President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree enacting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to impose sanctions on three individuals and two legal entities that use sports platforms to spread anti-Ukrainian narratives and Russian propaganda.
The consequences of Russian terror include, in particular, the discrediting of the diplomatic process and the deterioration of opportunities for dialogue.
In the Sloviansk sector, the defense of the settlement of Zakitne is ongoing, and reports alleging its capture by Russian troops do not correspond to reality.
Russian forces carried out attacks on the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk region, throughout the day, leaving people dead, injuring seven others, and damaging civilian infrastructure.
In the early hours of January 16, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, damaging three apartment buildings and warehouse facilities.
Since the beginning of the day, a total of 98 combat engagements have been recorded on the front, with fighting ongoing in six sectors. Russian forces continue to put the most pressure on the Pokrovsk sector, while also demonstrating increased activity in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained in Kyiv a collaborator who implemented Russian "educational standards" in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Russian invaders have once again stepped up their attempts to infiltrate the northern part of the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, above the railway line, with the help of assault groups. Defense forces are stopping the enemy's efforts.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that despite the difficult situation on the front due to weather conditions and Russian assaults, the defense of Ukrainian positions continues. The Head of State also stressed that Russian losses must not decrease.