US national security officials have disputed Kremlin claims about Ukrainian strikes that Trump had initially greeted with deep concern.
Day: January 4, 2026
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Map via @flightradar24 Rzeszow:
Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the Pokrovsk direction.
Geolocated footage published on December 28, 2025, and January 4, 2026, indicates that Ukrainian forces recently advanced in central Rodynske (north of Pokrovsk) and marginally advanced in southern Hryshyne (northwest of Pokrovsk). ISW assesses that Ukrainian forces did not advance in southern Hryshyne in the past 24 hours.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)NEW: Russian officials continue to respond to the US military operation in Venezuela, but the response from senior Kremlin decisionmakers remains relatively muted.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Ukrainian State Border Guard Service First Deputy Head Major General Valeriy Vavrynyuk as acting head of the State Border Guard Service on January 4.
Ukrainian forces advanced near Pokrovsk. Russian forces recently advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.— https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2007926965198635311
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Jan 5, 2026
Trump bets on intimidation to force Venezuelan leaders into line reut.rs/3KZ15J9 reut.rs/3KZ15J9
— Reuters (@Reuters) Jan 5, 2026
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She’s backing down already.
She’s backing down already.annmarie hordern (@annmarie)Delcy Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, puts out a statement— “We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on a cooperation agenda, aimed at shared development, within the framework of international law, and to strengthen lasting community coexistence.”— https://x.com/annmarie/status/2007988358321185019
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) Jan 5, 2026