Another first in Ukraine: The first destruction of the newest Russian air defense system S-350 "Vityaz" by Ukrainian FPV drone

Russian Su-35S fighter jets escorted Putin’s plane to UAE.
They landed in Abu Dhabi along with Putin. Russian Su-35 fighter jets will accompany Putin's plane along the entire route, including on the way to Riyadh and then to Moscow, Kremlin says.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the United States would be "responsible for Ukraine's defeat" if Congress fails to approve the Biden administration's latest multi-billion-dollar funding request.

Ukraine reveals new weapons wish list – Reuters

Putin's presidential aircraft Il-96-300PU, accompanied by Russian Su-35S fighters, on the way to the UAE, and at least one more Iranian fighter jet, spotted over Iran yesterday.

Senate fails to advance Ukraine and Israel aid bill.

Negotiations on a solution for border security and asylum restrictions have stalled, but hours before the vote, President Joe Biden gave his strongest public signal yet that he wants a deal.

The vote was 49-51, with Republicans voting against moving forward with the bill, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who caucuses with Democrats.

Sanders has said he opposes giving aid to Israel unconditionally unless Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government changes its practice, which he has called “immoral” and “in violation of international law.”

The failed vote leaves U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel on life support on Capitol Hill, even as Biden makes a dire plea for approving it to stop Russia from conquering Ukraine.

“Do they really want a solution?” Biden asked.

“I am willing to make significant compromises on the border.”

Egypt is now erecting a third fence on the border with the Gaza Strip to prevent the possibility of breaking through the fences.

Active Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Kupyansk direction.

Lockheed Martin successfully conducted a #JAGM-MR flight test on Dec. 2 demonstrating the new tri-mode seeker & its ability to discriminate between multiple targets. JAGM-MR’s tri-mode seeker adds a near-infrared to the JAGMs existing dual mode sensor (MMW & SAL).

Construction of a railway has begun from Rostov-on-Don through Mariupol and Berdyansk to Crimea.

Strela-10 short range SAM system in service within Ukrainian 53rd Separate Mechanized Infantry Brigade, December 2023.

Damaged IDF Achzarit armored personnel carrier.

IDF says it destroyed Jabaliya municipality building in Gaza.

Zelensky will attend the inauguration of newly elected Argentine president Javier Milei on December 10.

Journalists call such a trip a strong political gesture towards the region, as it may be Zelensky's first visit to Latin America since the start of a full-scale war.

IDF Tanks at Palestine Square in Gaza.

The United States has asked Israel not to respond to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen lest it spark a wider regional conflict, WSJ reports.

The United States told Israel to let the American military deal with the Houthis, the paper reported, citing U.S. and other government officials.

The UK Ministry of Defence has been told to “get a grip” after blaming an “administrative error” for excluding thousands of drones from the annual update of its equipment inventory.

The MoD only realised it had failed to account for almost all the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after the Financial Times pointed out that the official statistics detailing its weapon systems and other hardware suggested the British military had just 55 drones.

The 2023 edition of the UK armed forces equipment and formations statistics only listed the two largest types of drones operated by the air force and army, respectively: 10 hunter-killer Reaper aircraft and 45 Watchkeeper surveillance systems.

The document, published in September, states: “There were 55 Unmanned Aircraft Systems as at 1 April 2023, a decrease of 230 since 2022.”

The accompanying spreadsheet has entries for two other types of drones previously operated by the army showing they had been taken out of service in recent years.

Russian Su-35s fighter jets escort Putin's aircraft on its route from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Saudi Arabia last night.

Director of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin:

The United States risks setting up a “second Vietnam” in Ukraine, which every new American administration will have to deal with.