A fuel depot in the Lipetsk region caught fire overnight on January 6 following a strike by Ukrainian attack drones.
According to the outlet Astra and the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, the Usman fuel depot in the village of Streletskie …
Amy B. Zegart
A fuel depot in the Lipetsk region caught fire overnight on January 6 following a strike by Ukrainian attack drones.
According to the outlet Astra and the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+, the Usman fuel depot in the village of Streletskie …

The U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, a Kremlin ally, is a blow to Russia's influence in Latin America.
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The soldiers in question — a few dozen mobilized Ukrainian men mostly in …


Russian spies posing as fishermen and tourists were detected conducting espionage near the Norway-Russia border in early 2026 amid increased hybrid warfare activities.
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Overnight on January 6, several regions of Russia issued air-raid alerts over a drone threat. Social media reports said an oil depot and a plant were hit in the Lipetsk and Penza regions.
Explosions were also heard in the Republic of Bashkortostan, …
Ukrainian forces say they killed dozens of Russian troops who attempted to use the Soyuz gas pipeline to advance in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region. The report came from the 7th Corps of the Air Assault Forces on Monday, January 5.
The incident …
Russian forces are using small-group tactics to infiltrate the village of Dronivka in the Siversk urban community of Bakhmut district, Donetsk region. They are also trying to bypass Ukrainian positions using the Siversk–Zakytne road, the 81st …
Australia has pledged to help bolster Ukraine’s air defenses, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a phone call with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
“The Prime Minister promised to help, and I am very grateful for that. Air …

Germany’s Ministry of Defense, in a report titled ‘Querschnitt Aufgabe Cyberabwehr’ (QAA BW) cited by Bloomberg and reported by Ukrinform on January 6, 2026, states that Russia is increasing attacks on Germany’s key …