‘Massive’ Russian attackThousands of people in Kyiv went without heating in sub-zero temperatures due to Russian strikes. Meanwhile, the head of the northern Chernigiv region, Vyacheslav Chaus, said “hundreds of thousands” were without electricity after Russian strikes on a critical energy facility in the Nizhyn district. Zelensky last week declared a “state of emergency” in the energy sector, battered by relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies. “Russia’s position is well known on the fact that Ukraine, Ukrainian armed forces, have to leave the territory of the Donbas,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Putin has repeatedly said Moscow intends to get full control of eastern Ukraine by force if talks fail.

Source: Bangkok Post January 24, 2026 12:26 UTC