Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday, January 4, that a Serbian oil refinery owned by Russia and under U.S. sanctions will resume operations on January 17 or 18 after receiving a temporary license.

A fault with radio communications caused air traffic controllers to temporarily suspend arrivals and departures.

In Sumy, a hit by a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle on civilian infrastructure has been recorded.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has determined candidates for the post of head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS), with the appointment to take place soon.

The Venezuelan president is in custody in New York after he was captured during US strikes on Saturday.

There has been a mixed reaction to a large-scale strike on Venezuela and Maduro’s capture by the US.

The Beryslav and Tiahynka communities of Kherson region have received armored vehicles to evacuate people.

Over the past day, Russian occupiers launched 569 strikes on 25 settlements in Zaporizhzhia region.

On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis, aerial reconnaissance drone operators of the STRIX UAV unit of the 4th Border Guard Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed a UAZ vehicle and personnel of the Russian invaders.

Latvia’s Ministry of the Internal Affairs has prepared a draft government decision to transfer 21 cars to Ukraine that were confiscated from intoxicated drivers and in the course of other criminal cases.