{"id":694374,"date":"2026-01-14T01:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/694374\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:51:12","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1420-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/694374\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,420 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">These are the key developments from day 1,420 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/lyndal_rowlands_170519012102404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768355472_464_021059e7440d45cba3c79e9ae03f3bbf_6.jpeg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>Here is where things stand on Wednesday, January 14:<\/p>\n<p>Fighting<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>A Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/13\/russian-drone-attack-kills-4-in-ukraines-kharkiv-as-peace-remains-elusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missile and drone attack<\/a> on a postal company terminal in Ukraine\u2019s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed four people and wounded six, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app.<\/li>\n<li>Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said that a Russian long-range drone also struck a medical facility for children, causing a fire.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Minister of Energy Mykola Kolisnyk said that continued Russian shelling on Tuesday caused an \u201ceven greater shortage\u201d of electricity in Kyiv and that \u201calmost 500 high-rise buildings are still without heat\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry of Defence in Moscow said Russian forces had launched a \u201cmassive strike against energy facilities used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces\u201d, according to Russia\u2019s TASS news agency.<\/li>\n<li>The ministry also reported that Russian forces shot down 207 Ukrainian drones and 11 guided missiles in a 24-hour period, according to TASS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>TASS also said that some supermarkets were closed in Kyiv due to the power outages. However, Kolisnyk said these reports were false.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s Security Service (SBU) said Ukrainian Navy forces struck a Russian drone factory in Taganrog, in Russia\u2019s Rostov region, causing a fire and \u201ca series of loud explosions\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Rostov Governor Yury Slyusar wrote on Telegram that a woman\u2019s body was found in a building after it was shelled by Ukrainian forces in Taganrog.<\/li>\n<li>A Ukrainian drone attack killed a man in Shebekino city in Russia\u2019s Belgorod region, the regional civil task force reported on Telegram.<\/li>\n<li>Another Ukrainian drone attack killed a 45-year-old woman in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian region of Luhansk, the Russian-installed regional government reported on Telegram.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s DeepState military blog said that Russian forces advanced near Lozova in Kharkiv and Stepnohirsk in the Zaporizhia region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Black Sea attacks<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Drones struck two oil tankers in the Black Sea on Tuesday, including one chartered by US oil giant Chevron, the companies involved said, as they sailed towards a terminal on the Russian coast.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAll crew are safe, and the vessel remains stable. It is proceeding to a safe port, and we are coordinating with the ship operator and relevant authorities,\u201d Chevron said of the damaged chartered tanker.<\/li>\n<li>Reuters reported that both ships were en route to Russia\u2019s Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka terminal, a loading point for about 80 percent of Kazakh oil destined for international markets, as well as some Russian crude oil, according to multiple unnamed sources.<\/li>\n<li>\u041aazakhstan\u2019s Ministry of Energy had said earlier on Tuesday that it reduced oil shipments through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal in December because of drone attacks and adverse Black Sea weather conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Politics and Diplomacy<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has nominated Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine\u2019s first vice prime minister, for the post of defence minister, MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak wrote on Telegram.<\/li>\n<li>Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday voted against naming outgoing Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal as energy minister after Zelenskyy proposed him for the position.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Regional Security<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Germany indicted two Ukrainians linked to an alleged plot, on behalf of Russian spy services, to detonate packages while they were being transported across Europe, prosecutors said on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>Russia said it had summoned Poland\u2019s ambassador to protest over the detention of a Russian archaeologist and demand that he be immediately released instead of extradited to Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These are the key developments from day 1,420 of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine. 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