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Thanks to the systems protecting Ukraine, 14 out of 18 ballistic missiles were intercepted. This is an extremely high interception rate. However, during every massive strike, several missiles still break through the defenses and destroy energy infrastructure.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reminded that every year on January 20, Ukrainians honor the defenders of Donetsk Airport — people who held the defense for 242 days and did not surrender, while surrounded and under constant attacks.
Oleksandr Pukhalskyi, Deputy Director of the Department of Social Support of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, explained what the support services under the Ministry of Defense are, how effective they are, and how they can be improved.
In the Pokrovsk sector, FPV drone operators of the main unmanned aerial systems unit “Phoenix” continue to effectively destroy enemy manpower and equipment.
Senior Lieutenant Oleh Hrishchenko, an aviation technician of fighter aviation, spoke about how aviation operates.
In the Pokrovsk sector, in the city of Myrnohrad, the enemy continues to infiltrate with infantry. At the same time, the city’s defenders are ready to repel attacks using heavy armored vehicles.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heard a report from the Ukrainian delegation that recently worked in the United States with the US President’s team, as well as diplomats currently in Davos.
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In the area of responsibility of the Joint Forces Grouping, the enemy continues attacks, actively “probing” the border to identify weak points in Ukrainian defenses.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, Russian tactics remain unchanged — and at times they revert to classic “meat assaults”. Larger units advanced from multiple directions instead of small infantry groups.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a special energy coordination meeting involving all government officials responsible for dealing with the consequences of the Russian strike.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, the enemy has scaled up strikes on Defense Forces logistics, alongside mechanized and infantry attacks.
The latest version of the Ukrainian Octopus interceptor drone was demonstrated to a British delegation led by UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy.
On the night of January 20 (from 7:00 p.m. on January 19), the enemy carried out a combined strike against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure using attack UAVs, ballistic and cruise missiles.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the enemy’s targets included Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, Vinnytsia Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Odesa Oblast, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava Oblast, Sumy Oblast, and other regions.
Fighters of the 426th Unmanned Systems Regiment of the 30th Marine Corps demonstrated a strike on a military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Today, January 20, Ukraine honors the memory of the defenders of Donetsk Airport — warriors who became a symbol of modern Ukrainian courage and determination.
Over the past day, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces grouping hit or destroyed 1,069 enemy targets.
Air defense troops of the 80th Galician Air Assault Brigade of the 8th Air Assault Corps demonstrated how to turn an expensive and scarce Russian reconnaissance UAV into a pile of scrap metal.
Over the past day, losses of the aggressor state’s army amounted to 1,130 soldiers and 6 tanks.
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov has signed an order appointing Pavlo Yelizarov as Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, responsible for the development of short-range air defense.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the results of strikes on the Tuapse oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai and a Russian oil depot in Belgorod Oblast.