The US advises Ukraine to dig in at the front after an unsuccessful offensive and go on the defensive - New York Times

US and Ukrainian military leaders are looking for a new strategy in the war, according to US and Ukrainian officials:

- US officials insist on a conservative strategy aimed at holding the territory that Ukraine has, digging in and building up supplies and forces throughout the year.

- The Ukrainians want to go on the attack, either on the ground or with long-range strikes, in the hope of attracting the world's attention.

This comes out, due to the fact, that the US and other allies have no further interest in delivering military aid to Ukraine as before.

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IMPORTANT – Russian President Putin inaugurated two new nuclear submarines

The two nuclear submarines "Emperor Alexander III" and "Krasnoyarsk" are a qualitative addition to the Russian Armed Forces.

They are carriers and platforms for launching all kinds of missiles.

The West is building aircraft carriers and Russia is building missile carriers.

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Frigate Commander: The frigate Admiral Gorshkov completed modernization for the use of hypersonic missiles "Tsirkon"(Zirkon) in Nov. this year, now we have loaded four missiles, there have been no firing of these missiles yet, we are ready to perform the assigned tasks.

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Chairman of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Kim Myung-soo had a telephone conversation with US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Charles Brown. Both sides reaffirmed their intention to launch a mechanism to allow South Korea, the United States and Japan to exchange real-time information “on warnings of missile attacks from the DPRK” throughout the year, as well as formulate a multi-year plan for military exercises between the three countries.

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John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council, said in an interview with CNN that the United States has money for Ukraine for a few weeks, and then “the pot is empty.”

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali officially ends after 10 years

A spokesman for the UN mission in Mali said it had officially ended its ten-year stay in the country.

The mission, known as MINUSMA, lowered the UN flag at its headquarters in the capital, Bamako, mission spokeswoman Fatoumata Kaba said on Monday.

She said the symbolic ceremony marks the official end of the mission, although some elements of it remain.

The "liquidation phase" will take place after January 1 and will include activities such as handing over remaining equipment to the authorities.

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is the most affected UN peacekeeping mission in recent years, with more than 180 of its members killed in hostilities, most of them by groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
It numbered about 15,000 soldiers and police from many countries.

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The Swiss company announced the provision of 60 mine clearance machines to Ukraine.

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UKRAINE BATTLEFIELD – After the Russian army besieged it, they have entered the city of Avdiivka (in the most important battle currently).

The Russian army has entered Kolosova Street, which marks the beginning of battles inside the city, which is one of the largest cities in the Donetsk region.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Russian forces in the Western Military District destroyed positions and firing points of Ukrainian forces in the direction of Kubyansk.

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NEW – In a recent flight test, PAC-3 successfully integrated with the U.S. Army's next-generation Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (LTAMDS) radar to defend against a Tactical Ballistic Missile target. PAC-3 is a vital part of the U.S. Army's modernized IAMD strategy.

🔗 Lockheed Martin News

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Zelensky openly lied to the US: Russia did not capture "a single village" this year

"The most important thing to understand about what is happening is that Russia has not captured a single village, not a single village this year," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Fox News.

▪️Zelensky did not explain how exactly his words should be understood considering the fact that the Ukrainian authorities themselves recognized the loss of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) in the spring of 2023, or Soledar in February. Also, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian army liberated the village of Artyomovskoe (Khromovo) in the DNR in November 2023, as well as later Sergeyevka, Novoselovsk, Kovalyevka and Maryinka.

🔗 Sprinter

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JUST IN – The first video from the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where the military exchange between Yerevan and Baku takes place, has been published by Azerbaijan's state agency APA; 2 Azerbaijani soldiers are supposed to be released and exchanged for 32 Armenian soldiers.

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NEW – German Chancellor Scholz:

▫️If the situation worsens due to Russia's war in Ukraine, the government may declare a state of emergency in Germany.

▫️This is not just a war... It is about whether European borders are secure.

▫️Putin is betting on weakening international support for Ukraine.

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USAF B-2 stealth bomber spotted recently in the UK.

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The map shows the anticipated movement of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) CSG transiting from the Philippines Sea to the South China Sea via the Sulu Sea. The trajectory was based on Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk flying activity detection. According to my source, there were 19 targets that were detected near the last point.

🔗 Mr WB

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NATO's defense budget in 2024 will be €2.03 billion, up 12% from 2023.

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For the second day in a row, the US RC-135S has been performing service flights from Japanese Okinawa to the Sea of Japan.

Possibly related to an upcoming missile
test from North Korea.

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