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Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

For many Ukrainians, Russian attacks mean being woken up by loud explosions, but Ivanna's world is silent.

As a deaf person, she relies on her sight, but blackouts threaten to throw Ivanna's quiet world into darkness. counteroffensive.news/p/how-de…

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“We used to sit together until late at night,” recalled Ivanna, “and then we would bring phones, lamps, torches – anything that could illuminate the scene for us to [be able to] talk.”

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Since Russia intensified its attacks, people have had to adjust to a new, completely unpredictable lifestyle. In 2025 alone, #Russia launched more than 4,500 drones and missiles on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, disrupting not only electricity but also water supply and heating.
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On January 7, when energy infrastructure in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions was attacked, most cities in those regions went completely dark and silent for several hours.

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They lost access to water, public transport, reliable phone and internet connections, or even air-raid alert signals.
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People with hearing loss are even more vulnerable to such attacks. Not only do long #blackouts leave them without a way to charge hearing aids, it also deprives them of ways to communicate and react to air raid alerts.
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Curious how people with hearing loss navigate blackouts and air-raid alerts in Ukraine? Read the full story at the link counteroffensive.news/p/how-de…
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NEWS OF THE DAY:

#UKRAINIAN PILOTS HAVE REWORKED F-16 TACTICS FOR WAR WITH #RUSSIA: One of the first Ukrainian F-16 pilots stated that Western training did not correspond to the realities of war with Russia, so pilots had to develop their own combat tactics. businessinsider.com/ukraine-f1…

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#TRUMP APPROVES SANCTIONS AGAINST BUYERS OF RUSSIAN OIL: President Trump gave the green-light to Republicans in Congress to advance a bill on so-called secondary sanctions against countries that buy Russian oil including China, India, and Brazil, Senator Lindsey Graham said. independent.co.uk/news/world/e…
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THE EU IS ACCUSED OF FINANCING WAR THROUGH #RUSSIAN LNG IMPORTS: The Kremlin earned over $8.4 billion from the European Union in 2025 via exported Russian liquefied natural gas. This comes despite Brussels’ promise to completely ban Russian LNG by 2027. theguardian.com/world/2026/jan…

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