Ukrainian drone strikes inflicted damage on Russian oil and weapons facilities in widespread attacks carried out overnight on Jan. 22, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed. Targets included Russia's Tamanneftegaz oil terminal,

PARIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The French navy on Thursday intercepted a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean suspected to be part of the so-called shadow fleet, which enables Russia to export oil despite sanctions.

Russia’s recent strikes on Ukraine reportedly involved a combination of new weapons and others repurposed from stocks of old target missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that Russia has launched more than 300 drones and missiles in a nighttime attack on Ukraine's power grid.

Austrian former intelligence officer Egisto Ott went on trial on Thursday, accused of helping Russia hunt down opponents and selling it government phones and secure laptops at the behest of fugitive former Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek.

Bipartisan Russia sanctions package would impose tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, primarily targeting China and India energy purchases.

Parts of Russia were buried under the heaviest snowfall in decades. Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula received over 6.5 feet of snow in the first half of January after receiving around 12 feet of snow in December,

Trump has argued that the Arctic island is critical for U.S. security given threats posed by Russia as well as China.

The rumor appeared to stem from a mistranslation of an interview on French news television.