"Israel has launched a new “large-scale and significant” military operation in the West Bank, targeting the Palestinian city of Jenin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday.
The operation, dubbed ‘Iron Wall,’ is intended to “eradicate terrorism” in the area, Netanyahu said in a statement. The campaign is a new step in Israel’s “systematic and resolute” effort to target the “Iranian axis wherever it sends its arms,” the PM asserted." RT
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Albanian PM Edi Rama signed a long-term cooperation and support agreement during their meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Additionally, the countries will work together on integrating their defense industries into the European Defense Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). Under the agreement, Albania will also continue to support Ukraine's efforts to establish a fair and lasting peace in future peace negotiations." NV
"Operatives from Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces have killed 21 and wounded 40 North Korean soldiers who were advancing on Ukrainian positions in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. The operatives from the 8th SOF Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, alongside friendly infantry troops, used small arms and grenade launchers to repel an assault of North Korean soldiers fighting on the side of Russia which lasted for over eight hours. Snipers also participated in the operation." Pravada
"A 74-year-old woman was hospitalized and her husband suffered an acute stress reaction in a Russian attack with seven Shahed drones on the densely populated residential area of the administrative center." NV
"In the Sumy region, five people, including a child, were injured in Russian strikes.
Police investigative teams and all other necessary special services were working at the scene." Ukrin
"The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck the Liskinskaya oil depot in Russia's Voronezh region for the second time this week and hit the infrastructure of the Smolensk Aviation Plant." Ukrin
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on his inauguration on Jan. 20.
“Congratulations to President Donald Trump and the American people on the inauguration!” Zelensky said in a Twitter post." NV
"President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance took their oaths of office Monday at high noon, marking the start of Trump’s second
administration.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump.
Just a moment earlier, Justice Brett Kavanaugh swore in Vance while Second Lady Usha Vance held his great-grandmother’s Bible, which his Mamaw gave him."
Breitbart
"152 recorded clashes, with the fiercest fighting occurring in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Kharkiv sector, three clashes occurred near Vovchansk.
In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy launched eight assaults. The Ukrainian forces repelled attacks near Petropavlivka, Kolisnykivka, Lozova, and Zahryzove.In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 15 times, attempting to advance near Nadiya, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Kopanky, Nevske, Terny, and toward Zarichne.
In the Siversk sector, one enemy assault targeted the Ukrainian positions near Verkhniokamianske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, nine clashes occurred in the areas of Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the enemy conducted 17 attacks near Toretsk, Krymske, Dyliivka, Shcherbynivka, and Ozarianivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian defenders stopped 73 Russian assaults and offensive operations near Vodiane Druhe, Myroliubivka, Promin, Yelyzavetivka, Myrnohrad, Kotlyne, Nadiivka, Andriivka, Shevchenko, Dachne, Ulakly, and Yantarne.
In the Novopavlivka sector, seven enemy assaults were thwarted in the areas of Kostiantynopil, Rozlyv, Velyka Novosilka, and toward Pryvilne.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the Russian forces made four unsuccessful attempts to assault the Ukrainian positions in the island zones of the Dnipro Delta.
In the operational zone in Kursk region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 11 Russian attacks over the past day. The enemy launched 30 airstrikes using 41 guided bombs and carried out 452 artillery shellings of Ukrainian positions and settlements.
In the Huliaipole and Orikhiv sectors, the enemy conducted no assaults over the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of enemy group formation for offensive operations were detected." Ukrin
"Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that he is ready to hold talks with the United States over the war in Ukraine but has put forward an ultimatum demand – Ukraine's complete surrender." Pravada
"Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi explained on Jan. 19 why some military personnel are being transferred to infantry units, emphasizing that this does not apply to highly qualified Air Force specialists who service aircraft.
News agency Ukrainska Pravda, citing sources, reported on Jan. 14 that specialists from the Air Force were being massively transferred to the Ground Forces in 2024 and early 2025 to reinforce combat brigades." NV
"Officials also reported a fire at an industrial site in the neighboring Kaluga region after a
Ukrainian drone attack." AJ
"Since the beginning of the day, as many as 125 combat clashes have occurred across the frontlines; currently, fighting continues in seven sectors of the front, with the Russian forces most actively attacking in the Pokrovsk sector.
In the Kharkiv sector, with the support of assault aviation, the invaders twice unsuccessfully attacked the Ukrainian defense positions near Vovchansk. An aviation strike was carried out on the area of Vovchanski Khutory.
In the Kupiansk sector, throughout the day, the Russian troops attempted seven times to advance towards the Ukrainian positions in the areas of Stroyivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Zahryzove, and Lozova. Ukraine’s defense forces successfully repelled four attacks, while three clashes are still ongoing.In the Lyman sector, there were 14 clashes near Novoyehorivka, Nadiya, Novoserhiivka, Novosadove, Zarichne, Kolodiaziv, Zelena Dolyna, Terniv, and in the Serebrianskyi forest. Seven clashes are still ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, the Russian forces conducted offensive actions in the areas of Ivano-Dariivka and Verkhniokamianske. The Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled both attacks.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked seven times near Chasiv Yar and Bila Hora, with five clashes still ongoing.
In the Toretsk sector, the invaders attacked 17 times in the areas of Toretsk, Dyliivka, and Shcherbynivka. The Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 11 attacks,while six clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk sector, today there have been 62 clashes of varying intensity near Zelene Pole, Oleksandropil, Vodiane Druhe, Yelyzavetivka, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Zviriv, Shevchenko, Udachne, Uspenivka, Kotlyne, Nadiivka, Novotroitske, Novoandriivka, Sloviansk, Petropavlivka, Andriivka, Dachne, Ulakly, and Yantarne. Fifteen clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russian forces attacked 12 times in the areas of Kostiantynopil and Velyka Novosilka. Four clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kursk sector, the Ukrainian defenders are repelling one enemy attack. Four clashes have been recorded in this section of the front today. The Russian forces carried out two guided bomb strikes on settlements and defense positions and 196 artillery shelling attacks, including five from multiple rocket launcher systems." Ukrin
"The governors of Russia’s Bryansk and Smolensk regions reported that air defense units had shot down a total of 14 Ukrainian drones with no reports of casualties." AJ
"Outgoing US President Joe Biden feared being assassinated by Ukrainian radicals during a visit to Kiev in 2023, he has revealed. Biden made the remark in an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell.
Biden claimed he had been warned about the possibility of an assassination attempt during the trip. However, he noted that the threat did not come from Moscow, but from “radical elements within Ukraine,” possibly collaborating with the Russian government.
“Everybody kind of [advised me not to go] for security reasons... But I didn’t think Putin would dare to eliminate the American president,” Biden stated." RT
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