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Ukrainska Pravda

January 2026

Zelenskyy reveals likely cause of grid breakdown, reports no evidence of outside meddling

There is a significant heating deficit, with nearly 3,500 buildings across various districts currently without heat. City authorities, utility services and energy workers have pledged to restore heating as much as possible by tomorrow morning, although the pace must accelerate. As regards Kyiv's water supply, it should be available to all consumers today. Reports indicate that it is, but we are monitoring the situation closely,
Over the course of the day, we largely restored conditions to those that existed before the breakdown. Stabilisation and the resumption of supply for the population are now underway,

"We are encouraged": US negotiator sees Russia working towards peace in Ukraine after meeting Putin's envoy

US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has described meetings in the United States with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's special envoy, as "productive and constructive"

Steve Witkoffspecial envoy
We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working toward securing peace in Ukraine,

Zelenskyy unsure if talks are near a result or heading in the opposite direction

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
Potential investors need to know that Ukraine will have security guarantees and that the war won't start again. They want to come and invest, and I think that's a realistic view. So we still have work to do on this,
There are these very painful issues you mentioned, regarding territorial integrity. I want to stress that, in my view, only a head of state can resolve these issues,

Zelenskyy says territorial agreements impossible without direct contact with Putin

We would like Europe to be present at some stage of these negotiations, because part of our security guarantees is membership of the European Union as well as the Coalition of the Willing,
I want to stress that I do not think these issues can be resolved by anyone other than heads of state,

Poland believes Russian intelligence hackers were behind cyberattacks on country's energy facilities

Russia has previously attempted to knock the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics offline, and they were extremely active during the last summer games. Disruptive cyberattacks are a very real threat,
It is worth noting that this period coincided with low temperatures and snowstorms affecting Poland, shortly before New Year's Eve,