4.9 quake triggers 4 aftershocks across Southern California

"A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted Southern California, shaking 20+ million residents from the desert to the coast....over 250 aftershocks rattled the region, including a powerful 4.2 magnitude quake that struck before dawn. No major damage or injuries emerged, yet the sequence reignited urgent conversations about California's seismic future. It started with the first jolt near Indio." msn

Belgorod under heavy fire in 'most massive' attack, Russian governor claims

"The Russian city of Belgorod was hit by what regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov

described as "the most massive" strike on the city, allegedly involving HIMARS.
According to preliminary information, there are no casualties, Gladkov wrote, adding that there was damage to energy infrastructure and that emergency crews had been dispatched to assess the situation.
Gladkov added that a utility outbuilding caught fire and that falling debris also sparked a blaze in one of the city’s courtyards, while debris damaged the roofs of two homes in the village of Tavrovo." KI

New Round of Purges Wrack the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Defense Establishment

"Chinese dictator Xi Jinping has removed China’s most senior general and the chief of combat planning and operations amid allegations of corruption and “violation of party discipline.”
General Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairmen overseeing China’s approximate

equivalent of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Central Military Commission, and a longtime Xi ally, was abruptly removed from his post Saturday and accused of unspecified corruption.
Zhang, who is also a member of the party’s elite Politburo, has been a close ally of Xi. Both men are “princelings,” as the descendants of revolutionary elders and high-ranking party officials are known.
Zhang is the son of a Communist revolutionary who fought alongside Xi’s father during the Chinese civil war, which culminated in Mao Zedong’s forces seizing power in 1949. Zhang’s father later became a three-star general, while Xi’s father went on to hold senior roles in the party, government and legislature." 

RedState

80% of Ukraine faces emergency power cuts following Russia's overnight aerial attack, focused on Kyiv

"One person was killed and four others were injured in Kyiv as Russia launched a mass attack on the capital overnight.
Explosions were first heard at 1:20 a.m. local time, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground, who continued to report blasts throughout the night, including the interception of a ballistic missile.
The Ukrainian Air Force tallied 396 aerial weapons, including 21 missiles and 375 drones. The Air Force mentioned hypersonic "Tsirkon" missiles, ballistic Iskander missiles and Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles.
The attacks continued Russia's targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which has resulted in an ongoing winter energy crisis following similar mass attacks." KI

5.3 Earthquake - 45 km E of Adak, Alaska

"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Bering Sea near Omak Island island, USA, in the morning at 11.25 am local time (America/Adak GMT -10). The quake had a shallow depth of 69 km (43 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

Avalanche claims 9 lives in Pakistan’s Chitral District

"An avalanche claimed nine lives and injured a 9-year-old child of the same family in
Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In Murree, approximately 60 km (37 miles) northeast of Islamabad, authorities closed access roads to prevent vehicles from getting stranded. The Islamabad district administration and PDMA instructed travelers to avoid mountain routes and mobilized machinery to clear accumulated snow from key highways."W

Iran's Khamenei Reportedly Burrowing Underground in Terror of Trump Airstrikes

"Word out of Iran

has been scarce over the last few days. The regime has engaged in hideous
repression of the uprising Iranian people, and the internet, and thus the flow of information out of the country has all but ceased. 

That's disconcerting, but in a bit of interesting news, there are now reports that the Supreme Leader himself, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that savage barbarian theocrat out of another century, has gone underground." 

RS

119 clashes on frontline

"A total of 119 combat clashes were recorded along the frontline.
According to the General Staff, in the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out two airstrikes, dropping seven guided aerial bombs, and conducted 82 shelling attacks on the positions of Ukrainian forces and settlements, two of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.
Today, the enemy attacked the positions of Ukrainian defenders six times in the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, in the areas of the settlements of Starytsia, Vovchanski Khutory, Fyholivka, and toward the settlements of Kruhle and Chuhunivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses, launching an attack toward Pishchane.

In the Lyman sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled six enemy assault actions near Drobysheve, Zarichne, Torske, and toward Druzheliubivka. One clash is still ongoing.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy attacked near Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attempted to advance twice near Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Markove; one combat engagement is ongoing.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 12 combat clashes occurred today. The enemy assaulted the positions of Ukrainian units in the areas of Kostiantynivka, Kleban-Byk, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, Sofiivka, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, since the beginning of the day, the enemy launched 42 attacks near Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and toward the settlements of Bilytske, Dorozhnie, Shevchenko, Hryshyne, and Ivanivka.
In this sector alone, according to preliminary data, 113 invaders were neutralized, 70 of them irreversibly. In addition, Ukrainian forces destroyed one vehicle and five pieces of special equipment, one motorcycle, 13 UAVs, and four enemy personnel shelters. Ukrainian defenders also damaged one artillery system, nine vehicles, one piece of special equipment, and 16 enemy personnel shelters.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zelenyi Hai and Zlahoda.
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian invaders attempted to advance on Ukrainian positions 14 times in the areas of Huliaipole, Myrne, and toward Nove Zaporizhzhia, Dobropillia, Zelene, Varvarivka, and Zaliznychne. Two clashes are ongoing. Airstrikes targeted Zirnytsia, Liubytske, Vozdvyzhivka, Zaliznychne, and Verkhnia Tersa. Fighting continues in some locations.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack in the areas of Plavni and Prymorske. The enemy carried out an airstrike on Preobrazhenka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to attack the positions of Ukrainian defenders." Ukrin