Overview
- Wall Street Journal and CNN report that U.S. intelligence found no evidence Ukraine targeted Vladimir Putin’s Novgorod residence, countering Moscow’s accusation.
- Russia says it delivered drone navigation data and video to U.S. officials to show the drones were aimed at the presidential compound, a claim Kyiv and European officials dismiss as disinformation.
- Ukraine’s foreign intelligence warns of a potential large-scale Russian provocation around January 7 that could strike symbolic or religious sites and plant Western-made drone debris to frame Kyiv.
- Zelensky reports more than 200 Russian drones hit Ukraine over New Year’s, while pro-Russian authorities in occupied Kherson claim a Ukrainian strike killed at least 24 civilians in Khorly, an allegation that remains disputed.
- Multiple explosions were heard overnight in Caracas as Venezuela declared a state of emergency and blamed the United States; CBS cites U.S. officials saying President Trump authorized strikes, Trump claims Maduro was captured, and the Pentagon offered no comment or independent confirmation.