Germany's Bundeswehr is preparing for an attack by Putin after the defeat of Ukraine, Bild reports.

An escalation between NATO and Russia could occur as early as February. This is a training scenario that describes, step by step, month by month, how Putin will act and how NATO will defend itself.

In the Bundeswehr scenario, escalation will begin in just a few weeks. Combat will soon begin. Tens of thousands of German soldiers will be deployed.

According to the described scenario, Russia launches a new wave of mobilization and conscripts another 200,000 into the army in February 2024.

In the spring, the Kremlin will launch a large-scale offensive in Ukraine and, against the backdrop of insufficient Western support, will defeat the Armed Forces of Ukraine by June 2024.

Next, according to the scenario, ethnic clashes will begin in the Baltic states, Russia will begin large exercises “West 2024” in September with the involvement of 50,000 soldiers in western Russia and Belarus.

In October 2024, Russia will transfer troops and medium-range missiles to Kaliningrad to strike the Suwalki corridor (connecting Kaliningrad with Belarus through Lithuania).

In December - immediately after the elections in the United States - a border conflict and unrest may begin there. The Russian Federation will try to take advantage of the possible paralysis of the US political system.

In January 2025, Poland and the Baltic countries will convene a meeting of the NATO Council and declare an increase in the threat from the Russian Federation, which in March will transfer additional troops to Belarus and to the borders of the Baltic states.

In May 2025, NATO will decide on “measures for credible deterrence” to prevent a Russian attack on the Suwalki corridor from Belarus and Kaliningrad.

On “Day X”, according to the Bundeswehr’s secret plan, the NATO commander will order 300,000 soldiers, including 30,000 Germans, to be transferred to the eastern flank.

Russian military source FighterBomber appears to confirm Russian A-50 Mainstay Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW&C) was shot down over Sea of Azov.

Another Houthi missile attack on U.S. Navy ship USS Laboon

An unspecified U.S. fighter shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired from Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen.

The missile was heading toward the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Laboon in the southern Red Sea, U.S. Central Command said Sunday evening eastern.

This is the first time a shoot-down by an aircraft during this crisis has not had its service specified.

Only U.S. Navy Super Hornets have been involved in these engagements so far. This may have changed.

Source: The War Zone

The two U.S. Navy SEALs lost at sea after a ship-boarding operation went awry near Somalia last week were dispatched to look for suspected Iranian weapons bound for militants in Yemen.

The two service members who went missing were preparing to board the ship in rough seas when one of them slipped from a ladder.

The second sailor, seeing their comrade fall into the water, dove in to help.

Source: WaPo

Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir:

I call on all Israelis in Türkiye to return immediately.

Stop purchasing Turkish goods, stop importing goods from Türkiye.

We need to step up our response to Türkiye’s actions.

Israeli Defence Minister Gallant:

Türkiye is serving as de facto executive arm of Hamas with its actions.

Footage of Russian A-50 AWACS & Il-22M aircraft disappearing from the radar.

Ukraine says it shot them down.

Russian military sources blame their own air defence.

Footage reported to be showing the last flight of shot downed Russian A-50 Mainstay Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft (AEW&C).

Photo of the damaged Russian Il-22M airborne command and control aircraft.

The UK has trained more than 60,000 Ukrainian troops since 2014, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps says.

US-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier hit by Houthi missile near Yemen.

The missile caused a fire in the hold of the ship, but the vessel remains seaworthy.

IDF’s Golani Brigade leaves Gaza.

Police officers from the Palestinian Authority undergo combat training in Algeria, which includes, among other things, parachute training.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa confirms all guards and administrative staff who were held hostage in the country's seven prisons have been released after riots.

Western countries should be prepared for further conflicts involving China, the Russian Federation, North Korea and Iran within the next 5 years, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps says.

“The era of peace dividend is over,” stated Shapps.

“We find ourselves at the dawn of a new era . . . moving from a postwar to a prewar world. Old enemies are being reanimated. New foes are taking shape . . . the foundations of the world order are being shaken to their core.”

Russia's defense industry produced 2 million 122mm and 152mm ammunition in 2023, Ukrainian Military Intelligence claims.

Russians also brought shells from Belarus, then bought them from Iran, and then large batches came from North Korea.

It is enough for the ships to be American for us to target them, Nasr al-Din Amir, a Houthi official, tells Al Jazeera.