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Strikes and drone raids before 22 January 2025
Summary
A look back at the days of attacks and diplomacy that preceded 22 January 2025, from Kryvyi Rih to Tatarstan.
What was the security picture in the days leading up to 22 January 2025? Reports from 16 to 20 January describe Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia, and a diplomatic visit to Kyiv.
Diplomacy in Kyiv
On 16 January, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Kyiv to sign a 100-year agreement with Ukraine. The deal was to formalise British economic and military support for Ukraine.
Strikes on Ukrainian cities
On 18 January, Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv killed at least four people, as reported at the time.
The same day, a Russian ballistic missile struck Kryvyi Rih. Four people were killed and 14 others injured, according to the Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Serhiy Lysak.
Drones over Tatarstan
On 20 January, Ukrainian drones attacked industrial facilities in Tatarstan, Russia. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency temporarily suspended flights at Kazan International Airport in Kazan and at Begishevo Airport in Nizhnekamsk.
The picture by 22 January 2025
By 22 January 2025, the reports showed attacks continuing in both directions: Russian missiles and drones hitting Ukrainian cities, and Ukrainian drones reaching industrial sites far inside Russia. Britain had meanwhile put its long-term backing for Kyiv into a formal agreement.
