US' Arab ally's embassy hit in Kyiv; Putin's oil tanker revenge engulfs Trump 'friends' too now?

Russia has rejected claims that its January 8–9 aerial strikes damaged the Qatari Embassy in Kyiv, accusing Ukrainian officials of spreading misinformation and blaming faulty Ukrainian air defense systems instead. The denial came as Moscow unleashed one of its heaviest overnight assaults across Ukraine, including Kyiv and western city of Lviv, where fragments of Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile were recovered. Ukraine says it is briefing U.S. and European allies and seeking urgent U.N. and NATO meetings. The escalation follows U.S. seizures of Russian- and Venezuela-linked oil tankers, prompting Moscow to vow retaliation.