Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff logged 164 combat engagements on January 16, including 49 on the Pokrovsk axis and 31 near Huliaipole, with clashes also reported on the Kostiantynivka and other fronts.
- Authorities are running the power grid under an emergency regime with rolling restrictions and have asked the public to avoid high‑power appliances through the end of the week.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said electricity demand recently reached about 18 GW against roughly 11 GW of available generation and confirmed new air‑defense munitions arrived in the morning.
- The European Commission said EU electricity exports to Ukraine are at maximum capacity and cited ongoing humanitarian aid and emergency gas procurement support.
- An evening update counted 43 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk axis on January 16 with a preliminary 141 attackers neutralized there, as 24/7 resilience points expanded access and major rail hubs dimmed exterior lighting to save power.