Monday, December 18, 2023

Ukraine Discovers Their Military Chief Was Bugged, Other Devices Found

"Ukraine´s military chief said that a covert listening device was found in one of the offices
where he works, and hinted without elaborating that bugs were detected in other locations.

Army Cmdr. Valeriy Zaluzhnyi commented to local media about Sunday´s revelation by Ukraine´s Security Service that during a routine sweep a bug was found in a room he used. The device wasn´t working, the agency said. Suspicion immediately fell on Russia amid the almost 22-month war between the two countries that is set to grind on into another year." Breitbart

'Operation Prosperity Guardian' - Pentagon Launches Expansive Naval Coalition To Defend Red Sea Passage

"A US-led naval coalition is finally coming together to protect international shipping transit in the Red Sea and vital Bab al-Mandab Strait, per a breaking development from Politico's chief Pentagon correspondent: "The Pentagon is expected to announce tomorrow the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new task force to protect shipping from Houthi attacks in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea, per DOD official," writes Lara Seligman on X.
"The operation will be within the framework of the existing Combined Maritime Force 153, a partnership of 39 nations focused on counter piracy and counter terrorism in the Red Sea."...Pentagon was looking to cobble together the 'broadest possible' coalition task force, amid what's now become daily Iran-backed Houthi attacks on commercial vessels. The Houthis have also launched rockets and drones into southern Israel at various times, triggering US warship intercepts." ZH

Russia shot down yet another one of its prized fighter jets by mistake

"Russia shot down one of its own fighter jets, Ukraine claimed.The Su-25 jet was shot down in east Ukraine.
Russia has shot down several of its own planes in "friendly fire" incidents." MS

Israeli hacker group takes credit for cyberattack shutting down majority of Iran's gas stations

"An
Israeli hacker group is taking credit Monday for a cyberattack that disrupted operations at nearly 70% of the gas stations in Iran, reports say.
Iranian state media is claiming that an Israeli hacker group called Gonjeshke Darande, also known as Predatory Sparrow, is behind the outages. Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji saying the disruptions at one point reached 70% of gas stations in Iran, before noting that 1,650 out of the 3,800 gas stations that the ministry supervises were operational." FOX