❗️⚔️ Last year, Russia spent much more on the army than previously thought. In particular, the costs were 66% higher than declared.

Germany BND says that Moscow has not indicated some significant expenses. In particular, these are construction projects of the Ministry of Defense, IT projects of the military and social payments for them - these expenses were attributed to other budget items.

In addition, the BND notes that information on defense spending from official Russian authorities is often presented in a distorted form.

Ukraine has received its first shipment of US liquefied natural gas in 2026. Nearly 100 million cubic meters, enough to provide gas to about 700,000 families for one month during the winter period, arrived via Poland, according to Naftogaz. The delivery was organized with Poland’s state-owned company ORLEN and was received in late January.

#Sudan 🇸🇩: Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) shot down a UAV operated by the Sudanese Armed Forces (#SAF).

The UAV appears to be a Baykar YIHA-III Kamikaze Drone (Loitering Munition) which was made by #Turkey 🇹🇷 and later supplied to the SAF.

https://x.com/i/status/2019067954030412027

🇦🇿🇷🇺🇦🇲 Грузовой состав из восьми вагонов с российским зерном, следующий в Армению транзитом через территорию Азербайджана, отправляется с железнодорожной станции Хырдалан, сообщает Report.

Общий вес партии зерна составляет 560 тонн.

Поезд проследует через станцию «Бёюк-Кясик», после чего направится в Грузию, а затем - в Армению.

@caliber_az_official

🇮🇹 Russians tried to spoil the Olympics in Italy with cyberattacks, - ANSA

Russian hackers tried to attack some of the facilities of the Winter Olympics, which will be held from February 6 to 22 in Italy.

"We have prevented a series of cyberattacks on the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, starting in Washington, as well as on some facilities of the Winter Olympics, in particular the hotels in Cortina," said Italian Foreign Minister Tajani.

A fireball erupted in Michurinsk, Tambov Region, Russia. Russian media report that a train carrying gasoline tank cars exploded after previously derailing. Around 30 railcars were damaged.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine has received its first shipment of American liquefied natural gas in 2026.

This very important delivery will provide more than 700 thousand families, which is urgently needed during the period of Russian attacks and severe frosts

+++ 16:23 Xi Jinping bekundet Solidarität zu Putin +++

Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin hat in einem Videogespräch mit Chinas Staats- und Parteichef Xi Jinping Rückendeckung für seine Außenpolitik erhalten. Beide Länder seien ein stabilisierender Faktor in der internationalen Politik und "demonstrieren Entschlossenheit" bei der Sicherung von Gerechtigkeit und der Wahrung der Ergebnisse des Zweiten Weltkriegs, sagt Xi russischen Nachrichtenagenturen zufolge. Demnach ist zuletzt der Sekretär des russischen nationalen Sicherheitsrates, Sergej Schoigu, zu einem "Uhrenvergleich" nach Peking gereist. Schoigu, der als Verteidigungsminister auch jahrelang für den Krieg in der Ukraine verantwortlich war, habe den chinesischen Außenminister Wang Yi über die aktuellen Entwicklungen in Kenntnis gesetzt, teilt Xi mit.

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/16-23-Xi-Jinping-bekundet-Solidaritaet-zu-Putin-article23143824.html

@ntvruskrise

🇪🇺🇺🇦 EU loan for Ukraine for €90 billion still not agreed due to France's intransigence

🇫🇷 Among Ukraine's allies, frustration with France is growing over its blocking of the loan, first agreed at the EU summit in December, writes Politico.

Although the decision in principle on the loan has been made, the financing criteria remain unagreed. Paris believes that EU members should not bear the cost of interest on the loan, and demands contributions from third countries, especially the UK. This led to the breakdown of negotiations last week.

🇦🇿🇦🇪 Лидерам Азербайджана и армении вручили «Премию Заида за человеческое братство»

🇺🇸🇺🇦 American Raytheon confirmed its intention to accelerate the delivery of Patriot missiles “through direct contracts and international support mechanisms,” - MoD

The transition from the supply of ready-made air defense systems to deep industrial cooperation was also discussed.

In particular, it is planned to create a platform in Ukraine for the maintenance and repair of Western weapons.

🇺🇦The Armed Forces have created a new command of unmanned air defense systems, — Syrskyi

Officers with combat experience were seconded to the command staff of the Air Force. They provided practical suggestions for the development of the "Small Air Defense".

+++ 16:36 Putin-Vertrauter dementiert Epstein-Verbindungen nach Moskau +++

Der Vertraute von Kremlchef Wladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitrijew, hat Verdächtigungen einer Verstrickung des russischen Geheimdienstes in den Epstein-Skandal als Lüge zurückgewiesen. "Die verzweifelten, verkommenen und verlogenen linken Eliten verfallen in Panik und versuchen, in die Irre zu führen", schreibt er auf bei X. Die Welt sei der Lügen "satanistischer liberaler Eliten" aber überdrüssig und durchschaue sie. Damit kommentierte er Vermutungen des polnischen Regierungschefs Donald Tusk, dass der Sexualstraftäter Jeffrey Epstein Verbindungen zum russischen Geheimdienst hatte.

https://www.n-tv.de/politik/16-36-Putin-Vertrauter-dementiert-Epstein-Verbindungen-nach-Moskau-article23143824.html

@ntvruskrise

🇺🇦 Sybiha: Russia is not winning its war against Ukraine. In fact, this war is a failure for Moscow.

In 2025, Russia lost 480,000 soldiers injured and killed while occupying an additional 0.7% of Ukrainian territory.

In January 2026, despite losing over a 1,000 soldiers per day on average, Russia occupied an additional 0.04%. This is the lowest monthly advance in 9 months.

Over the previous 25 months, from January 2024 to January 2026, Russia occupied an additional 21% of the Donetsk region while losing hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Yet, this is less than the area of the Donetsk region that Ukraine still controls.

At the same time, the Russian economy has entered a deep recession. The total budgetary deficit of Russian regions has reached a record high of $21 billion in 2025, an eightfold increase over 2023.

Moscow is unable to reverse the decline in output in 12 key industries. Instead, it raises taxes. 15% more Russian businesses have closed in 2025, with another additional 10% on the verge of doing so.

Russia's inadequate budget planning will result in even larger budget gaps. The gap between Russian finance ministry figures and reality will result in at least $25 billion less oil revenue for the Russian budget this year.

Ukraine, on the other hand, is stepping up its deep strike campaign against legitimate military targets within Russia. In 2025, there were 719 such strikes that caused $15 billion in damage.

🙏 This is what the Darnytsia CHP looks like after Russian strikes

Today, ambassadors from 60 foreign countries visited the power plant and saw the consequences of Russian terror.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 Lockheed Martin confirms use of the RQ-170 drone in the capture of Maduro

An Axios correspondent reports that the first day of talks between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in Abu Dhabi has concluded and is expected to continue tomorrow.

⚠️⚠️🇻🇪🇨🇴 ELN and dissident FARC groups on the border with Perijá were bombed. The FANB were notified.

https://bit.ly/4rA0rBq