Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Russians attack Dnipropetrovsk Oblast: 2 killed, houses and cars damaged

"Two people have been killed and one injured in
Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast....The enemy hit the Synelnykove district with a drone. Vasylkivka and Rozdory hromadas were affected. A 77-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman were killed." Pravada

Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks

"Gunfire echoed through Tehran as heavily armed militias were deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into fortified zones under intense security.
Video footage showed bursts of automatic weapons after dark as government buildings, state media facilities and major intersections were reportedly placed under guard, with armored pickups and masked fighters patrolling the streets in Toyotas.
The trucks are seen mounted with heavy machine guns, moving in convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shout commands.
They are reportedly being used by elements linked to Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF),....Their commander speaks in Farsi and these fighters are Iraqi Hash al-Sha’bi, Popular Mobilization Force and Hezbollah fighters who have joined the IRGC. The IRGC are their commanders, and you can hear them shouting in Farsi." msn

'We aim to kill 50,000 Russians a month,' Ukraine's new defense minister says

"Ukraine aims to "kill 50,000 Russians per month," the country's new defense minister,
Mykhailo Fedorov, said during a meeting with the media.

Laying out his plan in his new role, Fedorov said he had two priorities, the first of which is "management."
"Management must be built around those capable of achieving defined goals. If people don’t demonstrate measurable results, they can’t remain in the system," said.
"The second strategic objective is to kill 50,000 Russians per month," he said." KI

11 reported injured in southern Russia as separate drone strike hits oil refinery

"Eleven people were injured in an overnight attack in
Russia's Republic of Adygea, while a
separate drone strike sparked a fire at an
oil refinery in neighboring Krasnodar Krai.
Adygea Governor Murat Kumpilov said a residential building in the Takhtamukaysky District was damaged after a drone was detected in the area. He said 11 people, including two children, were injured." KI

M5.6 earthquake kills one and damages dozens of homes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

"A shallow M5.6 earthquake struck near Barishal, Gilgit-Baltistan, at 11:21 LT (06:21 UTC) killing one person and injuring two.

Dozens of houses were damaged across mountain districts, while landslides blocked roads, including sections of the Karakoram Highway." W

110 clashes on front lines

"110 combat clashes between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded.
The enemy carried out 82 attacks in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Ukrainian troops stopped 11 enemy attacks in the Vovchansk area and toward the settlements of Izbytske, Hrafske, Kruhle, Nesterne, and Chuhunivka.
Three attacks by invaders took place in the Kupiansk sector.
Ukrainian defenders repelled Russian assaults toward Pishchane and Petropavlivka.
In the Lyman sector, the
Russian army attacked 11 times, trying to break through the defensive lines toward the settlements of Tverdokhlibove, Stavky, Dibrova, and Olhivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces repelled three Russian attacks in the Dronivka area.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Ukrainian units repelled one attack by the invaders toward Bondarne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 14 attacks in the areas of the settlements of Predtechyne, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, and toward Illinivka, Stepanivka, Berestok, Novopavlivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped 36 Russian assaults in the areas of the settlements of Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and Dachne toward Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy launched one attack toward Nove Zaporizhzhia.
In the Huliaipole sector, the Defense Forces repelled nine
Russian attacks in the Huliaipole area and toward Dobropillia and Zelene.
In the Orikhiv sector, two clashes took place in the areas of Stepnohirsk and Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the
Russian military did not conduct any offensive operations." Ukrin