Russian forces have reportedly captured the village of Solone, on the western flank of Pokrovsk.

With the likely fall of Solone and Vozdyvzhenka, we can already see the early stages of the pincers forming around Pokrovsk.

I believe the next goal is to take the small Terykon southeast of the key village of Udachne (western flank) while also cutting the highway on the eastern flank.

The goal is probably to reach the town of Rodynske, which is where a lot of supplies for Pokrovsk run through.

Ukrainian Journalist Yuriy Butusov confirmed that 1,700 soldiers from 155th mechanized brigade "Anna Kyivska", which was trained in France and sent to Pokrovsk deserted before the first battle. He added that the brigade commander was dismissed immediately after the battle, and one of the brigade formation leaders died of a heart attack.

According to RT, citing Israeli media, the Egyptian Air Force is planning to conduct air strikes on the Houthis in Yemen due to their attacks on Israeli ships and ships headed to Israel which, have cost the Suez Canal billions.

Former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant has resigned and left Netanyahu’s coalition.

A Turkish 'Bayraktar TB2' drone was shot down near Kobani, northern Syria, presumably by the SDF.

Russian soldiers on the ground report that clean-up operations are still underway in the machine-building plant in Kurakhove. It’s too early in my opinion to talk about the complete fall of the city, but I expect that in in the 12-24 hours we will receive confirmation.

🇸🇾🇹🇷 - Pro SDF media released a video showing the moment they shot down a turkey TB2 drone.

— 🇮🇱 UPDATE: Yoav Galant stated that his reason for resigning was his belief that recruiting ultra-Orthodox Jews is essential for security, opposing a bill that would exempt most Haredi youth from military service.

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The moment of a strong explosion in Taganrog. Ukraine is currently conducting a large-scale drone attack on several regions of Russia.

Unconfirmed reports of a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter being shot down in a friendly-fire incident.

A prominent Russian source confirmed that Ukrainian formations are still fighting on the territory of the Kurakhove machine-building plant.

Russian Geran-2 drones are illuminated with lights for the New Year.

Drone infiltration threat for Eilat, Southern Israel.

False alarm.

After storming Al Jazeera's headquarters in the West Bank, The Palestinian Authority (PA) has banned Al Jazeera from operating in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.

According to Barak Ravid, this was retaliation for the "highly critical coverage" of the joint PA and Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin against Palestinian armed factions, which started on December 14.

The Official Palestinian news agency "WAFA" stated that the decision was a result of Al Jazeera's "manipulation, interference in internal affairs, and dissemination of misleading and incendiary reports."

Al Jazeera has condemned the decision, saying that it was linked to a broader campaign against its journalists.

However, the PA announced that this suspension is temporary, pending the network's compliance with legal regulations.

The head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleh Synehubov has announced that a circular defence for the cities of Izyum and Balakliya is being prepared due to possible changes in Russia's movements and priorities at the front line.

I can now say that Kurakhove has fallen, although geolocations are yet to reflect this.

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces made a small advance in Toretsk.

After capturing the city centre and the central market, Russian forces went on to advance northwest of the high-rise buildings, establishing a buffer zone in the residential area. This also widens the frontline for future assault operations on the nearby terykon.

+ ~0.09km² in favour of Russia.