"A Russian mass attack overnight Jan. 20 killed and injured civilians across two Ukrainian regions, targeted substations serving nuclear power plants, and triggered widespread outages of electricity, water, and heating, local authorities said.
Russian forces attacked Kyiv Oblast and the capital, Kyiv, as well as Zaporizhzhia, Rivne, Odesa, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts with drones and missiles overnight, targeting critical and civilian infrastructure.
A death was reported in Kyiv's surrounding region overnight. Kyiv Oblast Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said a 50-year-old man was killed northwest of the capital." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the Bismarck Sea near Bagabag Island island,
Papua New Guinea, in the afternoon at 5.21 pm local time (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10). The quake had a moderate depth of 90 km (56 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD
"A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 110 km (68 mi) from New Caledonia shortly after midnight at 12.02 am local time (GMT +11). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow." VD
"165 combat engagements were recorded between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and Russian occupiers.
Russian forces carried out air strikes on Kharkiv and on settlements including Pidhavrylivka, Velykomykhailivka (Dnipropetrovsk Region), Kostiantynivka (Donetsk Region), Ternuvate, Charivne, Zelena Dibrova, Barvinivka, Tersianka, and Rizdvianka (Zaporizhzhia Region).The aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck eight areas of concentration of personnel and equipment, destroyed two artillery systems, and hit two enemy command posts.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the Russians carried out an airstrike, dropping four KAB bombs, and conducted 90 shelling attacks, including four from MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops launched 11 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Starytsia, Prylipka, Vovchanski Khutory, Kruhle, Nesternoe, Dehtiarne, and toward Izbytske.
In the Kupiansk sector, three enemy attacks took place. The Defense Forces repelled assault actions near Stepova Novoselivka and toward Holubivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked nine times, attempting to advance in the areas of Novoyehorivka, Novoselivka, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, and Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk sector, in the area of Dronivka and toward Platonivka, Russians attacked Ukrainian positions five times.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks toward Pryvillia and Bondarne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 15 attacks in the areas of Kleban-Byk, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar, and toward Kostiantynivka and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Defense Forces stopped 44 assault and offensive actions by the aggressor in the areas of Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Horikhove, and toward Filiia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian troops attacked Ukrainian positions five times in the areas of Verbove, Yehorivka, and Krasnohirske.
In the Huliaipole sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian defensive positions 20 times in the areas of Huliaipole, Solodke, and toward Dobropillia, Varvarivka, and Sviatopetrivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Russian occupiers once unsuccessfully tried to improve their position near the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
"Moscow is planning to strike substations connected to Ukraine’s three active nuclear plants in western and southern Ukraine to completely disconnect Ukrainians from heat and power, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) warned on Jan. 17.Ukrainians across the country are already grappling with limited power and heating as Russia decimates Ukraine's energy facilities. But disconnecting its nuclear power plants would take the crisis one step further — Ukrainians would be fully cut off from electricity and heating in subzero temperatures.
Russia's strategy is "to force Ukraine to accept unacceptable capitulation demands to end the war," HUR said. Already, the agency says Russia has conducted reconnaissance of ten critical energy substations in nine regions of Ukraine." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 114 km (71 mi) from Tonga in the early morning at 1.31 am local time (GMT +13). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.
The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A powerful, prolonged snowstorm has paralyzed the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, with snow depths reportedly reaching up to 500 cm (16 feet) in some areas. A municipal-level State of Emergency was declared for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky after two people were killed by snow sliding off rooftops." W
"A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit 379 km (236 mi) away from Gore, Southland, New Zealand, in the early morning at 5.45 am local time (GMT +13). The quake had a very shallow depth of 33 km (21 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"133 clashes were recorded between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
Enemy air strikes hit, among others, the settlements of Rohizne in the Sumy region, Dibrova in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Rizdvianka, Zaliznychne, Zelena Dibrova, Dolynka, Odarivka, Zhovta Krucha, Huliaipole, Vozdvyzhivka, and Hirke in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian missile forces, aviation, and artillery struck eight Russian military targets: five clusters of personnel and equipment, two UAV control points, and one command-and-observation post.In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russian forces used eight aerial bombs over the past day and carried out 79 shelling attacks, including two with multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled eight enemy attacks near Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, Prylipky, and toward Kruhle and Chuhunivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces carried out six attacks yesterday. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled assault actions toward Petropavlivka and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian troops attacked seven times, attempting to break through Ukrainian defenses near Myrne, Zarichne, as well as toward Novoserhiivka, Stavky, Drobyshcheve, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled one enemy attack near Sviato-Pokrovske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Russian invaders did not conduct offensive actions yesterday.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian forces carried out 15 attacks near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Rusyn Yar, as well as toward Ivanopillia, Torske, Illinivka, and Sofiivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 45 enemy assault actions near Nykanorivka, Rodynske, Sukhetske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Rivne, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, as well as toward Novopavlivka and Filiia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian troops attacked six times yesterday in the areas of Vyshneve, Zlahoda, Zelenyi Hai, and Sosnivka.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 22 enemy attacks near Solodke, Huliaipole, Dorozhnianka, toward Dobropillia, Varvarivka, and Zelene.
In the Orikhiv sector, one combat clash occurred near Prymorske.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Russian forces made one unsuccessful attempt to advance in the area of the Antonivskyi Bridge." Ukrin
"The Atesh partisan group sabotaged an electrical substation in Russia's Bryansk Oblast,
disrupting power supply to "key" components of Russia's war machine.
An operative with the group damaged equipment at the substation in an industrial zone in the community of Bolshoye Polpino.
The group claimed that the sabotage operation disrupted power supply to Polpinskaya railway station, which supplies Russian equipment and ammunition to the front line in Ukraine. Power disruptions also affected nearby enterprises, including a locomotive repair depot as well as fuel storage facilities in the area, the group claimed." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean 98 km (61 mi) from South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the afternoon at 4.00 pm local time (GMT -2). The quake had a shallow depth of 68 km (43 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"President Donald Trump has announced he will impose tariffs on eight European NATO nations that oppose his plans to acquire Greenland. The measures will remain in place until a “complete and total purchase” of the Danish autonomous territory is achieved, he said.
In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly stated that Washington needs to annex Greenland for the sake of “national security” and to counter a threat from China and Russia." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 348 km (216 mi) from Kamchatka, Russia, in the afternoon at 5.46 pm local time (GMT +11). The quake had a very shallow depth of 23 km (14 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD
"More than 200 people have died in weeks of torrential rain and severe flooding across
southern Africa, with Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe bearing the worst impacts. The prolonged La Niña pattern has intensified the region’s rainy season, leaving widespread damage to homes, roads, crops and public infrastructure." W
"A strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea 148 km (92 mi) from Japan in the morning at 11.13 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a great depth of 493 km (306 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
