American forces seized the Russian shadow fleet tanker Olina near Trinidad in the Caribbean.
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❗️The U.S. Coast Guard has seized the tanker Olina in the Caribbean, which was reportedly transporting Russian oil in violation of sanctions. The vessel had recently departed from China. This marks the third such tanker intercepted by the U.S. in several days.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Russia attacked two ships in the Black Sea.
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Russian forces attacked two grain ships in Ukrainian ports, killing one Syrian sailor, Deputy PM Oleksiy Kuleba said. A Russian drone hit a St. Kitts and Nevis–flagged vessel bound for Chornomorsk, and another ship carrying soy was struck in Odesa.
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— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Russia fired an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile at the western city of Lviv. Oreshnik travels at Mach 10 (7,600 mph). Oreshnik is nuclear capable and carries MIRVed warheads, which is a ballistic missile version of cluster munitions.
Russia has fired at least one other Oreshnik at Ukraine in November 2024 when it targeted Dnipro.
At that speed it is difficult to bring down, although at least two missile systems are capable — the Arrow 3 made by Israel and the American ship-based RIM-161 Standard Missile 3.
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Russia likely struck Lviv Oblast, which borders Poland, with Oreshnik intercontinental ballistic missile
The assault came few days after Ukraine’s allies met in Paris to finalize peace deal and send it to Russia for review euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/09/r...
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— Euromaidan Press (@euromaidanpress.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Footage suggests that Russia indeed launched an Oreshnik (RS-26 Rubezh) IRBM against Lviv, Ukraine. The inert entry vehicles come down and can cause damage by kinetic energy.
Except in one case, previous attempts to fire that missile ended in failures.
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— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This video shows the multiple warhead strikes from the Oreshnik missile.
No great loss.
Ukrainian attacks have plunged Belgorod into darkness.
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💥 Russia: Ukrainian cruise missiles struck energy infrastructure of Belgorod, causing a blackout.
Russian fascists have been trying to break the spirit of Ukraine by constantly attacking energy infrastructure, especially each winter.
Now Ukraine has the means to retaliate.
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— Igor Sushko (@igorsushko.bsky.social) January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Some shopping malls in Belgorod opened, to offer shelter, heat and recharging points.. but even here most shops are unable to trade.People queue for water and fill anything they can with fuel.
There are already reports of fuel shortages in Belgorod, and big queues at most gas stations in the Russian city.
Too bad, so sad.
Ukraine also attacked Russia’s power plant in Oryol (Orel), which is north of the city of Kursk.
A Russian drone strikes an apartment building in Kyiv.
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Horrifying footage from Kyiv shows the moment a residential building in the Pozniaky district was struck during Russia’s latest combined missile and drone attack. Pozniaky suffered the heaviest destruction in the capital overnight, with entire sections of the high-rise torn apart.
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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Russia carried out a double-tap strike on an apartment building in Kyiv — hitting it again while rescuers and medics were on site
A medic was killed. Five rescuers, four medics, and a police officer were injured
In total, four people were killed in Kyiv and at least 25 injured
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— Iryna Voichuk (@irynavoichuk.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 2:39 AM
The mayor of Kyiv is calling on residents to evacuate the city.
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⚡️Kyiv Mayor Klitschko urges residents to 'temporarily leave city' as Russia targets critical infrastructure.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko called on residents of the capital, if possible, to leave the city after a Russian attack on Jan. 9 left half of the city's apartment buildings without heating.
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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) January 9, 2026 at 6:24 AM
The attack on Kyiv also damaged the Embassy of Qatar, the Persian Gulf country that has facilitated prisoner swaps. Qatar responded with a weakly worded letter.
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Qatar responds to damage to its embassy in Ukraine during Russian attack.
#news #uazmi #war #ukraine #russia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar has responded to damage sustained by its embassy building in Kyiv during a massive Russian strike on th...
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— 🇺🇦 News (@uazmi.media) January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Resistance is futile.
Norway should just go ahead and close the border.
This should result in an expulsion of Russian diplomats from Germany. But it won’t.
The anti-tank mine strapped to each soldier makes it unnecessary to have to retrieve bodies.
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1/ Russian soldiers are reportedly being punished by being sent into assaults with anti-tank mines strapped to their bodies, made to dig their own graves as retaliation for complaining, and risk death delivering New Year's Eve alcohol and caviar for their commanders.
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— ChrisO_wiki (@chriso-wiki.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
2/ Andrei Vladimirovich Shekhovtsev, a member of the Russian 60th Separate motorised rifle brigade (military unit 16871), says that his commanders are systematically abusing, extorting and killing the men under their command.
3/ He says that his evacuation group was ordered on the night of 1 January 2026 to deliver alcohol and red caviar to a command position for a celebration. He refused, citing the danger of Ukrainian attacks. The order was reissued to some Russian drone operators instead.
4/ Shekhovtsev says that the drone operators had previously been forbidden from leaving their shelters because of the high risk of death. One of them was killed during the delivery attempt. Acccording to Shekhovtsev, his group was ordered to go and retrieve the lost alcohol.
5/ He says that his platoon commander, Alexander Pavlinsky, call sign "Otzhimshchik" ('Squeezer'), told them that if they did not bring him the alcohol he would kill them himself.
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14/ When he and his men travelled to the military commandant's office, instead of being able to submit a complaint they were made to dig their own graves every day while being held there. The men also lacked adequate living conditions and food.
The African mercenary (above) that Russia recruited was taunted with racist slurs before being sent to his death.
Another 1,040 Russians under the bus. Plus five more tanks and almost 700 drones
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Even church services are more expensive in Russia.
When Anastasia, a resident of Kopeysk in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region, went to order memorial prayers for deceased relatives, she was stunned by the new prices. Two years ago, she paid 100 rubles ($1.25) per name for a year. Now the same prayer costs 5,000 rubles ($62) per name.
“I saw the price list and froze,” she told reporters. “I used to give 1,000 rubles [$12.50] and list ten names. Now it’s 5,000 for just one. I couldn’t believe it.”
At her church, the so-called “voluntary donations” that parishioners make for religious rites rose sharply last winter. Across Russia, the cost of church services has increased by nearly 40 percent since the start of the full-scale war, according to a recent analysis by The Moscow Times’ Russian-language service.
😅😅😂😂
Trump cronies are already profiting off Ukraine.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🤔 Ukraine has awarded rights to develop a major state-owned lithium deposit to a consortium that includes Ronald S. Lauder, a longtime friend of President Trump, and TechMet, US-linked energy firm, - NYT
Officials said the bid won on technical merit, though the deal still needs cabinet approval.
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— The Ukrainian Review (@theukrainianreview.bsky.social) January 9, 2026 at 4:56 AM
The UK steps up. Greece craps the bed.
Rest in peace.
Caring for children during an air raid.
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As russia continuously shells Dnipro, local children are forced to spend entire days in shelters.
Teachers are doing their best to distract them with music and dancing❤️
Let's do our best to protect them:
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— UNITED24 (@u24.gov.ua) January 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Dear Hollywood,
Here is your next female action hero.
Yes, this is not Ukraine war related but it was too cool not to use.
