Russian missile attack causes deaths in Kremenchuk: Mayor

A Russian missile strike hit a “very crowded” place in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, causing deaths and injuries, city mayor Vitaliy Meletskiy has said on Facebook.

Will fight from higher ground in Lysychansk: Ukraine millitary intelligence chief

Ukraine is regrouping its forces from the rubble of the city of Severodonetsk to higher ground in neighbouring Lysychansk to gain a tactical advantage over Russia, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency has said.

Russia seeking to surround Lysychansk, capture Severodonetsk

Ukraine’s defence ministry says Russian forces are seeking to surround the embattled city of Lysychansk and are mounting assaults on its sister city of Severodonetsk to establish full control.

Russia says it has Ukraine’s troops surrounded south of Lysychansk

Russian forces have surrounded Ukraine troops south of Lysychansk, the  Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) has said, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS.

Russian troops to advance towards Kharkiv

The situation north of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, is quite difficult as Russian forces have been trying to get closer to shell the city again, a Ukraine interior ministry official has said.

Russia says UK should speak directly to DPR authorities over death sentences, they were mercenaries

Spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry says the UK should speak directly to authorities in the DPR over the sentencing of two British citizens to death in the breakaway region of eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine shells civilian objects in Donbass behind contact line every day — deputy UN envoy - TASS

Ukrainian forces commit war crimes daily by shelling civilian objects in DPR and LPR far behind the contact line, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said in an interview for BBC.

Russia ‘pounding’ Severodonetsk: UA Adviser

An adviser to Zelenskyy’s office has said Russian troops had changed their tactics in the battle for Severodonetsk.

Future of Ukraine's regions to depend on its residents’ will — Kremlin - TASS

The future of Ukraine's regions will depend on its residents’ vision of it, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.

Russian shells hit Lysychansk oil refinery, damage production areas: local authority | Al Jazeera

Russian shells struck the oil refinery at Lysychansk in eastern Ukraine, damaging production facilities, the governor of Luhansk region said.

OSCE to close down Ukraine monitoring mission

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has announced it will take “immediate steps” to end its monitoring mission in Ukraine.

Special operation in Ukraine started a new phase, Lavrov says – SANA

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, affirmed that the Russian special military operation in Ukraine had begun a new stage, noting that Kyiv did not appreciate the goodwill gesture from Moscow when Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv.

Russia Claims Killing of Senior Nationalist Commander in Ukraine – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

Russian commandos have killed a prominent member of Ukraine’s nationalist Right Sector group, the Russian defense ministry said on Monday. Taras Bobanich was accused by Moscow of causing hundreds of civilian deaths in eastern Ukraine during hostilities in 2014.

Ukraine official says peace talks now focusing on Russian presence in separatist regions

An official in Zelenskyy’s office has told The Associated Press that the main subject under discussion at the Russia-Ukraine peace talks was whether Russian troops would remain in separatist regions in eastern Ukraine after the war and where the borders would be.

Russia has not invaded Ukraine and will not invade any other country — Lavrov - TASS

Russia has not invaded Ukraine and doesn’t plan to attack other countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday after talks with his Ukrainian and Turkish counterparts, Dmitry Kuleba and Mevlut Cavusoglu.

International Criminal Court may investigate war crimes in Ukraine starting from 2014 - World - TASS

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is monitoring developments in Ukraine and may launch an investigation into acts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed on its territory, Chief Prosecutor of the ICC Karim Ahmad Khan stated on Friday.

UN Chief Subject to Western Pressure on Ukraine, Lavrov Says - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – UN Secretary General António Guterres was subject to pressure from the West on what is happening in eastern Ukraine, and his statements on this topic do not correspond to his status and powers under the UN Charter, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

France urges nationals to leave Ukraine - China.org.cn

France on Saturday urged all its nationals who are currently in Ukraine for non-essential stays to leave the country.

DPR Head Says 120,000 Ukrainian Troops Amassed At Contact Line In Donbas - UrduPoint

The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic observes about 120,000 Ukrainian troops near the line of contact in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, with new batches of military equipment constantly arriving to the area, DPR head Denis Pushilin said Saturday.

Russian forces arrive in Belarus for joint military drills – EURACTIV.com

Russian military forces and hardware began arriving in ex-Soviet Belarus for joint drills starting in February, Minsk said on Monday (17 January), amid soaring tensions between East and West over Ukraine.