Russian aggressors hit a minibus with a drone in Kherson Around 17. 00 Russians attacked a minibus with a UAV in the Shumen microdistrict of Kherson. A 50-year-old man died as a result of the explosives being dropped. He received a blast injury that was incompatible with life.. Seven casualties are also known.. Women aged 47, 55, 58, 51 and 30 were taken to the hospital. As the head of the city military administration, Roman Mrochko, later reported, he who died as a result of a Russian strike in Kherson worked in the city council. He was a specialist in the environmental department of the municipal services and improvement department of the Kherson City Council. Russian soldiers executed three prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Russian soldiers committed another war crime, probably by shooting three Ukrainian prisoners of war. This happened on January 3 near the village of Neskuchnoye, Volnovakha district, Donetsk region.. According to DeepState, the Russians carried out an assault on the position of the 141st separate infantry brigade. The soldiers surrendered, their hands were tied, they were taken in front of the position and they were shot in the back of the head.. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of Kurakhovo, the OSUV Khortitsa reported on the fighting in the city. The Russian Ministry of Defense on the morning of January 6 announced the capture of the city of Kurakhovo, Donetsk region, while Ukrainian defenders reported on the continuation of Russian assaults in urban areas. The operational-strategic group of troops of Khortytsia reported that on the morning of January 6, the Russians were carrying out assault operations in the urban areas of Kurakhovoy, in the direction of Petropavlovka and Dachnoye. The attack on Russia's largest sea trade port was carried out by the SBU. The Security Service of Ukraine is behind the drone attack on Russia's largest sea trade port in the Leningrad region.. Long-range drones of the SBU covered more than 900 km, flew almost to St. Petersburg and successfully hit the Ust-Luga terminal. One of the drones fell into a container with gas condensate. As a result of the impact, it was severely damaged, and three neighboring ones were cut down by debris from the explosion.. Experts say repairs will take at least a month.. Expenditures of the state budget of Ukraine in December set a record In 2024, cash expenditures of the state budget amounted to 4479.3 billion. UAH. This means that in December they exceeded UAH 700 billion - a quarter more than in December 2023, when expenses amounted to UAH 561 billion. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance dated December 6. The State Budget Law for 2024 provided for annual expenditures of UAH 3.7 trillion, so actual expenditures turned out to be UAH 743 billion (or 20%) more than planned. Losses from the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station by Russians have been named. Damage from the explosion of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station is estimated at 14 billion. dol. , said Minister of Environmental Protection Svetlana Grinchuk. According to her, the volume of lost water resources is comparable to half the reserves of some African countries.. Congress has certified Trump's victory in the presidential election. The United States Congress has officially certified Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election.. The counting of the College of Electoral votes went smoothly, without objections or disturbances. Current US Vice President Kamala Harris, who led the process as head of the Senate, announced the certification of the count. According to the law, this declaration will be considered final or, in legal terms, " Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the governing Liberal Party. He announced this at a press conference in Ottawa.. Trudeau will remain Canada's interim prime minister until a new ruling party leader is elected.. He has led the Liberal Party of Canada since 2013. In Ukraine, 13 cases of HMPV were recorded. In Ukraine, 13 officially confirmed cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) were recorded.. Metapneumovirus can cause upper and lower respiratory tract illness in people of all ages, especially young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. The Public Health Center assured that metapneumovirus circulates in Ukraine during each epidemic season, now the situation is routine and controlled. Aliyev named those responsible for the crash of the AZAL plane. The blame for the plane crash of the Embraer 190 passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) lies with representatives of Russia.. Azerbaijan demands justice and punishment for those responsible. President Ilham Aliyev said this. He emphasized that Baku demands punishment for the perpetrators, full transparency and humane behavior of the Russian Federation. Aliyev added that the attempts of Russian government bodies to hush up the incident and defend senseless versions cause surprise, regret and justifiable indignation in Azerbaijan. Wind has become the main source of electricity in Britain Wind turbines in the UK have overtaken gas power stations as the main source of electricity for the first time. According to the National Grid Operator, wind power accounted for 29% of the country's electricity production last year, while the share of gas fell to a quarter. The UK is planning a massive expansion of wind power in the coming years to more than triple current offshore capacity. In Ukraine, up to 25% of bees died in 2024. The mortality rate of bee colonies in the controlled territory of Ukraine in 2024 reached 20-25%, which significantly exceeds pre-war figures. The main reasons were unfavorable weather conditions, in particular, spring frosts during the flowering of white acacia and summer drought, which affected the nectar production of sunflowers. Busification - the word of the year in Ukraine The word of 2024 in Ukraine has become the term busification. This neologism refers to forced mobilization under an accelerated procedure. The word is formed from the root " In 2023, the Mislovo dictionary defined the term “mobilization” as the word of the year, and in 2022 - the phrase “Russian warship, go to hell.”. The winners of the Golden Globes were announced in the United States. The 82nd ceremony of presenting the prestigious Golden Globe Awards, traditionally held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, took place in Los Angeles.. The main triumphs of the evening were the French film by Jacques Audiard Emilia Perez and the drama Brutalist. News on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp Author: 1.