Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people. For only the second time, it used a new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable.

Ukraine's commander in chief said December was the first month that its drones "neutralized" roughly as many Russians as were called up.

The total combat losses of Russian forces in personnel from February 24, 2022, to January 12, 2026, have reached approximately 1,220,000, of which 1,060 were eliminated in the past 24 hours. — Ukrinform.

Russian officials suggested in 2019 that the Kremlin might reduce support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine.

Ukraine's defence forces have struck three drilling platforms belonging to Russian company Lukoil in the waters of the Caspian Sea.

On January 10, the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region suffered a massive Russian attack with Geran drones between 10:20 a.m. and 12:40 p.m. Kyiv time. About 14 hits were recorded, residential buildings and critical infrastructure were damaged,

President Trump indicated that he was ready to commit to the United States being involved in Ukraine’s future defense — but only, he said, because he was confident that Russia would not try to invade the country again.

NATO allies in the Coalition of the Willing are planning security guarantees for Ukraine once Russia's war is over.