January 6, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN)
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Afghan conflict
- Five people are killed and 15 more injured during the explosion of a bomb planted by Islamic State members on a bus carrying Shiites in the neighbourhood of Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Salvadoran general election
- Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins. (El Mundo)