🔥 Russia’s Kursk 2 nuclear plant gets new power unit

The 1250 MW unit is now the most powerful in Rosatom's nuclear power plant collection.

This will increase the share of nuclear power in Russia's electricity generation mix.

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🚨 Child dies in another Ukrainian drone attack

A boy, 5, was killed and three adults were injured as a result of the attack on a passenger car in Tarasovka, the Kherson region, Governor Vladimir Saldo said.

"Kiev degenerates committed another bloody crime. Near Tarasovka in the Aleshkinsky district, a Ukrainian drone struck a passenger car carrying a family – grandfather, grandmother, their adult daughter and her 5-year-old son. The child was killed, all adults sustained multiple wounds and were hospitalized in serious condition," Saldo wrote on Telegram.

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🇹🇷🇵🇸 Istanbul kicks off 2026 with massive rally in support of Palestine

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🚨 Purpose of Kiev regime’s attempts to attack Russian regions is to divert attention from the failures of the Ukrainian army on the frontline – Russian MFA

More statements from the ministry:

🟠 Against the backdrop of the Russian army’s successes and the failed attempt to attack Putin’s residence, the Kiev usurper, in powerless rage, decided to take it out on defenseless civilians

🟠 Russia calls on the governments of responsible sovereign states and international organizations to condemn this bloody terrorist attack

🟠 The bloody crime of the Kiev clique in the Kherson region lies entirely on the conscience of Western countries financing Ukraine

🟠 Ignoring the tragedy in the Kherson region by international organizations would amount to aiding and abetting, and complicity in, the terrorist acts of the neo-Banderites

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🇦🇪🇾🇪 UAE begins withdrawing troops from Yemen - report

The Emirati forces have begun withdrawing from Yemen's Hadhramaut and Shabwah provinces, the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported, citing Hadhramaut's governor.

The UAE's military presence in Yemen had always been limited in scope, consisting primarily of training and advisory support to Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces, the governor reportedly said.

Earlier this week, the UAE Defense Ministry announced a voluntary military drawdown of its presence in Yemen amid deteriorating relations with Saudi Arabia over the UAE’s support for the STC.

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🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 Decrypted data from UAV shot down over Novgorod region handed over to the US Embassy’s military attaché office – Russian Defense Ministry

Statements by the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces:

🟠 Decryption of the controllers from Ukrainian UAVs shot down on December 29 unequivocally confirmed that they were attacking the complex of buildings of the Russian president’s residence

🟠 The transfer of the controllers from Ukrainian UAVs shot down on December 29 to the US will remove all questions and help establish the truth

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🪖🇷🇺 The daily bread of the Russian military

An army marches on its stomach and the Russian Army is no exception.

Here’s a glimpse into the logistical system of the Dnepr Battlegroup, where a ton of just bread is delivered to the troops on the front line each day to keep the soldiers well fed and ready for action.

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🚨 Kherson region’s governor briefs Putin on aftermath of Ukraine’s attack on civilians

President Putin has received a phone briefing from Governor Vladimir Saldo on the situation following the Ukrainian army’s terrorist attack and on the progress of the investigation, the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

With the course of the investigation and identification of the bodies of the victims, information and names will be published on the regional administration’s website, the governor told Putin.

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🇨🇳 China holds first national flag-raising ceremony of 2026 at Tiananmen Square

The New Year’s first flag-raising is a special occasion, drawing visitors to Beijing’s main square to witness the ceremony.

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🟠 Russian MFA condemns Ukraine’s ‘preplanned’ attack on civilians in Kherson region

🟠 Russia hands over to US decrypted data from UAV shot down en route to Putin’s residence

🟠 Ukraine’s attack on Putin's residence could have triggered nuclear war – Finnish politician

🟠 UAE begins withdrawing troops from Yemen – report

🟠 World’s disasters of 2025 that shook the globe

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🚨 Kherson forensic bureau releases names of civilians killed in Ukrainian drone strike

Local authorities has identified 7 of the civilians killed in last night's Ukraine's drone attack.

The bureau emphasized that identifying all of the victims will only be possible after genetic testing has been carried out.

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🔊 Polish Tusk vows to build 'strongest army in Europe' in 2026

PM Donald Tusk outlined 2026 priorities: accelerating military expansion, major infrastructure projects, and the "repolonization" of industry, including defense.

"This will be a year of rapid conquest of the Baltic Sea," Tusk added.

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🗣 West continues tactics of silencing Ukraine's crimes — Zakharova

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Western media of deliberately silencing Ukraine’s crimes, following reports casting doubt on casualties from a Ukrainian drone strike on a cafe in Russia's Kherson Region.

"The West hasn't abandoned its tactics of 'strategic silence,' when terrorist attacks by Bankova Street can go unseen for years," Zakharova wrote on Telegram.

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☢️ Japan may consider acquiring nuclear-powered submarines — PM

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated Japan is not ruling out any option — including nuclear-powered submarines — to strengthen deterrence amid a deteriorating security environment.

"We are not ruling out any option, but the discussion is not being conducted for the sake of a predetermined conclusion, but for the sake of finding solutions necessary to increase Japan's deterrence and response capabilities,” Takaichi said in an interview with the Yomiuri Shimbun.

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💬 Collectivism has been tried before — Dmitriev

Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev responded to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural promise to replace "rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism" with a sarcastic reminder:

"Dear Comrade Mamdani — just a friendly reminder that this has been tried before."

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💬 US accuses China of 'unnecessary' escalation around Taiwan

"China's military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily," US State Department's spokesperson, Tommy Pigott, stated.

Chinese FM spokesperson called the PLA's recent drills a deterrent action against separatist forces who seek "Taiwan independence" through military buildup.

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