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[Regnum] Heavy snowfall in Moscow and the surrounding region has led to new daily precipitation records, Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center,
"The daily precipitation record has been broken in Moscow. According to the city's VDNKh base weather station, 22 mm of precipitation fell in the capital over the past 24 hours," a weather forecaster announced on Telegram.
In the Moscow region, Dolgoprudny was the clear leader, recording 33 mm of precipitation, or 62% of the January average. Significant amounts of precipitation were also recorded in New Moscow, Sheremetyevo, and Kashira. Meanwhile, Moscow's all-time daily January record of 23 mm, set on January 8, 1970, remains unbroken.
Meanwhile, city services continue to clean up the aftermath of the disaster. Snow is being removed from the streets, and courtyards are being cleared of snow and ice. Around 130,000 utility workers are involved in this work in the capital.
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[Regnum] Roscosmos released an animated video of Cyclone Frances approaching Moscow. The video was posted on January 9 on the state corporation's official Telegram channel.
Cyclone Frances, which brought unusually heavy snowfall to Moscow and the Moscow region, is shown in action as seen from space. Roscosmos satellites recorded the cyclone's passage over Moscow on January 8 and 9.
The video is made up of images from multi-zone scanning devices of the Elektro-L and Arktika-M series satellites.
Roscosmos previously released a satellite image of a cyclone that brought unusually heavy snowfall to Moscow. The accompanying commentary explained that the cyclone could cause more than half of the monthly precipitation in the capital.
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[Korrespondent] 21.35 The Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile Oreshnik, with which the Russian Federation struck Ukraine, is the same challenge for Warsaw, Bucharest, Budapest, and many other capitals. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky during an evening address on Friday, January 9. He noted that Russia struck with Oreshnik remarkably close to the borders of the European Union.
20.05 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, by decree dated January 9, introduced changes to the composition of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters. Deputy Defense Minister Boev, head of the OP Budanov, and head of the GUR Ivashchenko were approved in the personnel composition, and former head of the State Security Service of Ukraine Deinek was removed.
18.31 In connection with the receipt of inquiries regarding the procedure for payment of cash benefits for December 2025, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine provided an official explanation. It is noted that according to the Department of Social Security of the Ministry of Defense, the partial payment of cash benefits for December, which took place at the end of December 2025, was due to the peculiarities of the end of the budget year. Such a decision was made to ensure stable financing and is not a violation of the law.
18.17 The aggressor country Russia attacked two civilian vessels in Ukrainian ports. One crew member was killed, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) reported. Emergency and specialized services are currently working on both ships.
17.34 Since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the Russian Federation has lost at least 19 generals killed. The Insider reports this, citing an analysis of open data, as well as reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources. It is noted that not all deaths have been officially confirmed by the Russian authorities.
16.27 Since the beginning of the day and as of 16:00, 97 combat clashes have taken place on the front. Most of them are concentrated in five directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational summary .
15.59 Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal and British Defense Minister John Healy signed a roadmap for the development of a century-long defense partnership in Kyiv. Shmyhal reported this on Telegram.
15.43 A number of corruption transactions related to evasion of mobilization and illegal influence on decisions of officials in the field of military service have been exposed in Ukraine. The Prosecutor General's Office reported this on January 9. It is noted that for money the suspects promised to transfer servicemen to rear units; remove them from the wanted list; influence on decisions of officials; organize illegal travel abroad.
15.35 A video from social networks claiming that Poland, Germany, and France will allegedly "return over 40,000 conscripts to Ukraine within two months" is fake. The Center for Countering Disinformation (CDC) stated this on Telegram.
15.00 Europe should restore direct communication with Moscow in order to have leverage in negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. This was stated by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a press conference on January 9, according to Italian media outlets: La Stampa and the ANSA news agency.
14.49 Russia's use of the Oreshnik ballistic missile is an escalation against Ukraine and is intended to warn Europe and the US. This was written by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaia Kallas, on the social network X.
14.04 Fragments of the Oreshnik surface-to-surface intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that the Russian aggressors used to strike the Lviv region on Friday night have been found, the SBU reported.
13:45 Russian war criminals shelled a hospital in Kherson at noon on Friday, January 9. The Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA) reported this on its Telegram channel.
13.41 The identities of all those killed in the nighttime Russian attack on Kyiv have been established. The capital's prosecutor's office reported this. In total, four people died, another 26 people were injured and suffered bodily harm. Among the injured are five rescuers of the State Emergency Service, four medical workers and a policeman.
13.15 In Rivne, law enforcement officers exposed the deputy head of the regional CCC and SP in bribery. The State Bureau of Investigation reported this. The official demanded money for a postponement of mobilization, even from those men liable for military service who had legal grounds for it.
12.59 Soldiers of the 79th separate Tavria Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed several groups of Russian soldiers near Myrnograd, Donetsk region. The Russian "soldiers" were hiding in cesspools on the territory of a farm. The 7th Rapid Reaction Corps of the Airborne Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on its Facebook page.
12.38 As of Friday morning, 556,000 residents in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation were left without electricity and heat. This was reported by the so-called governor Vyacheslav Gladkov on Telegram.
He stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine allegedly launched a missile strike on an engineering infrastructure facility. Almost 200,000 Russians also faced disruptions in water supply and drainage.
12.12 Law enforcement officers exposed and stopped the activities of a criminal organization that had seized almost 3 billion UAH of budget funds allocated for the purchase of engineering ammunition for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the State Bureau of Investigation.
12.05 On the night of Friday, January 9, Russia targeted district boiler houses during the shelling of Ukraine. Prime Minister Yulia Svirydenko stated this on her Telegram channel.
11.31 As of Friday morning, most regions of Ukraine are experiencing power outages due to Russian shelling and bad weather. Ukrenergo reported this. Due to the difficult situation in the power system, emergency power outages were applied in several regions.
10.58 More than half of the enterprises of the leading Russian concern for the production of armored vehicles, Uralvagonzavod, are still not under sanctions from Western partners and can operate without obstacles. This is evidenced by a letter from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
10.49 On Friday night, Russia used the Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), as well as other means of destruction. The world needs a clear response to these actions by Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
10.35 Ukraine is initiating an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council , a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, as well as appropriate measures within the EU, the Council of Europe, and the OSCE due to the Russian strike with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) on Friday night. This was announced by Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on the social network X.
9.59 Russian occupiers are attacking in 10 directions, most of all in Pokrovsky and Hulyaipilsky. In total, 161 combat clashes took place on the front during the past 24 hours, January 8. This is evidenced by the morning report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9.45 On the night of January 9, the radio-technical troops of the Air Force detected and escorted 278 enemy air attack vehicles: 36 missiles and 242 drones of various types. The main direction of the attack was the Kyiv region. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram.
9.07 The Kremlin ruling regime confirmed the launch of an Oreshnik ballistic missile at Lviv on the night of January 9, and also mentioned the fake about the alleged "attack on the residence" of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. This is evidenced by a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense.
8.25 Rescuers pulled a family of four from the rubble: a couple, their five-year-old child, and a grandmother in the Brovary district of the Kyiv region. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reported this on its Telegram channel.
7.29 The Ukrainian Defense Forces killed and wounded 1,030 Russian occupiers over the past 24 hours, according to the morning summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
05.58 The number of victims from the Russian attack on Kyiv has increased to four. In four districts of the city - fires and destruction. Damaged residential buildings and infrastructure, including critical ones, there are dead and injured. In some districts of the city, there are power and water outages.
04.20 The ballistic missile with which the Russians attacked Lviv this night was moving at a speed of about 13 thousand kilometers per hour. The type of missile with which the Russian aggressors attacked the city will be established after studying all its elements, the Western Air Command of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
01.41 Four districts of Kyiv have been hit by UAVs or their debris. Damage and fires have been reported in the capital. At least four people are reported injured.
00.11 Explosions erupted in Kyiv and Lviv at around midnight. The capital is being attacked by Shahedi. As for Lviv, there is speculation that an Oreshnik ballistic missile hit it. The Lviv OVA reported that a critical infrastructure facility was attacked.
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[NewsFront] 21:47 The Russian army entered Pryluky north of Hulyaipole, MAP. 20:27 Izyum direction. Advance of the Russian army in the Aleksandrovka area, –MAP.
20:21 In the period from 15:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
Five over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One over the territory of the Voronezh region,
One over the territory of the Kursk region
19:19 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS crews of the Center force group inflicted an attack on the concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Tula paratroopers from the Sever group of forces fired from BM-21 Grad MLRS at Ukrainian infantry in the Sumy region.
17:00 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk direction, –MAP.
16:40 FPV drone calculations at the Rubicon Center struck personnel, vehicles, an American-made HMMWV Humvee armored vehicle, a tank, ground-based robotic systems, a dugout, and an enemy shelter in the SVO zone.
15:41 A crew of the North group of forces destroys the electronic equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, video.
15:03 Operator of the Zala UAV of the Dnepr group discovered an enemy artillery piece operating from a forest belt on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
A Skat-350M UAV crew from the Center group of forces identified an area where Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment were concentrated in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
14:03 Units of the 394th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the 5th Combined Arms Army of the East Group of Forces tookThe village of Zelenoye in the Zaporizhzhia region is under control.
Attack aircraft occupied an enemy defensive zone covering over eight square kilometers. Aerial reconnaissance discovered hidden enemy positions and approaching reserves.
The enemy, using separate assault groups, launched five counterattacks in an attempt to recapture lost positions. Thanks to the skillful actions of the units, all attacks were repelled. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost a significant number of personnel and equipment.
13:04 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation from January 3 to January 9, 2026.
Within a week, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the North military group, the village of Grabovskoye in the Sumy region was taken under control.
The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades were damaged.
In the Khar'kov direction, four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were defeated.
In total, the enemy lost over 1,285 service members, 12 tanks and armored combat vehicles, 82 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces in the North Forces Group's area of responsibility. Six electronic warfare and counter-battery stations, as well as 18 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots, were destroyed.
Over the course of a week, units of the West group of forces advanced deep into enemy defenses in the Khar'kov region and took control of the village of Podoli in the Khar'kov region.
The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, an airmobile, an airborne assault, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three National Guard brigades were damaged.
Ukrainian armed forces suffered losses in this area amounting to over 1,330 servicemen, 20 armored combat vehicles, 90 vehicles, and seven field artillery pieces. Two electronic warfare stations and 28 ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the village of Bondarnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
Formations of five mechanized, motorized infantry, assault, mountain assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, two territorial defense brigades, and two National Guard brigades were defeated.
In total, the enemy lost over 1,355 service members, four tanks, and 43 armored combat vehicles, including three Western-made, in the Southern Group's area of responsibility. 110 vehicles, 14 artillery pieces, and 20 ammunition, fuel, and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces continued active offensive operations in the Donetsk People's Republic and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. They inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade, an airborne assault brigade, two airborne assault brigades, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, two territorial defense brigades, and three National Guard brigades.
Over the course of a week, the enemy lost over 2,805 servicemen, five tanks, including a German-made Leopard tank, 54 armored combat vehicles, 68 cars, and 12 field artillery pieces in this direction.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into enemy defenses. Within a week, the villages of Zelenoye in the Zaporizhzhia region and Bratskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region were liberated.
Defeat was inflicted on the formations of three mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, two assault brigades, four assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of responsibility of the East group of forces amounted to more than 1,680 servicemen, 31 combat armored vehicles, 58 cars, 10 field artillery pieces and two warehouses of materiel.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. They inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, a coastal defense brigade, and two territorial defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In just one week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 325 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, 75 automobiles, six field artillery guns, six electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and six supply depots in this area.
13:02 Konstantinovskoye direction. Russian Armed Forces are advancing toward Ilyinovka and Berestok. Fighting is ongoing within the settlements themselves. MAP.
12:52 From January 3 to 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted massive damage on four group strikes, which resulted in the following being damaged:
Military industry enterprises,
Energy, transport, airfield and port infrastructure facilities of Ukraine used in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
Ammunition and fuel depots,
Production workshops and storage areas for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles,
Drone operator training centers,
Temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
12:13 According to operational information, our troops took the roundabout on the Berestok highway in the direction of Konstantinovka is under control.
12:04 Konstantinovka direction. Assault units entered Novodmitrovka northeast of Konstantinovka, MAP.
11:26 Konstantinovka. Assault units continue to advance in the southeastern part of the city. Advance groups have reached Bratyev Kotelnikovykh Street. MAP.
11:25 Operators of a separate regiment of Burevestnik unmanned systems and mobile fire teams daily knocked down enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs.
10:31 Military personnel of the Vostok group told details of the liberation of the village of Bratskoye.
09:01 Tonight, in response to the terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime on the residence of the President of the Russian Federation in the Novgorod region, undertaken on the night of December 29, 2025, the Russian Armed Forces inflicted a massive strike with long-range precision weapons, land- and sea-based, including the Oreshnik medium-range mobile ground-based missile system, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against critically important targets on the territory of Ukraine.
The strike's objectives were achieved. The targets included production facilities for the unmanned aerial vehicles used in the terrorist attack, as well as energy infrastructure supporting Ukraine's military-industrial complex.
07:43 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
Two - over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One - over the territory of the Belgorod region,
One - over the territory of the Rostov region,
One - over the territory of the Oryol region
07:30 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Bratsk was liberated
Expansion of the control zone in the area in the village of Podoli
Advance in Konstantinovka
Expansion of the control zone in the village of Redkodub
Russian Armed Forces reached the eastern outskirts of Svyatogorsk.
Russian Armed Forces control Andreevka
06:18 152mm Msta-S crews of the Vostok group destroyed temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Velykymykhaylovka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Zala UAV operator discovered that the enemy had established positions in a residential area. The target coordinates were transmitted to artillery, who engaged them with fire.
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