Pope Francis willing to go meet Putin in Moscow, rules out travel to Kyiv.

State border service: Romanian farmers resume truck blockade.

Romanian farmers have started blocking trucks again through the Siret checkpoint on the Ukrainian border, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Jan. 14.

Yermak: 80 countries attend Ukraine Peace Formula meeting at Davos.

Eighty countries attended the fourth meeting on Ukraine’s Peace Formula at Davos, Switzerland, an increase from the 66 attendees at the previous meeting, held in Malta. The goal of the working groups is for national security advisers to be on the same page with restoring territory, security and peace to Ukraine.

Zaluzhnyi spends several days with Tavria, Odesa groups near front line.

Ukraine’s top commander Valerii Zaluzhnyi spent several days with troops near the front lines in the south and east, discussing future operations in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk oblasts.

North Korean foreign minister to visit Russia.

North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia on Jan. 15-17, Chinese news agency CGTN reported, citing North Korea’s state media.

Russian drone injures 4 firefighters in Kherson Oblast.

A Russian suicide drone struck a fire station and injured four firefighters in the village of Stanislav in Kherson Oblast, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on his Telegram account on Jan. 14.

At least 6 people injured by Russian shelling in Kherson, 1 rescued from rubble.

Russian forces fired 28 shells at Kherson, hitting residential neighborhoods and water port infrastructure. The regional military administration on the morning of Jan. 14 reported that six people were injured.

ISW: Ukraine’s electronic warfare capabilities growing, taking down Russian missiles.

Ukraine’s use of active electronic countermeasures to disable 20 Russian missiles may be “an inflection in Ukrainian electronic warfare capabilities,” the Institute for the Study of War wrote in its daily Ukraine update on Jan. 13.

General Staff: Russia lost 370,000 troops since Feb. 24, 2022.

This includes 840 casualties in the past 24 hours, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Jan. 14.

General Staff: Ukraine’s Air Force strikes 11 Russian troops’ clusters.

Ukraine’s Air Force conducted targeted strikes on 11 clusters of Russian personnel, ammunition, and military equipment, according to a morning update from the General Staff published on Jan. 14.

Russia attacks 12 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring 1.

Russian forces targeted 12 rural communities in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast on Jan. 13, injuring a civilian in the town of Shostka, the local military administration reported.

Biden: Republicans will have ‘a lot to pay for’ if they don’t pass Ukraine aid.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked a supplemental funding bill that included $61 billion in aid for Ukraine in a procedural vote held on Dec. 6, insisting that any further military aid must include major significant domestic border changes.

Blinken congratulates new Taiwanese leader.

Taiwanese voters have elected William Lai as their leader in a historic presidential election, cementing a pro-sovereignty direction that increasingly aligns with the West and angering Beijing.

US congress reaches funding consensus.

U.S. lawmakers have reached a deal on a two-tranche funding package to keep the federal government funded into March, CNN reported on Jan. 13.

Border guards: Romanian farmers stop blockade of trucks on Ukrainian border.

Earlier on Jan. 13, the State Border Guard Service reported the incident, adding that the reason for it was unknown. However, the movement of cars, buses, and pedestrians was being carried out as usual.

Russian forces shell Kherson Oblast, injuring 1.

According to Mrochko, Russian forces shelled the village of Sadove from the east bank of the Dnipro River, which is still under Russian occupation.

Estonian PM: ‘Our taxpayers shouldn’t pay for damages caused by Russia’

Minister urges Ukrainians to create drones for army at home.

According to Fedorov, the Victory Drones NGO is behind the “People’s Drone” project. Participants can take a free engineering course to teach themselves how to assemble a 7-inch FPV (first-person-view) drone at home.

Zelensky, French foreign minister discuss joint drone production.

Zelensky said they discussed joint production of drones and artillery and further strengthening of missile defense systems.

Fragments of ‘unidentified device’ resembling rocket reportedly found in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.

Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti published photos from the scene showing the fragments of the “unidentified device,” which appear to resemble the fragments of a rocket.

Border guards: Romanian farmers block movement of trucks on Ukrainian border.

According to the State Border Guard Service, “the reasons and approximate duration of the blockade are unknown.” However, the movement of passenger cars, buses, and pedestrians is being carried out as usual.

Reuters: Houthis accidentally target cargo ship carrying Russian oil.

Reuters reported, citing sources from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization, that Houthis had fired a missile at the ship, which landed in the water some distance away and caused no damage or casualties.

Tusk: No tolerance for ‘anti-Ukrainian’ sentiment in Polish government.

“There can be no doubts about the war and our commitment, and that of the entire Western world, to Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia. Every Polish patriot must absolutely recognize these reasons,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Taiwan’s ruling party reelected to 3rd term.

The election results are not yet certified, but Taiwan’s Central Election Committee showed current Vice President and presidential candidate Lai Ching-te with 41% of the votes, ahead of his closest rival by 8%.

Denmark announces almost $22 million in new funding for Mykolaiv’s reconstruction.

The new funds will be directed toward agriculture projects, repairing damaged educational infrastructure, and strengthening the electrical grid.