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Despite massive Russian shelling and problems with electricity and heating supplies, Ukrainian citizens remain ready to continue resisting the Russian invaders.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone conversation with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
On January 23, 2026, near Kostiantynivka, two servicemen of the 5th Battalion of the 112th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, Ihor Maksymchuk with the call sign “Khmil” and Volodymyr Aleksandrov with the call sign “Pozytyv,” were ambushed by the enemy and taken prisoner.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Ukraine’s negotiating team ahead of a round of trilateral meetings scheduled for this week.
On February 24, 2022, a soldier with the callsign “Did” (“Grandpa”) was working as a taxi driver. When enemy shelling began, drivers immediately had a lot of work.
In the Pokrovsk direction, under the cover of fog, the Russians attempted to conduct a large-scale mechanized assault they had prepared in advance.
Deputy Commander of the 10th Army Corps, Colonel Roman Zabrodskyi, stated that the enemy deliberately misleads both its own population and the international community, using information provocations as an element of psychological and informational pressure.
Russians are increasingly openly expressing dissatisfaction with the course of hostilities, including prolonged battles for Vovchansk and the complete lack of results by occupation forces in this direction.
Fighters of the “Bulava” UAV battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade named after the Black Zaporizhians managed for the first time in history to strike a Russian heavy flamethrower system TOS-1A “Solntsepyok” directly on Russian territory — in Belgorod region.
During the night of February 2, 2026, Ukrainian Defense Forces units carried out a series of effective strikes on enemy targets in temporarily occupied territories.
A mobilized Russian soldier was tied to a tree, becoming a victim of a brutal disciplinary practice within his own army. “Live bait catching” is a standard practice for all Russian soldiers who “rolled back” and abandoned their positions.
When near Pokrovsk the enemy captured four Ukrainian servicemen, strike UAVs arrived to aid the captured. Drone operators not only eliminated the enemy assault troops but also helped free the four Ukrainian soldiers from captivity.
In the Hulyaipole direction, there were more than 30 combat engagements over the past day. This remains the hottest area of hostilities in the south of the country.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the introduction of sanctions against companies that service the Russian tanker fleet and transport sanctioned oil.
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed and detained three more individuals in different regions of Ukraine who publicly supported Russian armed aggression and justified war crimes committed by Russian occupiers.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov held talks with Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans on further defense cooperation in several areas: strengthening aviation, air defense, developing drones, and production.
Viktoria Stepanets, art curator, lead agent of OVO agency, and curator of the “Shot-Down Rhymes” musical-poetic project, spoke about the initiative that brings together servicemen-poets and popularizes military poetry through music.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi sector, the situation has remained tense for two weeks. Enemy infantry keeps storming positions and is being taken out one by one by drones.
UAV operators of the 3rd Special-Purpose Battalion “Svoboda” of the 4th Special-Purpose Brigade named after Hero of Ukraine Sergeant Serhiy Mykhalchuk “Rubizh” of the National Guard struck an enemy “Grad”.
Pilots of the Asgard Battalion of the 412th Nemesis Drone Systems Brigade destroyed a convoy of Russians moving near Huliaipole.
Senior Sergeant Yaroslav, call sign “Step”, from the 46th Airmobile Podillia Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, worked as a civil engineer and never imagined himself in uniform.
Strengthening the aviation capabilities of Ukraine’s Defense Forces through the transfer of Polish MiG-29s, development of “small” air defense, and joint participation of Ukraine and Poland in defense projects and European mechanisms are among the key directions of cooperation between the two countries.