A firefighter at the site of a strike by Russian missiles on a logistics hub in Kharkiv. Photo Reuters / Sofiia Gatilova.
- According to local residents and monitoring Telegram channels, explosions were heard in Rostov-on-Don and the air defense system was active. The city's head, Alexander Skryabin, reported damage to several apartment buildings following an airstrike.
- On January 13, Russia carried out attacks on 15 critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
- In Kryvyi Rih, authorities reported a significant blow to infrastructure, urging residents to stock up on water and charge mobile devices. As a result of the attack, 45,000 users were left without electricity, and more than 700 homes lost heating.
- In Starovarvarivka, Donetsk region, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling.
- In Taganrog, a woman became a victim of a Ukrainian drone. Earlier, the SBU reported an attack on the "Atlant Aero" factory, which produces drones.
- In the Shebekino district of Belgorod region, a case of a person's death due to an attack by a Ukrainian drone was also recorded.
- The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) reported the uncovering of a corruption scheme related to one of the leaders of the factions in the Verkhovna Rada. According to media reports, this concerns Yulia Tymoshenko.
- On January 15, at Ukraine's initiative, a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will take place, during which Russian strikes and the disregard for peace initiatives proposed by the United States will be discussed.
- The Verkhovna Rada decided to dismiss Vasyl Maliuk from the position of head of the Security Service of Ukraine.
- The nomination of Denys Shmyhal for the position of Minister of Energy could not be approved, and the vote for the appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense also failed.
- In the Black Sea, two oil tankers waiting to load Kazakh oil became targets for drones.
