Flag of ukraine
28.01.2026

The Day of the Return to Rolling Blackouts

THE
The Hear Logo
HEAR

This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 28.01.2026.

It displays 48 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

28.01.2026The Day of the Return to Rolling Blackouts
Morning coverage was dominated by the human cost of a Russian ballistic and drone strike on the Kyiv region, which resulted in the deaths of a couple and left their child orphaned. Editors framed this kinetic escalation against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic friction, specifically a reported U.S. ultimatum demanding security guarantees in exchange for territorial concessions.
By afternoon, editorial attention shifted to the procurement of Western air defense systems, with reports of incoming French Mirage jets and German IRIS-T units intended to counter the expected winter offensive. This was contrasted with a CSIS report noting that the Russian ground offensive has reached its slowest pace in a century.
The evening consolidated around the energy sector as DTEK and Ukrenergo announced the return of emergency rolling blackouts in Kyiv starting at midnight. This domestic crisis shared space with Marco Rubio’s statement that upcoming negotiations would be strictly bilateral, centering the territorial dispute as the final unresolved hurdle.
28.01.2026
00:04

04:40 (02:40)The Security Ultimatum From Washington

Ukrainian media have shifted focus to a high-stakes diplomatic juncture, reporting on a reported U.S. ultimatum regarding security guarantees and separate 20-point peace plans (Glavcom, UNIAN). While editors continue to track the rising death toll from kinetic strikes on infrastructure and transit (Pravda, Ukrinform UA), domestic reporting increasingly highlights systemic survival issues, ranging from energy blackouts to the deregulation of pharmaceutical sales (TSN, Liga.net).
05:24
07:52
15:22
16:23
Radio Svoboda

"Папы нет рядом". 70 лет карельскому историку Юрию Дмитриеву

16:23 (14:23 in your timezone)
17:22

18:27 (16:27)Frost Above the Stranded Aid

Ukrainian editors are prioritizing the escalating civilian toll of Russian strikes, specifically the deaths of a couple in the Kyiv region (Pravda, Hromadske) and the rising casualties from a drone strike on a passenger train (Ukrinform UA). Simultaneously, the focus remains on the friction between Trump's diplomatic efforts and the reality of frozen US energy aid and relentless frontline combat (Kyiv Post, Ukrinform).
21:46
21:46
22:26

23:04 (21:04)Darkness Returns to the Capital

Ukrainian editors have prioritized the return of rolling blackouts in Kyiv, citing emergency power grid adjustments (Glavcom, TSN, UNIAN). While domestic attention centers on energy stability, military reporting highlights a paradoxical slow-motion Russian advance contrasted with new territorial gains in Myrnohrad (Kyiv Post, Pravda). Diplomatic focus remains on Marco Rubio's framing of upcoming bilateral negotiations as the primary path to resolving territorial disputes (Liga.net).
23:09