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Russian sources now report that no less than 4 tankers of Russia's shadow fleet have been struck in the Black Sea.
  • Ukrainian drone strikes on January 13, 2026, damaged four Greek-managed tankers—Delta Harmony, Matilda, Freud, and Delta Supreme—in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk, Russia, as confirmed by Reuters and other sources, disrupting vessels en route to load Kazakh and Russian oil.
  • Russia's shadow fleet, comprising over 600 aging tankers used to bypass Western sanctions, has lost at least 20 vessels to Ukrainian attacks since 2022, reducing Moscow's oil export capacity by an estimated 5-10% according to a 2025 Lloyd's List report.
  • These strikes exemplify Ukraine's evolving naval drone strategy, which has neutralized much of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and imposed de facto blockades, potentially costing Russia $1-2 billion annually in lost oil revenues per International Energy Agency data.
 
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Poland says a major cyber attack hit its power system in late December 2025 and was stopped. Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka said it was the strongest attack on Poland’s energy infrastructure in years and it targeted communications between renewable installations and distribution operators, not big generation or transmission nodes.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims it is Zelensky, not Putin, holding up peace deal

Donald Trump has blamed his inability to end the war in Ukraine on its president Volodymyr Zelensky – not Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Asked why US-led negotiations had not yet resolved Europe's largest land conflict since the Second World War, Trump responded: "Zelensky”. He added that Putin “is ready to make a deal” while “Ukraine is less ready to make a deal”.
 
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Russian attacks cause energy emergency in freezing Ukraine, says Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a state of emergency is being declared for Ukraine’s energy sector, as repeated Russian attacks have left thousands of homes without heat and electricity amid freezing winter conditions.

Zelenskyy’s announcement came as temperatures dropped to -19 degrees Celsius (-2.2 Fahrenheit) in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, where hundreds of apartment buildings remain without heat following a massive Russian attack last week.
 
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New voluntary national service launches in France. First 3,000 recruits by Sept 2026. Requirements to join low, 18 to 25, no diploma needed. Recruits to be integrated into units and held to standard military rules. Roles span drones, infantry, engineers, mechanics, cyber/AI, maritime surveillance, base protection, ATC, space missions.

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Spain’s military SATCOM operator Hisdesat says it has kicked off SpainSat NG III to replace SpainSat NG II after it suffered “non-recoverable” damage linked to space debris.

Hisdesat says the satellite remains stable in a very eccentric orbit, the loss is insured, and Spanish Armed Forces secure communications will be covered in the interim via SpainSat NG I and the legacy SpainSat system until NG III enters service.

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Kremlin Welcomes Calls by Some European States to Resume Dialogue

The Kremlin said Friday it considered calls by some European states to resume dialogue with Russia as “positive”, after French and Italian leaders called for re-engagement with Moscow on Ukraine.

Dialogue between the EU and Russia has been virtually frozen since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine in 2022, with the bloc imposing huge sanctions and travel restrictions on Russia.

The statements by Macron and Meloni come as the US takes the lead role in talks to end the almost four-year war between the neighbours.
 
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Portugal: Nuno Melo says recruitment in the Army has increased by 13.5%. The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, said this afternoon in Évora that the Government has managed to reverse a 15 year cycle of decline in military recruitment, with an increase of nearly 13.5% currently recorded in the Army, following continued investment in the Armed Forces.

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Germany: Fresh debate in Berlin, including inside the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition, on whether French and UK nuclear forces could be leveraged toward a “European deterrence” umbrella as doubts grow about US reliability. Proponents frame it as a needed conversation. Critics warn against using US turbulence to justify nuclear rearmament.

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Defence Minister Lord Coaker said the Royal Navy has a fleet of 9 submarines currently in service. 4 Vanguard Class SSBNs sustaining Operation Relentless (CASD) plus 5 Astute class SSNs. He added Vanguard will be replaced by 4 Dreadnought-class submarines entering service in the 2030s.

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Finland: The Kainuu Border Guard is investigating an illegal national border crossing in Paljakka, Kuusamo.

Three German tourists traveling on snowshoes are suspected of illegally crossing the national border from Finland to Russia and back on Wednesday evening, January 14, 2026.

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MFA of Ukraine: According to our intelligence, Russia is planning dangerous strikes on substations that supply Ukrainian nuclear power plants. Moscow knows no limits in its genocidal goal of depriving Ukrainians of power amid freezing winter. We are sharing relevant data with partners, warning of the potentially disastrous consequences. It is high time for the world, including the IAEA and major global powers that value nuclear safety, to speak up and issue clear warnings to Moscow and force it to abandon such reckless plans
 
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Romania: Residents of northern Tulcea County received an RO Alert message after a new drone attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube, representatives of the Ministry of National Defense reported on Sunday. They noted that two F-16 aircraft from the 86th Air Base in Feteşti were prepared for an aerial monitoring mission, but did not take off because the targets disappeared from radar.

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