Update: Death toll in Russia’s attack on Kharkiv rises to 21

8:56 PM

Transnistria head travels to Russia for talks amid energy crisis, Russian state media claims.

Vadim Krasnoselsky, the head of Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria, held talks in Moscow regarding the region’s energy crisis, Russian state news agency TASS claimed on Jan. 14, citing sources within Transnistria's administration.

8:11 PM

Metinvest suspends operations at Pokrovsk coal mine amid security concerns.

Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steel producer, has suspended operations at the Pokrovsk coking coal mine in Donetsk Oblast due to worsening security conditions and power outages, the company announced on Jan. 14.

6:15 PM

Ukraine denies transferring Air Force personnel to infantry amid troop shortages.

The Ukrainian Air Force will transfer military personnel "en masse" to reinforce the Ground Forces' combat brigades in early 2025, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Jan. 14, citing an undisclosed Air Force source.

5:22 PM

Equipping troops takes priority over lowering draft age, Zelensky says.

Ukraine's immediate focus is on adequately equipping its military, rather than further reducing the draft age, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 14, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

4:07 PM

NATO launches Baltic Sea naval operation after undersea infrastructure sabotage.

The summit welcomed NATO’s "Baltic Sentry" mission, aimed at monitoring, deterring, and responding to potential threats. Up to 10 NATO vessels will patrol the Baltic Sea until April, enhancing situational awareness and protecting critical undersea infrastructure.

3:54 PM

Germany to deploy Patriot at Poland's key hub for Ukraine aid by end of January.

Monitoring group German Aid to Ukraine wrote earlier that two MIM-104 Patriot fire units and a total of 200 Bundeswehr soldiers will be deployed to Poland for an estimated six months to protect Polish airspace.

3:33 PM

Ukraine targets Russia's industrial plants, ammunition depots in 'massive' strike overnight.

Chemical plants, refineries, the Engels airbase, and other facilities in Russia were successfully targeted, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent.

2:57 PM

Russian FSB officer found dead in Moscow Defense Ministry building, media reports.

Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) counterintelligence officer Vladimir Feshchenko was found dead in a Russian Defense Ministry building in Moscow, Russian state-owned outlet RIA Novosti reported on Jan. 14.

2:49 PM

Biden's aides warned Putin against Russia's plot to smuggle incendiary devices onto cargo planes, NYT reports.

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden's team delivered a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin to put an end to Russian intelligence's suspected plans to smuggle incendiary devices onto U.S.-bound cargo planes, The New York Times reported on Jan. 14, citing unnamed sources.

2:18 PM

Australia making 'urgent inquiries' after reports of volunteer fighter's execution in Russian captivity.

Canberra is making "urgent inquiries" about the status of Australian citizen Oscar Jenkins, a volunteer soldier captured by Russia in Ukraine, after unconfirmed reports of his death, the 7News outlet wrote on Jan. 14.

2:02 PM

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1:00 PM

65 oil tankers drop anchor after latest US sanctions against Russia, Reuters reports.

Sixty-five oil tankers paused operations in various places around the world following the recent U.S.-U.K. sanctions against Russia’s oil industry and shadow fleet, Reuters reported on Jan. 13, citing maritime tracking data.

12:40 PM

European allies grow optimistic about Trump not abandoning Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Following closed-door talks with Trump's team, European officials see a rising chance that the new U.S. leadership will seek to help Ukraine negotiate from the position of strength, the outlet wrote.

12:39 PM

Ukraine says it targeted Russia's Engels airbase infrastructure in 'multi-day, comprehensive operation.'

Located in Saratov Oblast, over 750 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, Engels airbase is home to Russian heavy bombers.

12:07 PM

NATO chief says alliance either raises defense spending or can begin taking 'Russian language courses.'

"Everything I'm seeing at this moment is not nearly enough, and if we don't do it (raise the spending targets) we are safe now but not in four or five years. So if you don't do it, get out your Russian language courses or go to New Zealand," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

11:48 AM

Fico will not visit Kyiv, Slovak lawmaker says.

The development is the latest in an escalating conflict between Ukraine and Slovakia over Kyiv's decision to stop Russian gas transit.

10:55 AM

Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 2, injure 19 over past day.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 80 Shahed-type drones and various other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) overnight, Ukraine’s Air Forces reported on their Telegram channel. Air defenses shot down 58 drones over 11 oblasts, while 21 dummy drones were lost in the airspace, the Air Force said.

10:00 AM

German defense minister arrives in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine aid.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military aid for the country resisting Russian aggression, Deutsche Welle reported on Jan. 14.

9:48 AM

Drone strike reportedly targets Russian chemical plant in Tatarstan, causing fire.

The Telegram channel Vechernya Kazan claimed that the strike hit a liquified gas storage area, setting gas tanks on fire. Russian authorities confirmed that a fire broke out in the city as a result of the drone strike but claimed that it resulted in no significant damage.

9:13 AM

Trump wants to meet Putin 'very quickly' after inauguration.

Talking to Newsmax, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet as the war "hasn't gone so well for him either."

8:26 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 811,090 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:50 AM

Drone attack damages industrial facility in Russia’s Saratov region.

A drone attack overnight on Jan. 14 caused damage to an industrial facility in the city of Engels, located in Russia's Saratov region. Engels lies around 600 kilometers (370 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine.

5:38 AM

Oil tanker crew planned more cable sabotage before capture, Finland says.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic Sea region has faced numerous disruptions to power cables, telecom links, and gas pipelines.

3:57 AM

Drones target Russia's Tula region, local media says.

Explosions were heard overnight on Jan. 14 in the city of Aleksin, Tula Oblast in an alleged drone attack, local media reported. Tula region, home to over 1.5 million people, is located south of Moscow.

3:26 PM  (Updated:  January 14, 2025 2:24 am)

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