The Brazilian army has transferred a convoy of armored vehicles to a barge where they will be transported via river to Boa Vista (AM) near the border of Venezuela and Guyana.

"A coordinated operation to strengthen the defense of our Amazon."

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PERU – A group of 6 Chinese military officers led by Major General Song Yanchao met with the Ministry of Defense to discuss bilateral cooperation between China and Peru.

“Bilateral cooperation” is said to include joint-military exercises and training programs.

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – A military maneuver of the Special Task Forces of the Syrian Arab Army continues with intense day and night airdrops.

🇩🇪 Germany plans to train about 10 thousand military personnel in 2024

About it said the head of the working group for coordinating assistance to Ukraine at the German Ministry of Defense, Major General Christian Freuding .

“If necessary, we can increase this figure. However, in reality we will have to weigh together with the Ukrainians: how long can we recall them from the front for qualification and how far can we advance in qualification ?” he added.

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🇺🇸⚓ The US Navy has upgraded electronic warfare systems on four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers

The ships are equipped with the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Block III electronic warfare system. Installation of the Raytheon AN/SPY-6 air defense system continues to replace the AN/SPY-1D(V) radar.

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⚠️ Russian intelligence: The United States began to establish a colonial administration in Ukraine.

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Russian President Putin has expressed an intention to visit North Korea in the near future. Pyongyang has been one of Moscow's most open supporters of Russia's war in Ukraine - Taiwan Plus

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The French Navy multipurpose frigate D656 Alsace passed the Suez Canal and joined Western coalition forces in the Red Sea against the Houthis in Yemen.

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🇧🇾 Belarus: We will consider any attack on our allies as an attack on us - Lukashenko

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⚠️ 🚨 BREAKING – Chinese ocean research vessel, XIANG YANG HONG 03, is entering the Indian Ocean Region

Chinese ocean research vessels usually try to map the seabed to facilitate the operations of Chinese submarines.

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🇭🇺 Hungary will not participate in providing military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of €5 billion per year from the EU special fund - Foreign Minister

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NEW – The largest NATO military exercise since the Cold War begins today, with the participation of 90,000 soldiers, 50 ships, 80 warplanes and 1,100 armored vehicles.

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❌ EU's Borrell admitted that the Ukrainian counter-offensive did not bring the desired results

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Latvia's Foreign Minister: "To anyone who thinks that it is expensive to support Ukraine, my message is simple – it will only get more expensive if Russia is not stopped."

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BREAKING – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: "There are no Ukrainian interests in the war against Russia, there are only Western interests."

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BREAKING – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: "It’s time for Europeans to wake up and understand that with the help of the Zelenskyy regime, the United States is not only waging a war against Russia, but is also solving the strategic task of sharply weakening Europe as an economic competitor."

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NEW – OSINT: Top US official is heading to to Accra, Ghana from Malta

The plane, Phoenix Air is arrying CIA/US DoD top officials.

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German Foreign Minister Annalena Bearbock threatens Yemen

“As the EU, we are committed to making a joint contribution to security in the Red Sea. The Houthis attack foreign ships and thus global trade. The final details of the joint EU mission now need to be worked out quickly.”

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⚡⚠️ NEW – Land corridor to bypass Houthi blockage for Israeli linked ships, with support from UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia (Egypt?)

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GERMANY – Due to the lack of numbers of military personnel in the Bundeswehr (army), the government is considering allowing foreign citizens into the army, even from non-EU countries.

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