Russia – Ukraine war updates latest from the General Staff of Ukraine as of January 16, 2026.
Today is the 1,423rd day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Ukrainian defenders continue to steadfastly hold back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
Update as of 08:00AM on Russian invasion of Ukraine
Overall, 180 combat engagements were recorded over the past day.
Yesterday, the enemy carried out two missile strikes and 97 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and populated areas, using three missiles and dropping 234 guided aerial bombs. In addition, 6,968 kamikaze drones were employed, and 3,338 shelling attacks were conducted against the positions of our troops and populated areas, including 57 attacks using multiple launch rocket systems.
The aggressor carried out air strikes, in particular, on the areas of the settlements of Manukhivka, Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast; Havrylivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast; Rizdvianka, Verkhnia Tersa, Liubytske, Samiilivka, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, Huliaipole, Orikhiv, Tavriiske, Preobrazhenka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Aircraft, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck seven areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment, two UAV control points, and one more important enemy facility.
Ukraine Front Lines updates by Directions
Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk Direction
08:00 AM: one combat engagement occurred over the past day. The enemy conducted one air strike, dropping two aerial bombs, and carried out 111 shelling attacks, including three using multiple launch rocket systems.
Southern-Slobozhanskyi Direction
08:00 AM: our troops repelled 11 enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vovchansk, Prylipka, Tykhe, Starytsia, Vovchanski Khutory, and toward the settlements of Izbytske, Kruhle, Nesterne.
Kupiansk Direction
08:00 AM: six enemy attacks took place yesterday. Our defenders repelled the enemy’s assault actions toward Pishchane, Kurylivka, Petropavlivka, Bohuslavka.
Lyman Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy attacked 19 times, attempting to break into our defenses in the areas of Zarichne, Novoselivka, Torske, and toward Lyman, Stavky, Druzhkivka, Oleksandrivka, Dibrava, Drobyshcheve.
Sloviansk Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the areas of Siversk, Platonivka, and toward Zakitne.
Kramatorsk Direction
08:00 AM: Ukrainian defenders repelled four attacks in the areas of Vasiukivka, Fedorivka, and toward Pryvillia, Minkivka.
Kostyantinivka Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy carried out 21 attacks in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Rusyn Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and toward Novopavlivka, Stepanivka, Sofiivka.
Pokrovsk Direction
08:00 AM: our defenders stopped 46 enemy assault actions in the areas of Nykanorivka, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward Vilne, Rodynske, Nove Shakhove, Sukhetske.
Oleksandrivka Direction
08:00 AM: the enemy carried out 10 attacks near Vyshneve and toward Ivanivka, Oleksandrohrad, Yehorivka, Rybne, Zlahoda, Andriivka-Klevtsove, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Sichneve.
Orikhiv Direction
08:00 AM: five combat engagements took place in the areas of Prymorske, Stepnohirsk, Stepove, Kamianske.
Huliaipole Direction
08:00 AM: the Defense Forces repelled 30 Russian attacks in the areas of Solodke, Huliaipole, and toward Dobropillia, Olenokostiantynivka, Zelene, Varvarivka.
04:00 PM: Ten combat engagements took place in the areas of Solodke, Huliaipole, and near Varvarivka. Two engagements are ongoing. Enemy air strikes hit Yuliivka, Rizdvyianka, Hirske, Verkhnia Tersa, Liubytske, and Zaliznychne.
Prydniprovskyi Direction
08:00 AM: the occupiers made one unsuccessful attempt to advance in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge.
Volyn and Polissia Directions
08:00 AM: no signs of the formation of enemy offensive groupings were detected.
Overall, over the past day, Russian losses amounted to 1,370 personnel. Ukrainian warriors also neutralized six tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 48 artillery systems, three multiple launch rocket systems, 527 operational-tactical UAVs, 180 units of automotive equipment, two units of special equipment, and one heavy flamethrower system of the occupiers.
