🇺🇸💬📞🇨🇴 — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"It was a Great Honor to speak with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had. I appreciated his call and tone, and look forward to meeting him in the near future. Arrangements are being made between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Minister of Colombia. The meeting will take place in the White House in Washington, D.C."

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

🇺🇸💬💵1️⃣🔤⚡️🇺🇸🔫 — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars. This will allow us to build the “Dream Military” that we have long been ennoscriptd to and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe. If it weren’t for the tremendous numbers being produced by Tariffs from other Countries, many of which, in the past, have “ripped off” the United States at levels never seen before, I would stay at the $1 Trillion Dollar number but, because of Tariffs, and the tremendous Income that they bring, amounts being generated, that would have been unthinkable in the past (especially just one year ago during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration, the Worst President in the History of our Country!), we are able to easily hit the $1.5 Trillion Dollar number while, at the same time, producing an unparalleled Military Force, and having the ability to, at the same time, pay down Debt, and likewise, pay a substantial Dividend to moderate income Patriots within our Country!
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

🇺🇸🗯🇺🇸🔫© — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"I have been informed by the Department of War that Defense Contractor, Raytheon, has been the least responsive to the needs of the Department of War, the slowest in increasing their volume, and the most aggressive spending on their Shareholders rather than the needs and demands of the United States Military. Raytheon seems to think this is the Biden Administration, and this is “business as usual,” IT’S NOT! Either Raytheon steps up, and starts investing in more upfront Investment like Plants and Equipment, or they will no longer be doing business with Department of War. Also, if Raytheon wants further business with the United States Government, under no circumstances will they be allowed to do any additional Stock Buybacks, where they have spent Tens of Billions of Dollars, until they are able to get their act together. Our Country comes FIRST, and they’re going to have to learn that, the hard way!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP"

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

🇺🇸🗯🇺🇸©🔫 — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"All United State Defense Contractors, and the Defense Industry as a whole, BEWARE: While we make the best Military Equipment in the World (No other Country is even close!), Defense Contractors are currently issuing massive Dividends to their Shareholders and massive Stock Buybacks, at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment. This situation will no longer be allowed or tolerated!

Also, Executive Pay Packages in the Defense Industry are exorbitant and unjustifiable given how slowly these Companies are delivering vital Equipment to our Military, and our Allies. Salaries, Stock Options, and every other form of Compensation are far too high for these Executives. Defense Companies are not producing our Great Military Equipment rapidly enough and, once produced, not maintaining it properly or quickly. From this moment forward, these Executives must build NEW and MODERN Production Plants, both for delivering and maintaining this important Equipment, and for building the latest Models of future Military Equipment. Until they do so, no Executive should be allowed to make in excess of $5 Million Dollars which, as high as it sounds, is a mere fraction of what they are making now. Additionally, the maintenance and repair of Equipment, once sold, is far too slow, and must be immediately enhanced. As President, I am demanding that maintenance be “spot on, on time.”

Therefore, I will not permit Dividends or Stock Buybacks for Defense Companies until such time as these problems are rectified — Likewise, for Salaries and Executive Compensation. MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS NOT BEING MADE FAST ENOUGH! It must be built now with the Dividends, Stock Buybacks, and Over Compensation of Executives, rather than borrowing from Financial Institutions, or getting the money from your Government. Longer term, this is good for both Executives and Shareholders, because it will be GREAT for our Country! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

🔗 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇺🇦 General Staff of the Armed Forces:

"Operational information as of 08:00 on January 8, 2026 regarding the Russian invasion

The 1,415th day of the large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun. Ukrainian defenders are steadily repelling the occupiers' attacks, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.

Over the past day, 275 combat clashes were recorded.

Yesterday, the enemy carried out one missile and 27 air strikes, used two missiles and dropped 100 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they conducted 3,282 shellings, including 66 from multiple rocket launcher systems, and deployed 4,529 suicide drones.

The following populated areas in the Zaporizhia region were subjected to airstrikes: Verkhnia Tersa, Staroukrainka, Tsvitkove, Charmivne, Zaliznytsia, Rizdvyanka.

The missile and artillery forces of the Defense Forces hit two personnel concentration areas and a UAV control center of the enemy.

On the North-Slobozhansky and Kursk directions, the enemy carried out three attacks and 89 shellings, including three from multiple rocket launcher systems.

On the South-Slobozhansky direction, our troops repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of the populated areas of Vovchanski Khutory, Vovchansk, Staritsa, Zelenoe, Tishoe and in the direction of Vilcha, Ternova, and Kut'kivka.

On the Kup'yansk direction, yesterday there were 14 attacks by the invaders. Our defenders repelled the enemy's assault attempts in the areas of the populated areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Borivka Andriyivka and in the direction of Novokruglivka and Kup'yansk.

On the Liman direction, the enemy attacked 18 times, trying to break through our defenses near the populated areas of Novoheorivka, Novovodiane, Derilove, Kolodiazy, Zarichne, Mirne, and Shandrigolove.

On the Slavyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Siversk and in the direction of Pazeno.

On the Kramatorsk direction, there were nine combat clashes in the areas of Vasyukivka, Minkivka, Chasovyi Yar and in the direction of Bondarne.

On the Konstantinovka direction, the enemy attacked 22 times in the areas of Konstantinovka, Oleksandr-Shultyn, Klyban-Bik, Yablunivka, Rusyn Yar and in the direction of Sofiyivka.

On the Pokrovsk direction, our defenders stopped 77 assault attempts of the aggressor in the areas of the populated areas of Shakove, Nikanorivka, Fedorivka, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Mirnograd, Pokrovsk, Udachne, Molodetskoe and in the direction of Novopavlivka and Filia.

On the Alexandrivka direction, the enemy carried out 15 attacks yesterday in the areas of the populated areas of Zelenyi Hai, Alexandrgrad, Sichneve, Stepove, Vishneve, Verbove, Krasnogorske, Ribne and Yegorivka.

On the Gulyaypole direction, the Defense Forces repelled 40 Russian attacks in the areas of the populated areas of Dobropillya, Solodke, Varvarivka, Zelenoe, Gulyaypole and Bilohiria.

On the Orikhiv direction, the enemy made six attempts to break through our defenders' positions in the direction of Stepnogorsk and Primorsk.

On the Dnieper direction, the enemy tried three times without success to approach the positions of Ukrainian defenders.

On the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of the formation of offensive groups of the enemy were detected.

Over the past day, the losses of the Russian invaders amounted to 1,400 people. Also, Ukrainian soldiers disabled six tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, 17 artillery systems, a multiple rocket launcher system, 225 operational-tactical level unmanned aerial vehicles and 112 units of the occupiers' automotive equipment."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 8, 2026.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the special military operation.

📍 Units of the "North" force group have improved their tactical position. Formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine mechanized brigade were defeated near the villages of Kondratovka and Ryzhevka in Sumy Oblast.

💥 In the Kharkiv direction, units of the AFU mechanized brigade and territorial defense brigade were defeated near the villages of Vovchanskie Khutora and Staritsa in Kharkiv Oblast.

▪️ The AFU lost up to 120 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, and a supply depot.

📍 Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of the mechanized and assault brigades of the AFU, as well as a National Guard brigade, were defeated near the settlements of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic, Kovsharovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Glushkovka, and Blagodatovka in the Kharkiv Oblast.

▪️ The enemy lost over 180 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, 14 vehicles, and three ammunition depots.

📍 Units of the "Southern" group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the AFU, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade were defeated near the settlements of Mykolaivka, Stepanivka, Minkovka, Zakotne, Kostyantynivka, and Berestok in the DPR.

▪️ The enemy lost over 200 servicemen, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 17 vehicles, and six ammunition and supply depots."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⚡️ MoD of Russia:

"Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of January 8, 2026.

📍 Units of the "Center" force group occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeating the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, an airborne assault brigade, an airmobile brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Grishino, Kutuzovka, Novokrivorozhye, Belitskoye, Volnoye, Annovka, and Toretskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopidgorodnoye in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

▪️ Enemy losses amounted to over 410 service members, four armored combat vehicles, an artillery piece, and seven pickup trucks.

🚩 Units of the "Vostok" group of forces, as a result of active operations, liberated the village of Bratskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

💥 Manpower and equipment of a mechanized and assault brigade, as well as two assault regiments of the AFU, were defeated near the villages of Verkhnyaya Tersa, Tsvetkovoe, Pryluky, and Vozdvizhevka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

▪️ The AFU lost over 220 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, three artillery pieces, and seven vehicles.

💥 Units of the "Dnipro" group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized brigade of the AFU and a territorial defense brigade near the villages of Pavlovka, Veselyanka, and Novoyakovlivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

▪️ Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a field artillery piece, and 10 vehicles were destroyed.

✈️ Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces, and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces damaged energy and port infrastructure facilities used by the AFU and Ukraine's military-industrial complex, drone assembly and storage sites, and temporary deployment sites for AFU and foreign mercenaries in 152 districts.

🎯 Air defense systems shot down 142 fixed-wing drones.

📊 Since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

▫️ 670 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 108,177 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 644 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,992 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,
▫️ 1,637 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles,
▫️ 32,445 field artillery pieces and mortars,
▫️ 51,197 special military vehicles."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront | Military Situation In Ukraine On January 8, 2026 (Map Update)

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Kupyansky front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Lyman front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Gulyaypole front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — 🇷🇺 SouthFront's high resolution map regarding Dnipropetrovsk front.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"Successes on the northern flank: Bratskoye liberated

While fierce fighting for control of strongholds near Zheleznodorozhny rages in the vicinity of Hulyai-Polye and to the west, fighters of the "Vostok" force group liberated another village on the northern flank.

➡️Fighters from the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 29th Army crossed the Gaichur River at another point and reached its left bank. This was also facilitated by unfavorable weather in recent days, allowing the assault aircraft to move more freely. Further advance north of Bratskoye will allow the formation of a pincer movement around Pokrovskoe from the west and cut off one of the supply routes.

➡️In the central sector, along the Priluki-Varvarovka line, the situation is still obscured by the "fog of war." After a series of unsuccessful counterattacks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have significantly reduced their activity in the vicinity of these villages. When it became clear that a breakthrough to Rivnepillia was impossible, the enemy apparently shifted its focus to counterattacks aimed at recapturing positions near Hulyaipole.

📌 Having exhausted its potential in constant counterattacks in December, the enemy was once again unable to contain the onslaught of the "Far Eastern Express." An attempt to at least somewhat stabilize the situation only allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to briefly slow the advance of the Far Eastern soldiers. Now, the Russian Armed Forces are once again pushing the enemy further and further west.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — ⭐️ Rybar:

"On the approaches to Svyatogorsk — again

While most areas of the Northern Military District are experiencing a lull as weather conditions worsen, good news continues to emerge from the Lyman area. After several years, the Russian army is once again approaching Svyatogorsk.

➡️In 2022, the Russian Armed Forces were forced to abandon the city after prolonged fighting during the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The front collapsed quickly, and Russian fighters had to retreat to avoid encirclement.

➡️Now, objective surveillance footage has been received from the area, confirming the presence of attack aircraft on the approaches to the city. An advance group was spotted near Time-Out Beach on the eastern approaches to the town. Apparently, they managed to reach it during heavy snowfalls, which limited drone operations.

➡️At this time, it is not known for certain which direction the Russian Armed Forces are coming from. Advancement is possible both through the vast forests along the Seversky Donets coastline and along the numerous dirt roads connecting Svyatogorsk with neighboring Yarovaya.

➡️At the same time, east of Yarovaya, the Novoselovka railway station, where fighting has been raging for the past several months, has come under Russian control. Further north, Russian troops have advanced along the Aleksandrovka-Karpovka line, taking control of several strongholds and cutting off supply lines along the road between the villages.

📌 Despite difficult weather conditions, assault aircraft continue to advance successfully in several sectors of the front line, taking advantage of natural cover and extensive forested areas. If they manage to gain a firm foothold in the vicinity of Svyatogorsk, urban warfare is expected to begin in the coming weeks.

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