Water temperature: about +2°C. Air: minus 12-15°C. Visibility vanished when silt rose. Pumps kept failing. Air raid alarms forced divers to surface and run to shelters — again and again. 5/
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Andrii compares sealing cracks to astronauts’ first spacewalk
Andrii: “We sealed cracks with technical patches — hammer and chisel. No one had done this before. We felt like astronauts on their first spacewalk.” The heating plant would’ve run for decades more — if not for the war. 4/
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Divers seal missile-caused cracks in Kyiv underwater heating tunnel
A Russian missile shut down a Kyiv heating plant — underwater. Ukrainian divers crawled through a flooded tunnel buried beneath the Dnipro river and sealed missile-caused cracks by hand, Hromadske. 1/
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36th Marine Brigade trains urban combat tactics
Marines of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade are undergoing an intensive course on tactics for conducting combat in urban built-up conditions.
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Ukraine’s credit rating improves amid war
At war since 2022, Ukraine’s credit rating just improved. S&P lifted Kyiv from “selective default” to CCC+ after a $2.6 billion swap that pushes big payments to 2029. Irony of wartime finance: you don’t “win” — you buy time, and the bill comes later. https://
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/26/ukr
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Workshops of 4th Brigade Rubizh’s Auto Battalion: Welding Protective Nets
In the workshops of the automobile battalion of the 4th operational brigade #Rubizh, work is in full swing around the clock, and the sparks from welding never die down for a moment. Here, mechanics solder protective nets and erect metal frames on vehicles.
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Russia targets Kherson Thermal Power Plant to halt restoration efforts
Over the past day, Russia deliberately attacked the Kherson Thermal Power Plant with artillery and drones, according to Naftogaz Chairman Sergii Koretskyi. These attacks aim to prevent equipment restoration. The plant is the only heat source for tens of thousands in Kherson,
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Pechersk Lavra hit by Russian attack in Kyiv
The video shows a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on 24 January, potentially damaging the Lavra.
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) 26 janvier 2026
Pechersk Lavra monastery hit for first time since WWII. "Every time, Moscow stands behind this—1918, 1941, and now," said Maxim Ostapenko, Director General of the reserve.… pic.twitter.com/e925EtdFNaThe video shows a Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv on 24 January, potentially damaging the Lavra. Pechersk Lavra monastery hit for first time since WWII. "Every time, Moscow stands behind this—1918, 1941, and now," said Maxim Ostapenko, Director General of the reserve.
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UK bank fined £160k for breaching Russia sanctions
The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has fined Bank of Scotland £160,000 for breaching the British sanctions regime against Russia. In February 2023, the bank processed 24 payments totaling approximately £77,000 to the personal account of a designated
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Baba Yaga and drones: repeated strikes on MLRS near Kupiansk
"Baba Yaga flew over at least 10 times. It was dropping 3, 6, 2, one [munition] at a time. And about 12 kamikaze drones."
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 26 janvier 2026
Kupiansk direction. A Russian soldier showed what happened to their MLRS after it was repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones. pic.twitter.com/hzeNfeVU6c“Baba Yaga flew over at least 10 times. It was dropping 3, 6, 2, one [munition] at a time. And about 12 kamikaze drones.” Kupiansk direction. A Russian soldier showed what happened to their MLRS after it was repeatedly attacked by Ukrainian drones.