2 launchers of the IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system made in Germany were destroyed in eastern Ukraine - Russian Defense Ministry

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The average age in the Ukrainian army has increased in the meantime.

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TAIWAN – On the day of the presidential election (January 13), 5,000 military personnel will be on increased duty in
Taiwan - Taiwan Defense Ministry

During the election, the Department plans to work with the National Security Council to counter any military operation by China.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping: “We must resolutely prevent any attempt to separate China and Taiwan”

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On December 24, 2023, locals at Venezuelan-Guyanese border reported a massive overflight of Sukhoi warplanes belonging to the Venezuelan Bolivarian Military Aviation (Venezuelan Air Force) at the border limits.

It happens just days after British Royal Navy reported that was sending warships to Guyanese Territorial waters as the tensions between Venezuela and the former British Colony of Guyana escalates once again.

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Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny confirmed that Ukrainian troops had left Marinka, in eastern Ukraine.

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Turkey's deputy foreign minister said during a speech in parliament that Biden told Erdogan that he was confident of persuading Congress to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey once Sweden's NATO membership was confirmed.

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US Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford arrived at Souda Bay on Crete.

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Wall Street Journal editorial after more than 100 Iranian-backed militia attacks in Iraq and Syria: "Biden Endangers American Soldiers' Lives."

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NATO member countries recommended that Ukraine not count on membership in the alliance, former Ukrainian ambassador to the United States Valery Chaly said in an interview with the Pryamoy TV channel.

“The signals that our main partners, <...> the United States and Germany, are telling us non-publicly are negative. In the sense that: “don’t pretend to be invited now.” That’s roughly what our authorities are telling us,” Chaly clarified.

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Turkey requires obtaining F-16 aircraft (not F-35) from the US before the final ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO.

Turkey's Arab supporters claim that Turkey manufactures F-16 and Apache aircraft.

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KOSOVO – Pristina plans to introduce mandatory military service

The Deputy Minister of Defense, Semsi Silja, announced that they have drawn up a curriculum and managed to introduce defense and security classes in schools next year, which will facilitate military service.

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Production of a new batch of new fifth generation aircraft Su-57

Yuri Gagarin Aircraft Plant produced and delivered to the Russian Ministry of Defense the last batch of fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft according to the 2023 production program.

In 2023, the production line of Su-57 aircraft was prepared under conditions of increasing serial production volumes of aircraft.  Measures have also been taken to eliminate “weak spots” not only in the final assembly shop, but also throughout the production cycle.

The issues of supply of high-tech spare parts from supplier factories are being successfully resolved, and work is being done on the possibility of improving aircraft assembly technology.

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The Pakistani Armed Forces tested the Fatah-II missile system with a firing
range of up to 400 km

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A T-2E Buckeye training aircraft belonging to the Greek Air Force crashed. Pilots presumed dead.

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The Prime Minister of German Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, calls on Ukraine to come to terms with temporary concessions of territories for a truce and spoke in favor of a “turnaround” in German policy towards Russia.

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UKRAINE ⚔️ BATTLEFIELD – Soledar direction: Russian Armed Forces attacks northwest of Bakhmut - situation as of 20:00 on December 27, 2023

In the Soledar direction, the Russian Armed Forces are gradually regaining previously lost positions near Bakhmut, as well as trying to gain operational ground for a further assault on Chasiv Yar.

On the northern flank, fighting continues near Bogdanivka: Russian troops are currently on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.

West of Bakhmut, Russian units are fighting for the abandoned airport, trying to expand zone of control around the residential area. If successful, this will open a direct route to Ivanivske.

To the east of Andriivka, Russian assault units are attempting to regain control over the dams and part of the railroad line. At the same time, positional fighting is taking place near Kurdyumivka.

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A test of the S-300PS air defense combat readiness took place at a Russian military base in Tajikistan.

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