A total blackout, plus cutoffs of heat and hot water, has become the reality in Severomorsk and Murmansk, where the utilities infrastructure has effectively collapsed.
Severomorsk — the main base of Russia’s Northern Fleet — was left completely …
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Severomorsk and Murmansk blackouts spark crisis as Rosseti chief Andrey Ryumin, Medvedchuk’s son-in-law, faces blame
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Russian warplane accidentally drops bomb near Belgorod apartment buildings, prompting evacuation of 1,600 residents
A Russian military aircraft accidentally dropped an aerial bomb on the city of Belgorod on Wednesday evening, January 21, with the munition landing near residential buildings and carving out a massive crater, the independent outlet ASTRA reported, …
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Zelensky calls Abu Dhabi talks with Russia and the U.S. constructive
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised two days of talks in Abu Dhabi among Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. delegations aimed at a peaceful settlement.
“We covered a lot, and it’s important the conversations were constructive,” he wrote on social …
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Orban accuses Ukraine of threats and Hungarian election interference; FM Sybiha rejects accusations, calls him Kremlin ally
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Defense Minister Fedorov launches Mission Control project to unify Ukraine’s battlefield drone operations
Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced the launch of Mission Control, a digital system designed to unify all drone operations and give commanders a real-time picture of combat missions.
Ukraine is consolidating all drone operations …
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Ukraine says Russian overnight strikes imperil Abu Dhabi peace talks
January 23–24, 2026, the United Arab Emirates’ capital is hosting the first-ever trilateral meeting among Ukraine, the United States and Russia, aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war.
A massive overnight aerial attack by Russian forces on …
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⚡️ "ENERGY RAMSTEIN": World allocates HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS to save Ukrainian power
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⚔️ARMED FORCES COMMANDER PREPS OFFENSIVE, TRUMP – SANCTIONS:UAE talks. New stage of the war in 2026
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Russia's strikes on the energy sector – Ukraine requests urgent reinforcement of air defense #shorts
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Russia ready for dialogue? Ukraine's tactical strikes PARALYZE Russian logistics in the Black Sea
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Russia launches rare Kh-22 strike on Kyiv; Ukraine says nine of twelve shot down
For the first time in a long while, Russia struck Kyiv with Kh-22 missiles—munitions typically designed to target aircraft carrier groups.
During the attack on Kyiv, Russian forces employed an unusual tactic, launching twelve heavy Kh-22/Kh-32 …
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Ukraine downs 15 missiles and 357 drones in overnight mass attack centered on Kyiv
Overnight into Saturday, Russian forces launched 21 missiles and 375 drones of various types at Ukraine. Air defense and electronic warfare (EW) units intercepted or suppressed most of the incoming targets, Ukraine’s Air Force said on January 24.
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