Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,429

Al JazeeraCenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by Lyndal RowlandsJanuary 23, 2026 at 01:30 AM

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On January 23, 2026, day 1,429 of the Russia-Ukraine war, fighting continued across Ukraine, resulting in casualties and infrastructure damage. Russian drone and glide bomb attacks targeted regions including Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, and Dnipropetrovsk, causing deaths, injuries, and damage to residential buildings. Russia claimed to have shot down 31 Ukrainian drones. Meanwhile, a French naval operation in the Mediterranean Sea intercepted a Russian oil tanker suspected of evading international sanctions. Ukraine's energy system faced its most challenging day since November 2022, with widespread heating outages in Kyiv and the Dnipropetrovsk region due to Russian attacks and low temperatures. Ukrainian negotiators are heading to the UAE for talks with Russian and United States negotiators.

Key Entities & Roles

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Ivan Fedorov 50% Borys Filatov 50% Zaporizhia 50% Vyacheslav Zadorenko 50% Oleksandr Hanzha 50% Ministry of Defence 60% Kharkiv 60% Dnipro 60% Kryvyi Rih 60% Volodymyr Zelenskyy 70% Russia ×790% Ukraine ×895%

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russia-ukraine war 100% russian attack 90% drone attack 70% energy crisis 60% international sanctions 60% negotiations 50% oil tanker 50% residential building 40%