The Center for Countering Disinformation denied fake reports of Russian troops breaking through the border in the north of Chernihiv region. The State Border Guard Service confirms no breakthrough, but warns of the threat of shelling.
Due to the Arctic cyclone, temperatures in the United States dropped by 7-14°C below normal, leading to the closure of schools and institutions in five states. More than 1,400 flights were canceled and 740 were delayed.
The Telegraph reports on the critical situation at the front near Kursk for Russian troops. The Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted serious losses on the 801st Marine Brigade of the Russian Federation, including hundreds of North Korean soldiers.
The President signed a decree on amendments to the National Security Strategy of Ukraine regarding state border management. The document provides for a balance between security and openness of the border for legal cooperation.
A former university employee who took 74,000 hryvnias from foreigners for a promise to help them with admission will be tried in Kyiv. In fact, the applicants received regular invitations to study in the general order.
Ukraine has extradited to Turkey a convict who was hiding in Kyiv region from punishment for sexual harassment of minors. The man, sentenced to 6 years and 8 months, was handed over to Turkish authorities.
The SBU has served a notice of suspicion in absentia to Oleksiy Khavetskiy, deputy head of Correctional Colony No. 7 in the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation. He personally participated in the torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war from May 2023 to February 2024.
The President of Azerbaijan has accused Russia of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has an informal meeting with Donald Trump at his golf club. The agenda of the meeting is unknown, but NATO and the situation with the Italian journalist detained in Iran are expected to be discussed.
An adviser to Bangladesh's interim leader claims three Indian states with a Bengali population. India has stepped up border security after threats to annex territories.
Cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -6° to +2°. Most of the country will be without precipitation, except for the Carpathians and Transcarpathia, where light snow is possible.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces eliminated 1,730 occupants, 7 tanks and 91 unmanned aerial vehicles. Russia's total losses since the beginning of the invasion have reached 796,490 troops and thousands of pieces of equipment.
The US Central Command released a video of Tomahawk cruise missiles being launched at Houthi targets in Yemen on December 31. The strikes targeted command, production, and weapons storage facilities.
Air Serbia has been canceling flights from Belgrade to Kazan and Sochi since late January. This is the sixth airline to restrict flights to Russia after the downing of an Azerbaijani plane in Kazakhstan.
In Kolomyia, a family of four, including two children, was poisoned by carbon monoxide due to a malfunctioning gas boiler. All the victims were hospitalized in Kolomyia district hospitals.
A 14-year-old boy accidentally shot his 16-year-old friend who had come to visit in the head with his father's carbine. The victim was taken to the regional children's hospital with a gunshot wound.
U. S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that a direct conflict with Russia had been successfully averted under the threat of nuclear weapons. He also noted Russia's activity in hybrid attacks and sabotage.
About 150 police officers from Guatemala and El Salvador have joined the UN mission in Haiti. They will help fight the gangs that control 85% of the capital after the president's assassination in 2021.
The Royal British Armed Forces Sports Council officially recognizes the Army Drone Association. The competition will be held without GPS and stabilization, where 8 pilots will control the drones through a VR headset.
Russia is creating a chatbot to organize illegal elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine in 2025-2026. The goal is to increase the number of “deputies” from the occupied regions in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
Asteroid 2020 BC6, 248 meters long, will fly past the Earth on January 5 at a distance of 3. 68 million kilometers. NASA classifies it as a potentially dangerous object due to its size and proximity to the planet.
The Israeli military destroyed a clandestine Hamas weapons production base in the central Gaza Strip. The complex contained military equipment, lathes, and other weapons manufacturing equipment.
The German opposition has noticed signs that a meeting between Scholz and Putin is being prepared for February 23. Roderich Kiesewetter warns that such talks could harm Ukraine's interests.
Drone attacks and explosions were reported in the Rostov region of Russia near the Millerovo military airfield. Local authorities report the destruction of UAVs in the Millerovo and Tarasov districts.
U. S. President Joe Biden has awarded the country's highest civilian honor to 19 prominent individuals. Among the honorees are footballer Messi, politician Hillary Clinton, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and other prominent figures.
A fire broke out on the second floor of a psychoneurological boarding school in Pivdenne. Six people were injured, one suffered 90% burns to his body, and five were poisoned by carbon monoxide.
Ethnic conflicts between Russians and Caucasians have escalated in the 70th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian Federation in the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region. Anti-Putin soldiers are organizing sabotage and damaging equipment.
In Svesa, a Russian air strike destroyed 15 apartments in a five-story building and one private house. 10 people were injured, including two children, and about 900 windows were damaged.
American podcaster Lex Friedman had a three-hour conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The podcast episode is scheduled to be released on Monday.
Ukraine is discussing extending the deadline for the voluntary return of soldiers after they leave their units without permission. The issue is being discussed at an interagency meeting and with the Verkhovna Rada Defense Committee.
