🇺🇦🇸🇰 - Fico threatens to stop government assistance to Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia if Ukraine doesn’t allow Russian gas transit to resume

🇮🇷🇷🇺 - Iranian sources claim that Fath-360 missile launchers (also known as BM-120) and the Arman (or Ababil) air defense/ballistic missile defense systems, along with transport-loading vehicles, were reportedly spotted at the Bandar-e Anzali port on the Caspian Sea. According to Iranian channels, these missile systems are said to be prepared for shipment to Russia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - The FSB claims that its officers in the Zaporizhzhia region eliminated an agent of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine who was preparing an attack.

🇷🇺 - In Saratov, a student from Turkmenistan found a girl on her way home, and then dragged her into a basement and raped her. He had previously been convicted of assault in 2019, and theft in 2020 & 2023, but was allowed to stay in the country.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - The FSB has released a video showing the site where an agent of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, allegedly preparing an attack in the Zaporizhzhia region, was eliminated.

🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 - The United States has demanded that Kyiv urgently lower the mobilization draft age to 18. Kyiv has already prepared the decision and will implement it in the near future, the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reported

🇵🇱🇺🇦 - Ukrainians in Poland have started receiving fake summonses threatening "draft dodgers" with prosecution and deportation if they fail to comply.

The Polish Office for Migration claims it has no involvement in the distribution.

🇷🇺🇬🇪 - After Russia began to supply Abkhazia with electricity, crypto mining farms could be heard in operation across the country

Russian deputy energy minister Grabchuk previously said “the era of cheap energy in Russia was over”, and crypto mining in Russia was restricted in December due to energy shortages.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into the 155th "Anne of Kyiv" Mechanized Brigade, focusing on allegations of desertion and abuse of authority. Reports indicate that approximately 1,700 personnel have left the brigade since its formation, with 50 soldiers reportedly going AWOL during training in France.

The 155th Brigade did not reportedly receive drones or electronic warfare equipment from the Ukrainian command. This, in addition to poor organization and insufficient training, is said to have contributed to the losses the unit suffered once deployed in combat in November.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - On the outskirts of Chernihiv, an explosion occurred, local authorities report. Earlier, a Russian ballistic missile was seen flying there.

🇷🇺 As a result of the collision of two tankers in the Black Sea, 2.4 thousand tons of fuel oil were spilled, according to Russia's Ministry of Transport.

The agency emphasizes that "this is significantly less than the initial estimate provided based on the captains' reports." The statement notes that this spill is "the world's first accident involving 'heavy' M100-grade fuel oil." This type of fuel oil has a density "almost like water and is heavier." It solidifies at a temperature of +25℃ and, unlike other petroleum products, does not float to the surface.