Current events: 2024-01-21

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • A terminal of Russian gas producer Novatek catches fire in Ust-Luga, in the Gulf of Finland, due to a Ukrainian drone attack. (NOS)
    • Russia's Novatek suspends operations at the Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex in response to the Ukrainian attack. (Reuters)
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • At least 27 people are killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes on Donetsk, according to Russian-appointed local officials. Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin declares a day of mourning. (AP) (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023–24 North American winter
  • The death toll from the mid-January winter storm in the United States rises to 89, with large numbers in Oregon and Tennessee. (BBC News)

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)

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