The country cut off internet access on 8 January following a government crackdown on protesters.

On Wednesday, January 28, Russian forces shelled and carried out strike drone attacks on the Kamianske, Nikopol, Pavlohrad, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Residential buildings, a business, and infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Officials searched offices in Frankfurt and Berlin in relation to "past business relationships".

Russia is increasingly launching drones that use Starlink satellite communications and alternative navigation systems to bypass Ukrainian electronic warfare. Belarus is also actively assisting in coordinating Russian drone operations.

Wounded demonstrators tell the BBC they are relying on medics willing to risk their own safety by treating them at their homes.

Canada would not change its pro-Ukrainian position even if pressure were exerted by the current U.S. administration.

The BBC speaks to a person who was aboard a train on which five people died after it was targeted by drones.

Angolan businessman Bento Adriano Mendes has provided Ukraine with humanitarian assistance in the energy sector, donating 75 electric generators for civilians in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, as well as servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Ghana’s foreign minister says the influencer is a "worthy ambassador", but some Ghanaians criticised the move.

Another convoy carrying generators for Ukrainian cities has been dispatched from Germany as part of the "Heat for Ukraine" campaign.