Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:57 The occupation court in the so-called "DPR" sentenced Azov resident Ruslan Minagulov to 24 years in a strict regime penal colony for allegedly "cruel treatment of civilians." This was reported by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
22:35 A Russian oil depot located in the Voronezh region was attacked again by unmanned aerial vehicles on Monday evening, January 20. This was reported by the region's governor, Alexander Gusev, on his Telegram channel.
21:42 Mistakes in the leadership of military brigades require investigation and a fair response. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this during his evening address, commenting on the detention of generals accused of failing to defend the Kharkiv region.
20:56 Russian military complain about their command, which sends them on meaty assaults. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate, which published an intercept.
19:48 Ukrainian soldiers have received more aid from Latvia - more than 40 all-wheel drive vehicles along with critical cargo: drones, computer equipment, generators and charging stations. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its Facebook page on Monday, January 20.
18:56 Ukrainian defenders in the Peschanoye area in the Kupyansk direction hit seven Russian vehicles. Video from the scene was published by the commander of the battalion of strike unmanned aerial complexes Achilles of the 92nd Osh Brigade Yuriy Fedorenko.
18:32 Lithuania has transferred a new batch of military aid to Ukraine. The new package includes Lithuanian-made drones, thermal imagers, and five-ton telescopic loaders for the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17.56 The Russian Federation currently does not have the capacity to produce new Tu-160 and Tu-22M3 bombers "from scratch". However, the Russians use Soviet-era blanks. This is reported by the specialized portal Defense Express.
17:42 Law enforcement officers have exposed Ukrainian companies that supplied Russia with microchips for missiles and drones. According to the SBU, these are enterprises in the Kharkiv, Chernivtsi and Odessa regions. Even during a full-scale war, they were engaged in the supply of essential components for Russian weapons, bypassing international sanctions.
17:25 The war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine has negatively affected the lives of almost half of Russian citizens (47.6%). This is evidenced by the data of a sociological survey conducted in April 2024 by the Institute of Social and Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
17:02 Since the beginning of the current day, 64 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Almost half of them occurred in the Pokrovsk direction. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details in an operational summary as of 16:00.
16:49 On Monday night, Russian aggressors attacked the TsentrEnergo thermal power plant, which had already been destroyed earlier. There were no casualties. After the shelling, specialists began to clear the rubble.
16.22 Russia is ready for a "dialogue" with Donald Trump and the new US administration on Ukraine, but the "root cause of the crisis" needs to be eliminated. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said this at a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council. He also congratulated Trump on taking office as US President.
15.43 In 2024, Ukraine recognized one Russian and one Belarusian as refugees. At the same time, over the year, 400 decisions on forced expulsion were made against foreigners and stateless persons who were illegally in Ukraine .
15:15 A locomotive used to provide logistics for the Russian army was burned in St. Petersburg, Russia. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
Locomotive 3M62U was destroyed in the Ruchi tram depot. The fire destroyed the entire control system, the locomotive cannot be restored.
The GUR added that this locomotive "was hauling Russian weapons, ammunition and military equipment along the railway."
14:29 Law enforcement officers detained two generals and one colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who failed to ensure proper protection of the Kharkiv region during the offensive of the Russian army in May 2024. This was reported by the SBU. Among the defendants in the case is a brigadier general who held the position of commander of the operational-tactical group (OTG) Kharkiv.
14:17 The National Police of Ukraine has announced suspicion to the commander of the Russian paratroopers involved in the shooting of 16 civilians at the intersection of Vokzalna and Yablunska in Bucha in March 2022. This was reported by the press service of the National Police on Monday, January 20.
14:05 Officials of the Logistics Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were exposed for purchasing spare parts for armored vehicles at inflated prices. The damage amounted to 83 million UAH. The State Bureau of Investigation reported details .
13:35 Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Shostka community in Sumy Oblast. An infrastructure facility was destroyed and four multi-story buildings were damaged. There are no known casualties yet.
12:55 In the Kherson region, a mine exploded under a police car during the evacuation of a wounded person in Antonovka. The vehicle was damaged. None of the evacuation group members were injured.
12:20 A North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian fighters in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation spoke about his service in his homeland and his participation in military operations on Russian territory. The corresponding video of the soldier's interrogation was published by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The Korean claims that he did not know where and against whom he would fight. "I myself did not know before I came to Russia that I would fight here. I did not know against whom even we were fighting," said the North Korean intelligence officer.
11:45 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed and two others were injured due to Russian shelling. This was reported by the head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin.
Thus, in Pokrovsk, one person was killed and one was injured, a multi-storey building was damaged. In Nikolaevka, one person was injured, 14 houses, a gas pipeline and a heating main were damaged.
9:20 Over the past 24 hours, aviation, missile forces and artillery of the Defense Forces hit five areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and two air defense systems of the Russian troops. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In total, 189 combat clashes were recorded on the front in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, January 19.
8:50 The Defense Forces shot down 93 Russian Shahed-type attack UAVs and drones of other types, another 47 drone imitators were lost, two of them flew to Russia. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:44 On the night of January 20, Russian troops shelled the Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovsk region with heavy artillery and Grad MLRS. An industrial enterprise, four residential high-rise buildings, an educational institution and a power line were damaged. This was reported by the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak.
8:34 Air defense forces in the skies over Sumy region shot down 22 Russian UAVs. This was reported on January 20 by the Sumy OVA. It is noted that since the beginning of 2025, the air defense units of the region have already destroyed 176 Russian drones.
8:20 The Russians are increasing the military significance of Balaklava Bay in the temporarily occupied Crimea, which previously functioned as a museum. This was reported by the ATESH partisan movement.
7:46 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,690 occupiers. The total combat losses of the enemy from 02/24/22 to 01/20/25 amounted to approximately 820,430 personnel. This was reported by the General Staff.