In January 2025, short-range drones caused more civilian deaths and injuries than any other weapon, striking people in their cars, buses, and on the streets.
Irrecoverable and medical losses of the Russian troops in January reached 48,240 personnel, which is roughly equivalent to more than three motorized rifle divisions.
In January 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine codified and approved for use around 130 new weapons and military equipment samples for the country’s defense forces. Approximately 100 of them were produced by Ukrainian arms manufacturers.
A resident of the village of Bilozerka in Kherson region was killed by shelling on January 5. She was at the cemetery when she was hit by an enemy drone.
The European Union has been preparing its energy infrastructure for the possible cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, so the halt once the contract between Ukraine and Russia's Gazprom expires on January 1 will not affect the EU's energy security.
The European Commission has announced its decision to provide Ukraine with macro-financial assistance in the form of a EUR 18.1 billion loan to be disbursed in equal installments through 2025, with the first tranche to be paid in early January.
Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó discussed the preparation of a working meeting to be held on January 29 in Uzhhorod with the participation of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
The UN Security Council in January will hold several meetings on the issue of Russia’s war against Ukraine in the wake of intensified strikes targeting Ukrainian cities.