IDF tanks were spotted hundreds of meters from the Litani River.

Drone wars continue: Footage of two drones colliding in the air.

High-tech optical equipment worth $2.1 million, manufactured by UK firm Beck Optronic Solutions, was allegedly sold to Russian military-connected companies through intermediary firms in Kyrgyzstan.

— The equipment included camera lenses used in military applications like missiles, tanks, and aircraft.

— Shipments were made by two companies: Rama Group LLC and Shisan LLC, both registered Kyrgyz companies.

— The two companies completed 2,129 shipments to Russia between July-December 2023, many shipments contained "high-priority battlefield items".

— Rama Group is linked to Valeria Baigascina, a 25-year-old part-time model from Kazakhstan now living in Belarus.

— The shipments went to sanctioned Russian companies like Sol Group and Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant.

— Beck Optronic Solutions denies knowledge of these shipments and claims it has not breached sanctions.

Source: BBC

Map of the movement of the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine throughout 2024.

Source: Map by Financial Times, data by ISW.

Alleged footage of Storm Shadow missiles flying over the Kursk region.

Financial Times: Ukraine has another 3.7 million men aged 25-60 that can be mobilized.

Putin:

There are currently no means of intercepting the Oreshnik missile in the world, the missile will be mass-produced and delivered to the Strategic Rocket Forces.

Oreshnik is another reliable guarantor of Russia's territorial integrity.

Russia is working on a whole line of medium and shorter range missiles planned for serial production, Vladimir Putin added.

Strategic Rocket Forces Commander Sergei Karakayev:

The Oreshnik missile can hit targets all around Europe.

Volodymyr Zelensky:

We are already working with our partners to obtain new air defense systems, It is these systems that are capable of protecting life from new risks.

An IDF drone dropping an explosive on a house in the north of the Gaza Strip.

Alleged destruction of a Ukrainian MiG-29 at an airfield in Dnipro with an Iskander missile.

CNN: North Korean troops were spotted in Mariupol and in the east of the Kharkiv region.

The North Korean troops allegedly wear Russian military uniforms and are located separately from the soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces.

Yemenis symbolically protest American presence in the region by stepping on a replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier.

NEW: Israel has attacked a multi-storey building in the centre of Beirut. It is claimed that a high ranking member of Hezbollah was targeted in the attack.

Poland has urged EU countries to strengthen their border with Russia and Belarus as a way to show Donald Trump they are committed to their own security.

Source: FT

NEW: Tensions Escalate Over Iran's Nuclear Program

Iran declares it is doing more nuclear enrichment after I.A.E.A. rebuke

Iran announced it has begun operating advanced centrifuges to accelerate uranium enrichment after being censured by the IAEA for lack of cooperation. Experts warn this could bring Tehran closer to nuclear weapon capability. The move follows an IAEA vote condemning Iran's actions, which may lead to further sanctions.

Source: NYT

NEW:President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing Richard Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence and U.S. Ambassador to Germany, as a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Grenell has proposed solutions like "autonomous zones" and is cautious about Ukraine joining NATO. No final decision has been made, and it's uncertain if Grenell would accept the role.

Source: Reuters

Britain's manpower crisis is getting worse.

British Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that for the past year, the British Armed Forces have been losing 300 more full-time personnel each month than they have been recruiting.

Ukrainian sources claim that the Storm Shadow missile strikes on a Russian Presidential Affairs Directorate sanatorium resulted in the death of 18 military personnel, including Lieutenant General Valery Solodchuk.

The strike reportedly also wounded three North Korean military representatives.