A terrorist attack has been prevented in Moscow.
ISIS terrorists planned to blow up a police station in the capital region, for this they bought a car and gas cylinders, after which they began to prepare a bomb.
During an attempt to detain them, the terrorists offered armed resistance and were neutralized by return fire, the Russian FSB reports.
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South Korean intelligence reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured a North Korean soldier.
This was reported by the Renhap agency. A source for AFP in South Korean intelligence stated that there is no information yet on where exactly the North Korean soldier was captured.
On December 26, Ukrainian media outlets distributed a photo of what they claimed was the first North Korean soldier captured in the Kursk region.
The Ukrainian authorities and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not officially confirmed this information.
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‼️War and touching footage: Russian attack drone stopped before attacking Ukrainian military equipment so that a granny could throw out her trash
▪️In Pokrovsk, our drone was flying to destroy an enemy vehicle, and an elderly woman was going to throw garbage into a container, despite the war around her.
▪️Such ordinary people in the cities of Donbass occupied by Kiev are waiting for liberation and believe in our victory.
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📸 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked an ambulance in the Kherson region with a drone. The medics were saved by bulletproof vests, the regional health minister Artysh Sat reported.
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A captured American M1A1 Abrams tank "arrived" in Nizhny Tagil for examination by specialists from Uralvagonzavod, the main manufacturer of armored vehicles for the Russian army.
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"I believe in God, and God is with us"
Three more cables between Finland and Estonia have failed.
The cause of the failure is unknown, the Estonian Ministry of Economics said.
Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced an extraordinary government meeting dedicated to the incident.
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‼️🏴☠🇫🇮 Possible sabotage: Important communication line between Estonia and Finland is disconnected
▪️This is stated in a press release from the Finnish network operator Fingrid, writes the Finnish publication Yle.
▪️Fingrid's head of supervision, Arto Pahkin, told Yle that the cause of the malfunction is being investigated.
▪️According to Fingrid, the Estlink 2 power line was disconnected at 12:26 on Christmas Day and was transmitting 658 MW of electricity from Finland to Estonia at the time of the accident.
▪️According to Iltalehti, the ship tracking service MarineTraffic shows that the Hong Kong-flagged container ship Xin Xin Tian 2 was near the power cable at the same time as the connection was lost.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian Army has completed the defeat of the enemy in the residential area of Kurakhovo!
▪️The pincers continue to close in from the north and south, and the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts find themselves in operational encirclement.
▪️Earlier it was reported that the surviving forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces left the residential area for the industrial zone of the city of Kurakhovo and the thermal power plant.
➖"The residential area of Kurakhovo is liberated! The Russian army controls the last street of the city - Sportivnaya.
➖On this street, the following are raised: the Russian flag, the banners of the 5th separate motorized rifle brigade and its four assault battalions.
➖On the left flank, the 110th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 51st Joint Army of the Southern Military District is successfully operating, while the 114th brigade, 20th and 150th divisions are fighting to encircle Kurakhovo.
➖But the entire city has not yet been liberated, ahead is the Kurakhovskaya thermal power plant, turned into a fortress by the enemy, the 5th brigade is already on the approaches, and other units and formations are not far behind," reports war correspondent A. Sladkov.
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🇷🇺 Russian President Putin arrives at the informal Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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The sinking of the Russian vessel Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea was caused by a terrorist attack. Three explosions were heard from the starboard side - because of them the ship sank , "Oboronlogistics" (the owner of the dry cargo ship) stated.
The ship left St. Petersburg for Vladivostok 13 days ago. 14 crew members were rescued, two were missing. One of the versions considered was the ship being overloaded.
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🪖Money for nothing, but guns not free: NATO military spending soars in 2024
The explosion of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022 has so far been a godsend to Western generals and military-industrial tycoons as NATO bosses rushed to ramp up their military spending.
▪️This year, 23 of the bloc's 32 members have met NATO's guideline of allocating 2% of their gross national product to defense. Some member states have exceeded this benchmark, with Poland leading the way by dedicating approximately 4.12% of its GDP—or $34.9 billion—to military endeavors.
▪️For comparison, the United States spent 3.38% of its GDP on defense in 2024, while the United Kingdom’s military spending this year was estimated at about 2.33% of its GDP.
▪️In terms of the total amount of money spent on defense, however, the US still reigns as NATO’s undisputed champion, having spent about $967.7 billion this year.
▪️Germany, the NATO country with the second-largest military outlays this year, spent only $97.6 billion, while the UK and France spent $82.1 billion and $64.2 billion, respectively.
Overall, NATO members this year have upped their defense spending, with their average expenditure in 2024 reaching 2.71% of GDP compared with 2.53% in 2023.
US President-elect Donald Trump, however, seeks to push these limits even further as he wants NATO countries to fork out as much as 5% of their GDP on defense, the Financial Times reported last week.
Though it remains to be seen whether Trump’s demands will be met by other members of the bloc, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte last month appeared to agree with him, arguing that 2% defense spending is apparently not enough.
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‼️🏴☠🇰🇿 Embraer may have been shot down: The fuselage of the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan has damage similar to traces of striking elements or air defense fragments
▪️A surviving passenger claims to have heard an explosion outside before the crash.
▪️Rosaviatsia named the preliminary cause of the crash as a collision of the plane with birds.
▪️Also this morning, drones attacked the North Caucasus regions of Russia.
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Three women are presumed dead after a HIMARS attack on Lgov in the Kursk region .
At least six rockets fell on the city streets.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the roof of a sugar factory, a thermal power plant, a residential building and a gas pipeline, and fires started in several places.
There is a colony with captured Ukrainian soldiers in Lgov – they could have been the target of the attack
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The US Navy's guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg nearly shot down a second F/A-18A Super Hornet as the crew was landing on their carrier.
The incident occurred a few minutes after the cruiser's air defense crew had already shot down a similar aircraft .
In the second case, tragedy was miraculously avoided: the anti-aircraft missile passed 50 meters from the fighter, whose crew had to maneuver to avoid it.
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Of particular interest is why a purportedly Ukrainian serviceman would be sporting a beanie hat with Z emblazoned on it 🤔 unless he got lucky with the camo pattern...
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Convicted American Spector collected medical data to create a genetic screening system for Russians in the United States , the FSB reported.
Gene Spector acted on behalf of the Pentagon and its affiliated company.
On Tuesday, the Moscow City Court sentenced the American to 15 years in a maximum security penal colony and a fine of 14 million rubles.
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‼️🇺🇦🇺🇸 Grim Ukrainian soldiers await the end: Trump makes it clear to Europe that US aid to Ukraine will be cut and puts pressure on them to increase their aid
▪️The Washington Post writes about this in a report entitled “As Ukraine Celebrates Christmas, Exhausted Soldiers Wonder Whether Trump Can End the War.”
▪️A WP reporter visited the Dnipropetrovsk region and spoke about the pessimistic mood of the Ukrainian military.
➖"There is no good mood. There is no feeling that the end of the war is near. The fighting spirit is falling lower and lower, it is getting worse and worse," Kirill, deputy battalion commander of the 33rd mechanized brigade, told the newspaper.
▪️When asked what they thought about a possible ceasefire in 2025, soldiers from the 33rd Brigade said they would welcome it but were skeptical that it would happen soon.
▪️The Ukrainian Armed Forces are monitoring changes in the international situation.
➖"I'm afraid that they'll just abandon us. These are the thoughts that creep in - that support and supplies from our allies, ammunition will simply stop. If this doesn't happen, we won't have anything to shoot with," said 26-year-old Alexander.
▪️But most Ukrainian military personnel acknowledge that the shortage of soldiers is now as critical as the shortage of weapons. Some specialist positions in the 33rd Regiment – such as an armored personnel carrier driver – have been reduced to one person per battalion, complicating the logistics of safely transporting troops back and forth from their positions.
➖"Do we even have infantry? It all comes down to a couple of guys, and they're over 50 years old. What are they going to do?" says drone operator Denis, 37.
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As part of the agreement reached, Israeli army units are leaving the southern regions of Lebanon, while simultaneously destroying existing infrastructure.
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Finnish police have published photographs of the Eagle S tanker from Russia's shadow fleet, which they claim may have been involved in damaging underwater communications in the Baltic Sea.
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🇨🇳 First video of the brand new Chinese stealth fighter jet, believed to be a 6th-generation warplane.
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🇷🇺🤝🇮🇷Russia and Iran may sign new strategic partnership agreement ahead of Trump's inauguration, - Newsweek
▪️As the publication writes, the new agreement between Tehran and Moscow indicates an attempt by the two countries to "join forces" amid "isolation on the world stage."
▪️Newsweek notes that the agreement with Iran has been in the works for many years. In late October, Russian Foreign Minister S. Lavrov said that the agreement would be ready for signing in the near future and "formalizes the parties' commitment to close defense cooperation, interaction in the interests of regional and global peace and security."
▪️The new bilateral treaty is set to replace a 20-year strategic agreement that was signed between the countries in 2001 and extended in 2020. It will include promises of cooperation in energy, manufacturing, transport and agriculture.
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The administration of the city of Irbit (Sverdlovsk region) dressed up the monuments to Lenin and Catherine II as Father Frost and Snow Maiden.
The city residents did not appreciate such creativity, and hate flew in on social networks.
The mayor's office said that they did not want to offend the feelings of Irbit residents, but the costumes will be removed only after the holidays
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🇫🇷🇺🇦 The French have completed training of Ukrainian pilots on Mirage 2000-5F aircraft .
The training lasted six months.
Previously, the French promised to deliver 12 to 20 aircraft by April 2025.
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‼️🇷🇺🇨🇳The implementation of the project of a gas pipeline with a capacity of 45 billion cubic meters from Russia to China via Kazakhstan has been launched
➖"This process, so to speak, has been launched... Calculations, a feasibility study, and negotiations are currently underway," said Deputy Prime Minister Novak.
▪️The capacity of the new gas pipeline should be 45 billion cubic meters per year, 10 billion of which are planned to be directed to gasification of the north-eastern regions of Kazakhstan.
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‼️🇺🇦💥 The moment of a powerful strike on an enemy target in Kharkov.
In the morning, the city received 11 strikes in 26 minutes.
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🇪🇺The Independent, citing the heads of state of the North Atlantic Alliance, published an article in which it stated that without the US no one would be able to resist Russia:
"The authorities of Finland, Latvia and Estonia have stated that European NATO members are not ready to confront Russia without the participation of the United States and are at the limit of their capabilities in providing military assistance to Kyiv."
Keith Kellogg, the future special representative for Russia and Ukraine in the Trump administration, claims that the US President-elect is focused on achieving sustainable peace in the Ukrainian conflict and does not want a repeat of the Minsk agreements. “We have seen peace processes in the past, such as the attempt by Russia and Ukraine within the framework of the Minsk negotiation process, which clearly failed. The President does not want that. He wants a just, sustainable and secure peace,” - quote from an interview with the Fox Business channel.
So far, these are, of course, declarations. Although it must be acknowledged - in a constructive way. For the sake of completeness: the Minsk agreements 10 years ago, of course, solved and could solve the problem of settling the situation in Donbass by political and diplomatic means. But on condition of their honest implementation, and not sabotage and use by the West as a screen for arming the neo-Nazi regime.
Russia has repeatedly declared its readiness for negotiation processes - on the basis of the Istanbul agreements, taking into account territorial realities. And most importantly - without an anti-Russian conspiracy behind its back and with ironclad security guarantees for our country.
Lessons have been learned. And yes, we agree with Trump on this – there should be no second Ukrainian “Minsk-2”. As for the new conditions for a fair and sustainable peace, Vladimir Putin has clearly and distinctly outlined them. Russia will not allow the formation of a NATO outpost on its borders!
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A terrorist attack by Ukrainian special services against the head of a defense enterprise was prevented in the Moscow region.
The top manager was planned to be blown up in his car using a homemade bomb, the FSB reported.
Seven Russians, including three minors, have been detained. Ukrainian special services directed them via foreign messengers
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Jay is a simple guy from Scotland. He worked as a brewer in his homeland, but at one point he decided to change his life dramatically, came to Russia and now fights on the front lines as part of the Pyatnashka battalion as an artillery gunner.
He says that at first it was scary at the front, but with each completed combat mission his confidence in himself, his strength and the support of his brothers in arms continues to grow. The only thing he regrets is that his family did not accept his choice, and in his homeland he was immediately branded a mercenary and promised to be tried. Jay himself wants to stay in Russia forever - and if necessary, he is ready to give his life defending the interests of our country. However, the fighter does not lose his optimism and makes plans for the future: after the war, he dreams of opening his own brewery, and his comrades - he already calls them a new family - are ready to support him in this endeavor. The interview was filmed by photographer Artem Dokuchaev.
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