Russian troops have launched 234 strikes near the Donetsk region’s Soledar and Bakhmut in the past 24 hours. The enemy lost 119 soldiers in killed and 108 in wounded.
Eleven Russian warships are remaining combat ready in the Black Sea, including five missile carriers equipped with Kalibr-type cruise missiles. Information about the total volley is yet to be checked.
Vakhtang Kikabidze, a famous film actor, pop singer, screenwriter, film director, songwriter and member of the Georgian Parliament, has died aged 84 in Georgia.
Former Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaite has said she thinks that the incompetence of NATO countries was one of the reasons that led to Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
By extending the upper age of routine military conscription in Russia from 27 to 30 already this spring, the Kremlin is trying to hide the ongoing mobilization for the war in Ukraine in order to avoid growing discontent among the population.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called Russia's missile attacks on residential buildings in Dnipro despicable and abhorrent and said that Canada strongly condemns them and will continue to provide Ukraine with support to defend itself against Russian aggression.
As a result of the shelling of Kryvyi Rih city, Dnipropetrovsk region, private houses and apartment blocks, educational institutions, and a gas pipeline were damaged.
The Russian army launched three airstrikes and about 50 missile strikes on Ukraine during the day. The Russians do not abandon their intentions to completely capture Donetsk region. Heavy battles for Soledar continue.
Thanks to the Defense Forces of Ukraine and the measures taken by power engineers amid the January 14 missile strikes, the controllability and integrity of Ukraine’s power system has been preserved. However, the most difficult situation with electricity is in Kharkiv and Lviv regions.
On January 14, Russian forces launched another massive missile attack on critical infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine. Ukrainian forces destroyed 25 of 38 Russian missiles of various types.