Russia’s takeover of Crimea did not begin in 2014. In the first part of a new documentary, the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit looks at how Russia began moving to seize the peninsula immediately after Ukraine gained independence in 1991. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDn_...

🔥 Ukraine's defence forces hit the oil depot in Russia's Volgograd Oblast on the night of 9-10 January. The facility is used to supply fuel to the Russian occupying forces. 📸: General Staff of the Armed Forces

You were happy with th idea of transferring sovereignty, so don't be too surprised Trump thinks you can do it to a peace prize too.

⚡️ UK will allocate £200m to prepare troops for possible deployment to Ukraine

it's Day 1417 of Russia's attempt to destroy Ukraine, to remove it from the map as an independent country. But the existential battle continues for Ukraine and the outcome is still far from certain. I've ever missed a day. If I deserve a coffee, click here, thanks: ko-fi.com/twmcltd

Trump's Illegality in Venezuela; Hegseth's Unconstitutional Attempt to Punish Senator Mark Kelly youtu.be/0LiTxqVR7rg?...

BREAKING: In a major win for voters, a federal court blocked key parts of Trump’s anti-voting executive order. The judge ruled Trump had no authority to rewrite election rules, target mail-in ballots or force new barriers to voter registration.

Virginia Democrats are openly expressing willingness to pursue a congressional redistricting plan that would create 10 out of 11 Democratic-leaning seats in the state’s U.S. House delegation — a move that could have major implications for control of Congress in 2026.

When people ask me what I mean by independent, pro-democracy media, I just tell them to take a look at the front page of Democracy Docket. I would put it up against any other news outlet, no matter how big. www.democracydocket.com

NEW: Officials confirmed that Russian forces conducted an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile strike against Lviv Oblast, likely as part of the Kremlin's reflexive control campaign that aims to deter Western support for Ukraine. 🧵(1/5) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar010926

Trump's talk of Greenland's strategic value, Ru and Chinese ships, and insufficient US bases is a flimsy pretext, just like Pu's NATO security concerns have always been. In both cases, the imperialist conquest intent is transparent and no one should be falling for the lazy pretexts.

NEW: The Iranian regime has sustained its nationwide internet shutdown, likely to disrupt protest coordination and obscure the scale of its repression. Widespread protest activity has continued to take place across Iran amid the internet shutdown. 🧵(1/8) Read more: isw.pub/IranUpdate01...

⚡️Oil depot fire reported in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast following drone attack. Russian authorities in Volgograd Oblast reported a drone attack overnight on Jan. 10, that sparked a fire at an oil facility in the region’s Oktyabrsky district.

Assad is about to get a new neighbour in Moscow as another Russian ally collapses. As protests in Iran grow, Ayatollah Khamenei is apparently exporting gold on Russian military aircraft before his sudden move to Rublyovka. Everything is going bad for Putin right now. How sad.🥳

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 10, 2026 (1/2) ■ Engagements and casualties below the 7-day average; drone losses remain above it; no confirmed area changes ■ ... 📈 See dashboard for full data: lookerstudio.google.com/s/t94my5YLOks

⚡️Russia will take over Greenland if US doesn't get there first, Trump claims. "We are going to do something with Greenland, whether they like it or not. Because if we don't do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbor."

⚡️ US forces reportedly board another Russia-linked tanker. The Olina, the fifth tanker seized by the U.S. in recent weeks, has previously been sanctioned for transporting Russian oil in violation of earlier restrictions.

With Russians failing at the front, unable to save their tankers at sea or to prevent the loss of allies Venezuela and Iran, Moscow scales up the terror in Ukraine as a last means to convey strength Another hospital in Kherson targeted, 2 staff injured.

Hello again. Sorry for the late start - I finally slept, had to catch up on things and make some calls after the terrible night. Hell was inflicted on Kyiv by Russia, but exacerbated by a feeble acceptance by Ukraine's allies instead of fighting the evil Day 1416 of the war:

⚡️ Russia used 242 kamikaze/decoy drones and 36 missiles (22 cruise Kalibr, 13 ballistic Iskander-M/S-400 and 1 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) to attack Ukraine on Jan. 9, Air Force said. Russian forces mostly targeted energy facilities and residential buildings in Kyiv/suburbs.

Saying this without judging religions or ideological beliefs as such, I find a dark amusement in watching millions who claim to be devout Christians and defenders of traditional family values cheer for the death of a woman, strip protections from the needy, separate families, and celebrate wars

The US is releasing two of ship's Russian military intelligence crew members.

As we've used them again to murder a bunch of civilians, what odds are we giving that at some stage someone involved in design & manufacture of our Oreshnik missiles suffers a tragic Semtex related accident?

⚡️ Russia 'must feel consequences' — Zelensky denounces Oreshnik strike near Poland's border. The Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile was said to be used in the attack on Lviv, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the Polish border.

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.

I kept saying in 2022 that leaving Pu's anachronistic, age-of-empires conquest to fester, pretending Ru has security concerns rather than imperialist goals, and drawing shallow parallels to the US Iraq war, which made Pu's land grab appear to be less of a watershed, will backfire. It has backfired..

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: Preliminary unconfirmed reports suggested that Russian forces may have conducted an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) strike against Lviv Oblast on the night of January 8, but Ukrainian officials have not yet confirmed these reports. 🧵(1/6)

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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: Trump "said he was gonna lower costs, he did the opposite. He said he was gonna make healthcare more affordable, he did the opposite. He said that America would become a more peaceable place on his watch. We are seeing instead how he is deliberately stirring up chaos."

"The use of an Oreshnik missile in Lviv makes strategic sense to Putin. Their use is the sign of a fearful, worried leader with challenges at home and abroad, and not one that is confident and anticipating victory. It is unlikely to be the last time he does so." mickryan.substack.com/p/the-russia...

‼️Russia confirms Oreshnik strike, says it's in response to the nonexistent "91 drones" attack on Putin's residence. The Kremlin is getting desperate as allies disappear, their economy crumbles, and the US ignores their threats. Their fear of what's coming is obvious.

Witkoff and Kushner met with Dmitriev Wednesday to discuss the US peace plan, and the US wanted a clear response on it from Putin. Last night, another war crime: the Russians killed a medic in a double-tap strike on a Kyiv residential high-rise. Is that response clear enough??

Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT: When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — JAN 9, 2026 (1/2) ■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks incl. 35 missiles; 88% intercepted; 19 locations hit; casualties reported ■ Engagements below average, casualties slightly above it; 85% of equipment losses drones; no area change ■ ... 📈 lookerstudio.google.com/s/pPPlyaZ1hs8

⚡️ BREAKING: Oreshnik IRBM missile used in strike on Ukraine's Lviv, Russia says. The Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear weapons.

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Among all bad excuses Russians can make up for using the Oreshnik missile, they indeed have chosen the worst one. The widely debunked story of Putin's residence attack was even rejected by Trump. It will be interesting to see Trump being confronted by this fake claim once more.

The moment an Ukrainian cruise missile struck facilities of the thermal power station of Oryol, in Russia.

Ukrainian troops in Donetsk Oblast control the northern parts of Pokrovsk and are stopping Russian forces in nearby Myrnohrad.

❗️ Ukrainian government to allow working from home due to weather conditions

🚨BREAKING: Utah Republicans moved to keep control of the state’s congressional map Wednesday, filing a notice of appeal with the Utah Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that blocked their gerrymander and put a fairer, court-ordered map in place for the 2026 midterms.

An oil tanker en-route to the Russian port of Novorossiysk was struck by a drone on Jan.8; Zelensky on Jan. 8 said there is a high likelihood of a mass Russia aerial attack against Ukraine tonight; and more.

A Trump-appointed judge orders Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan to explain why she’s continuing to use the U.S. Attorney title even after she was legally disqualified for unlawfully serving in the role beyond her interim period. https://bit.ly/4psfyLK

Reuters reports that U.S. officials have discussed offering lump sum payments of $10,000 to $100,000 to Greenland residents as an incentive to secede from Denmark. It might cover two or maybe even three hospital visits in the U.S., depending on coverage plan, networks, and luck

I think it is also important for Greenlanders to stay cautious on their way to the doctor, as they might accidentally obstruct the work of a law enforcement agent and get shot

Tomorrow we are going to have USA and Iran each telling the other to stop shooting citizens who protest.

As we begin 2026, a new development threatens to further undermine voting by mail. A recent rule change at the U.S. Postal Service means that postmarks will no longer reflect the date a piece of mail was deposited at a local post office. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...