Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia produces 500 Shahed drones, dozens of ballistic missiles daily
This is Tania Myronyshena reporting from Kyiv on day 1,429 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Today's top story:
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Jan. 22, 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that Russia is producing about 500 attack drones and "dozens" of ballistic missiles every day, calling on Europe to strengthen its own defenses as the war in Ukraine grinds on.
Zelensky said Ukraine is manufacturing about 1,000 interceptor drones per day and using them against Russian air attacks, but that the current output is still not enough to counter the scale of Russia's strikes.
"We have really created, I think, great ideas with interceptor drones. We use them. We really produce about 1,000 interceptors a day. But this is not enough. This is still not enough," he said.
In the same speech, Zelensky criticized European leaders for what he described as overreliance on NATO and U.S. protection. "If Putin decides to take Lithuania or strike Poland, who will respond?" he asked.
He also referenced what he described as a recent European deployment of several dozen troops to Greenland, calling it a weak signal to Moscow and Beijing and questioning what message such a mission sends to Denmark. He said Ukraine has the expertise and weapons to stop Russian warships if they were operating freely near Greenland, adding that Kyiv had not been asked to help.
Zelensky accused Europe of failing to take independent action on Iran and of not supporting Belarusian protesters in 2020, saying the consequences have returned to Europe. He said Russia has deployed Oreshnik missiles in Belarus, placing most European capitals within range.
SBU detains Russian GRU agents scouting Oreshnik strike aftermath in Lviv Oblast
Last updated 8:15 p.m. Kyiv time.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has detained two agents of Russia's military intelligence (GRU) tasked with assessing the aftermath of an Oreshnik ballistic missile strike on civilian infrastructure in Lviv Oblast overnight on Jan. 9, the agency said on Jan. 22.
Russia used the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile for the second time in a Jan. 9 attack on Lviv, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) from the Polish border.
The detained suspects include a 64-year-old resident of Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast and his 22-year-old neighbor, according to the SBU.
Following the strike, the younger suspect traveled to Lviv Oblast to photograph the aftermath and record GPS coordinates, which he passed to the older agent. The latter communicated directly with his Russian handler.
Both men were detained simultaneously — one in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, and the other in Lviv Oblast while examining the aftermath of the attack near the impact site, the SBU said.
The SBU seized electronic devices containing evidence of collaboration with Russian intelligence and intercepted conversations with their handler.
The detainees have been charged with high treason under martial law and may face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Russia first used the Oreshnik in an attack on Dnipro on Nov. 21
French Navy boards Russia's 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in Mediterranean Sea, Macron says
Last updated 5:59 p.m. Kyiv time.
French Navy boarded a so-called Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker on Jan. 22, French President Emmanuel Macron said on X.
The move comes as Ukraine's European partners step up efforts to counter Russia's "shadow fleet," a network of oil tankers used to circumvent international sanctions imposed over Moscow's aggression against Ukraine. The fleet allows the Kremlin to continue exporting oil despite the restrictions.
Macron wrote that on the morning of Jan. 22, the French Navy conducted an operation to board an oil tanker arriving from Russia.
The action took place on the high seas in the Mediterranean and was supported by several allies of France, according to Macron.
Ukraine returns 3 children from occupied territories
Last updated 4:53 p.m. Kyiv time.
Three Ukrainian children aged 12 to 17 returned to Ukraine from Russian-occupied territories, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Jan. 22.
"Among those rescued is a 12-year-old girl, whose house was searched by Russian military personnel after a report that the family allegedly kept the Ukrainian flag," Prokudin said in a post on social media.
The latest news on the return of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories comes as Russia intensifies its propaganda and militarization efforts, even among minors.
The United Nations has demanded "an immediate return" of Ukrainian children who were deported or forcibly sent from occupied territories to Russia throughout the war.
Ukraine confirms strike on Russia's Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, radar stations in Crimea also hit
Last updated 4:24 p.m. Kyiv time.
Ukrainian drone strikes inflicted damage on Russian oil and weapons facilities in widespread attacks carried out overnight on Jan. 22, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed.
Targets included Russia's Tamanneftegaz oil terminal, several radar stations in Russian-occupied Crimea, a drone storage facility in the occupied part of Kherson Oblast, command and observation post of Russian military personnel in Donetsk Oblast.
Tamanneftegaz, located in the village of Volna, Krasnodar Krai, operates the Taman transshipment complex, handling crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied hydrocarbon gases. The complex is one of the largest in the Black Sea region.
According to Ukraine's General Staff, there was a direct hit on the terminal, resulting in explosions and a fire. The extent of the damage is being assessed, it added.
Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratiev wrote on Telegram on the evening of Jan. 21 that as a result of the attack, four tanks containing petroleum products caught fire. He claimed that two enterprise employees died, and several others were injured in the attack.
Previously the terminal was attacked on Dec. 22, 2025, Ukraine's General Staff said. A source in Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent at the time that the Ukrainian strike damaged equipment at the oil terminal, the liquefied hydrocarbon gas pier, and other port infrastructure, triggering a large-scale fire.
Ukraine reported additional strikes on military targets in Russian-occupied regions, including Crimea, Kherson and Donetsk oblasts.
Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injure at least 19, including 5 children
Last updated 2:52 p.m. Kyiv time.
Russian drone and missile attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast injured at least 19 people, including five children, local authorities said on Jan. 22.
The cities of Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast came under attack in the afternoon, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
A Russian missile damaged a two-story residential building in Kryvyi Rih, injuring at least 12 people, including four children, aged one-and-a-half, two, eight, and 10, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
Rescuers continue to examine the strike site and assist those affected, the State Emergency Service said on Jan. 22.
Hanzha also reported that a 16-story residential building was hit in Dnipro, with a fire breaking out in two apartments.
Dnipro Mayor Bory Filatov said that seven people were injured as a result of the attack. A 14-year-old girl is among the victims, according to Hanzha.
Filatov also said that emergency services rescued 16 people from the damaged building.
"We are working on a life support mechanism for the undamaged part of the building," Filatov said.
Over 50 rescuers and 17 units of equipment from the State Emergency Service have been involved in dealing with the aftermath of the attack, the service said.
The attack came amid Russia's mass attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, which have left thousands of Ukrainians without electricity and heating.
Scheduled power outages are in effect in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast according to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company.
At least 3 killed, 16 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day
At least three people have been killed and 16 others injured in Russian attacks against Ukraine over the past day, local authorities said on Jan. 22.
Russia launched 94 drones of various types at Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force reported. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 80 drones.
Ten drones struck 10 locations across the country, and drone debris was recorded at four additional sites.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed one person and injured another in Kramatorsk, and killed one and injured two in Druzhkivka, local authorities said.
In Kherson Oblast, Russian attacks killed one person and injured six others over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
In Sumy Oblast, a Russian drone strike in the Seredyna-Buda community injured two men, aged 49 and 55, overnight, local authorities said.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an 81-year-old woman and a 70-year-old woman were injured in overnight Russian drone attacks, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said.
In Kharkiv Oblast, Russia attacked three settlements over the past day, injuring a 74-year-old woman in the village of Kivsharivka, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, one man was injured in a Russian attack, local authorities reported.
Over the past day, Russian forces launched 726 strikes on 30 settlements across the region.
In Odesa Oblast, a Russian drone struck a residential high-rise, prompting the evacuation of 58 people, including eight children. A 17-year-old boy was injured in the attack, local authorities said.
A kamikaze drone struck between the 18th and 19th floors of a high-rise apartment building but did not detonate. The attack damaged the building's facade, shattered windows, and damaged several parked cars.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,230,810 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russia has lost around 1,230,810 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Jan. 22.
The number includes 1,070 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 11,596 tanks, 23,943 armored fighting vehicles, 75,416 vehicles and fuel tanks, 36,516 artillery systems, 1,623 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,282 air defense systems, 434 airplanes, 347 helicopters, 112,828 drones, 28 ships and boats, as well as two submarines.
