Syrian rebels reportedly targeted a Syrian regime attack helicopter at Neirab Air Base in eastern Aleppo with a kamikaze UAV.

Kazakhstan’s Su-30SM fighter jets escort Russian president’s plane during Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Astana.

During Putin's visit today to Astana, hackers hacked a LED screen and "repainted" the Russian tricolor in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

What’s Happening in Syria?

Syrian opposition forces have launched a major offensive in Aleppo, clashing with Assad regime troops, as well as Iranian and Russian forces.

They’re only 2.7 km away from Aleppo now.

Stay tuned for real-time updates as the operation unfolds rapidly.

Syrian rebels celebrate after capturing a Regime tank, west of Aleppo.

Assad Regime is targeting the eastern outskirts of Idlib with rocket launchers.

NEW: According to Syrian opposition Military Operations Command, opposition fighters fully control Arnaz and Kafr Basin and continue their battle in Kafr Naha in the western Aleppo countryside.

NEW: Local sources claim that Syrian opposition fighters captured the villages of Dadikh and Sheikh Ali on the Saraqib axis in eastern Idlib.

What kind of ceasefire?

The Israeli army's Arabic language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said that Lebanese forcibly displaced from 10 settlements along the border will not be able to return to their homes.

According to the statement, due to the IDF occupation, entry to the settlements of Shebaa, Habariyeh, Marjayoun, Arnoun, Yahmar, Qantara, Shaqra, Bra'shit, Yatar, and Mansouri was prohibited.

"The IDF does not intend to target you, and therefore, at this stage, you are prohibited from returning to your homes from this line south until further notice" Adraee said.

NEW: Biden administration is preparing a $725M arms package for Ukraine, aiming to bolster Kyiv's defenses as Russia's offensive continues.

What’s included?

— Anti-tank weapons
— Land mines
— Drones
— Stinger missiles
— HIMARS ammunition (including cluster munitions)

A strong show of support ahead of Biden's departure in January.

Source: Reuters

Footage of Regime forces fleeing in the midst of the ongoing battle in eastern Idlib.

Russia launched yet another large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s power grid, described by Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko as a “massive blow.”

7 x Tu-95 bombers and drones targeted cities including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa, with strikes also hitting Sumy and Volyn oblasts.

The Al Shaheen Brigades of the Syrian opposition published a video of FPV-kamikaze drones targeting several tanks and IFVs of the Regime forces.

How the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is supposed to work?

— Hezbollah moves heavy weapons north of the Litani River.

— Lebanese Army takes control in the south during a 60-day transition.

— Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon.

Source: The Guardian, ISW

Russian Kh-101 missiles flying over Kherson during morning strike on Ukraine.

Explosions were reported in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Lviv, Rivne, Volyn, and Odesa regions.

Emergency power outages suggest energy infrastructure was targeted.