🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- The Washington Post claims Trump spoke with Putin on Thursday and told him not to escalate the Ukraine war, reminding Putin of US military presence in Europe.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Front-line sources say Russian forces stormed and captured Makarovka - Velikaya Novosyolka direction.

The entire battle lasted just a few hours.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- In the past hour, Russian forces have entered Stupochki - Chasov-Yar direction.

🇺🇸🇸🇾⚡️- Reports of attacks underway against the US bases of Conico and Al-Omar in eastern Syria.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian missile carrier approaching launch position in the Black Sea.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- 17 Russian UAVs currently in Ukrainian airspace, more approaching the Sumy border.

🇩🇪⚡- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he would be willing to call a vote of no confidence before Christmas.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Hamas offered Fatah full management of Gaza, including crossings and security, but Hamas still haven't received an answer," - al-Arabiya Saudi state-owned media.

🇺🇸⚡️- California's Proposition 6, which would have outlawed slavery, has failed to pass.

🇺🇸⚡️- California's Prop 6 had no official opposition campaign to it and still lost despite the ACLU spending 2 million dollars in support.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar, has been killed, according to Channel 10.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- US envoy Amos Hochstein has arrived in Tel Aviv.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia has launched ballistic missiles from south Crimea. Sirens across Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ballistic missiles over Russian-controlled Kherson, they seem to be approaching the city of Krivoy Rog, Dnepr Oblast.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Massive explosions in Krivoy Rog. Ukraine's air defenses failed to intercept.

🇺🇸⚡️- Donald Trump announces former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan will be part of the second Trump administration, with the responsibility of "border tsar."

Thomas Homan, as of February 2022, is affiliated with the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have entered Stupochki, Chasov-Yar direction. Russian troops are now 5.6km from Kostiantinovka.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russia has captured Makarovka, Velikaya Novoselka direction.

🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- Dmitri Peskov, Kremlin Spokesman, denies Putin spoke with Trump. Peskov also says there are "no specific plans yet" for a call with Trump.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian ballistics launched from mainland Russia, approaching Ukraine's Sumy border.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Explosion in Chuguiv, Kharkov region.