Residents of Kyiv are hiding in the metro during missile and drone attacks. Photo Reuters / Alina Smutko.
- In Davos, at the International Economic Forum, negotiations took place between the special representative of the President of Russia, Kirill Dmitriev, the special envoy of the President of the United States, Steven Witkoff, and American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner. The meeting was held without journalists, and Witkoff later noted that the conversation was "very positive." Dmitriev added that the discussions were "constructive," but details remained unknown.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his intention to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos if the documents for signing are ready.
- According to Bloomberg, since the beginning of the conflict in 2022, the value of Russia's Central Bank gold reserves has increased by more than $216 billion, comparable to the country's frozen sovereign assets in Europe.
- In Adygea, eight people, including one child, were injured after a drone strike.
- In Kherson, Russian troops attacked the Dnipro district using a drone, resulting in one man being injured.
- A fire broke out at the Afipsky Oil Refinery in the Krasnodar region following a drone attack.
- IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi reported that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant has been disconnected from external power supply due to an attack.
- In Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed as a result of a Russian attack.
- In Belgorod, energy infrastructure facilities were damaged during an attack.
- On the morning of January 20, Russian military struck the Odesa region, affecting residential areas and energy facilities.
- As of the evening of January 20, more than one million consumers in Kyiv were left without electricity due to Russian shelling, Volodymyr Zelensky reported on Telegram.
- After the nighttime attack on Kyiv on January 20, 5,635 apartment buildings were left without heating, as stated by Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
- A court in St. Petersburg sentenced 17-year-old schoolgirl Eva Bagrova to four years in prison for posting photos of participants in the "Russian Volunteer Corps" at school.
