Southern Command: Russian forces launch drone attacks over Mykolaiv, Odesa oblasts

12:07 PM

NATO chief says alliance either raises defense spending or can begin taking 'Russian language courses.'

"Everything I'm seeing at this moment is not nearly enough, and if we don't do it (raise the spending targets) we are safe now but not in four or five years. So if you don't do it, get out your Russian language courses or go to New Zealand," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

11:48 AM

Fico will not visit Kyiv, Slovak lawmaker says.

The development is the latest in an escalating conflict between Ukraine and Slovakia over Kyiv's decision to stop Russian gas transit.

10:55 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 19 over past day.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 80 Shahed-type drones and various other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) overnight, Ukraine’s Air Forces reported on their Telegram channel. Air defenses shot down 58 drones over 11 oblasts, while 21 dummy drones were lost in the airspace, the Air Force said.

10:00 AM

German defense minister arrives in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine aid.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military aid for the country resisting Russian aggression, Deutsche Welle reported on Jan. 14.

9:48 AM

Drone strike reportedly targets Russian chemical plant in Tatarstan, causing fire.

The Telegram channel Vechernya Kazan claimed that the strike hit a liquified gas storage area, setting gas tanks on fire. Russian authorities confirmed that a fire broke out in the city as a result of the drone strike but claimed that it resulted in no significant damage.

9:13 AM

Trump wants to meet Putin 'very quickly' after inauguration.

Talking to Newsmax, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet as the war "hasn't gone so well for him either."

8:26 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 811,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:50 AM

Drone attack damages industrial facility in Russia’s Saratov region.

A drone attack overnight on Jan. 14 caused damage to an industrial facility in the city of Engels, located in Russia's Saratov region. Engels lies around 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine.

5:38 AM

Oil tanker crew planned more cable sabotage before capture, Finland says.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic Sea region has faced numerous disruptions to power cables, telecom links, and gas pipelines.

3:57 AM

Drones target Russia's Tula region, local media says.

Explosions were heard overnight on Jan. 14 in the city of Aleksin, Tula Oblast in an alleged drone attack, local media reported. Tula region, home to over 1.5 million people, is located south of Moscow.

3:26 PM  (Updated:  January 14, 2025 2:24 am)

War analysis

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2:13 AM

Macron, Zelensky discuss 'practical steps' for deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation on the front line and the possibility of sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in a phone call on Jan. 13.

12:32 AM

Putin has failed to meet any of his strategic objectives in Ukraine, Biden says.

"When Putin invaded Ukraine, he thought he'd conquer Kyiv in a matter of days ... He has failed thus far to subjugate Ukraine, failed to break the unity of NATO, and failed to make large territorial gains."

11:44 PM

Zelensky announces new sanctions on Russian financial sector.

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Jan. 13 imposing new sanctions on the Russian financial sector. The sanctions target 140 distinct entities.

10:52 PM

Bryansk chemical plant hit in aerial attack, Russian media says.

The Bryansk chemical plant produces gunpowder and explosives and is a key enterprise of the Russian military, according to Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's counter-disinformation center.

10:32 PM

War update

Ukraine war latest: Russia claims to occupy 2 more villages in Ukraine's east; Kyiv doesn't confirm

10:20 PM

War analysis

Ukraine’s new Kursk push brings minor gains, raising concerns over limited resources

9:24 PM

Prisoners of war

Everything we know about the North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine

9:18 PM

UK to finance production of air defense, long-range weapons in Ukraine, Umerov says.

"The U.K. has already invested in the production of our weapons, and this collaboration continues — specifically, funding will be directed toward the production of air defense systems and long-range weapons," Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said.

8:30 PM

Volyn exhumations in Ukraine's Ternopil Oblast to begin in April, media reports.

Exhumation of the remains of Polish victims of the Volyn tragedy buried in Ternopil Oblast, where the village of Puzhnyky was located in the 1940s, will begin in April, Polish RMF FM reported on Jan. 13.

7:05 PM  (Updated:  January 13, 2025 7:19 pm)

Fico invited Zelensky to Slovakia to discuss gas transit via Ukraine; Zelensky responds.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he would like to hold a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Slovakia near the border with Ukraine "as soon as possible." "Okay. Come to Kyiv on Friday," Zelensky responded.

6:37 PM

Vital Pokrovsk coking coal mine halts operation, Reuters reports.

The Pokrovsk coal mine, one of the largest in Eastern Europe, is located 10 km (6 miles) west of Pokrovsk. The mine produces coal for coke production needed in steelmaking, which is Ukraine's second-largest export after agriculture.

6:13 PM

Video

What we know about North Korean POWs captured by Ukraine

Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Jan. 9. The Kyiv Independent's Anna Belokur breaks down everything we learned from the POWs' interrogation video released by President Volodymyr Zelensky.

5:08 PM

Germany announces first deliveries of promised RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers.

Germany delivered the first batch of the promised 54 RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers, the country's Foreign Minister Boris Pistorius said during a news conference on Jan. 13. Six out of the 54 howitzers will remain in Germany to train Ukrainian personnel.

4:13 PM

Russia's energy giant Gazprom plans major layoffs as Europe market shrinks, media reports.

Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee Elena Ilyukhina reportedly sent a letter to Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller, outlining the need for cost optimization due to "challenges facing the Gazprom Group."