6.6 Earthquake - Philippine Sea near the coast of Okinawa, Japan

"A very strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Okinawa, Japan, late in the evening at 11.05 pm local time (Asia/Taipei GMT +8). The quake had a shallow depth of 68 km (42 mi) and was felt over a large region. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD

Russia's mass missile attack targets Kyiv, injures 22 ahead of upcoming Trump-Zelensky meeting

"Kyiv came under a mass ballistic missile attack overnight after Russia launched several Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and a group of Kalibr cruise missiles at the capital, monitoring channels reported.

At least 22 people were injured in Kyiv during the attack, including two children, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported on the morning of Dec. 27. Of the wounded, 12 have been sent to the hospital.
The attack cut off heat to a third of the capital, including 2,600 residential buildings, 187 kindergartens, and 138 schools, Klitschko added. Engineers are working to restore power.
Drones and falling debris slammed into apartment blocks across the city, igniting fires that spread floor by floor. In one 18-story building in the city's Dniprovskyi district, a person is believed to be trapped under the rubble on the fifth floor, Klitschko said.
A fire was reported in the city’s Holosiivskyi district, while debris fell in the Obolonskyi and Desnianskyi districts." KI

Home Reef, Tonga

"Satellite images of Home Reef showed that new lobes of lava advanced in multiple directions

from a crater the center of the island. Flows to the E and SE each entered the ocean and extended the coastline by about 100 m. Near infrared data showed thermal anomalies over the summit; the 22 December image showed brighter areas over the at least six lava flows in all sectors except the SW.
Geologic summary: Home Reef, a submarine volcano midway between Metis Shoal and Late Island in the central Tonga islands." W

5.4 Earthquake - Indian Ocean, 19 km south of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia

"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near Pulau Enggano island,
Indonesia, in the morning at 8.10 am local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 22 km (14 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

5.6 Earthquake - Indian Ocean, 20 km south of Pulau Enggano Island, Bengkulu, Indonesia

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near Pulau Enggano island,
Indonesia, in the morning at 7.22 am local time (Asia/Jakarta GMT +7). The quake had a shallow depth of 39 km (24 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

Ukrainian ‘terrorist’ shot dead in Russia

"A Ukrainian agent who planned terrorist attacks in Russia has been shot dead while resisting arrest, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.
The suspect, born in Soviet Ukraine in the late 1970s and living in Kaluga, Russia, was

preparing bomb attacks against a natural gas storage facility and a defense plant parking lot, the FSB said. Acting on orders from Ukrainian special services, he had allegedly produced about 80kg of homemade explosives for the plot.
The agency reported that the suspect had also retrieved 300g of military-grade plastic explosives, fuses, and a handgun from a stash prepared by other Ukrainian assets. He shot the firearm at officers trying to apprehend him and was killed by return fire." RT

237 clashes on frontline

"On the front line, Ukrainian forces engaged in 237 combat clashes.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian forces repelled three enemy assault attempts. The enemy also carried out two air strikes with four gulide bombs and conducted 86 artillery strikes, including one from a multiple-launch rocket system.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions nine times near Vovchanski Khutory, Prylipky, Starytsia, and toward Vilcha and Izbytske.

In the Kupiansk sector, Russian troops conducted 11 assault attempts, trying to break through Ukrainian positions near Pishchane, Kruhliakivka, and toward Petropavlivske, Novoplatonivka, and Kupiansk. Two clashes are ongoing.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 31 times near Hrekivka, Novovodiane, Novoiehorivka, Novoselivka, Kopanky, Kolodiazi, Serednie, Ridkodub, Karpivka, Zarichne, and toward Lyman and Drobysheve. Ukrainian defenders are currently repelling attacks in two locations.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy attempted to break through eight times near Siversk and Dronivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled three attacks near Minkivka and toward Viroliubivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russians attacked 21 times, concentrating their efforts near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian units attempted 50 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Shakhove, Pankivka, Nikanorivka, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, and Dachne. Three clashes are ongoing. Ukrainian defenders are holding off the assaults, inflicting heavy losses – 100 invaders neutralized, 71 of them irreversibly. Ukrainian forces also destroyed four vehicles, 26 drones, two satellite communication terminals, a UAV control antenna, two command posts, an ammo and fuel depot, and hit an artillery system, an armored vehicle, a car, and six shelters for enemy personnel.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Ukrainian forces stopped 13 enemy attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Yalta, Tovste, Sichneve, Verbove, Vyshneve, Vorone, and Rybne, with three clashes ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 21 enemy attempts to advance near Varvarivka, Solodke, and Huliaipole.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian forces stopped six attacks near Mali Shcherbaky, Stepnohirsk, Stepove, and Mala Tokmachka, with two clashes still ongoing." Ukrin