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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed the government to review curfew rules, saying it may be lifted for some cities and hromadas during the energy emergency. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Kyiv has installed five cogeneration units with second-level protection, with two already operating and start-up and commissioning work ongoing at the other three.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting on emergency circumstances in Ukraine's energy sector, with particular focus on the situation in the city of Kyiv. Among the decisions is the establishment of a headquarters in the capital, revision of curfew rules, and introduction of deregulation for connecting backup power equipment.

A Russian national, Olga Laeva, has been appointed as media manager for the biathlon venue in Anterselva/Antholz at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Power cuts will be in force across all oblasts of Ukraine throughout Thursday 15 January.

Ukrainian air defence has shot down a new type of Russian jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle, the Geran-4, which was equipped with a launcher and an R-60 missile.

Ukraine's air defences have downed 10 Russian drones while repelling an attack on the capital on 14 January.

The US State Department has halted visa processing for citizens of 75 countries as part of enhanced applicant screening and tougher vetting rules.

Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service has continued to buy Czech beer for its staff after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, despite sanctions.

Zelenskyy and Fedorov set protection of sky, drones and financial support for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as key priorities

The situation with electricity and heating supplies in the capital of Ukraine has been extremely difficult and is on a scale not seen in the 4 years of the full-scale war. The Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergencies (TESE Commission) is discussing further steps to stabilise services.

The European Union has said it is still considering a "reparation loan" for Ukraine based on immobilised Russian assets and has not dropped this approach.

Relations with the United States are currently more important for the Kremlin than Venezuela, and the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is unpleasant for Russia but not catastrophic.

The garden of a house in the Darnytskyi district was hit by a drone during a Russian UAV attack on Kyiv on the morning of 14 January.

The Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) has approved the appointment of Denys Shmyhal as first deputy prime minister and minister of energy on the second attempt.

Yuliia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, has said that audio recordings released by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have "nothing to do" with her.

Police officers from the Bilyi Yanhol (White Angel) special unit have been injured as a result of a Russian drone strike on a civilian evacuation vehicle in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast.

The European Commission has approved a package of legislative proposals that paves the way for the European Union to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan to cover its financial and military needs in 2026 and 2027.

Russian forces have stationed military vehicles next to nuclear reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), which constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law, which prohibits using NPPs as military sites.

Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for Evacuation has ordered the mandatory evacuation of children, accompanied by their parents or legal guardians, from five settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The measure affects 40 children from 26 families.