th Air Assault Division in the city of Prymorsk, located in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia Region.
An institutional audit of the Professional Military Education (PME) system conducted by a NATO expert group throughout 2025 has been completed.
On the night of January 16, the enemy attacked with 76 strike UAVs of the Shahed, Gerbera, Italmass types, and drones of other types; about 50 of them were Shaheds.
Over the past day, Russian invaders lost 1,370 personnel killed and wounded.
One year ago, the Declaration on a Century-Long Partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was signed.
According to the results of 2025, more than 33,000 servicemembers received rehabilitation assistance in healthcare facilities within the system of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
In 2025, reform and transformation processes continued within the Armed Forces of Ukraine despite ongoing combat operations.