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Russia-Ukraine War: A list of key events-Day 1.071 | Russia-Ukraine War News


Here are the main developments on the 1071st day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.

Here's the situation on Thursday, January 30:

Struggle

  • It is reported that a woman and her two -year -old child were killed in a drone attack in a home in Russia in the Belgorod area bordering Ukraine, said region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. The attack is reported to have left two people wounded.
  • The Russian Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems have destroyed 104 Ukrainian drones overnight. A man is reported to have been injured with a “uninished breast wound”. Buildings and cars were also damaged in drone attacks.
  • Vasily Anokhin, the mayor of Smolensk in Western Russia, said that the Smolensk nuclear power plant, the largest energy generation facility in the northwestern part of Russia, was among Kiev's goals for the attack overnight. Anokhin said the unmanned air combat car was destroyed.
  • Kiev's military claims that they have removed 29 of the 57 drones fired from Russia in an attack overnight until 14 have been able to achieve certain goals. Ukraine said Russia also fired an Iskander-M ballistic rocket.
  • The military in Ukraine also said it has hit an oil refinery in the Russian region of Nininski Novgorod, leading to a great fire. Regional Governor Gugh Nikitin confirmed the fire and said the debris from the destroyed drone lit the flame.
  • The Russian pumping station for oil in Andreapol was also affected by the Ukrainian strike of drones, causing oil and fire leakage, according to Reuters, citing a source in the Ukrainian Security Service. A rocket storage facility was also hit in the Tver area, leading to a series of explosions.
  • Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said that debris from a destroyed Russian drone fell near a metro station in Darnitsky County in the capital of Ukraine. According to data from the Ukrainian Air Force, Kiev has been under a warning of an air raid for half an hour.
  • The Russian media reported that Moscow's troops took control of the village of Novoielyzavetivka in the Donetsk region of Eastern Ukraine.
  • Oleh Kiper, manager of the Odessa region in Ukraine, said a Russian attack overnight, aimed at the port infrastructure of the area, left buildings. Cyprus reports that there are no casualties.

Kursk invasion

  • The AFP News Agency has announced that Russian employees are dating civilian relatives trapped in the Kursk area, occupied by Ukraine. This is against the backdrop of criticism of the government's efforts and coordinated social media campaigns by families appealed to the return of their loved ones.

Russian oil and gas

  • The European Commission has decided to ban Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in its latest set of sanctions after Member States expressed concerns suggesting alternatives to before imposing the ban. However, Russian aluminum, video games and joysticks were on the list of banned items.
This photo shows burned cars parked in the yard of a residential building after a missile attack in Odessa on January 28, 2025 (a photo of Alexander Gimanov / AFP)
This photo shows burned cars in the yard of an apartment building after a rocket attack in Odessa on January 28, 2025 (Alexander Gimanov/AFP)
  • Gas supplier Moldovan Moldovas said he had reached an agreement with a transnistria supplier to resume gas supplies to the country's separatist enclave. According to the company, the initial delivery of 3 million cubic meters of gas per loan was agreed.

Policy and diplomacy

  • Australian national Oscar Jenkins, who has been reported to have been killed after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, is “alive and in custody,” said Foreign Minister Penny Wong. However, she said “still have serious concerns about Jenkins as a prisoner of war.”
  • Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski called on the United States President Donald Trump to be on the side of Kiev, which is the “side of justice”. He said Ukraine needs a wider security guarantees, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin is not afraid of Europe.
  • The Associated Press News Agency has announced that Western officials are warning Ukraine to the potential loss of confidence in the country because of Kiev's escalating internal feud between the Minister of Defense and the Procurement Chief.

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