Here are the key developments on day 1,064 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Here’s what it looked like on Thursday, January 23rd:

struggle

• The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia launched 99 drones into Ukraine overnight, which has become a daily salvo. The air force said Kiev’s forces destroyed 65 drones, 30 of which disappeared from radar. Drone attacks were reported in six regions of Ukraine.
• The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Moscow’s troops had captured the village of Sapadne in the Kharkov region of northeastern Ukraine. The village lies on the west bank of the Oskir River, which has long been a frontline between the Kremlin and Kiev armies.
• Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said that since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has carried out 1,200 attacks on energy facilities in Kiev, including attacks on power generation facilities, distribution channels and natural gas facilities.
• A Russian court upheld the life sentence of Alexander Permyakov, who seriously injured pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin by blowing up his car in 2023 car. Prilepin’s driver was killed in the explosion.
• Russian media reported that relatives of some 3,000 Russian civilians trapped in the Souza district of Ukraine’s occupied Kursk region began launching a coordinated campaign on social media calling for help in locating their relatives.

Politics and Diplomacy

• German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) reported that of the $13.8 billion worth of weapons and military equipment Berlin approved for export in 2024, $8.48 billion will be shipped to Ukraine.

• Ukrainian President Zelensky met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz to discuss “ways to further advance a just peace in Ukraine.” Zelensky said they also discussed global challenges and the situation on the front lines.
• Zelensky also met with several other global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Discussions focused on defense and security support for Kyiv, increasing sanctions on Russia, mediating the return of 53 children forcibly taken from Ukraine by Russia, and the possibility of a “lasting and sustainable peace.”
• Turkish news agency Anadolu quoted Finnish President Alexander Stubb as saying in Davos that any Ukraine peace deal must involve Kyiv and its European allies, warning against a hasty solution that could be seen as a threat to Betrayal of Kiev’s sovereignty.
• Russia’s Interfax news agency reported that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow saw little chance of reaching an agreement with the new U.S. administration led by President Donald Trump.
• Trump issued an ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop this ridiculous war” with Ukraine “immediately” or face tariffs and sanctions on “anything Russia sells to the United States.” He also threatened that Russia’s allies would face similar consequences.
• Russia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, responded to Trump’s threat, saying Moscow must understand what Trump meant by a “deal.” Polyansky also said that although Trump is not responsible for the United States’ “vicious anti-Russian” policy, he now has the power to end this policy.

• Anadolu Agency reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that the war between Moscow and Ukraine cannot be stopped if the root causes are not addressed and eliminated. Lavrov reportedly said the Kremlin would only negotiate “reliable, legally binding agreements to ensure that it is impossible to violate them.”
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that Ukraine has suffered an estimated $626 billion in war losses and that Ukraine’s reconstruction could be the “project of the century” and an opportunity for the EU economy.

Russian gas and oil

• Russia may resume gas supplies to Moldova’s separatist enclave of Transnistria with help from Cyprus’ Ozbor Enterprises, Moscow-based state daily Kommersant reported. The company is said to have booked the Russian-designed TurkStream natural gas pipeline to transport about 3.1 million cubic meters per day for a month from February 1.
• Agence France-Presse quoted Moldovan Prime Minister Dolin Rezin as saying that Russian troops must withdraw from Transnistria to achieve a lasting solution to the enclave’s energy crisis. Raisin also reportedly accused the Kremlin of trying to sow instability in Moldova and promote the emergence of a pro-Moscow government.

regional security

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya discussed concerns about North Korea’s “political and security alliance” with Russia and China’s support for the Kremlin’s defense industrial base.
• Kaja Callas, the European Union’s foreign affairs commissioner-elect, warned: “Russia can test EU readiness Defend yourself in three to five years,” and said Europeans “need to wake up.”
• British Defense Secretary John Healey said the Royal Navy had tracked a Russian spy ship that was gathering intelligence and mapping Britain’s “critical underwater infrastructure.”
• “We see you. We know what you are doing and we will not shy away from taking strong action to protect this country,” Healey said in a direct warning to Putin.