World
Moscow
A Ukrainian hacker group likely affiliated with Ukraine’s intelligence destroyed the servers of a Moscow-based internet provider and warned of another bigger attack in the coming days.
Jan. 9
Russia
Russia faces numerous challenges in the Belgorod region, not least the destruction of valuable military equipment after several Ukrainian special forces’ missions.
Jan. 9
US
Moscow is holding several American nationals on espionage and other charges, as tensions between Russia and the United States balloon over the conflict in Ukraine.
Jan. 9
Russia
Ukraine’s military intelligence received 100 gigabytes of classified information from a Russian drone and electronic warfare manufacturer, and hackers doxed clients of Russia’s Alfa-Bank.
Jan. 9
War in Ukraine
In the West, the highly feared SMERSH became known via its fictionalized portrayal in Ian Fleming’s James Bond books.
Jan. 9
Ukraine
All 176 people aboard the Ukraine International Airlines flight – mostly Canadians and Iranians – were killed when the Boeing 737-800 was downed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020.
Jan. 9
UN
Johann Soufi, a lawyer and international justice expert, said there would be an "extremely significant symbolic impact" if the court ruled against Israel.
Jan. 9
Ukraine
The Eurasia Group ranked the war in Ukraine as the third biggest risk, with the study predicting the country in 2024 will in effect become partitioned.
Jan. 9
Putin
Military enlistment offices in Russia have begun issuing the first war veterans’ certificates to former mercenaries of the Wagner group, which mutinied against the Ministry of Defense last year.
Jan. 8
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin has tried to maintain the semblance of normalcy in Russia as it conducts its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but recent strikes in Belgorod have brought its war closer to home.
Jan. 8
Russia
Nikolai Vasilyev, whose rap name is VACIO, had attended a “nearly-naked” party where he had worn a sock over his penis.
Jan. 8
Some fear that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose been accused of violating democratic norms and the closest EU leader to Moscow, would lead the European Council if no one else is voted in.
Jan. 8
Russia
Russian air defense in Rostov mistook its own paratroopers during training for Ukrainian troops and fired on them in panic, killing two in one of its latest friendly fire incidents.
Jan. 8
Germany
Germany announced its latest military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, Jan. 4, that contained enhanced air defense capability that included the Skynex air defense system.
Jan. 8
Pope Francis
Pope Francis said people "need to realise more clearly that civilian victims are not 'collateral damage' but men and woman, with names and surnames, who lose their lives."
Jan. 8
Russia
Authorities have tried to quell protests with one resident lamenting that he “wished they’d brought back the heating as fast as they dispatched the cops.”
Jan. 8
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Russian state-run TV show “congratulates” Trump on election by highlighting once and future First Lady modeling career photos, possibly spelling out the power dynamic of the US-Russia relationship.
Nov. 11