Over the course of January 5, 172 combat engagements took place on the front line between the Defense Forces of Ukraine and Russian invaders. The Pokrovsk and Huliaipole sectors remain most active.

The damage to a civilian sunflower oil production plant in Dnipro, owned by the well-known American company Bunge, was the result of a deliberate Russian strike.

Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka met with Ukraine’s ambassador to Prague, Vasyl Zvarych, and announced plans to hold a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha.

In Kherson region, a Russian drone strike killed the rector of the Intercession Church in the village of Orlove, Archpriest Heorhii Horbenko.

The BBC’s Madeline Halpert was inside the room as the former Venezuelan president addressed the judge.

President Volodymyr Zelensky heard a report from Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on the results of Ukraine’s diplomatic work in 2025 and discussed rotations in the diplomatic corps with him.

The Russian army carried out strikes today on the city of Dnipro as well as on the Nikopol, Synelnykove, and Kryvyi Rih districts of Dnipropetrovsk Region. Four people were injured, including a child.

The US taking of Venezuela’s leader has faced strong criticism from both America’s friends and foes.

During the 40-minute arraignment, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drugs and weapon charges.

In Dnipro, hundreds of tonnes of sand were dumped onto roads near an oil extraction plant that was attacked by drones. This was done to prevent oil that spilled onto the roadway from reaching the river. Traffic has been restricted.