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Russian forces struck an house constructing within the metropolis of Kryvyi Rih on the night of 26 January.
Supply: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of the Kryvyi Rih Defence Council; Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Army Administration; Ukraine's Air Pressure
Particulars: Vilkul stated a fireplace has damaged out on the scene and a rescue operation is ongoing.
Earlier, the Air Pressure reported Russian drones heading in direction of the town.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused Ukraine of making an attempt to intrude in parliamentary elections and has ordered that the Ukrainian ambassador be summoned for a dialog.
Supply: Orbán in a video on Fb on Monday, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Orbán stated that final week, Ukrainian political leaders, together with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, "made crude insults and threats in opposition to Hungary and the Hungarian authorities".
Quote: "Our nationwide safety companies have analysed this newest Ukrainian assault and concluded that these occasions are a part of a coordinated collection of Ukrainian actions geared toward interfering in elections in Hungary, however we can’t permit anybody to threaten Hungary's sovereignty or the integrity of Hungarian elections."
Particulars: Orbán added that he instructed Overseas Minister Péter Szijjártó to summon the Ukrainian ambassador in Hungary. "We are going to defend Hungary's sovereignty and pursuits," he stated.
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An 18-year-old woman has been injured because of a Russian drone assault on the Zaporizhzhia district on 26 January.
Supply: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Army Administration
Particulars: The strike hit a residential space within the village of Mykhailo-Lukasheve. A home was destroyed and a hearth broke out, which has already been extinguished.
Fedorov stated that the woman obtained all vital medical help.
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Russian forces attacked Kharkiv on the night of 26 January, injuring folks.
Supply: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast Army Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov
Particulars: Syniehubov reported that one individual was injured because of the Russian assault on Kharkiv.
Terekhov reported that the Russians hit the Industrialnyi district of the town.
Quote from Terekhov: "Experiences point out that condominium buildings and a faculty within the Industrialnyi district have been broken because of the Russian assault."
Replace: Another individual was later reported to have been injured.
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Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has introduced that the Czech authorities has allotted US$500,000 for mills for frontline areas of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, that are to be bought and delivered this week.
Supply: Svyrydenko on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Svyrydenko mentioned that on Monday, "the Czech authorities allotted US$500,000 to buy mills for the frontline Dnipropetrovsk area by the tip of the week".
I sincerely thank the Czech Republic for its beneficiant and well timed vitality help to Ukraine.
At present, the Czech authorities allotted $500,000 to buy mills for the frontline Dnipropetrovsk area by the tip of the week.
Your assist saves lives, strengthens our…— Yulia Svyrydenko (@Svyrydenko_Y) January 26, 2026
She thanked Czechia for the beneficiant and well timed help and individually highlighted civic initiatives which have raised US$3.8 million to assist Kyiv.
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An air-raid warning has been in impact in Kyiv for greater than 4 hours on 26 January. Ukraine's Air Pressure has warned of the specter of new Russian UAVs.
Supply: Ukraine's Air Pressure; Alerts.in.UA, a map of air-raid warnings issued all through Ukraine
Particulars: The Air Pressure reported that Russian drones have been detected heading in direction of Kyiv from numerous instructions.
As of 18:06, a brand new group of UAVs was reported transferring in direction of Kyiv from the south.
Background: Kyiv's purple metro line has been restricted to visitors because of the extended air-raid warning.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acquired a report from the Ukrainian delegation after it returned to Kyiv following talks within the United Arab Emirates with US and Russian representatives.
Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned the conferences in Abu Dhabi mark the primary trilateral dialogue in a very long time aimed toward ending the conflict.
Quote: "The conferences coated a variety of essential points – primarily navy, important to bringing the conflict to an finish. Complicated political issues that stay unresolved had been additionally mentioned. The important thing positions of all events had been analysed."
Extra particulars: Zelenskyy mentioned he has set the framework for additional diplomatic work.
He added that preparations for brand new trilateral conferences this week are additionally ongoing.
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Russian forces have deserted their positions on Oleksiivskyi Island in Kherson Oblast.
Supply: Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Defence Forces of the South, in a remark to Ukrinform, a Ukrainian information company
Quote: "On Oleksiivskyi Island, our intelligence information the abandonment of positions. This occurred on account of energetic actions by Ukraine's defence forces and the low morale and psychological state of the [Russian] troopers who have been on these positions."
Particulars: Voloshyn mentioned that Russian forces are unable to revive commentary posts on the island.
He added that on the Kherson entrance, Russian troops are regrouping and transferring items to the Orikhiv entrance.
Quote: "From the Kherson entrance, the enemy is at present regrouping and eradicating airborne items, transferring them to the Orikhiv entrance to take care of momentum of assault operations."
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Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported that its officers recognized the physique of a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines who had been combating on the Russian aspect amongst Russian troops killed in Donetsk Oblast.
Supply: DIU press service
Particulars: The international nationwide served within the ninth Assault Firm of the third Battalion of the 283rd Regiment of the 144th Motor Rifle Division of the twentieth Mixed Arms Military of the Russian Armed Forces.
DIU says John Patrick was killed throughout what it described as a "meat assault" close to the settlement of Novoselivka within the Kramatorsk district in Donetsk Oblast.
The soldier reportedly had solely a weapon, ammunition and a scrap of paper itemizing a unit quantity, a telephone quantity and the commander's identify. DIU added that he didn’t converse Russian.
In keeping with knowledge recovered from the person's digital units, his fundamental coaching lasted only one week, after which he was despatched to the entrance line at once. He was wounded and died slowly in a forest strip with no evacuation supplied by Russian forces.
Quote: "The aggressor state Russia is scaling up the legal apply of recruiting international residents and labour migrants into its armed forces by way of deception or strain – foreigners are provided rear-area service or threatened with issues with the police.
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine warns international residents in opposition to travelling to Russia and doing any work on its territory, particularly unlawful work. A visit to Russia is an actual probability to finish up in an assault firm with out coaching and with out a probability to outlive."
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The Dutch funding fund Pluralis B.V., managed by the Media Improvement Funding Fund (MDIF), has turn into a minority shareholder in Ukrainska Pravda (UP Media Plus LLC and UP Media LLC).
Supply: Ekonomichna Pravda, citing an settlement signed by Tomáš Fiala and representatives of Pluralis B.V.
Particulars: Beneath the deal, Pluralis will obtain a minority share in Ukrainska Pravda. The funds raised throughout the ongoing struggle will likely be invested in launching and increasing the paywall and creating editorial initiatives. Tomáš Fiala will stay the biggest shareholder.
Pluralis B.V., registered within the Netherlands and managed by MDIF, was based by a bunch of main European media corporations and influence traders. Its mission is to assist media that play an important position in delivering various and dependable info.
Main traders in Pluralis embody the King Baudouin Basis, Mediahuis, Erste Stiftung, Tinius Belief, Oak Basis, GLS Financial institution, Limelight Basis and different distinguished European media corporations and funds that assist freedom of speech.
Pluralis's portfolio already contains investments in media corporations delivering impartial, fact-based journalism, together with Poland's Gremi Media SA (writer of Rzeczpospolita), Slovakia's Petit Press (SME.sk) and Croatia's Telegram.
"For 25 years, Ukrainska Pravda has performed a profound position in Ukraine's public discourse, and we welcome the chance to put money into its subsequent chapter.
Since its founding by Georgiy Gongadze, Ukrainska Pravda has been on the forefront of Ukraine's political life, protecting each defining second from the Orange Revolution and Maidan to Russia's invasions and immediately's wartime interval. With its robust digital presence and a model lengthy related to braveness and integrity, we imagine the corporate is nicely positioned for development and can proceed to play a pivotal position in Ukraine's future," stated Harlan Mandel, CEO of MDIF.
"Precisely 12 years in the past, throughout the last days of the Revolution of Dignity, I made a decision to contribute to making sure that Ukraine would not steadiness between democracy and authoritarianism," stated Fiala, founding father of Dragon Capital and shareholder of Ukrainska Pravda.
"Again then, most media have been funded by oligarchs or Russia, and entry to goal and dependable info was extraordinarily restricted. Over time, along with colleagues and journalists, we now have expanded the area for freedom of speech – the inspiration with out which Ukraine couldn’t aspire to EU membership. We’ve got actively integrated worldwide expertise, created impartial oversight our bodies and carried out greatest practices in impartial media.
Since Might 2021, once we turned house owners of Ukrainska Pravda, the staff has grown from 70 to 200 staff and the publication has considerably expanded its product portfolio and readership. Our partnership with Pluralis will assist additional growth of Ukrainska Pravda consistent with the very best worldwide journalism requirements, together with via the participation of two fund representatives on the supervisory board," Fiala added.
"Pluralis's funding in Ukrainska Pravda is a landmark second for all the Ukrainian media trade. It's a transparent signal that worldwide, mission-driven capital recognises Ukrainian impartial journalism as an establishment value investing in and as a sustainable, scalable enterprise that issues.
A globally revered influence investor selecting to again a Ukrainian writer additionally units a precedent that may unlock a more healthy funding tradition for impartial media in our area. This partnership will assist us speed up what we've been constructing: stronger reader income, higher merchandise and know-how, and much more capability for accountability journalism," stated Andrii Boborykin, Govt Director of Ukrainska Pravda.
MDIF was based in 1995 by Serbian journalist Saša Vučinić and The Washington Publish correspondent Stuart Auerbach. They sought to create a "media financial institution" to assist journalists in nations the place the media are below stress construct sustainable companies impartial of governments, political events or oligarchs. MDIF invests in impartial media worldwide that present various information and promote the trade of data and concepts individuals have to construct free and affluent societies.
Ukrainska Pravda is one in every of Ukraine's oldest and most revered media shops, based in 2000 by Georgiy Gongadze and Olena Prytula. The UP media holding at the moment contains Ekonomichna Pravda, European Pravda, Ukrainska Pravda. Zhyttia (Life), Mezha, TabloID and Champion.
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