🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported the successful launch of a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast today, placing a military payload into orbit. The type and purpose of the payload have not been disclosed.

As with several recent launches, Ukrainian drones attempted to attack the cosmodrome, but the attack failed.

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🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️ — Meanwhile, the Houthis continue their naval war with Saudi Arabia.

A tanker was attacked and caught fire in the northern part of the Red Sea.

The incident occurred west of the Saudi oil terminal in Yanbu, approximately 1000 km from the areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis.

These are alternative routes, similar to the Strait of Hormuz...

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🇺🇦⚡️ — Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of interceptors, not only for Patriot systems, but also for ground-based platforms and aircraft, according to a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force.

For the past few weeks, they have stopped publishing statistics on the number of missiles shot down.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Oh, things are heating up.

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree according to which authorities will be able to introduce temporary administration at facilities where owners fail to take necessary security measures.

"Critical facilities" include, but are not limited to, enterprises in the fuel and energy sector, industrial enterprises, and facilities related to municipal services, transportation, and logistics infrastructure.

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🇮🇷⚡️ — Iranian authorities report that a huge natural gas deposit worth up to 165 billion dollars has been discovered in Iran.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — President Putin also signed a decree granting a one-year exemption from income tax and VAT for companies that suffered as a result of Ukrainian drone attacks.

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🇮🇷🇵🇰⚡️ — A representative of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also stated: "The visit of the Pakistani army commander to Tehran today is taking place within the framework of the good relations between Iran and Pakistan. Pakistan has been working for several months to help de-escalate tensions in the region. It is expected that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman will visit tomorrow. During the visit, it is planned to discuss bilateral relations and issues related to ensuring the security of the Strait of Hormuz and shipping routes within it."

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Since the start of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have damaged (or destroyed) 492 locomotives and 249 railway cars belonging to Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), according to Minister for Regional Development, Communities, and Territories, Nikolai Kalashnik.

Since the beginning of 2026, the Russian Armed Forces have attacked Ukrainian railway infrastructure 1534 times.

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🇮🇷🇹🇷🇸🇦🇵🇰⚡️ — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran has not received an official invitation to join the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, but has received proposals to hold discussions on regional security with the countries involved.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Russia thinks it is winning – that is not the case.

Ukraine is winning. It is hard to say this against the backdrop of a harsh winter and all your difficulties, but the problems are now greater on the Russian side.

If you just hold on – everything will be fine

– Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, Kellogg.

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🇺🇸⚡️ — The United States will stop importing chips in the future because major manufacturing plants are currently being built in the country, US President Donald Trump said in an interview with WABC radio.

The US will also reduce its reliance on imports of medicines and medical equipment thanks to the construction of new Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and Merck plants in the country, he added.

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🇺🇸🇺🇳⚡️ — The New York Times highlighted problems with three key factors of the global food system: seamless trade, cheap energy, and stable climate, citing Evan Fraser, a professor at the University of Guelph in Canada.

Uninterrupted trade in agricultural products is being hampered by blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and hostilities in the Black and Red Seas, through which food shipments pass. Moreover, crop yields have declined in Europe due to extreme heat and in the US due to drought.

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🇭🇺⚡️ — Earlier today, a Hungarian Air Force JAS 39C Gripen crashed under unknown circumstances near Szolnok Air Base.

The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that the Russian Armed Forces struck a cargo ship in the port of Odesa, which had delivered military cargo to Ukraine.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡️ — Former advisor to Donald Trump, Keith Kellogg, called on Ukraine to begin mobilizing women, citing the fact that his wife served in Grenada and his daughter served in Afghanistan.

For context, Kellogg's wife "served" during the two-day U.S. operation in Grenada as the head of personnel at the battalion headquarters, while his daughter in Afghanistan oversaw the loading of supplies onto aircraft before they were dropped at remote forward operating bases.

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