UN Secretary-General António Guterres has dissolved the fact-finding mission in connection with the Russian shelling of Olenivka, which killed Ukrainian POWs
Vladimir Putin instructed Russian Defense Minister Shoigu to introduce a "ceasefire" along the entire front line from 12:00 on January 6 to 24:00 on January 7, allegedly at the request of Patriarch Kirill
In Belarus, Russia continues to build up weapons, equipment, and troops, which has been taking place since October 2022
On January 4, OSINT analyst Brady Africk published a satellite photo of the Crimean bridge, which still shows damage
The number of refugees who left for European countries by January 3 due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation reached 7,915,287 people
On January 5, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin discussed Turkish-Russian relations, as well as regional issues, in particular Russia's war against Ukraine and Syria, in a telephone conversation — the press service of the Turkish President
Ukrainian GDP fell by about 30.4% in 2022, which is better than previous forecasts — the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Players from Russia and Belarus to play at the Australian Open tennis championship without their flags — the Australian Tennis Federation
On January 3, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland joined the UN Security Council. The last two countries received seats in the Security Council for the first time — the UN press service
The CES organisers did not allow the participation of Russian companies in this year's main technological exhibition of the world, which began in Las Vegas — the BBC