12 January 2026 in Russo-Ukrainian war

• The Russian Federation attacked with 156 attack drones. Air defense neutralized 135 drones, there were hits
• The Russians attacked Odessa - the lights went out in part of the city, there are wounded
• Russia attacked Kyiv with attack UAVs - there was a fire
• The Russian Federation attacked the critical infrastructure of Zhytomyr Oblast for the second day in a row
• The Russian Federation struck an energy facility in Chernihiv Oblast - a number of settlements were cut off
• The Russian Federation struck the energy sector of Odesa, the damage is significant
• Estonia banned the entry of hundreds of people who fought on the side of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
• Fico complained that the EU can do nothing but hate Russians
• The Norwegian Foreign Minister arrived in Kyiv
• Norway is preparing $400 million in energy aid to Ukraine
• In the afternoon, emergency power outages were introduced throughout Kyiv
• UAVs attacked infrastructure facilities in Kryvyi Rih during the day
• The Armed Forces of Ukraine on the situation in Pokrovsk: the Russians are trying to infiltrate the north of the city
• NYT: Russian air defense systems in Venezuela were not connected to radars during the US operation
• NATO asks Turkey to provide F-16 earlier to patrol the Baltic airspace
• The Armed Forces established control over the Kupiansk City Hall
• NATO fighter jets flew over a Russian plane that violated the rules over the Baltic
• Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces: Our troops in Ukraine must be safe
• Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran
• The US Congress introduced a bill on the annexation of Greenland
• The Russian "Shakhed" hit a children's sanatorium in Kharkiv
• Norway wants to integrate Ukrainian interceptor missiles into NASAMS systems
• In Poland, the immediate dispatch of troops to Greenland was ruled out and the USA and Denmark were called to understanding
• Bloomberg: Iran sold missiles to Russia for almost $3 billion, the total amount of contracts exceeded $4 billion
• Russia's losses in the war exceeded 1.2 million in manpower, according to Ukrainian estimates
• UN: 2025 has become the deadliest year for the civilian population of Ukraine
• Armed Forces: Almost 160 clashes with the enemy at the front per day: the most difficult in the Gulyaipil and Pokrovsky directions