Category: World

An Iranian dry cargo vessel has suffered an accident within the Caspian Sea. It was tracked on the identical route utilized by ships suspected of carrying weapons from Iran to Russia.

Supply: Russian media outlet Vazhnye Istorii (Essential Tales), citing Turkmenistan's Ministry of International Affairs; CNN; The Wall Road Journal

Quote from Turkmenistan's Ministry of International Affairs: "On 14 January 2026, the Coast Guard Providers of Turkmenistan acquired the SOS sign from the Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, which was struggling within the Caspian Sea."

Particulars: Turkmenistan's coastal providers rescued 14 crew members, residents of Iran and India. The International Ministry mentioned that procedures required underneath worldwide guidelines in such instances are ongoing.

Monitoring information exhibits that the Rona known as on the ports of Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Azov 20 occasions between October 2024 and December 2025. It sailed there from the Iranian ports of Amirabad and Anzali and was on one other voyage to Astrakhan.

In 2023, a CNN investigation discovered that the principle route for suspected maritime deliveries of weapons from Iran to Russia runs between Astrakhan and Amirabad by way of Anzali.

The Wall Road Journal reported that lots of of hundreds of artillery shells and different forms of ammunition are reaching Russia by way of this route.

Background:

• A unit from Ukraine's Particular Operations Forces, in cooperation with the resistance motion Chornaya Iskra (Black Spark), carried out a particular operation that resulted within the hanging of two Russian vessels transporting weapons and navy tools in December 2025.
• They’re underneath US sanctions for his or her involvement in transporting navy cargo between Iran and Russia.

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Kyiv has put in 5 cogeneration models with second-level safety, with two already working and start-up and commissioning work ongoing on the different three.

Supply: Petro Panteleiev, appearing First Deputy Head of the Kyiv Metropolis State Administration, at a press convention, as reported by Radio Liberty

Particulars: The whole capability of the mini mixed warmth and energy vegetation is 66 megawatts however this is not going to cowl town's total winter consumption. Their operation is designed to energy particular important infrastructure amenities.

Quote: "We’ve ordered a 20-megawatt diesel energy plant… We plan to launch it in March."

Extra particulars: Kyiv introduced a young to buy 15 cogeneration models again in 2024. The deadline for supply of products, completion of labor or provision of companies was specified as 31 December 2025.

A key characteristic of cogeneration models is that they produce warmth and electrical energy on the similar time.

Background:

• The federal government set a particular fuel worth for cogeneration models in frontline oblasts and simplified the principles for putting in fuel piston and fuel turbine models in addition to block modular boiler homes.
• It was reported earlier that state-owned firms deliberate to put in an additional 400 MW of distributed fuel technology by the tip of 2025.
• In June 2024, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced plans for Ukraine to construct 1 gigawatt of distributed fuel technology by the tip of 2024 and an additional 4 gigawatts within the coming years. The media later dubbed these plans "Zelenskyy's Gigawatt".
• This refers to what’s described as fuel piston and fuel turbine energy vegetation. These are comparatively small models which, by burning a small quantity of fuel, can generate electrical energy and warmth concurrently. Fashionable models are twice as environment friendly as Soviet-era ones as a result of they use much less fuel and produce extra vitality.

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Ukraine's air defences have downed 10 Russian drones whereas repelling an assault on the capital on 14 January.

Supply: Ukraine's Air Drive on social media

Particulars: Between 07:00 and 17:00 on 14 January, Russia stepped up its air assaults on Kyiv utilizing jet-powered UAVs.

The Air Drive reported that each one essential property have been deployed to destroy and counter the jet-powered drones, together with plane.

As of 17:00, 10 out of 10 jet-powered Russian drones had been shot down in Kyiv and Chernihiv oblasts.

Quote: "After inspecting the wreckage, specialists will seemingly decide the UAV sort and its payload.

Nonetheless, the assault continues. To the south of Ukraine's capital, the same old Shaheds and different forms of UAVs are being detected. Fight operations are ongoing, don’t ignore the air-raid warning."

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The European Union has mentioned it’s nonetheless contemplating a "reparation mortgage" for Ukraine primarily based on immobilised Russian belongings and has not dropped this strategy.

Supply: European Pravda correspondent from Brussels, citing European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen

Quote: "There's one other ingredient, that I wish to emphasise, that was agreed in parallel to right this moment's package deal within the European Council in December. Our proposal on the reparation mortgage stays on the desk.

It is usually crucial for us to ship a stark reminder to Russia that we reserve the correct to utilize immobilised Russian belongings."

Particulars: Von der Leyen added that Russian belongings within the EU will stay frozen till the warfare ends and reparations are paid, noting that Ukraine will not be obliged to repay the mortgage till reparations are paid.

Quote: "You additionally see it mirrored in the truth that Ukraine wouldn’t need to pay again the mortgage till reparations are being paid."

Background:

• On 14 January, the European Fee accepted a package deal of legislative proposals that paves the best way for the European Union to supply Ukraine with a €90 billion mortgage to cowl its monetary and navy wants in 2026 and 2027.
• On 18-19 December 2025, the European Council determined to supply Ukraine with a €90 billion mortgage for 2026 to 2027 funded by EU borrowing on capital markets and supported by EU finances reserves underneath the improved cooperation mechanism with Ukraine.
• Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia didn’t veto the scheme however declined to participate.
• On 22 December 2025, the European Fee adopted a proposal for a Council of the EU determination permitting enhanced cooperation with Ukraine, a primary step in the direction of securing the mortgage funds. After EU ambassadors in Brussels accepted the draft Council determination on authorising enhanced cooperation to determine a mortgage for Ukraine, it has been despatched to the European Parliament for approval, which may happen as early as subsequent week.

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Russian forces have stationed navy autos subsequent to nuclear reactors on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Energy Plant (ZNPP), which constitutes a violation of worldwide humanitarian regulation, which prohibits utilizing NPPs as navy websites.

Supply: Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Defence Forces of Ukraine's South, on Fb

Particulars: Voloshyn posted a video filmed just lately by a reconnaissance UAV.

He stated that Russian troops are hiding their tools there as a result of they know Ukraine won’t launch strikes on the nuclear plant.

Quote: "They’re utilizing the territory and services of the ZNPP as a coaching floor for his or her UAV operators. There are even studies that rocket artillery strikes on [the city of] Zaporizhzhia have been carried out from there a number of occasions.

Do you assume consultants from the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency], whose mission is stationed on the plant, are seeing this?"

Background:

• It was reported on 28 December 2025 that restore works had begun on an influence transmission line close to the Russian-occupied ZNPP following one other native ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, achieved with the IAEA mediation.
• The Russian-occupied ZNPP misplaced energy from one in all its high-voltage strains because of hostilities on the evening of 2-3 January.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that there was no consensus on ZNPP in talks on a ceasefire in Russia's struggle in opposition to Ukraine, but when the plant stays beneath Russian management, it won’t function.

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Ukrainska Pravda has found that Ukraine's anti-corruption companies have served Yuliia Tymoshenko, chief of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, with a discover of suspicion.

Sources: Ukrainska Pravda sources in political circles

Particulars: No additional particulars are at present out there. Ukrainska Pravda tried to contact Maryna Soroka, Tymoshenko's press secretary, and MP Serhii Vlasenko from her political occasion, however acquired no response. The Nationwide Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) additionally declined to remark.

Later, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, citing Olha Postoliuk, spokesperson for the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Workplace (SAPO), reported that Tymoshenko had been served with a discover of suspicion underneath Article 369.4 of the Legal Code of Ukraine. "This considerations the providing of illegal advantages to officers, on this case by a member of the Ukrainian parliament," Postoliuk mentioned.

Background:

• On the night of Tuesday 13 January, NABU and SAPO reported that that they had uncovered corruption involving the chief of a parliamentary faction. Sources informed Ukrainska Pravda that the case considerations Yuliia Tymoshenko.
• The anti-corruption our bodies said that Tymoshenko had been uncovered for allegedly providing illegal advantages to a number of MPs from different factions in trade for voting "for" or "in opposition to" particular draft legal guidelines.
• The case has been categorised underneath Article 369.4 of the Legal Code of Ukraine.

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A complete of 141 fight clashes have occurred on the battlefield over the previous day, with most of them happening on the Pokrovsk entrance.

Supply: Normal Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Fb, data as of 08:00 on 14 January

Quote: "Yesterday [13 January – ed.] the enemy subjected the positions of Ukrainian items and populated areas to 4 missile strikes and 42 airstrikes, utilizing 25 missiles and dropping 78 guided bombs. As well as, 7,967 kamikaze drones have been used, and three,768 artillery assaults have been carried out on the positions of our troops and populated areas, together with 74 from multiple-launch rocket techniques."

Particulars: On the North Slobozhanshchyna entrance and within the operational zone in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched 129 assaults, together with 12 from multiple-launch rocket techniques.

On the South Slobozhanshchyna entrance, Ukrainian forces repelled six Russian assaults close to the settlements of Zelene, Buhruvatka, Prylipka and Dehtiarne.

On the Kupiansk entrance, 4 Russian assaults occurred close to the settlements of Petropavlivka and Pishchane.

On the Lyman entrance, the Russians performed 11 assaults close to the settlements of Kolodiazi, Novoiehorivka, Zarichne and Novoselivka and in the direction of Dibrova, Lypove and Stavky.

On the Sloviansk entrance, Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian assaults close to the settlements of Dronivka and Fedorivka.

On the Kramatorsk entrance, two Russian assaults happened close to the village of Stupochky and in the direction of Pryvillia.

On the Kostiantynivka entrance, the Russians performed 13 assaults close to the settlements of Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Berestok and Yablunivka and in the direction of Sofiivka.

On the Pokrovsk entrance, Ukrainian forces repelled 39 Russian assaults close to the settlements of Shakhove, Fedorivka, Rodynske, Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne and Udachne and in the direction of Filiia and Novopavlivka.

On the Oleksandrivka entrance, the Russians performed eight assaults close to the settlements of Zelenyi Hai, Rybne, Yehorivka and Solodke.

On the Huliaipole entrance, Ukrainian forces repelled 26 Russian assaults close to the city of Huliaipole and in the direction of Dobropillia and Varvarivka.

On the Prydniprovske entrance, Ukrainian troops repelled a Russian assault in the direction of the Antonivka Bridge.

"Plane and Rocket Forces and Artillery items from the defence forces struck two command posts, eight areas the place enemy personnel and gear have been concentrated, 4 artillery techniques and two UAV command posts," the Normal Employees reported.

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Russian drones have attacked infrastructure services within the metropolis of Kryvyi Rih, leaving over 45,000 customers with out electrical energy.

Supply: Oleksandr Vilkul, Head of Kryvyi Rih Defence Council, on Telegram

Quote: "The enemy has as soon as once more performed a large-scale Shahed drone assault on an infrastructure facility."

Particulars: Vilkul added that no casualties had been recorded.

Up to date as of 00:57 on 14 January. Vilkul urged native residents to retailer water and cost their units.

Quote: "Kryvyi Rih. Explosions. A big-scale Shahed drone assault on an infrastructure facility.

Please retailer water and cost your units in case you can."

Up to date at 01:59. Vilkul reported that over 45,000 customers had been left with out electrical energy.

Quote: "Emergency energy outages have left greater than 45,000 customers with out electrical energy, and over 700 buildings with out heating from a number of boiler homes. Smaller boiler homes have switched to mills, however I remind everybody that mills able to supplying 6 kilovolts merely don’t exist."

Particulars: Vilkul added that pumping stations operated by the municipal water utility had switched to mills. Water provide is being maintained, however stress will likely be decrease. Town's high-speed tram service will even not be working within the morning.

Background:

• Russia struck residence buildings with two Iskander missiles in Kryvyi Rih on the night of 8 January. An aged lady was reported killed and 23 individuals have been reported injured, together with youngsters.
• Later, a 67-year-old man who had been injured within the Russian assault on Kryvyi Rih on 8 January died in hospital.

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The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Ukrainian parliament) have launched an inner probe right into a chief scientific and knowledgeable guide Yana Salmina after an investigation by Skhemy (Schemes), an investigative venture by Radio Liberty, alleged she had obtained Russian cash and travelled to Moscow.

Supply: Response from the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat to a Skhemy inquiry, signed by Secretary Viacheslav Shtuchnyi

Particulars: The secretariat stated that it has ordered its personal inner assessment into Salmina.

It added that it could take additional steps as soon as the checks are full and would supply a further replace.

Quote: "The secretariat adheres to a precept of zero tolerance in direction of any threats to nationwide safety. In gentle of the knowledge set out in your request, the secretariat has forwarded copies to the Safety Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Nationwide Company on Corruption Prevention (NACP) so the info may be checked inside their respective remits."

Extra particulars: The secretariat added that she was appointed because the Verkhovna Rada's chief scientific and knowledgeable guide following a aggressive choice course of in June 2019, however no particular vetting was performed as a result of it isn’t required for the function.

The secretariat emphasised that the Skhemy allegations linked to the Russian Federation relate to a interval earlier than she joined the civil service within the Verkhovna Rada secretariat.

Background:

• A Skhemy investigation has revealed that, whereas now a civil servant within the Verkhovna Rada, Salmina ran a lot of tasks on "defending the Russian minority in Ukraine" utilizing funding from a Kremlin-created Russian state organisation for not less than 5 years as much as 2016.
• Journalists additionally stated that in 2016, three years earlier than her appointment, she travelled to Moscow twice.
• The Skhemy investigation additionally states that Salmina at the moment lives in a flat owned by her father, a Russian citizen who lives in Moscow Oblast, works for Russia's defence industrial base and receives a wage from a Russian Defence Ministry analysis institute.

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Russian forces have struck the town of Kharkiv with a Molniya drone, hitting a sports activities facility and injuring a 16-year-old younger girl.

Supply: Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on social media; Kharkiv Oblast Army Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov

Quote: "A strike by an enemy Molniya fight drone has been recorded within the Slobidskyi district. Data on the aftermath of the assault is being gathered."

Particulars: Terekhov reported later {that a} sports activities facility had been hit. "No casualties have been reported," he mentioned.

Up to date: Kharkiv Oblast Army Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov has reported that in Kharkiv's Slobidskyi district, a 16-year-old younger girl was injured within the Russian strike. "The kid has been hospitalised. She's in a secure situation. Medical doctors are offering the mandatory help," he mentioned.

Background:

• Over the previous week, Russia has launched 11 strikes on Kharkiv. The Nemyshlianskyi and Slobidskyi districts bore the brunt of the assaults.
• Russian forces mixed totally different airborne belongings in its assaults on Kharkiv, utilizing each Shahed loitering munitions and heavy ballistic missiles.

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