The death toll from yesterday's missile strike on Poltava's residential building climbed to 14, including two children, as rescue operations concluded. The morning brought news of overnight drone attacks across multiple regions, with Kharkiv suffering a significant Shahed strike.
President Zelenskyy warned against US-Russia negotiations excluding Ukraine, while requesting direct talks with Trump. A successful operation in Kursk region reportedly eliminated key Russian and North Korean officers, with Zelenskyy claiming one North Korean brigade was completely destroyed.
The evening saw another attack on a military recruitment center in Pavlohrad, following yesterday's shooting of a recruitment officer in Poltava region. Russian forces maintained pressure on Pokrovsk direction, with General Syrsky reporting 15,000 Russian casualties in January alone.
By night, Russian forces attacked a bus in Kherson with a drone, injuring five civilians.