Air-raid siren sounds all over Ukraine: fighters took off in Belarus

"At 10:12, sirens began to sound in the country's southeast, then in the capital, and eventually spread over the entire territory of the country within a few minutes.

An alarm indicates the threat of missile strikes and air strikes. It is highly recommended that civilians proceed to a shelter.

Belaruski Hajun [an independent Belarusian military monitoring media outlet] reports that fighters and an AWACS aircraft have taken off in Belarus..... the A-50 AWACS jet of the Russian Aerospace Forces with the registration number RF-50608 took off from Machulishchy airfield" Pravada

Zelenskyy: I'm not entirely sure Putin is still alive

"Zelensky during a speech at the Ukrainian breakfast in Davos 

Quote: "I don't quite understand who to talk to and about what. I'm not sure that the Russian president who sometimes appears against a green-screen chromakey is actually the [right] one. I don't quite understand if he is alive or whether he makes decisions, or whoever else makes decisions there. What group of people [could be making any decisions in Russia]? I don’t have that kind of information." Pravada

Defense Contractors Rake in Millions as U.S. Seeks to Supply More Weapons to Ukraine

"Defense contractors are raking in millions of dollars as the Biden administration pledges to continue supporting Ukraine for “as long as it takes.”

The U.S. Army announced in December it awarded an $84 million contract to Raytheon Missiles and Defense for more than 1,000 Excalibur 1B precision munitions to replenish those sent to Ukraine.

Just weeks before, the Army awarded a $432 million contract to Lockheed Martin to replenish High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers that the U.S. and allies sent to Ukraine, according to Defense News. The Army also awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon for six National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) batteries for Ukraine.

This week, the Biden administration is expected to announce more military assistance to Ukraine when U.S. defense leaders meet with their counterparts in Germany for the eighth meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The U.S. pledged $400 million in military equipment at the group’s last meeting on November 23." Breitbart