It has been the 1435 th day of the Ukrainian resistance to the russian military aggression.
What happened in Ukraine today:
Here is operational information of the General Staff as of 4 pm:
Since the beginning of the day, 46 combat engagements have taken place along the frontline.
From the territory of the Russian Federation, the enemy carried out artillery shelling of the areas near the settlements of Ryzhivka, Kucherivka, Ulanove, Rohizne, and Bezsalivka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Northern Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions, the enemy attacked the positions of our defenders four times and conducted 33 shelling attacks on populated areas and our unit positions, two of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the adversary launched nine attacks in the areas of Starytsia and Prylipka, as well as toward Obukhivka, Kolodiazne, and Kutkivka.
In the Kupiansk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Lyman direction, Ukrainian troops repelled four enemy attacks toward Drobysheve and Stavky. One engagement is currently ongoing.
In the Sloviansk direction, the enemy carried out one attack in the area of Yampil.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In the Kostiantynivka direction, the invaders carried out five offensive actions near Predtechyne, Pleshchiivka, Sofiivka, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy attempted to advance toward our positions 15 times today near Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Molodetske, Filiia, and Dachne. Two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka direction, the aggressor launched one attack toward Yehorivka.
In the Huliaipole direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy attacks in the area of Huliaipole and toward Dobropillia. Three attacks are still ongoing. In addition, enemy aircraft carried out airstrikes on Ternuvate, Zaliznychne, Verkhnia Tersa, Vozdvyzhivka, Barvinivka, and Dolynka.
In the Orikhiv and Prydniprovske directions, the enemy did not conduct offensive actions.
In other directions, no significant changes in the situation have been recorded so far.
Ukrainian forces continue to wear down the enemy along the entire line of contact and in the rear.
Key results of the Army of Drones. Bonus program in 2025:
Nearly 820,000 enemy targets have been hit. More than 240,000 occupiers have been eliminated.
62,000 hits on light equipment, 29,000 on heavy equipment, and 32,000 strike and reconnaissance UAVs.
Top 10 units with the highest number of ePoints in the Army of Drones.Bonus system:
414th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “Birds of Magyar”;
CSO “A” of the Security Service of Ukraine;
Lasar’s Group of the National Guard of Ukraine;
Phoenix Main Directorate of Unmanned Aerial Systems;
3rd Separate Assault Brigade;
429th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion “Achilles”;
427th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion “Rarog”;
59th Separate Assault Brigade UAV Battalion “Steppe Predators”;
412th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion “NEMESIS”;
UAV Battalion of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
In addition, the title Hero of Ukraine was awarded to Oleh “Hasan” Huyt, brigade commander of the “Rarog” Brigade, and Yurii “Achilles” Fedorenko, commander of the “ACHILLES” Brigade.
Pavlo Yelizarov, the new Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, received an award weapon from Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
State honors were also awarded to Oleh Liashko, battalion commander of the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade.
Recent war events in the east of Ukraine
Kharkiv oblast
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, Russian forces attacked nine times in the areas of Starytsia and Prylipka, and toward Obukhivka, Kolodiazne, and Kutkivka, the General Staff reported. In the Kupiansk direction, the Russian army did not conduct offensive actions.
Over the past day, 105 combat engagements were recorded.
In the Southern Slobozhanskyi direction, the enemy assaulted the positions of our units three times in the areas of the settlements of Prylipka and Vovchanski Khutory.
In the Kupiansk direction, three enemy attacks took place yesterday. The Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions toward Kupiansk and Petropavlivka.
Over the past day, the city of Kharkiv and 16 settlements of Kharkiv Oblast came under enemy strikes.
As a result of the shelling, at least four people were killed and seven were injured.
On the railway in the Barvinkivska community, the bodies of four deceased people and fragments of human remains were discovered (the total number of victims is being determined). A 29-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were injured. On the road between the villages of Shypuvate and Andriivka in the Velykyi Burluk community, a 59-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman were injured. In the settlement of Pechenihy, a 58-year-old man, a 76-year-old man, and a 73-year-old woman were injured. Measures are currently being considered to possibly restrict train traffic in this direction.
During forensic examinations, it was established that the body fragments transferred after the Russian strike on a train in Kharkiv Oblast belong to six people, according to updated information from the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
In addition, a 14-year-old boy was injured as a result of the explosion of an unidentified device in the settlement of Krasnokutsk.
The enemy attacked the Kyivskyi and Slobidskyi districts of Kharkiv with UAVs. There were no casualties or damage.
The enemy actively used various types of weapons in Kharkiv Oblast:
- 4 guided aerial bombs (KABs);
- 15 Geran-2 type UAVs;
- 4 Lancet-type UAVs;
- 2 Molniya-type UAVs;
- 2 FPV drones;
- 8 UAVs (type being determined).
Civilian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed:
- in Bohodukhiv District: power lines damaged (Hubarivka village); window glazing of the railway station damaged (Bohodukhiv city);
- in Kupiansk District: a vehicle damaged (Shypuvate village);
- in Izium District: a boarding institution and combine harvesters damaged (Pisky-Radkivski village); a private house damaged (Studenok village); railway infrastructure, a private house, and two vehicles damaged (Barvinkove city);
- in Kharkiv District: a private house damaged (Slatyne settlement); a vehicle and a shop damaged (Derhachi city);
- in Chuhuiv District: two private houses, two outbuildings, and a vehicle damaged (Pechenihy settlement); three private houses and an outbuilding damaged (Martove village).
The transit evacuation point in Lozova received 121 people over the past day. Since the start of operations, 17,438 people have been registered at the point.
Large-capacity buses provided by the Italian city of Turin have begun operating in Kharkiv. These buses, which can carry over a hundred passengers, will run on the city’s busiest routes and, during power outages, will duplicate tram, trolleybus, and metro routes.
In Kharkiv Oblast, we have organized the operation of 841 Points of Resilience, where residents can charge devices, access the Internet, and, if necessary, receive medical assistance. Additionally, 354 heating points are ready to be opened promptly if needed. Together with our international partners, we discussed options for providing hot meals to the population in critical situations.
Donetsk oblast
On 27 January, Russian forces carried out 1,671 attacks on the frontline and residential areas of the region.
Ten settlements came under fire: the cities of Dobropillia, Druzhkivka, Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk, Sloviansk; the settlements of Myrne, Novodonetske, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka; and the villages of Maiaky and Orikhuvatka.
As a result of the attacks, 50 civilian facilities were damaged, including 35 residential buildings.
Donetsk Oblast. Photo: PoliceIn Sloviansk, the enemy carried out 11 strikes, including 4 KAB-250 guided bombs and 7 drones of various types. Three people were killed and two were injured. Two apartment buildings and 18 private houses were damaged, as well as a bakery, a State Emergency Service vehicle, and two civilian cars.
In Kostiantynivka, Russian forces dropped a KAB-250 bomb, killing a civilian and destroying an educational facility.
In Druzhkivka, a nurse was injured. A hospital, two private houses, a boiler facility, and a non-residential building were damaged.
Two civilians were injured as a result of FPV drone strikes in Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka and Dobropillia.
Kramatorsk came under 20 shelling attacks, including UAV strikes. At least seven private houses, a shop, and an educational institution were damaged.
As a result of drone attacks, a municipal enterprise was damaged in Novodonetske; three private houses in Myrne; and a Point of Resilience in Maiaky.
More than 200 children remain in Mykolaivka. The city continues to suffer from continuous shelling, and all access routes are under enemy fire control. The private sector on the outskirts has been heavily damaged. Police evacuated eight people from the city, including three girls aged 10, 12, and 17. The youngest took her pet cat, Anfisa, with her.
Luhansk oblast
Yesterday, Russian forces shelled the positions of Ukrainian troops in Luhansk Oblast four times using mortars. They also fired automatic grenade launchers and launched seven UAVs toward our defenders. In the Lyman and Sloviansk sectors of the frontline, the invaders attempted to advance seven times. As a result of the attacks, five settlements came under fire.
Due to the critical condition of the power grid in Dovzhansk, a decision was made to cut electricity supply to certain districts of the city for an indefinite period. This was done not because repairs are specifically needed in those neighborhoods, but because the local occupying authorities deemed these areas “unimportant” for vital activity. As a result, tens of thousands of people have been rendered “unimportant” due to years of Russian neglect of municipal infrastructure. No timelines for restoration have been announced, and the occupiers are even avoiding optimistic promises.
The situation is no better in Novodruzhesk, where residents have been living for nearly four years without electricity, water supply, or centralized heating. People keep warm where stove heating is available and must purchase coal at their own expense, as the Russian authorities have canceled compensation for solid fuel purchases in the city even for those eligible for benefits.
What is happening now in the north of Ukraine
Kyiv oblast
Two people were killed and four others injured in Kyiv oblast as a result of a russian attack on the night of 28 January. In the Bilohorod community of the Bucha district, an enemy UAV strike caused a fire in an apartment on the 7th floor of a residential building. Four people were injured: a woman, two children with acute stress reactions, and a man with smoke inhalation. During the firefighting operation, the bodies of two victims, a man and a woman, were found.
In the Bilohorod community, a multi-storey residential building was damaged as a result of a russian attack. A fire broke out on the roof and upper floor, was localised and extinguished. According to preliminary information, about 50 apartments were damaged, some of them almost completely destroyed.
According to Mayor Vitalii Klychko. On the night of 28 January, russian troops attacked Kyiv. Air defence forces were operating in the city. As of 7:00 a.m., it is known that debris from a russian drone fell on the roof of a two-storey non-residential building in the Holosiivskyi district and caused a fire. Also in the Holosiivskyi district, as a result of debris from the UAV falling onto the roadway, the blast wave damaged the windows and roof of a 17-storey residential building.
The mayor of Kyiv reported that as of today, 737 residential buildings in the capital remain without heat. The vast majority of them are located in Troieshchyna. More than 1,000 utility workers are working to resolve the heating supply issues in Kyiv. Specialists from Lviv, Poltava, Chernihiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Rivne, Kropyvnytskyi, Kyiv oblast and some other cities, as well as teams from Ukrzaliznytsia, are assisting their colleagues in the capital.
During the attack on Kyiv oblast, Radio Liberty correspondent Marian Kushnir rescued a 4-year-old girl. According to him, upon hearing the sound of an explosion, he grabbed his tactical backpack and ran to help. He managed to save the child. He then tried to rescue the adults, but the second floor and the stairs were completely engulfed in flames, so he was unable to reach them. The child’s mother and her partner were killed.
According to EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova, the European Union has provided Ukraine with 447 generators worth €3.7 million. More than 100 units of equipment have been distributed to Kyiv, to be used at critical infrastructure facilities, including schools, kindergartens and hospitals. Some of the generators will be used to restore heat supply to residential buildings in the capital. In addition, two more large generators from the European Union are to be delivered to Kyiv, which will, in particular, provide electricity to water supply facilities.
According to Hennadii Kryvosheia, head of the public council at the Kyiv City State Administration, two warming centres organised by the Third Army Corps have been set up in the Desnianskyi and Darnytskyi districts of Kyiv. There, residents can warm up, get hot food, recharge their mobile devices and socialise.
Zhytomyr oblast
Twenty-one resilience hubs have been established in Zhytomyr oblast, according to the Regional Military Administration. Nineteen of them are located at local government offices, one at the State Emergency Service, and one at Ukrzaliznytsia. They provide round-the-clock temporary accommodation for people, including those with limited mobility and special needs. The support centres have water and electricity supplies, stable communications and places to rest or sleep. The number of beds there can be increased depending on the needs of the community.
A psychosocial support centre was opened in the Olevsk territorial community as part of the PRO_MH_Zhytomyr project “Psychological rehabilitation and social adaptation in Zhytomyr region. Representatives of the International Solidarity Fund, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine and the Embassy of the United States in Ukraine paid a monitoring visit to the Psychosocial Support Centres in Zhytomyr oblast.
Sumy oblast
The Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that on the morning of 28 January, the body of a man was found near the bus station in Velyka Pysarivka. Preliminary information indicates he was killed on 27 January as a result of a russian drone strike.
In Hlukhiv community, a russian attack caused a fire in a single-storey apartment building. According to the State Emergency Service, firefighters had to suspend operations during extinguishing efforts due to the threat of a repeat strike. Two people were injured.
The Regional Military Administration informed that russian forces deliberately targeted civilians attempting to evacuate from a border settlement in Sumy oblast. On 27 January, occupying forces struck a man and his wife by a UAV as they were evacuating from Hrabovske village in Krasnopillia region. A 52-year-old woman was killed in the initial attack. A subsequent strike killed her 54-year-old husband, who was nearby.
According to Regional Military Administration, as a result of russian shelling across the oblast on 27 January, two people were killed and two others injured. In addition, a 27-year-old resident of Bilopillia community sought medical assistance after being wounded on 26 January in an enemy drone attack.
Over the past 24 hours, from the morning of 27 January to the morning of 28 January, russian forces carried out nearly 80 attacks on 29 settlements across 14 territorial communities of the oblast. The highest number of attacks was recorded in Sumy and Shostka regions. The enemy used artillery, mortars, FPV drones, UAVs, and guided aerial bombs. Over the day, air raid alerts in the oblast lasted for 16 hours.
Civilian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed as follows:
- In Znob-Novhorodske community, a private residential house was damaged;
- In Bilopillia community, premises of an educational institution and a private household were damaged;
- In Shostka community, a private household was destroyed, while other private households and civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged;
- In Hlukhiv community, a private residential house was destroyed, and a multi-storey residential building, private houses, and a civilian infrastructure facility were damaged;
- In Esman community, a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged.
Chernihiv oblast
Andrii Podorvan, Adviser to Head of Chernihiv Regional Military Administration, reported that at around 5pm on 28 January, russian Heran UAVs struck an energy facility in Semenivska community. A fire broke out at the impact site, and several settlements were left without electricity as a result of the attack.
Overnight on 28 January, russian forces attacked one of the enterprises in Bakhmat community by Heran-type UAVs. The strike damaged a storage tank and other equipment.
Oleksandr Seliverstov, Head of Novhorod-Siverskyi Regional Military Administration, said that during the night of 28 January, russian troops also attacked Semenivka by drones. The enemy struck one of the city’s civilian infrastructure facilities with two Herbera-type strike UAVs.
Chernihiv Border Guard Detachment informed that over the course of 27 January, russian forces attacked a village in Novhorod-Siverskyi community, Semenivka town, and two villages in Semenivska community. In total, the enemy carried out eight strikes, including seven FPV drone attacks and one Herbera-type UAV strike.
According to the State Emergency Service in Chernihiv oblast, sappers discovered part of a russian Iskander missile in an open area of Chernihiv region. Specialists removed the missile debris and transported it, in compliance with all safety requirements, to a specially prepared site for disposal.
Recent events in the central regions of Ukraine
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Kryvyi Rih region. Overnight, the enemy carried out a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih. A 51-year-old woman and a man were injured. Two cars caught fire, while four other vehicles and infrastructure were damaged.
Nikopol region. Occupying forces shelled the regional centre as well as Myrove and Chervonohryhorivka communities by MLRS and drones. An outbuilding was destroyed. Seven private houses, a greenhouse, 20 solar panels, and power lines were damaged.
Synelnykove region. The enemy struck Mezhova and Vasylkivka communities by UAVs. A 46-year-old man was killed, and five other people were injured. A vehicle was damaged.
Pavlohrad region. The russian army attacked Bohdanivka community by UAVs. A fire broke out, damaging a farm, partially destroying an outbuilding, and affecting vehicles and machinery.
Kamianske region. The enemy struck Kamianske by a UAV. Consequences are being clarified.
Nikopol region (daytime). Throughout the day, the enemy shelled the regional centre and Myrove, Marhanets, and Pokrovske urban and rural communities by artillery and drones. Three private houses and one multi-storey residential building were damaged, along with agricultural machinery, an enterprise, and infrastructure.
Kryvyi Rih region. The enemy attacked Zelenodolsk community by drones, damaging solar panels.
Pavlohrad region. A UAV strike in Troitske community caused a fire and damaged vehicles.
Synelnykove region. The enemy struck Mykolaivka community by a drone, damaging two private houses. According to updated information, infrastructure in Kamianske was damaged as a result of morning and daytime attacks.
Vinnytsia oblast
The deaths of five defenders from Vinnytsia oblast were reported: Volodymyr Hnivchynskyi, Serhii Rudyi, Yurii Shvets, Oleksandr Lebed, and Oleksandr Kozhushnyi.
Kirovohrad oblast
In Kirovohrad oblast, police explosives experts destroyed the unexploded warhead of a russian drone found after an air raid alert.
In Ustynivka, a rally in support of missing and captured servicemen took place. The event was attended by relatives of soldiers and local authorities. It was the first such action in 2026; similar rallies have been held in the community since summer 2025.
Poltava oblast
While carrying out combat missions towards Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk, Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen Yurii Kaiun from Lubny region and Pavlo Holubych from Myrhorod region were killed. Yurii Kaiun was killed on 22 January 2026 near the settlement of Ternuvate in Zaporizhzhia oblast. Pavlo Holubych was killed on 17 January 2025 in Donetsk oblast during enemy assault operations involving FPV drones.
Two more defenders from Poltava oblast were also reported killed: servicewoman Oleksandra Liskunova from Horishni Plavni and Denys Dudka from Rozsoshentsi village in Shcherbani community. Denys Dudka was killed on 21 January 2026 as a result of blast injuries near Ruska Lozova in Kharkiv oblast. Oleksandra Liskunova was killed on 26 January 2026 after a russian Lancet loitering munition struck a vehicle near Novomykolaivka in Kharkiv oblast.
Cherkasy oblast
Ihor Taburets, Head of the Regional Military Administration, reported that in Cherkasy, debris and a blast wave from a UAV damaged a garage cooperative and agricultural machinery at a private enterprise. No injuries were reported. Air defence forces neutralised three UAVs.
Fallen defender Yaroslav Nesterenko from Cherkasy oblast was posthumously awarded the “For Merit to the City of Kaniv” distinction. He was killed on 1 December 2025 while carrying out a combat mission in Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
In Cherkasy, residents paid tribute to combat medic Pavlo Podobnyi, who was killed while performing a combat mission in Sumy oblast.
Latest news from the front of the southern regions of Ukraine
Zaporizhzhia oblast
In the morning briefing the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that over the past day, 27 January, russian forces carried out 22 attacks on the positions of the Defence Forces towards Huliaipole. Towards Oleksandrivske, the russian army attacked Ukrainian positions six times. Towards Orikhiv, the Defence Forces repelled one attack in the area of Plavni.
At 4:40am, the enemy carried out two strikes on residential areas of Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the attack, six people were injured — four women aged between 55 and 88, a 37-year-old man, and a 15-year-old boy. One person was hospitalised. According to Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, 14 apartment buildings were damaged, with more than 200 flats affected by shattered windows and damaged balconies and doors. Around 20 vehicles were destroyed or damaged. Power supply is partially disrupted. Response and recovery efforts are ongoing. A mobile heating point with blankets and hot tea has been deployed.
the State Environmental Inspectorate of the Southern District informed that following a russian strike on 28 January in Kosmichnyi district of Zaporizhzhia, environmental inspectors discovered a crater measuring approximately 36 m² and recorded contamination from debris across an area exceeding 3,000 m².
The State Emergency Service reported that two fires broke out in Zaporizhzhia region over the past day as a result of russian shelling. In one settlement, firefighters extinguished a fire in an outbuilding, while at another location a residential house was ablaze.
According to Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, over the past day, a woman was killed and two other people were injured as a result of russian shelling. During 27 January, russian forces carried out 804 attacks on 32 settlements in Zaporizhzhia oblast:
- 19 air strikes on Odarivka, Rozivka, Zirnytsia, Zhovta Krucha, Nizhenka, Tavriiske, Zaliznychne, Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhna Tersa, Charivne, Myrne, and Dolynka;
- 448 UAV attacks of various types, mostly FPV drones, on Balabyne, Novomykolaivka, Bilenke, Stepnohirsk, Mali Shcherbaky, Prymorske, Stepove, Pavlivka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Dorozhnianka, Varvarivka, Zelene, Solodke, Dobropillia, and Preobrazhenka;
- 5 MLRS strikes on the territories of Huliaipole, Zelene, Dobropillia, and Varvarivka;
- 332 artillery strikes on Stepnohirsk, Prymorske, Mali Shcherbaky, Stepove, Pavlivka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Shcherbaky, Novodanylivka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, Bilohiria, Dorozhnianka, Varvarivka, Zelene, Solodke, and Dobropillia.
A total of 53 reports were received from residents of the oblast regarding damage to houses, flats, and vehicles.
Mykolaiv oblast
The Regional Military Administration reported that systematic efforts are under way in Mykolaiv oblast to support veterans. To date, five rehabilitation units have been opened. In 2025, 9,218 veterans received free dental services. Eleven veteran support centres are operating across the oblast.
A total of UAH 64.4m. has been allocated from the oblast budget for various veteran support programmes, with more than UAH 150m. additionally provided from community budgets. In 2025, UAH 179.3m. was allocated for the purchase of housing for veterans and families of those killed in action, and housing purchase compensation was paid to the families of 71 war veterans. Forty-seven veterans received state grants to start their own businesses, creating 85 jobs.
Odesa oblast
The Air Command South reported that during the night of 28 January, air defence forces in southern Ukraine shot down or suppressed 31 UAVs. In Odesa oblast, 29 drones were intercepted. The UAVs included Shahed-type drones, Herbera drones, and other models.
On the morning of 28 January Odesa Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that russian forces attacked Odesa and Odesa oblast by drones. Residential areas and port infrastructure were hit. The State Emergency Service in Odesa oblast said that rescue operations were complicated by repeated air raid alerts, but all fires were extinguished. A total of 30 units of equipment and 106 rescuers were involved.
Serhii Lysak, Head of Odesa City Military Administration, said that in Odesa, three people were injured as a result of the russian attack on 28 January. A 21-year-old man with shrapnel wounds was hospitalised in moderate condition. Two other men, aged 67 and 80, received medical assistance at the scene.
The Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine informed that during the night, russia attacked Southern port in Odesa oblast. The strike damaged industrial and railway infrastructure facilities and caused a fire. No casualties were recorded, and the port continues to operate as normal.
In Odesa, buildings of Holy Dormition Monastery were damaged as a result of the russian attack. A seminary student was injured and hospitalised. Odesa Eparchy reported that windows in churches were shattered and monastery buildings were damaged, including the main cathedral dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring”. Damage was also recorded at the monastery cemetery, including structures and a winter garden, while the monastery greenhouse was also affected.
According to Odesa city authorities, as a result of a russian attack on Odesa on 27 January, 52-year-old Nataliia Prokopets was killed. She headed the Human Resources Department of the Department of Labour and Social Policy of Odesa City Council.
Nataliia became the third fatality. Her body was recovered from the rubble of a four-storey building on Prokhorovska Street. Her father was present at the site during the search and rescue operation.
Kherson oblast
The City Military Administration reported that at around 8:40am on 28 January, russian forces shelled the central part of Kherson. A 63-year-old woman was injured as a result of the attack. She was hospitalised with blast injuries and a partial traumatic amputation of her right lower leg.
Yaroslav Shanko, Head of the City Military Administration, said that on the morning of 28 January, the russian army shelled a healthcare facility in Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. Two medical workers were injured. According to preliminary information, the men aged 45 and 55 sustained mine-blast injuries. One of them was also diagnosed with an open traumatic brain injury and shrapnel wounds.
The City Military Administration informed that medical assistance was also required for another woman from Kherson who was injured during russian artillery shelling of the city centre on 27 January. She sustained mine-blast injuries and concussion and will receive outpatient treatment.
On the morning of 28 January Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, reported that in Kherson oblast, one person was killed and three others were injured over the course of 27 January as a result of russian shelling. The russian army attacked 36 settlements across the oblast. Hits were recorded on residential areas as well as critical and social infrastructure facilities. An administrative building, a gas pipeline, an apartment block, 10 private houses, buses, and cars were damaged.
The settlements of Antonivka, Molodizhne, Prydniprovske, Sadove, Bilozerka, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Nezlamne, Stanislav, Sofiivka, Ivanivka, Mykilske, Tokarivka, Beryslav, Rakivka, Mylove, Dudchany, Kachkarivka, Borozenke, Nova Kamianka, Nova Kuban, Charivne, Novoraisk, Kostyrka, Ukrainka, Stepne, Chervonyi Maiak, Novovorontsovka, Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Ukrainka, Burhunka, Lvivske, Vesele, Kozatske, and Kherson came under fire from various types of weapons.
Activists of the Yellow Ribbon movement informed that on the morning of 28 January, in the temporarily occupied town of Skadovsk in Kherson oblast, russian military personnel together with representatives of the illegal administration carried out inspections at the Central Market. After asking several questions, vendors were forced to unlock and hand over their mobile phones. Phone numbers and home addresses of several individuals were also recorded without explanation.
Kherson Regional Palace of Culture, together with the local coordination centre “Vilni Razom”, has launched a new art studio for children and adults in the capital, titled “Osobystist”. The project is aimed at developing creative skills and supporting the social integration of people who were forced to leave their homes due to the war. The art space is intended to serve as a platform where residents of Kherson can find support and realise their own ideas.
Latest news for today in the western regions of Ukraine
Volyn oblast
In Volyn oblast, the day began with airstrikes in Kamen-Kashyr, Kovel and Lutsk region. The oblast was again attacked by russian Shahed UAVs. There were no injuries or deaths.
Zakarpattia oblast
Uzhhorod City Council reported that 21 internally displaced persons registered in the city have been recognized as eligible for housing assistance (housing voucher).
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
The Remembrance Bell rang out in the Carpathian region as a symbol of honor and bright memory of the Defenders who stood up for the defense of Ukraine. Relatives of fallen soldiers were presented with state and regional awards. They were awarded posthumously for their personal courage and selfless actions during the defense of Ukraine.
Lviv oblast
A roundtable discussion was held in Lviv dedicated to the pension provision of military personnel and strengthening their social support in communities. Participants worked on creating a clear algorithm for interaction between the Pension Fund, Territorial Recruitment Centers and social security agencies to avoid bureaucratic traps.
Rivne oblast
The RMA held a meeting of services working in Rivne oblast with families of missing servicemen. They summed up results of the work over the past year and discussed problematic issues.
Ternopil oblast
Employees of the Chortkivvodokanal and Ternopilvodokanal Municipal Enterprises went to the capital to eliminate accidents in the water supply and sewage networks, on the operation of which the stable supply of heat to residential buildings depends. Crews from Ternopiloblenerho JSC also went there. Energy workers are involved in restoring the electricity supply necessary for the operation of social infrastructure. All services work in cooperation with Kyiv Municipal Enterprises.
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Veterans and their family members will be reimbursed part of the funds for their own business from the budget of Khmelnytskyi community. These are military personnel and their families who will receive a grant under the state program eWork. The grant provides that in addition to the funds provided by the state for their own business or its development, a participant in hostilities or a member of their family must also finance their own share. The city council will compensate 50% of this amount.
Chernivtsi oblast
Bukovina residents completed the 1st courses at the center of national resistance. Instructors were veterans of elite units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It should be noted that in September 2025, a new municipal institution began operating in Bukovina – Chernivtsi Regional Center for Training Citizens for National Resistance.
International support of Ukraine in the russian-Ukrainian war (russia’s invasion of Ukraine)
The EU has sent to Ukraine a batch of 447 generators worth €3.7m. This was announced by the EU Ambassador to Ukraine Maternova. Currently, 300 generators have already arrived in Ukraine, the rest are undergoing customs clearance at the border. It is noted that more than 100 units of equipment have been distributed to Kyiv, they will work at critical infrastructure facilities, including schools, kindergartens and hospitals.
Heiko Thoms, German Ambassador to Ukraine, announced that Germany will send 33 mobile thermal power plants to Ukraine.
Materials compiled by Tetyana Pidgorna, Olena Reka, Yana Hushchyna, Tamara Moshkovska, Sofia Ratynska, Ioanna Kryvenko, Helena Albahachiieva, Kristina Maknynia
Translated by Tetyana Pidgorna, Yana Hushchyna, Alla Litrovnyk, Liudmyla Stadnykova, Ilona Korolevska, Tetiana Moiseienko, Marharyta Koval, Tetiana Kurbatova
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