Russia

January 17, 2026 - 10:50 Russia struck energy facility in Odesa region overnight - Damage reported

January 17, 2026 - 10:27 Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of January 17

January 17, 2026 - 09:45 Kremlin hands Mariupol Chechen Akhmat unit to secure Kadyrov's loyalty

January 17, 2026 - 06:30 Medical jet carrying Kadyrov’s son lands in Moscow, followed by Chechen leader’s plane

January 17, 2026 - 00:30 Russia’s strategic chemical factory burns, dealing blow to Kremlin’s war machine

January 16, 2026 - 22:00 British marines prepare for war with Russia in Norway’s icy mountains, Politico reports

January 16, 2026 - 18:06 Foreigners in Lithuania face trial over attempted arson of military aid to Ukraine

January 16, 2026 - 17:28 Strike on Russian plant producing Molniya drones: General Staff reveals new details

January 16, 2026 - 15:53 Russian tanker makes sudden turn in Baltic Sea

January 16, 2026 - 15:30 Zelenskyy says Ukraine and US split on some peace deal terms

January 16, 2026 - 15:25 Ukraine running out of power as energy crisis deepens - Zelenskyy

January 16, 2026 - 15:08 China fully halts electricity imports from Russia

January 16, 2026 - 14:40 Russian forces attempt border breakthrough near Dehtiarne in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

January 16, 2026 - 14:30 Russia bombs checkpoint in Ukraine's Kharkiv region: Casualties reported

January 16, 2026 - 14:20 US lawmakers push White House to tighten sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet

January 16, 2026 - 13:43 Ukrainian strike on Russia's Molniya drone factory aftermath revealed

January 16, 2026 - 13:15 Housing crisis in Russia: Every tenth building unsafe as funds shift to war in Ukraine

January 16, 2026 - 13:11 Russia interested in new US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's visit

January 16, 2026 - 13:00 Continued attacks on Ukrainian energy grid, new oil price cap for Russia - Thursday brief

January 16, 2026 - 12:45 Putin pushes for NATO restructuring — ISW