South Korea conducted its first live-fire drills of the German-made Taurus cruise missile in seven years from F-15K fighter jet.

The missile flew approximately 400 kilometers and hit designated target in the Yellow Sea.

It can reach key facilities in North Korea within 15 minutes from launch points near Seoul.

Germany still refuses to supply them to Ukraine.

Russia casualties reach 600,000 during war in Ukraine, Pentagon says

“Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War 2 combined,” the official said.

A senior U.S. military official said the Pentagon expects Russia will continue making “incremental gains” along the front, using its advantage in numbers to cut through the otherwise firm defenses.

“It’s kind of the Russian way of war where they continue to throw mass into the into the problem, and I think we’ll continue to see high losses,” the military official said.

Turkish seismic exploration vessel Oruç Reis, accompanied by Turkish Navy warships, is en route to conduct seismic surveys off the coast of Somalia.

This mission is part of a broader agreement between Türkiye and Somalia, focused on the exploration of potential oil and natural gas reserves in the region.

France to transfer 12 to 20 Mirage 2000-5F jets to Ukraine next year.

The jets are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2025 (between January 1 and March 30).

They'll be transformed from pure air policing fighters to multi-role combat aircraft for Ukraine.

Trump says he would withhold protection from NATO allies in the event of a Russian invasion unless they meet financial demands:

"I will not protect you under any circumstances. You will not be defended."

The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's recent strategic setbacks, Reuters reports, citing U.S. officials.

"We're all watching this space very carefully," the Biden administration official said.

"Zelensky changed the course of history," Boris Johnson says.

He also compares him to Churchill.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls for an international embargo on arms sales to Israel, criticizing its military actions against United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Ghost Rider: Russian soldier riding a motorcycle in high-speed to throw a mine towards Ukrainian positions.

That was quite a turn by the AA missile.

Footage reportedly showing Israeli F-15 jet intercepting a drone sent from Iraq over Ashkelon.

Italian Eurofighter fighter jet escorting two Russian Mig-31s over the Baltic.

Destruction of German cities during WW2.

Among the 54 largest cities in Germany, only four survived without significant damage.

On average, approximately 40% of the housing stock in larger German cities was destroyed by the end of the war.

Latest situation map of Israel’s invasion in Lebanon

— Israeli army advances along the west wing of coastline in southern Lebanon.

— Clashes took place between the Israeli army and Hezbollah around the UNIFIL headquarters after reaching Naqura settlement.

— UN Peacekeepers wounded due to an IDF tank opened fire on an observation tower at UNIFIL headquarters.

— Israeli air and artillery attacks on settlements in southern Lebanon have been continuing since early this morning.

US-made munition used in Israeli strike on central Beirut, shrapnel shows

A US-made munition was used in a strike on central Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded 117, according to an analysis of shrapnel found by the Guardian at the scene of the attack.

The Guardian found remnants of a US-manufactured joint direct attack munition (Jdam) in the rubble of the collapsed apartment building on Friday afternoon. Jdams are guidance kits built by the US aerospace company Boeing that attach to large “dumb bombs” ranging up to 2,000lbs (900kg), converting them into GPS-guided bombs.

The weapons remnant was verified by the crisis, conflict and arms division of Human Rights Watch and a former US military bomb technician.

There are claims that Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei has sent IRGC general Reza Fellahzadeh to Beirut in a reorganisation of Hezbollah's military command. Fellahzadeh is the deputy commander of the IRGC's Quds Force and is expected to be appointed as the new commander of the Quds Force for the post-Qaani period.

Foreign medical volunteers in Gaza treating children report that children were deliberately shot in the head neck & chest with X-rays showing 5.56 rounds used by the IDF, NYT reports.

North Korea accused South Korea of using drones to drop propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang, the North Korean capital.

Multiple waves of drones penetrated North Korean airspace over Pyongyang.

Drones appeared to be sophisticated, possibly similar to Israeli Harop or U.S. ScanEagle models.

Source: TWZ