1. Ukraine: Russian drone strike on a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, killed six people including three children, among them one-year-old Angelina killed in her stroller; 15 injured. Source: Astra Press.
2. Ukraine: Zelensky told US senators the Pentagon is delaying Patriot interceptor deliveries already paid for by European partners, with shipments awaiting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s signature. Source: Kyiv Independent.
3. Ukraine: Zelensky proposed a 30-day halt to Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries in exchange for US Patriot interceptors; Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner showed little interest. Source: Axios.
4. Ukraine: The 92nd Assault Brigade conducted the world’s first aerial drone evacuation of a wounded soldier from the front line using a heavy-lift hexacopter. Source: Militarnyi.
5. Ukraine: Russia launched 165 drones overnight, including 105 jet-powered Shaheds; air defenses downed or suppressed 115 UAVs. Source: Ukrainian Air Force.
6. Ukraine: Ukrainian forces struck the Nikolskaya oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov region, a key part of the Druzhba pipeline network, causing a large fire. Source: Astra Press.
7. Ukraine: Dmytro Rohoziuk replaced Andrii Biletskyi as commander of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps; Biletskyi now commands the new ‘Center’ grouping. Source: Suspilne.
8. Ukraine: A Russian drone attack on a production-warehouse building in Obukhiv district, Kyiv region, killed three people and injured six. Source: State Emergency Service.
9. Middle East: Houthi ballistic missiles struck a military training camp in Shabwa, Yemen, killing at least 58 and wounding over 200, the deadliest strike since September. Source: SOFX.
10. Middle East: Iran’s IRGC claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly the 54th such drone destroyed. Source: AMK Mapping.
11. Middle East: Saudi Arabia postponed its Future Investment Initiative ‘Davos in the desert’ following Houthi attacks on Saudi airports. Source: Financial Times.
12. NATO: Russia is building a large over-the-horizon radar in Kaliningrad, 32 km from Poland, capable of detecting targets up to 3,200 km away, potentially covering the UK. Source: The Times.
13. NATO: The US and Japan launched their largest-ever Keen Sword exercise with 57,000 personnel; US NMESIS anti-ship missiles deployed to Yonaguni Island, 110 km from Taiwan. Source: AP.
14. Cyber/Technology: The US Department of Homeland Security ordered all federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products from their systems over national security risks. Source: Infant Militario.
15. Sanctions: The Trump administration is allowing sanctioned oil tankers to undergo a process to start legitimately shipping crude, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright. Source: Bloomberg.
16. Ukraine: Zelensky said he spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about interceptor missiles, early warning of Russian ballistic attacks, and Starlink/Starshield services. Source: Liveuamap.
17. Ukraine: Vice President JD Vance refused to call Ukraine a US ally, said it should not join NATO, and urged Kyiv to stop striking Russian energy infrastructure. Source: NEXTA.
18. Russia: Satellite imagery confirmed damage to St. Petersburg oil terminal from a drone attack, with three tanks damaged and one completely destroyed; a 36-year-old taxi driver was the first known fatality. Source: Astra Press.
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