{"id":8670,"date":"2026-01-15T05:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8670"},"modified":"2026-01-15T05:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T05:46:50","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1421-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8670","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,421 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>These are the key developments from day 1,421 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/021059e7440d45cba3c79e9ae03f3bbf_6.jpeg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Here is where things stand on Thursday, January 15:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fighting\">Fighting<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a state of emergency was being declared for Ukraine\u2019s energy sector, after repeated Russian attacks destroyed electricity and heat infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Zelenskyy said he asked the government to review curfew restrictions during \u201cthis extremely cold weather\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Kateryna Pop, spokeswoman for the Kyiv City Military Administration, said 471 buildings in Ukraine\u2019s capital remained without heat on Wednesday as temperatures again dropped to -19 degrees Celsius (-2.2 Fahrenheit) overnight, according to Ukraine\u2019s Ukrinform news agency.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s Ministry of Development announced the mandatory evacuation of children from five settlements in Ukraine\u2019s front-line Zaporizhia region, according to the Ukrainian Interfax news agency.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIn conditions of constant threat of shelling, this is the only responsible step that allows saving lives, primarily children,\u201d Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said, according to Interfax.<\/li>\n<li>An 84-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man were injured in a Russian guided bomb attack on Tavriyske in Zaporizhia, regional governor Ivan Fedorov said on Telegram.<\/li>\n<li>Russian forces have advanced near Zaliznyanske in Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk region, Yablunivka in Lviv region and Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhia, according to Ukrainian battlefield monitoring site DeepState.<\/li>\n<li>A Ukrainian attack left more than 3,000 people without electricity in Russian-occupied areas of Zaporizhia, Russian-appointed local official Yevhen Balitsky said on Telegram.<\/li>\n<li>A Ukrainian drone attack hit a power facility in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine\u2019s Luhansk region, leaving several settlements without electricity, according to Russia\u2019s TASS state news agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"politics\">Politics<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s parliament approved President Zelenskyy\u2019s nomination of Denys Shmyhal as energy minister and first deputy prime minister weeks after dismissing him from the role of defence minister, which he had held since July 17, 2025, according to Interfax.<\/li>\n<li>The parliament also approved the nomination of Mykhailo Fedorov as Ukraine\u2019s new defence minister, according to Interfax. Fedorov is the fourth person to hold the office since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Fedorov quickly outlined criticisms of Ukraine\u2019s defence forces, telling the parliament: \u201cI don\u2019t want to be a populist, I want to be a realist\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Ministry of Defence falls into my hands with minus 300 billion, two million Ukrainians who are wanted, and 200,000 are absent without leave (AWOL). Therefore, we need to decide, do our homework on the problems that exist today, so that we can move forward,\u201d he said, according to Interfax.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"diplomacy\">Diplomacy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Russia summoned the United Kingdom\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires in Moscow without immediately providing a reason, TASS reported on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"black-sea-attacks\">Black Sea attacks<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday condemned drone strikes on oil tankers near a terminal on its Black Sea coast and accused Ukraine of attacking commercial ships.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">\u201cWe strongly condemn yet another terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime on commercial civilian vessels that comply with all norms of international law,\u201d the Foreign Ministry said. Ukraine has not commented on Tuesday\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Kazakhstan\u2019s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that three tankers heading to a Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal had been hit in a drone attack and urged the United States and Europe to help secure the transport of oil.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe increasing frequency of such incidents highlights the growing risks to the functioning of international energy infrastructure,\u201d the ministry said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are the key developments from day 1,421 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. 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