Drones plunge Ukraine regions into ‘total blackout’ & Russian-flagged oil tanker attacked after Trump acts

Day 1,414.


Today, as yet another Russian shadow fleet tanker makes the news,
but this time after an explosion by a suspected Ukrainian drone
in the Black Sea forced it to divert to Turkey, we hear live from
Ukraine where overnight strikes left two regions without power as
temperatures plummet below zero. We report how the value of
defence company shares have surged after comments by Donald Trump
- but not if they’re based in the US - and we hear from Ukraine's
International Legion about proposed changes that have left some
soldiers in “total
bewilderment”. 


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Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls
on X.


Lily Shanagher (Foreign Correspondent). @LilyShanagher on X.


With thanks to Anna Conkling, Freelance journalist &
contributor to the news app Noosphere. @ConklingAnna on X.


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'Everyone's in shock' — Ground Forces reorganization leaves
International Legion soldiers in limbo


https://kyivindependent.com/everyones-in-shock-ground-forces-reorganization-leaves-international-legion-soldiers-in-limbo/


Ukraine now has the fortress belt it wishes it had in 2022


https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/01/07/ukraine-now-has-the-fortress-belt-it-wishes-it-had-in-2022


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