"Ukrainian drones attacked the Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia's Samara Oblast overnight.
The refinery was attacked multiple times in the night, the Exilenova-Plus Telegram channel reported, citing video footage from local residents. Locals posted videos of fire trucks heading to the refinery after explosions.
The strike may have hit the Syzran Oil Refinery's ELOU-AVT-5 installation, a primary oil processing facility at the plant." KI
"Etna’s eruptive activity intensified rapidly between December 24 and 27, 2025, culminating in short-lived lava fountains about 200 m (650 feet) high and a new lava flow from the upper Voragine crater toward the Valle del Bove. INGV Etna Observatory (OE) raised the Aviation Color Code to Red as tremor and infrasound amplitudes reached very high levels." W
"A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Ancash Region, Peru, in the evening at 9.51 pm local time (GMT -5). The quake had a shallow depth of 66 km (41 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
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 38 km (24 mi) away from Anatuya, Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, in the morning at 7.40 am local time (America/Argentina/Cordoba GMT -3). The quake had a great depth of 588 km (366 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 175 km (109 mi)
from Japan in the early morning at 2.44 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 46 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"Since the beginning of the day, 62 combat clashes have occurred between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian troops.
Russian artillery again shelled border settlements, including Rohizne, Ulanove, and Hirky in the Sumy region.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out 62 shellings.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the Russian army attacked Ukrainian defensive positions four times near Starytsia, Vovchansk, Prylipka, and towards Hryhorivka. One clash is ongoing.In the Kupiansk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled two enemy attacks towards Petropavlivka and Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector, the Russian army attacked six times near Serednie, Novoselivka, and towards Druzheliubivka, Stavky, and Drobysheve. Ukrainian forces have already stopped two attempts by the enemy to advance. Fighting continues in four locations.
In the Sloviansk sector, a battle is currently ongoing near Serebrianka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions twice near Vasiukivka and Predtechyne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the Russian army launched 12 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, and towards Sofiivka and Stepanivka. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the invaders made 19 attempts to push back Ukrainian defenders from current positions near Chervonyi Lyman, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Filiia, and towards Nove Shakhove, Dorozhnye, Rodynske, and Hryshyne. One battle is ongoing.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked seven times near Yalta, Vyshneve, Pryvilne, Rybne, and towards Andriivka-Klevtsove. Two clashes are still ongoing.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders have already stopped three enemy advance attempts near Huliaipole and Bilohiria. Three clashes are still ongoing.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian forces repelled one enemy attack near Shcherbaky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian troops repelled two enemy attacks near the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
"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
"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
"Satellite images of Home Reef showed that new lobes of lava advanced in multiple directionsfrom 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
"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
"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
"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, waspreparing 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
"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
"Russian forces appear close to being pushed out of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupyansk, with only a small number of isolated troops remaining and even pro-Kremlinvoices acknowledging the setback, according to a report.
The Kyiv Post reported Thursday that Ukrainian military officials say Russian units left inside the city are cut off from reliable supply lines and are increasingly surrendering as their position deteriorates.
Viktor Trehubov, head of communications for Ukraine’s Joint Forces grouping, said Russian forces inside Kupyansk now number only several dozen and include foreign mercenaries fighting alongside Moscow’s troops." FOX
"Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky would overwhelmingly lose in a run-off presidential election to his former top commander Valery Zaluzhny, according to a Socis poll published.
64% of respondents say they would vote for the former top general in a hypothetical second round. More than a fifth said they would not vote for Zelensky under any circumstances.
Nearly 21% said they would also support Zaluzhny’s party in an upcoming parliamentary election, while only 12% said they would support the ruling Servant of the People party." RT
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