Israeli security forces detonate an old minefield in the Golan Heights.
The Defense Ministry says the mines were placed there by Israel following the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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The USAF last days began a large-scale redeployment of aircraft and logistical assets toward the Middle East. Judging by the structure of the flight activity, this appears to be a planned reinforcement phase rather than scattered, unrelated movements.
Within a 24-hour period, 1/
several aerial refueling aircraftβfour KC-46 Pegasus tankers and one KC-135βdeparted from Homestead Air Reserve Base and Roosevelt Roads as part of CORONET East 035.
Notably, there is no formal confirmation of fighter aircraft being redeployed together with the tankers.However
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the flight routes and callsigns suggest a possible accompanying transfer of Vermont Air National Guard F-35A fighters.
Against this backdrop, the intensified activity of U.S. Army heavy airlift aviation is even more telling. From Robert Gray Army Airfield (Fort Hood), home to
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A Chinese company, North Heavy (Shenyang) Aviation Equipment Co., Ltd., has unveiled a new ND MINI reconnaissance-strike drone with vertical takeoff capability.
Its cylindrical body with foldable arms makes the drone highly compact: 65 mm in diameter and 350 mm in height. 1/
This allows a single soldier to carry up to four UAVs at once.
The ND MINI has a maximum speed of 90 km/h, a control range of 4 km, and a payload capacity of 400 grams. Claimed strike accuracy is within 1 meter, with an effective damage radius of up to 10 meters. 2/
The drone supports automatic target acquisition and strike, features flexible deployment options and is designed to be resistant to EW.
The ND MINI is also intended for swarm operations: more than 10 drones can operate in a coordinated manner on a single mission. 3/
2025 became a record year for international security assistance to Ukraine.
πΊπ¦managed to secure more than $45bill in aid β the highest amount since the start of the fullscale war and nearly 30% more than last YR.
The key areas of support in 2025 were:
πΉ weapons and ammunition 1/
πΉdevelopment of air and missile defense systems;
πΉ investments in joint production and procurement for Ukraineβs defense industry;
πΉ training, repairs, technical support, and logistics.
More than $6bill was allocated to the development of Ukraineβs defense industry, 2/
including within the framework of the βDanish model.β
Nearly $3 billion was provided from profits generated by frozen ruSSian assets in the EU and the United Kingdom. These funds were directed toward weapons procurement and the development of the defense sector. 3/
Butusov about the situation in Kupyansk:
"On Christmas, operations were underway in Kupiansk. πΊπ¦ soldiers are clearing the city house by house despite fierce enemy resistance.
Putin and Gerasimovβwho claimed the city had been capturedβare nowhere to be found. Putin even said 1/
he would invite foreign journalists to Kupiansk, but he lied about that too: both russian generals and Zbloggers are afraid to come here.
ruSSian soldiers are hiding in basements like rats, avoiding open movement. Heavy,painstaking work is underway to locate and eliminate them 2/
said he would invite foreign journalists to Kupiansk,but he lied about that too: both russian generals and Zbloggers are afraid to come here.
π·πΊ soldiers are hiding in basements like rats, avoiding open movement. Heavy, painstaking work is underway to locate and eliminate them
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Ukraineβs Minister of Defense, Denys Shmyhal, announced the signing of agreements with Germany on military cooperation worth more than β¬1.2 billion, funded by German financing. In total, Germany has committed to providing Ukraine with β¬11.5 billion in military aid in 2026. 1/
The largest of the signed agreements is Germanyβs β¬750 mill financing for the production of 200 Ukrainian 155mm Bogdana SPHs, on a new Mercedes-Benz Zetros chassis. At present, the Bohdana SPHs are produced on the Tatra 158 Phoenix (4.0) and the Tatra T815-7 chassis (3.0). 2/
Earlier, in October, Daimler Truck had already received a contract under German financing to supply around 1,000 Zetros military trucks to Ukraine. 3/
Remember the accident at the Baikonur launch pad? Thereβs an update.
Text from Russian sources:
"The cabin fell because the βstoppers were not secured.β Why? Thatβs still the main question. The higher-ups were warned that there was a serious problem and tried to secure it, 1/
but due to misalignment, the cabin couldnβt be fixed. Officially, of course, nothing is being communicated since the commission is still investigating (within the expected timeline).
In other words, the cabin crew warned that the stoppers werenβt in place, but were still given
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the command to evacuate. By the way, following the usual tradition, the priority is to carry out the launch first, and deal with the problems later. Well, now they are dealing with them.
In addition to this, there is general wear and tear on the components.
Why the rush? They
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