🇷🇺❌🇺🇦💥— Explosions were reported in the Kyiv region, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk, and Kovel.

📌Odesa Regional State Administration head Oleg Kiper said energy infrastructure was targeted in an attack by Russian Armed Forces.

🇨🇳⚡️— After missile systems and air-defense complexes, Chinese forces have installed a wheeled catapult for heavy drones on the same cargo ship, effectively turning a civilian vessel into a multifunctional warship.

🇫🇷⚡️— French President Emmanuel Macron will not take part in the 2027 presidential elections.

➡️In his New Year address, Macron said preparations for the election process will begin at the end of 2026, and that the 2027 race will be the first in ten years without his participation.

🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺— Kim Jong Un marked the start of 2026 by praising an “invincible alliance” with Russia, according to The Wall Street Journal.

➡️In his New Year address, the North Korean leader described ties with Moscow as the country’s main achievement of the year and thanked North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces.

➡️The report says Pyongyang has sent around 15,000 troops to Russia and is supplying weapons in exchange for economic and technical assistance.

🇬🇧📍⚡️— UK Minister for the Middle East Hamish Falconer said Britain welcomes the steps toward de-escalation in Yemen.

➡️He added that London is closely monitoring developments in the region.

🇺🇦🤝🇩🇪— Ukraine has received two additional U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems from Germany.

🇵🇱🇺🇦⚡️— A Ukrainian citizen has been detained at Warsaw airport after authorities found equipment used to suppress civil aviation radio frequencies in his possession.

🏴❌🇷🇺💥— The ISIS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for an explosive device attack targeting a column of Russian military personnel in Mali.

🇸🇰🇺🇸🇺🇦— Slovakia’s Defense Minister Robert Kaliňák stated that Ukraine will never become a member of NATO and will also face difficulties joining the European Union.

🇷🇺🇻🇪🇺🇸— According to The New York Times, citing informed sources, Moscow has formally requested Washington to halt the pursuit of the oil tanker Bella 1, which was en route to Venezuela.

🇷🇺🇻🇪🇺🇸— New York Times: The Trump administration continues to classify the oil tanker Bella 1 as stateless, according to a U.S. official, citing that the vessel was sailing under a false flag.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦💥— The Russian Armed Forces are launching strikes against Ukrainian targets in Chuguev, Kharkiv region.

▶️#BREAKING

🇺🇸🇹🇼🇨🇳⚡️— US State Department Response to China’s Military Exercises Near Taiwan

“China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue. The United States supports peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo, including by force or coercion”.

🔗https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/01/response-to-chinas-military-exercise-near-taiwan

👑👑❌🇮🇷🇮🇷 — There are nationwide calls for protests in Tehran tomorrow

▶️#BREAKING

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺💥— Russian air defenses intercepted 201 Ukrainian kamikaze drones over the past seven hours, according to reports.

⚡️Twenty-four of the UAVs were shot down over the Moscow region.

🇮🇷⚡️— Iranian regime forces have opened fire on protesters, according to local reports.

➡️Sources also claim that demonstrators have captured several soldiers amid the clashes.

🇮🇷⚡️ Reports indicate that anti-Islamic protesters in Iran are now armed, with people seen carrying weapons in the city of Ahvaz.

The situation is described as a significant escalation.

—Tousi Tv

🇮🇷⚡️— A map released by the Faytuks Network shows the current status of protests across Iran.

🔴Red markers indicate protests ongoing since before January 1, 2026.

🟠Orange markers indicate protests that began on January 1, 2026.

🇮🇷⚡️List of protests at the end of Day 5 (1.1.26)

🗺Shiraz, Isfahan, Malard, Karaj, Zahedan, Kermanshah, Tehran, Mashhad, Shush, Hamadan, Dargahan, Najafabad, Yazd, Gorgan, Kerman, Arak, Nurabad, Foladshahr, Urmia, Izeh, Malayer, Shahrekord, Kazeroon, Genaveh, Farsan, Ahvaz, Sabzevar, Fasa, Dehloran, Asadabad, Ramhormoz, Shirvan, Eslamshahr, Zanjan, Saveh, Dezful, Farsan, Eslamabad-e Gharb, Kuhdasht, Marlik, Mamasani, Nahavand, Dorud, Yasuj, Aligoodarz, Khorramabad, Rasht, Jonghan, Babol, Kish Island, Lali, Baghmalek, Junaqan, Lordegan, Marvdasht, Juyabad, Bandar Ganaveh, Jahrom, Harsin, Robat Karim Qom, Kavar (fars province), Ilam, Azna, Vakilabad, Maali Abad, Firuzabad, Nishapur, Chaharbagh, Bandar Abbas, Robot Karim, Pardis

⚡️Protests reported in at least 69 locations.

🇮🇷🔥⚡️— Iranian protesters retaliate, setting Basij forces ablaze with Molotov cocktails.

🔗https://x.com/osint613/status/2006838281003233369?s=46