The Russians have again mined the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant around the perimeter, said IAEA Director General Raphael Grossi. He noted that the perimeter is a closed area inaccessible to operational personnel of the station. The presence of mines along the perimeter does not meet safety standards.

 After the destruction of the A-50 by Ukraine, Russia began to use another one. Another airplane A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft was recorded in the waters of the Sea of Azov. British intelligence has confirmed the renewed use of the A-50. As of January 17, the plane was over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory of Russia.

 At night, the Russians struck Kharkiv and Odesa, as a result of which houses were destroyed and dozens of civilians were injured. Kharkiv was attacked with S-300 missiles from the Belgorod region. 17 civilians were injured - 16 women and a 31-year-old man. 

 Kharkiv

The facades of 20 apartment buildings were damaged.

Odesa

 Odessa was attacked by drones. Out of 20 launched drones, 19 were shot down.

 A message appeared in a Russian Telegram channel that Ukrainians were dropping postcards on Russian positions with the image of a naked woman and the inscription: "Russian soldier. Go home. Your love is waiting for you."

The message quickly spread and became viral. Russian soldiers commented on the report that the photo depicted some Ukrainian prostitute.

But now a scandal has arisen. It turned out that the message is the fake and was spread by Russian hackers. The photo shows the wife of the Russian general, commander of the airborne division Mikhail Teplinsky, who is fighting in Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region. Russian hackers reported that they stole a photo of a general's wife from her chat with the general's brother.

       In war, not only bullets and rockets are fired.

 In the evening of January 14, Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Russian A-50 and Il-22 aircraft were shot down over the Sea of Azov. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhnyi, said that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down both planes. The Russian authorities did not comment on these reports, but Russian military correspondents write that the A-50 was shot down by so-called "friendly fire", that is, by their own, and the second Il-22 aircraft flew to Anapa.

   Il-22 aircraft, a command post from which troops can be controlled during hostilities.

Damaged IL-22 

    A-50 is a long-range radar detection aircraft.

 A large exchange of prisoners of war. 230 prisoners were returned to Ukraine, including 48 who were considered missing.

 Massive missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv. Ours shot down 10 Kinzhal missiles, and 59 out of 70 cruise missiles, three Kalibr cruise missiles. 35 Shaheds were also shot down. 5 dead and 120 wounded are reported.