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31.01.2026
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This page is an archive of main headlines from Ukraine for 31.01.2026.

It displays 69 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

31.01.2026
05:19
05:25

06:53Frozen Grids Under Duma Threat

The Ukrainian media ecosystem is currently prioritizing the fragility of the energy truce, juxtaposing Russian Duma threats of strikes during peak freezes against a bipartisan U.S. Senate breakthrough on funding (Pravda, UNIAN, Kyiv Post). While editors highlight the continued intense kinetic pressure in the Pokrovsk sector (Ukrinform UA, Glavcom), the primary narrative focuses on the survival of the power grid during the current arctic weather wave (TSN, Pravda).
08:30

09:36Kyiv Grids Fall Silent

The Ukrainian media ecosystem is focusing on a sudden collapse of critical infrastructure in Kyiv, with the metro system halting and water and heating supplies failing due to power outages (TSN, Ukrinform UA). This domestic crisis is juxtaposed against a reported pause in Russian strikes on energy targets (Radio Svoboda) and Kremlin skepticism regarding a diplomatic breakthrough (UNIAN, Hromadske), while intense combat persists on the Pokrovsk axis (Ukrinform).
10:47
12:55

12:57Arctic Darkness Across the Borderlines

Ukrainian media is focused on a severe, trans-border energy failure causing a massive blackout during an arctic freeze (Kyiv Post, TSN). Prime Minister Shmyhal and President Zelenskyy have prioritized communication regarding the emergency, which involves technological failures shared with the Moldovan and Romanian grids (Ukrinform UA, Glavcom, Liga.net). While some restoration has begun, the suddenness of the collapse despite the reported strike pause is the central editorial concern (Pravda, UNIAN).
13:31
Radio Svoboda

"Ушел по стеночке". Как хабаровский пенсионер сбежал от ФСБ в Голландию

13:31
14:28
15:40

18:08The Necessity of Direct Contact

Editorial focus has pivoted from the immediate technical blackout to President Zelenskyy's strategic rationale for direct negotiations with Putin regarding territorial integrity (Glavcom, Pravda, Hromadske). Simultaneously, editors are highlighting the social and economic management of the war effort, specifically the return of men from abroad (UNIAN) and the implementation of new military mobilization exemptions and displacement benefits starting February (TSN).
20:34