After Russia's strikes on energy facilities, the situation in Dnipro is technically one of the most difficult.

In the area of responsibility of the 46th separate airborne Podilsk brigade of AAF of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the occupiers made another attempt at a massive assault using armoured vehicles in the Pokrovsk direction.

During the night and early morning of January 8, explosions and drone activity were recorded in Crimea in the Soviet, Nizhnegorsk, Kirov districts, Feodosia, and Kerch.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to support a bill to strengthen sanctions against Russia, particularly with regard to its oil revenues.

On 7 January, Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region experienced one of the largest combined attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Kyiv is preparing for worsening weather conditions. On Thursday morning, 8 January, forecasters predict heavy snowfall.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, emergency power cuts were introduced on the evening of 7 January due to a Russian attack on energy infrastructure.

Russia has occupied Andriivka in the Sumy region and Novomarkove in the Donetsk region, and advances have also been reported near Maiske.

Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba explained that his words, "the cemetery is the only thing that unites the country right now," refer to the difference in how the war is perceived by people in rear and frontline regions.

Russian troops carried out another strike on January 7 on two ports in the Odesa region. As a result of the attack, one person was killed, at least five were injured, and port infrastructure facilities were damaged.