Volodymyr Zelensky:

We are already working with our partners to obtain new air defense systems, It is these systems that are capable of protecting life from new risks.

An IDF drone dropping an explosive on a house in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Alleged destruction of a Ukrainian MiG-29 at an airfield in Dnipro with an Iskander missile.

CNN: North Korean troops were spotted in Mariupol and in the east of the Kharkiv region.

The North Korean troops allegedly wear Russian military uniforms and are located separately from the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces.

Yemenis symbolically protest American presence in the region by stepping on a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier.

NEW: Israel has attacked a multi-storey building in the centre of Beirut. It is claimed that a high ranking member of Hezbollah was targeted in the attack.

Poland has urged EU countries to strengthen their border with Russia and Belarus as a way to show Donald Trump they are committed to their own security.

Source: FT

NEW: Tensions Escalate Over Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran declares it is doing more nuclear enrichment after I.A.E.A. rebuke

Iran announced it has begun operating advanced centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment after being censured by the IAEA for lack of cooperation. Experts warn this could bring Tehran closer to nuclear weapon capability. The move follows an IAEA vote condemning Iran's actions, which may lead to further sanctions.

Source: NYT

NEW:President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Richard Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, as a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Grenell has proposed solutions like "autonomous zones" and is cautious about Ukraine joining NATO. No final decision has been made, and it's uncertain if Grenell would accept the role.

Source: Reuters

Britain's manpower crisis is getting worse.

British Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that for the past year, the British Armed Forces have been losing 300 more full-time personnel each month than they have been recruiting.

Ukrainian sources claim that the Storm Shadow missile strikes on a Russian Presidential Affairs Directorate sanatorium resulted in the death of 18 military personnel, including Lieutenant General Valery Solodchuk.

The strike reportedly also wounded three North Korean military representatives.

Multiple drones of varying sizes were detected over RAF Lakenheath, an important U.S. Air Force base in the UK that houses F-35A and F-15E fighters.

There were unconfirmed claims that F-15E fighters were scrambled to intercept the drones and that flight operations were affected.

Source: TWZ

BOOM: Explosion of a Russian T-90 tank, with its turret going 200 meters into the air.

IDF airstrikes continue to demolish Beirut.

North Korea has unveiled an upgraded version of its next-generation tank at the “National Defense Development-2024” exhibition.

The design of the new North Korean Cheonma-2 tank resembles Russia’s T-14 Armata.

A South Korean soldier operating an AT-1K Raybolt Anti-Tank guided missile.

Raybolt was delivered to the South Korean Armed Forces in 2017 and is used by three other countries around the world.

Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair has announced that Canada’s donation of a NASAMS has arrived in Ukraine.

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The Swiss government barred exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds of Swiss-made small-caliber ammunition ended up in Ukraine in violation of Swiss law.

Locals start a Russian decoy drone after it crashed in the Bryansk region.

Ukraine is trying to develop its domestic missile program.

Despite limited funding and capacity, Kyiv aims to advance its missile program as a strategic tool against Russia.

Source: WSJ

Lakurawa: Herder, Mercenary, Terrorist

Lakurawa militant group, which originated in Sokoto State, Nigeria, in 2017 has evolved into a jihadist entity linked to West African pro-jihad organisations.

Here is our summary about their actions in Nigeria.