Russo-Ukrainian war main facts

  • 17 January 2025

  • The Russians hit Kryvyi Rih, 4 were killed, and the number of wounded increased to 9
  • The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia arrived in Kyiv
  • Basic military training has been introduced in Ukrainian universities since September
  • In Russia, the wards of oil depots affected by drones continue
  • Evacuation is being intensified in Sumy Oblast due to the threat of Russian sabotage groups
  • Lithuania begins patrolling the Baltic Sea as part of the NATO operation
  • In Antonivka, Kherson Oblast, Russians killed a man at a bus stop with a drone
  • Romania raised fighters over the "Shahedi" over the Danube, one drone fell in front of Izmail
  • At night, the Russians attacked the port infrastructure of Ukraine on the Danube, damaged buildings and housing
  • Air defense of Ukraine shot down 33 attack drones in 11 regions at night

  • 16 January 2025

  • ZSU: Defense forces hit the enemy's radar equipment in Belgorod Oblast
  • Armed Forces: Losses of the Russian Federation per day - 1,670 soldiers and 12 tanks
  • The Russians attacked more than 50 times in the Pokrovsky direction near 19 settlements
  • Britain and Poland agree on a defense agreement to counter the Russian Federation and hybrid threats
  • British Prime Minister Starmer: Europe should increase its support for Ukraine
  • The head of the German Foreign Ministry criticized the government for indecision in helping Ukraine
  • Israel and Hamas signed an agreement to release hostages and cease fire
  • Ukraine will receive $3.3 billion in humanitarian aid from the UN
  • Russia occupied three more settlements in Donetsk region
  • The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in Kyiv announced EUR 27 million in aid to Ukraine
  • The Prime Minister of Great Britain assured that he is ready to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, if necessary
  • Chairman of the NATO military committee: There are no signs that the Kremlin is preparing for peace
  • Britain has promised to hand over 15 innovative Gravehawk air defense systems to Ukraine by the end of the year
  • The Russians attacked Vovchansk with a drone, a man was injured
  • Norway raised its F-35 fighter jets in Poland via Russia
  • Britain will provide Ukraine with £140 million for the economy and rubber aid
  • Ukraine demands from the Russian Federation to allow the Red Cross to all Ukrainian prisoners
  • WP: Russia is tricking Indians into recruiting for the war against Ukraine
  • Ukraine and Great Britain have agreed on $3.6 billion in annual military aid and money from Russian missiles
  • Britain promised Ukraine 150 artillery barrels and a new mobile air defense system
  • Ukraine and Great Britain signed a historic agreement on 100 years of partnership
  • The Russian Federation is accumulating forces in the pipes of the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal to break through Chasovoy Yar
  • Russian media: Russia wants to buy gas for Transnistria in Europe
  • SSO drones set fire to the Rosneft oil depot near Voronezh
  • Armed Forces: The Russians have significantly reduced the use of tanks and aircraft
  • In Bulgaria, two months after the elections, a new government was approved
  • The Minister of Defense of Italy arrived in Kyiv on an official visit
  • The British Prime Minister came to Kyiv and was met by Zaluzhny
  • The National Guard and the National Police of Ukraine received about a hundred vehicles from Germany
  • The Russians attacked Antonivka in the Kherson Region, killing 1 person and wounding 1 more
  • Defense forces of Ukraine shot down 34 Russian drones in 11 regions of Ukraine at night
  • The Tambov region of the Russian Federation was attacked by drones

  • 15 January 2025

  • The Armed Forces neutralized 1,480 invaders and 40 artillery systems during the day
  • Armed Forces: 124 clashes took place at the front during the day, more than 50 in the Pokrovsky direction
  • Media: Britain and France discuss sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
  • In his farewell speech, Biden mentioned Ukraine
  • The Russians occupied Neskuchne, the ring around Velika Novosilka is shrinking
  • The Russians tried to storm the Pokrovsky direction 41 times
  • In the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation, an attack by drones on an oil depot was reported in the evening
  • NYT: A mine was blown up near Pokrovsk to prevent the Russians from secretly passing through it
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