Explosions ring out in Berdiansk, occupiers state Russian-appointed governor's car was blown up

"Three powerful explosions rang out near the Berdiansk Airport and a fire started in the
temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian media claim that at 19:30 in Berdiansk, the car of the so-called "head of the Civil Military Administration" of the Berdiansk district, Oleksiy Kychyhin, was detonated. The occupiers say that "thanks to a lucky chance", the Russian-appointed puppet leader was not injured, as he "noticed a suspicious object on the bottom of the service car in time." Pravada

Explosion Rocks Natural Gas Pipeline Connecting Lithuania, Latvia; Village Evacuated

"Lithuania natural gas transmission operator Amber Grid told Reuters its pipeline that connects Lithuania to Latvia was rocked by an explosion. Baltic news agency BNS said police evacuated the entire town of Pasvalys, located in northern Lithuania, due to the situation." ZH

Russians massively strike Kurakhove in Donetsk region

"Russian invaders massively struck the town of Kurakhove, Donetsk region...Kurakhove has
been one of the cities most affected by the Russian invaders for several weeks." Ukrin

Russia Sends Its Biggest Gun To Ukraine

"Russian forces, who have reportedly suffered considerable losses on the front line, have now
deployed additional units of the world’s most powerful mortar, which is capable of using a nuclear warhead on the battlefield. Dubbed the “Sledgehammer,” the self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan mortar, known as the Tulip in English, has a 240mm cannon — twice the caliber of NATO mortars, which are just 120mm — making it by far the largest caliber mortar system in the world." ZeroHedge

Canada suffers same mysterious air system outage as US, delaying more flights

"Canada’s air traffic system suffered a similar outage to the one that occurred in the US for a
brief period." IndepentUK

Spanish Defence Minister meets 225 Ukrainians who arrived in Spain for military training

"Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles met  with a group of 225 Ukrainian citizens who
had arrived to undergo military training for further participation in the war against Russia." Pravada

Ukrainian fighters are trying to hold defence in Soledar

"The night in Soledar in Donetsk Oblast was difficult, but Ukrainian defenders are trying to
hold the defence, and the battles continue.

Maliar has noted that "this is a difficult stage of the war", but Ukraine will undoubtedly win." Pravada

'Decision To Arm Ourselves Or Arm Ukraine': Navy Secretary Admits Crisis In US Defense Stockpiles

"The leader of the US Navy has admitted that the question of dwindling US arms stockpiles in the rush to arm Ukraine, which now stands at over $100 billion in defense aid and counting, is dire enough that some tough unprecedented decisions are coming, which shocked a group of reporters this week.

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro acknowledged before a naval warfare conference in Arlington, Virginia that the US within the next six months could face a decision of whether to arm itself or Ukraine, due to rapidly depleting stockpiles due to supplying Ukraine." ZeroHedge

Russia Accuses Sweden Of "Hiding Something" About The Nord Stream Sabotage

"Sweden’s refusal to share information about the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines is
“puzzling,” and withholding the results of the investigation means that “Swedish authorities are hiding something,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said." ZeroHedge

Putin Again Replaces Commander Overseeing Russian Forces In Ukraine

"It was only three months ago that the Kremlin named General Sergei Surovikin to head up
Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine, which President Putin has since admitted is in fact a "war". 

He's already been sacked, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced that Valery Gerasimov, who is head of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is taking over the reigns of the operation." ZeroHedge

Iran's Navy To Sail Fleet To Panama Canal In Challenge To US

"Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani announced that plans are in progress to dispatch the Iranian naval forces to the Panama Canal."The Iranian Navy units are getting closer to the coasts of the Americas," he stated." ZH

Massive Protests Erupt In China's Megacity Chongqing Over Abrupt Layoffs

"Large groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing
company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits.....arge groups of workers staged protests on Jan. 7 at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Chongqing, a megacity in the southwest of China. The protests erupted after thousands of workers were abruptly laid off by Zybio, Inc., a manufacturer of COVID-19 test kits. The last three years have seen Chongqing—which has a population of over 30 million—battered by lockdowns, November’s massive protests, and December’s COVID-19 surge. Coming shortly before the Chinese New Year, the sudden layoffs were the last straw for many workers." ZH

Inside Ukraine's 120+ Mile Salt Mine Tunnels Just Captured By Russia's Wagner Group

"The head of the private Russian military firm Wagner Group has announced pro-Moscow
forces have taken control of the town of Soledar in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted in a series of Tuesday and Wednesday comments that fighting in the area is still ongoing, but said "Units of the Wagner private military company have taken the entire territory of Soledar under their control," and that the Ukrainians are surrounded. Control of Soledar, a small town of 10,000  known for its immense salt mines, is seen as especially strategically key to Russian forces seeking to encircle the city of Bakhmut, which has witnessed months of intense but stalemated fighting." ZH

This is not a trilogy, there will be no World War III – Zelenskyy’s speech at Golden Globe

"Zelensky has delivered a speech via video link at the 80th Golden Globe Awards ceremony
and stated that two world wars had claimed tens of millions of lives, but there would be no World War III, because Ukraine would stop the Russian aggression." Pravada

Lights Across US Grounded After Systemwide FAA Outage

"FAA ordered all airlines to halt domestic departures until 0900 ET. 

Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.⁰⁰The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023

So far, 1,366 flights have been delayed within, into, or out of the US, flight tracking website FlightAware showed. Another 108 were canceled. " ZH