Ukraine hits two Russian ships linked to Iran arms route in the Caspian Sea, says SOF
Ukraine’s special forces and the Black Spark movement reportedly cooperated to hit ships used for military purposes.
Drones hit deep into Russia again — this time, it’s Yaroslavl’s oil refinery 700 km from Ukraine’s border (VIDEO, MAP)
Locals reported multiple explosions and saw a fire engulf the vast oil refinery complex in Yaroslavl city.
Ukrainian drones wipe out Russian manpower equivalent to two battalions in 48 hours, commander says
Ukraine’s drone forces say their kill count hit 976 soldiers in just two days — and the pressure is still rising.
NATO to send Ukraine $5 billion in US weapons by year’s end — focus on air defense
The PURL program will deliver critical air defense, ammunition and spare parts from American reserves by 31 December.
Russia claims it captured Siversk and portrays its victory as inevitable — but ISW says neither is true (MAPS)
The announcement is part of what ISW calls cognitive warfare — aimed more at perception than actual battlefield control.
How Norway became a test target for Russia’s Arctic hybrid war
Since 2014, Moscow has escalated its use of grey-zone provocations and propaganda in Svalbard, aiming to undermine Norwegian sovereignty, a new report finds.
Lawsuits say Intel and AMD turned blind eye to Russia’s missile use of their chips
Filed in Texas, the suits claim “willful ignorance” allowed US semiconductors into Russian and Iranian weapons.
Russia escalates spying on German army over Ukraine support, Berlin’s counterintelligence report finds
The report warns of increased intelligence activity targeting German troop deployments, weapon systems, and NATO-related operational infrastructure.
Russia eyes Moldova’s Transnistria as new threat axis toward Odesa, says Ukrainian intelligence
Sources say Moscow is fueling military buildup and deploying agents in Moldova’s Russian-backed enclave to pressure Ukraine.
Finland makes drone training compulsory for all new soldiers
The Finnish military now includes drone warfare skills in every conscript’s training starting in 2025.
Ukraine strikes Russian oil platform in Caspian Sea in first-of-its-kind attack 900 km from Ukraine (MAP)
The SBU's long-range drones reportedly hit the Filanovsky platform owned by Lukoil, halting extraction from over 20 wells.
Ukraine hits Russian chemical giant 700 km from border next to Estonia (VIDEO, MAP)
The Akron plant makes products used in fertilizers — and as components for explosives — making it a military-adjacent target.
Another Russian shadow fleet tanker wrecked by Sea Baby drones in the Black Sea (VIDEO, MAP)
Ukrainian Sea Baby drones hit the Dashan, a massive 164,000-ton vessel, as it tried to reach Russia's Novorossiysk under a Comoros flag.
Ukrainian forces crush Russian mechanized assault near Pokrovsk under cover of bad weather (VIDEO, MAP)
Russian troops attempted a morning advance on 10 December, using armored vehicles and poor weather as cover — but were stopped cold.