Norway establishes NATO amphibious assault training center in the Arctic – reports

Norway established a NATO amphibious assault training center in the northern part of the country, specifically in the Sorreisa commune, located beyond the Arctic Circle, according to the Barents Observer, which cited Norwegian Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram.

The training facility in northern Norway will be able to accommodate several hundred NATO soldiers, the report states.

It is designed to train amphibious assault units from NATO countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The report also notes that Norway does not have its own amphibious assault force.

Norway plans to invest approximately $1.45 billion in military infrastructure in the Troms region alone, where the new NATO facility will be located, the report adds.

Earlier, Alexander Bortnikov, Director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), stated that NATO was rapidly expanding its presence in the Arctic and Baltic regions.

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💉 Cancer vaccine: melanoma and metastases disappear after use – Russian scientist

After the use of the cancer vaccine, which is being developed by experts at the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, melanoma is dissolved, and metastases also disappear. This has been shown by preclinical studies of the drug, the center's director, Alexander Gintsburg, told Sputnik.

💬 "In preclinical studies, we see that the tumor — melanoma — simply dissolves and disappears, and not only the tumor itself, but even the metastasis disappears. I do not rule out that we will have patients even at stage 4," Gintsburg said.

He noted that, at present, plans are in place to begin testing the drug's effects on a number of other types of cancer, including lung, kidney, and pancreatic cancer. Oncology institutes are expected to be involved in this work, Gintsburg explained.

Earlier, Gintsburg told Sputnik that the cancer vaccine would be personalized — that is, it would be made individually for each patient. Artificial intelligence will assist in its development by analyzing the parameters of the tumor and generating a "blueprint" for the future drug. Based on this, specialists will produce the vaccine within a week.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Joint China-Russia patrols not directed against third countries - Defense Ministry

Joint patrols by Russia and China are not aimed at third countries and are unrelated to the current international and regional situation, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Zhang Xiaogang said on Sunday.

The Russian Aerospace Forces and the Chinese Air Force conducted joint patrols in the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean from November 29 to 30, Zhang reported.

💬 "We have effectively tested and enhanced the capabilities of the two countries' air forces through joint training and operations," he said in a statement on WeChat.

💬 "These joint Russian-Chinese strategic air patrols are a routine part of our annual cooperation plan. They are not directed against any third country and are not linked to the current international and regional situation," the spokesman added.

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❗️Syrian air force launched a series of strikes on a convoy of militant armored vehicles on the M-5 Aleppo-Damascus highway, disrupting their advance.

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🔸 Norway establishes NATO amphibious assault training center in Arctic – reports

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⛔️Ukraine’s NATO aspirations grow dim as Russia steadily advances - reports

The Kiev regime’s prospects of joining NATO “seem even dimmer” with President-elect Donald Trump about to take office, The New York Times speculated.

Trump and his team have reportedly signaled reluctance to support Ukraine’s membership in the bloc. Throughout his campaign, the Republican repeatedly vowed to settle the Ukraine conflict if reelected and threatened to cut aid to the Volodymyr Zelensky regime.

NATO members have been wary of extending an invitation to Kiev amid concerns that the bloc would become an “active participant in the fighting,” the publication noted.

Zelensky recently floated the idea that the “hot phase” of the conflict could end if Ukraine were taken “under the NATO umbrella.” His remarks, made in an interview with British media, are seen as an indication that Kiev is “warming up” to the possibility of peace talks with Moscow, the outlet said.

As Zelensky continues his unrequited pining for NATO membership, Russia’s Armed Forces are pressing ahead with steady advances, inflicting catastrophic losses on the enemy. The situation is “precarious” for the Ukrainian troops in Donetsk and on the approaches to the strategic city of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the article also said.

Ukraine’s military, plagued by severe lack of personnel, ammunition, and plummeting morale, has been retreating from Kurakhovo, which served as a critical logistical hub for Ukrainian defenses in the region. Russia’s liberation of Kurakhovo would open the way towards the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk) rail hub and facilitate further gains.

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