An audio eavesdropping device was found in a room that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny could use for work in the future, the Security Service of Ukraine reported, adding that the device found was inoperable, it will be handed over for examination.

Recently, the global media have increasingly written about the growing confrontation between Zelensky and Zaluzhny. An article written by the commander-in-chief for The Economist caused a stir, in which he stated that the Ukrainian armed forces had "reached a stalemate". This statement provoked sharp criticism from the head of the Kiev regime.

Ukraine's President himself, in an interview with the British tabloid Sun, called the military's attempts to get involved in politics a big mistake. The media considered this a direct attack on Zaluzhny and an actual recognition of the conflict between them.

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💥 The Msta-S howitzer completely demolishes Ukrainian military fortifications in the Kupyansk region.

Russian artillery units meticulously and relentlessly carry out targeted attacks on military infrastructure, positions, fortifications, armored vehicles, and enemy personnel.

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❗️🇷🇸 With more than 90% of the votes counted, the coalition of President Vucic's ruling party "Serbian Progressive Party" has 47.21% in the parliamentary elections, while its rival "Serbia Against Violence" has 22.9%, the election commission announced.

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Jaishankar likely to visit Russia this month: sources

🇷🇺 🇮🇳 The visit would be the first by the Indian foreign minister since his trip to Moscow last November.

The visit would cover cooperation between the nations on a host of bilateral and multilateral issues, including trade and connectivity as well as coordination in multilateral organizations such as BRICS, G20 and SCO.

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❗️In the Russian city of Izhevsk, a Ukrainian agent was detained as he prepared to use explosives to assassinate one of the leaders of the Udmurtia defense enterprise.

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🇭🇺 🇪🇺 The European Union may deprive Hungary of the right to vote to conclude an agreement on the allocation of funds to Ukraine - Financial Times, citing European diplomats.

Brussels may apply Article 7 of the 2007 Treaty on European Union, which allows an EU member to be deprived of the right to vote in connection with a violation of European law. However, if at least one country of the union stands up for Hungary, they will not be able to apply the article.

"Maybe Hungary can create more problems," a senior EU official present at the summit stated. "Maybe Hungary can force us to use a few different tools. But ultimately Hungary cannot stop us providing money to Ukraine."

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🇷🇺 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will pay a work visit to China on December 19-20, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Li Qiang

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest news on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️ The death toll from Israeli shelling of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip has exceeded 100, according to Munir Al-Barsha, director general of the Gaza Health Ministry;

▪️ The UN Deputy Secretary General believes that the conflict in Gaza is not even halfway over, with "weeks and weeks" of fighting ahead. The UN is outraged and disappointed that the restraint of the IDF in the southern sector, promised by Israel and the United States, has not been ensured;

▪️ Israel has attacked the neighborhoods of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian state broadcaster Al Akhbar reported;

▪️ Two Syrian servicemen were injured in an Israeli attack on the Damascus governorate, the Syrian Defense Ministry said;

▪️ Israeli shelling of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip has left at least ten people dead, Al Jazeera reports.

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❗️A Sputnik source in the Erdogan administration revealed that there is no information about the alleged "secret meeting" of the Hamas leadership in the country. This was previously reported by the Israeli media. According to these sources, the purpose of the meeting was allegedly to coordinate positions on the conflict in Gaza.

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🇷🇺 Putin: Russia will pay special attention to the issue of preserving the Russian language during the CIS presidency

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MiG-31 shuts down Ukrainian economy by simply taking off

Russia’s MiG-31 supersonic fighter jets have proven highly disruptive for the Ukrainian economy, shutting down a large part of the nation’s business every time it takes to the skies, the National Interest reports.

The reason behind this dread is that the warplanes armed with state-of-art hypersonic Kinzhal missiles pose a serious threat to the country's air defense systems. Furthermore, the aircraft has maintained a "certain mystique" in the West due to its unique combat capabilities, according to the media.

During drills held in October, the MiG-31 was spotted operating in the stratosphere over the Barents Sea. The plane soared to an altitude of over 11,000 meters to intercept a hypothetical intruder. Therefore, it's hardly surprising that the warplane strikes fear into the Ukrainian military.

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The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry is completing work on the evacuation of Russians from Gaza, Minister Kurenkov said. A total of 1,124 people were evacuated during the operation.

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❗️Listening devices have been uncovered at both the offices of Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Valery Zaluzhny, and his personal assistant, Konstantin Bushuyev, according to reports from the Ukrainian media.

It has been reported that all personnel who had access to these offices are currently undergoing polygraph tests.

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🇮🇱 The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have discovered "the largest Hamas tunnel" in the Gaza Strip at four kilometers long

The tunnel is purportedly wide enough for a large vehicle to pass through. It reaches a depth of up to 50 meters underground and is equipped with electricity, ventilation and a communications system, the IDF said.

It reportedly does not cross Israeli territory, but ends 400 meters before the now-closed Erez checkpoint on Gaza's northern border with Israel, according to the IDF.

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🇷🇺 A 6.02 mm cartridge suitable for shooting from an AK was patented in Russia

The ammunition is designed by the Tula Cartridge Plant. According to the denoscription of the invention, the intermediate cartridge is designed to defeat the enemy, including lightly armored vehicles.

The material says that the length of the cartridge will be from 55 to 63 mm. The bullet with an armor-piercing core received an elongated, streamlined shape, and the cartridge case became bottle-shaped.

The developers expect that it will have improved external ballistic characteristics and penetration range compared to the 5.45 mm cartridge, but at the same time, the recoil, dimensions and weight of the weapon used will be less than in the case of the 7.62 mm.

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The latest 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia will be published and come into force on Monday, a source told Sputnik.

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