Portal:Current events/2024 January 21

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • The Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex in Leningrad Oblast is hit by a drone attack, causing a large fire. Russian gas producer Novatek subsequently suspends all operations at the complex in response to the attack. Ukraine claims responsibility. (NOS) (Reuters) (Kyiv Post)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • At least 27 people are killed by alleged Ukrainian artillery strikes on Donetsk, according to Russian-appointed local officials. Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin declares a day of mourning in response. Ukraine denies responsibility.(AP) (Reuters)
• Somali civil war
  • American military intervention in Somalia
    • The United States Africa Command says a U.S. drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab militants near Kismayo, Somalia. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government. (Africa News)
• Mexican drug war
  • At least 12 gunmen are killed by security forces on a highway in Sonora, Mexico, during a failed attempt to rescue the son of a prominent Sinaloa Cartel hitman from police custody. Two officers are also injured in the shootout. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–24 North American winter
  • The death toll from the ongoing winter storms in the United States increases to 89, with most of the deaths reported in Oregon and Tennessee. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• A soldier opens fire upon fellow soldiers at a barracks in Kerman, Iran, killing five. The suspect is arrested. (AP) (RFE/RL)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Republican presidential primaries
    • Florida governor Ron DeSantis ends his presidential campaign and endorses former President Donald Trump. (Fox News)
• 2024 German anti-extremism protests
  • Organising groups Campact and Fridays for Future say that 1.4 million people protested against the Alternative for Germany party in 100 cities across Germany following the meeting of right-wing extremists at Potsdam in 2023. (Agence France-Presse)