Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,067

Here is the situation on Sunday, January 26:

Fighting

• Ukrainian forces downed 50 of 72 drones launched by Russia overnight. It said nine drones were “lost”, in reference to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones, while one is still in Ukrainian airspace.
• 15 Ukrainian drones over Russia and two sea drones in the Black Sea were destroyed, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
• According to the ministry, six drones were destroyed in the Ryazan region, six were destroyed in the Kursk region, and one was struck over the Belgorod region overnight.

Diplomacy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, reiterated on Saturday that only discussions involving Kyiv could lead to long-term peace. Allies should work toward setting up potential peace talks with Russia.
• Zelenskyy claimed that the State Department’s freeze on foreign aid did not have an impact on US military assistance to Kyiv. &nbsp, According to him, the suspended aid concerns humanitarian support. “I’m concentrating on military assistance. It has not been stopped”, he said.

Economy

• According to Zelenskyy, who was accompanied by Moldova’s president Maia Sandu during a visit, Ukraine was prepared to offer coal to the country, which is racked by an energy crisis as a result of this year’s suspension of Russian gas flows through Ukraine.
• According to Sandu, energy prices have increased significantly in areas under the control of her government, and the situation has worsened even more so in a region ruled by pro-Russian separatists who rely on Russian energy and are subject to daily power outages.