Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 19 Russian generals have been killed, according to open data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources. Not all deaths were officially confirmed by Moscow. Losses among senior command personnel were recorded both directly at the front and in the rear - including as a result of attacks on headquarters, aviation incidents, sabotage and explosions on Russian territory.

Poster for the New Year show at the House of the Unions. Photo: The Insider Contents 1. AI in the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and “snow over Donetsk” 2. Ethnically appropriate Ded Moroz 3. Gender roles and “traditional values” 4. Back to the USSR 5. Ticket prices and audience 6. A tradition-disrupting horse 7. Wrapping up with a “bright victory” Over the holidays, one of the main state venues in Moscow hosted an anniversary performance — the 90th New Year Show at the House of the Unions.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that the Oreshnik missile system was used in the missile strike on Ukraine's Lviv Region on the night of Jan. 8-9. According to a statement published on the morning of Jan.

A series of consecutive explosions was recorded in the Lviv region, and a critical infrastructure facility was attacked, wrote Lvov Mayor Andrey Sadovoy. According to the head of the regional military administration, Maxim Kozitsky, the strike hit a critically important facility. As Ukrainian Telegram channels wrote , the Stryi gas field and underground gas storage facility were probably attacked.

Russia attacked two ships with drones in the Black Sea. The ship, flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, was heading to Chernomorsk to load grain, and the second, flying the flag of the Comoros Islands, was coming from Odessa with a cargo of soybeans. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine Alexey Kuleba. “This is further evidence that Russia is deliberately targeting civilian targets, international shipping, and food logistics.

One of the crew members of Crew-11, who is currently on the ISS, fell ill. The mission will be completed ahead of schedule, the crew will return to Earth in “a few days,” NASA head Jared Isaacman said at a press conference. The name of the sick astronaut or the presumed diagnosis were not disclosed.

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 19 Russian generals have been killed, according to open-source data and reports from Russian and Ukrainian sources. Not all of the deaths were officially confirmed by Moscow. Losses among senior commanders occurred both on the front lines and far from the battlefield. In the early months of the war, several generals were killed by sniper fire or artillery strikes.

US President Donald Trump decided to release two Russian citizens from the crew of the Marinera tanker seized by the Americans on January 7. As stated in a statement by Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova, the decision was made after a corresponding request from the Russian Foreign Ministry: “We welcome this decision and express our gratitude to the US leadership.

The components for the homemade bomb, with which the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, was killed, were delivered by several bus drivers. As TASS reports , citing a source familiar with the investigation, the drivers did not know about the contents of the parcel. “A parcel containing elements for an improvised explosive device passed from hand to hand between several bus drivers.

Vladimir Putin's daughter Maria Vorontsova was appointed director of the Medical Research and Educational Institute (MREI) of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. This was reported on the website of the Faculty of Fundamental Medicine of Moscow State University, which is part of the International Scientific Research Institute. It also includes the Center for Regenerative Medicine and the University Clinic of Moscow State University.

Officers of the 291st Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Chechen Akhmat-Vostok battalion, established weapons smuggling through the annexed Crimea. This is evidenced by data from correspondence hacked by hackers, published by the OSINT community InformNapalm. The Ukrainian hacker group “256th Cyber ​​Assault Division”, in particular, hacked the correspondence of several Russian officers, including Major Evgeniy Dmitriev.

The Maggio Musicale theater in Florence announced the cancellation of performances of the ballet Pas de deux for toes and fingers performed by the Russian ballerina Svetlana Zakharova and her husband, violinist Vadim Repin. This is reported on the theater website. The performances were scheduled to take place on January 20 and 21. Tickets will be refunded to customers.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first public address since the start of massive street protests that have gripped cities across the country since late December. According to the opposition Iran International (based in London), the speech was shown on state television. According to Khamenei, the protesters are acting to please US President Donald Trump: “They want to make him happy.

News The Insider 9 January 2026 Poster for the New Year show at the House of the Unions. Photo: The Insider Over the holidays, one of the main state venues in Moscow hosted an anniversary performance — the 90th New Year Show at the House of the Unions. The organizers claimed they had “modernized” the classic performance by adding elements involving artificial intelligence and robots.

A US Navy ship is pursuing several sanctioned tankers that have left Venezuelan waters and are trying to make it across the Atlantic Ocean, The New York Times writes . The newspaper refers to satellite images and a statement by an unnamed American military man. The ships, most of which are loaded with oil, are hundreds of miles offshore and appear to be heading east toward Africa and Europe, the NYT notes.