Current events: 2023-12-30

Wikipedia Current Events · Dec 30, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russo-Ukrainian War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Bombing of Kharkiv
    - Russian forces attack Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 16 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Ukraine launches drone and missile strikes across the city of Belgorod, Russia, killing 21 people, including two children, and injuring 110 others, according to Russian Defense Ministry. (AP)
2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- Four Hezbollah members and two other militants are killed during three airstrikes at Syria's border with Iraq. Earlier, insurgents had launched an attack on a US military base in Iraq. (AP)
2023 Israel–Hamas war
- The Israel Defense Forces says dozens of militants have been killed in Gaza with air support, while intense tank and aerial assaults on Khan Yunis persist. Additionally, they say buildings used by Hamas have been destroyed, and weapons seized. (Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

Law and crime

A court in Albania orders that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following accusations of corruption. (Reuters)

Privacy & Transparency