🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Solenoye has come under the control of Russian troops.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦The Russian forces near Pokrovsk are quickly advancing towards the Dnipropetrovsk region, since there are large fields and plantings there, which they "simply clear and run across," writes Ukrainian Armed Forces Lieutenant Alex.
Russian troops have cut the railway between Udachny and Kotlin and are advancing towards Sergeyevka, from where it is about 3 km to the border of the Dnipropetrovsk region. FPV drones are already flying to the settlement.
🇺🇸🇪🇺The United States plans to reduce its military presence in Europe by about 20%.
At the same time, they want to partially delegate the financing of the remaining contingent to EU countries.
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦🇰🇵North Korea to Send Reinforcements to Russia in Next Two Months - The New York Times
The publication cites data from a source among high-ranking Pentagon officials, but does not provide details.
In turn, the American publication The War Zone, citing the words of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine Budanov, writes that the expected arrival is not of new ground combat units, but of artillery and missile weapons.
According to The War Zone, the DPRK will supply Russia with approximately 120 more M1989 Koksan 170mm self-propelled howitzers and 120 M-1991 240mm multiple rocket launchers , as well as 150 KN-23 ballistic missiles .
🇷🇺🇺🇦Footage has emerged of a North Korean 122mm MLRS disguised as a civilian truck, presumably somewhere in the border area .
These MLRS were first presented on September 8, 2023, in Pyongyang at a military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the DPRK.
🇷🇺🇺🇦A Rosgvardia FPV drone crew destroyed a T-64BV tank in one of the districts of the Kursk region.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸Trump signed an executive order to close the southern border of the United States, the White House website reported.
Its crossing on the Mexican side is completely closed.
Meanwhile, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun detaining illegal immigrants across the country for deportation.
🇺🇸🇷🇺American blogger Lex Friedman said he would come to Russia to interview Putin.
Friedman's previous guests included Volodymyr Zelensky , Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Oliver Stone.
🇺🇸Biden will pray for peace for America in the coming years: the text of the letter that the former president left for Trump in his desk has become known.
"Dear President Trump, As I leave this sacred office, I wish you and your family the best for the next four years. The American people – and people around the world – look to this house for stability through the inevitable storms of history, and I pray that the coming years will be a time of prosperity, peace, and grace for our country. May God bless and guide you as He has blessed and guided our beloved country since its founding," the Fox channel published the text of the letter.
🇺🇸❗️Thousands of additional US troops to be deployed in next 2 days to protect Mexican border – Trump
Читать полностью…🇩🇪An Afghan man in Bavaria attacked a group from a kindergarten and stabbed two people to death, Bild reports.
According to the publication, the incident took place in the German city of Aschaffenburg, in the Schöntal Park in the city center. Several people, including a group of children from a kindergarten, were injured by stabbing weapons. Initially, the police reported three adults and one child. Later, law enforcement agencies reported that two people died as a result of the attack.
According to Bild, the victims were a 41-year-old man and a 2-year-old boy. In addition, "two seriously injured people are being treated in hospital," the police said. A child may also be among the seriously injured.
According to the investigation, a man has been detained. The alleged perpetrator is a 28-year-old Afghan who, according to Bild, has previously shown signs of mental disorders. According to Spiegel, the detainee is named Enamullah O. and lives in a center for asylum seekers. The man was previously ordered to leave the country. The authorities announced this at a press conference.
The Afghan came to Germany in November 2022, but was not granted asylum. At the end of last year, he announced his voluntary departure. His asylum application was then terminated, but the Afghan remained in the country.
An eyewitness told Main-Echo that the detainee was taken away using a "chokehold." Investigators on the X platform (formerly Twitter) had previously reported that two people had been detained, but later clarified that the second person was a witness who was being questioned.
The reasons for the incident remain unclear. According to police, train traffic was temporarily suspended as the suspect attempted to escape by running along the tracks. The nine-hectare Schöntal Park was cordoned off.
🇩🇰🇺🇸"Greenland has been Danish for 800 years, twice as long as the United States has existed. It is an integral part of our country and is not for sale. Let me put it in words you understand: Mr. Trump, fu*k off," Danish MP
Читать полностью…🇪🇺🇷🇺❗️The European Commission must help prolong the conflict in Ukraine in order to contain Russia and prepare for war within the next five years .
This statement was made by the European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency in Brussels.
🇺🇸The media reports that Trump has banned the hanging of LGBT and BLM flags on government buildings, embassies and military bases around the world.
It should be noted that the State Department's order does not directly mention these flags. It states that only the US flag, as well as some military symbols, are now permitted to be flown on government buildings.
And since under Biden it was often the practice to add other flags to them, such as LGBT and BLM, the media interpreted this as a ban on these symbols.
The Washington Free Beacon writes about this, reporting that it received a copy of this document.
Let us recall that Trump previously issued a decree that only two genders are recognized in the United States - male and female.
🇺🇸Thousands of California residents have been ordered to evacuate again as a fire "burns out of control" in the Castaic area northwest of Los Angeles, CNN reports.
Conditions there are "critical" due to the abundance of dry, grassy hills. Winds are expected to peak across Southern California today.
At present, the fire is only 14% contained.
🇺🇸Trump has appointed his security guard Sean Curran, who covered him during an assassination attempt last summer at a rally in Pennsylvania, as director of the US Secret Service.
"He proved his fearless courage when he risked his life to save mine from an assassin's bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
🇺🇸Footage from Nashville, USA.
A black (!) alt-right Nazi committed a school shooting.
Two students were killed, and the 17-year-old shooter committed suicide. His 300-page online manifesto was later discovered, in which he posted a slew of photographs, praised Hitler, and spoke out against black people.
🇺🇸Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz has sent dozens of National Security Council staffers responsible for Ukraine, Iran and North Korea home, suspending them from their jobs.
The Washington Post newspaper writes about this, citing sources.
The officials, known as aides or seconded staff, were told in a brief conversation on Wednesday that they should "leave the building immediately, go home and be in touch," the newspaper reported.
They were instructed to return only if asked to do so by their superiors.
The decision was so sudden that it left some officials unable to physically leave the White House complex because their badges stopped working, sources told the newspaper. As a result, Secret Service agents had to manually open the gates for those whose passes had been deactivated.
WP explains Waltz's decision by the fact that Trump's adviser decided to conduct a full review of all NSC employees regarding their position on issues such as the war in Ukraine and the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.
Waltz's decision came after rumors emerged that he was planning to retain most of his staff, and one of Trump's aides criticized him for doing so.
The next day, Waltz posted on X that "anyone serving under President Trump at the NSC will be fully aligned with his 'America First' agenda."
🇷🇺🇺🇦A destroyed armored vehicle "Kozak-2M1" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Dachnoye, west of the city of Kurakhovo.
Читать полностью…🇮🇳🇷🇺India expands pool of Russian insurers after US sanctions, Reuters reports.
India has allowed Russian insurance company Soglasie to provide marine insurance to tankers calling at Indian ports, the Indian shipping regulator said on its website.
New Delhi wants stable supplies of cheaper Russian oil despite recent US sanctions.
India has also extended the validity of the permit issued to Russian companies Sogaz Insurance, AlfaStrakhovanie and VSK Insurance by five years until February 2030, according to a notification posted on the website of the Directorate General of Shipping. Soglasie has been allowed to provide insurance coverage for ships calling at Indian ports until February 20, 2026.
India also recognises Russian insurer Ingosstrakh, with approval valid until February 20, 2029. Earlier this month, Washington imposed sanctions on AlfaStrakhovanie and Ingosstrakh, as well as Russian oil companies and tankers, in a bid to cut Russia's oil revenues.
🇺🇦The former commander of the 155th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Anna Kyiv" Dmitry Ryumshin was taken into custody.
He is accused of allowing mass unauthorized abandonment of the unit by subordinates. In addition, individual cases occurred on EU territory.
🇲🇲Video of war elephants used by the People's Defense Forces of Myanmar's rebel Government of National Unity.
Animals are used to organize supplies in remote areas of Myanmar.
🇺🇦Ukrainian media report that the head of Zelensky's office, Yermak, and Zelensky himself are ready to remove the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, from his post for failures at the front.
Читать полностью…🇺🇦🇷🇺"The Russian Federation should at least return to the line of a full-scale invasion. This would be a fair opportunity to start a dialogue" (c) Zelensky
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇷🇺"If we don't make a deal on Ukraine soon, the United States will impose high taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on everything Russia sells to America. Taxes, tariffs, and sanctions will also be placed on everything Russia sells to other countries," Trump said.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳Chinese scientists have developed the world's first drone that can be launched from a submarine and can both fly and swim underwater, the South China Morning Post reports.
The blades that the craft uses for flight fold up in the water in five seconds, and instead, special propellers provide movement.
🇷🇺🇺🇦Russian military liberated the settlement of Zapadnoye in the Kharkiv region, the Defense Ministry reported
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇵🇦🇺🇳❗️Panama files complaint with UN over Trump's threats
In his inaugural speech on Monday, Donald Trump said Panamanian authorities were failing to properly manage the Panama Canal and that the United States would regain control of it. He had previously spoken of his intention to return the canal to American control and did not rule out the use of force.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, in turn, assured that sovereignty and ownership of the Panama Canal will remain with Panama.