Ukrainian flag raised over Ukraine's Consulate in Damascus, Syria today with the attendance of Ukrainian FM Andrii Sybiha.

Artillery shell explodes 100 meters away, with shrapnel narrowly missing Ukrainian soldiers by a meter.

Saudi trucks loaded with cement and steel cross the border into Syria, delivering aid and tools for reconstruction.

Russian FPV drone with autopilot & target guidance hits Ukrainian BvS 10 Viking all-terrain vehicle.

Russian hackers hacked Ukrainian TV, publishing a warning about Oreshnik missile launches on Ukrainian cities.

Ukrainian USV carrying FPV drones and equipped with electronic warfare (EW) systems was destroyed near Tarkhankut Cape in western Crimea.

Recent footage showed these boats being used to strike Russian gas platforms in the Black Sea.

Iranian President Pezeshkian:

After discussing energy issues with the Leader (Khamenei) I noticed half the lights in his office were turned off during our next meeting.

Energy savings can improve people’s livelihoods.

Iran’s state TV insults Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Erdogan, calling them “bastard” and “dishonorable” during an official ceremony in Ardabil, attended by Iranian government officials.

The event, honoring “Resistance Front” martyrs, aired on Iran’s national Khabar network.

China hacked U.S. Treasury Department.

The breach, first flagged on December 8 by software provider BeyondTrust, involved Chinese state-sponsored hackers accessing federal employees’ workstations and unclassified documents using a stolen security key.

This incident follows a major breach by Chinese group Salt Typhoon, which reportedly infiltrated U.S. telecom networks, compromising communications of high-profile figures.

Source: NYT

Seoul Court approved arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, under investigation for declaring martial law on December 3, which was revoked after six hours due to political backlash.

Yoon was impeached by the National Assembly on December 14, 2024.

Russian soldier with extreme -16 and -17 vision was exchanged from Ukrainian captivity.

Germany's Volkswagen (VW) under fire for massive data collection scandal

Germany’s Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has revealed that Volkswagen systematically collects and stores movement data from hundreds of thousands of vehicles, including VW, Audi, Skoda, and Seat models.

Shockingly, this data, tied to vehicle owners, was accessible online without protection.

The collected data offers insights into drivers’ everyday and private lives, even sensitive information tied to intelligence and military activities.

Examples include records from the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) parking garage and the U.S. Air Force base in Ramstein.

Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) neutralized Kurtay Batman, alias Nusrettin Demir, a high-ranking PKK/KCK figure in Iraq’s Gare region.

Demir was under close surveillance by MIT's field agents.

Agents uncovered that Demir, acting on orders from the PKK leadership, was preparing attacks in the Pençe-Kilit operation zone with other militants.

Following meticulous planning, Demir and his associates were neutralized in a precision operation in Iraq’s Gare region.

Another first: Ukrainian Magura V5 USV, armed with R-73 air-to-air missiles, destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and damaged another near Crimea’s coast.

Sudanese Army rescues civilians from RSF militias in Bahri, using armored vehicles.