In January of this year, Russian troops fired more than 12,000 shells at Kherson region. As a result of the attacks, 29 civilians were killed and 237 were injured, most of them by drone strikes.
Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela to accept deportees and provide transportation. The agreement was reached after a meeting between the US special envoy and Maduro, despite the non-recognition of his presidency.
In February, five films of different genres from the world's leading directors will be released on the big screens. They include the romantic drama Parthenope, the crime action film Silence, the historical drama The Brutalist, and others.
Lithuanian border guards discovered an underground tunnel on the border with Belarus that was being used for smuggling. With the physical barrier in place, smugglers are looking for new ways, including balloons.
The Ministry of Defense has introduced a new procedure for entering data on military participation in combat operations through the UDRP. Authorized persons must enter information within 5 days of the start of a combat order.
The GUR reports on Russia's plans to mobilize 280,000 people in 2025 for the war in Ukraine. Of these, 126,000 are “special forces”: prisoners, debtors, and people under investigation.
The leader of the Crimean Tatar people Mustafa Dzhemilev shared the details of a 40-minute conversation with Putin in 2014 about the annexation of Crimea. After this conversation, he was banned from entering Crimea for 5 years.
The occupation authorities of Crimea received 4. 8 billion rubles from the sale of “nationalized” Ukrainian property. The sold properties include Zelensky's apartment, hotels, shopping centers, and other real estate.
Russia spreads a fake video showing Ukrainian soldiers being taken in handcuffs to a mission. The Center for Public Integrity refuted the disinformation, identifying Russian soldiers from the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade in the video.
The Kristal oil depot near the Engels-2 air base was hit twice by Ukrainian drones on January 8 and 14, 2025. The attacks destroyed 4 and damaged 10 tanks with fuel and lubricants.
Republican Anna Paulina Luna introduced a bill to carve Donald Trump's face on Mount Rushmore. The National Memorial currently contains portraits of four US presidents who have made the greatest contribution to the country's development.
The EU plans to add 35 individuals and 19 companies from Russia, the DPRK and China to the sanctions list. The new package will include prohibitive duties on fertilizers and certain agri-food products.
The Ministry of Defense's state logistics operator is introducing a new model of supplying the Armed Forces with food starting in 2025. The pilot project will start in Kyiv and the region, separating procurement and logistics functions.
USAID has temporarily suspended funding for all programs and projects in Ukraine for 90 days. Vereshchuk announced the start of consultations with American partners to resume funding.
Latin American presidents will hold an emergency summit on January 30 due to mass deportations of migrants by the United States. The meeting was called by the President of Honduras at the request of the leader of Colombia to discuss migration and regional unity.
A 66-year-old man was wounded in Kupyansk as a result of shelling from an MLRS. The occupants also attacked the village of Prystin, damaging three houses and outbuildings.
In Odesa region, a 24-year-old RTCC serviceman was detained for demanding bribes for issuing fake summonses. He asked for $1,000 and 2,000 hryvnias for a document that allowed him to move freely around the country for 6 days.
The 30-meter bell tower of the 19th-century town hall in the 12th arrondissement of Paris burned down on the night of January 27. 150 firefighters localized the fire, but there is a threat of collapse of the building, which has begun to tilt.
Up to 4 kilograms of fuel oil thrown out after the Russian tanker accident in the Kerch Strait was collected on the beach of the Tuzly Estuaries National Park. Millions of small fractions are still drifting in the Black Sea.
The UK and Canada imposed sanctions on 6 people and 3 Belarusian defense companies after the election fraud. The restrictions affected the heads of institutions and companies that support Russia's war in Ukraine.
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine denied the information about Budanov's alleged words about threatening Ukraine's existence without negotiations. The agency called on the media not to disseminate unverified information from closed meetings.
EU foreign ministers decided to suspend the visa-free regime for holders of Georgian diplomatic passports. Slovakia and Hungary opposed the decision, but it was passed by a qualified majority.
A 46-year-old FSB agent was detained in Dnipro, who was collecting data on military facilities through his live-in girlfriend. The man was hiding from mobilization and passing coordinates for missile strikes to the enemy.
Two women organized a fake marriage scheme with brides with disabilities for $22,000. The organizers offered men to avoid mobilization by claiming a disability or a fictitious marriage.
The European Union is preparing to lift restrictions on Syria's energy and transportation sectors. The issue of financial sanctions remains open, and a final decision is expected at a ministerial meeting in Brussels.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck at the storage facilities for attack drones in the Oryol region of Russia. More than 200 “shaheds” were destroyed and concrete buildings with thermobaric munitions were damaged.
In Lviv region, a Volkswagen drove into the oncoming lane and collided with a ZAZ bus. The accident killed four people from the car and hospitalized two bus passengers.
According to exit polls, Lukashenko received 87. 6% of the vote in the presidential election in Belarus. The survey was conducted at 320 polling stations, with almost 12 thousand voters interviewed.
A woman was killed in Pokrovsk, and four people aged 48 to 70 were wounded in Kostyantynivka. Russian troops continue to attack the region with various types of weapons, and numerous buildings were damaged.
The Swedish side will help Latvia with the investigation into the damage to the submarine cable in the Baltic Sea on Sunday, January 26.
