Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 144 combat engagements on January 18, with 50 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk sector and heavy fighting also on the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka axes.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky reported more than 1,300 strike drones, about 1,050 guided bombs and 29 rockets used by Russia over the past week, following a night of 200-plus drone attacks across several regions.
- Regional authorities detailed civilian tolls and damage: Kharkiv recorded three dead and 11 injured along with serious hits to energy facilities, while Dnipropetrovsk region reported six injured and multiple sites damaged.
- Service disruptions broadened as Sumy shifted water supply to reduced-pressure schedules on backup power, and Kyiv allowed curfew exceptions for travel to resilience points, which may now operate 24/7.
- The Interior Ministry increased police patrols during the energy emergency and warned against filming sensitive sites, while Ukraine denied Russian claims of taking Minkivka and highlighted significant Russian losses near Pokrovsk.