Ukraine reports 56 combat clashes on front lines in past 24 hours

"Some 56 combat clashes took place between Ukraine's defense forces and Russian

troops.....In total, the enemy launched 1 missile strike, 77 air strikes and 51 MLRS attacks on the positions of our troops and settlements. Russian invaders once again attacked Ukraine, using five Shahed 136/131 unmanned aerial vehicles. Ukrainian defenders destroyed four attack UAVs. ....the invaders attacked Ukraine with three Shaheds. All enemy drones were shot down.
The enemy launched air on Ivanivka, Kharkiv region; Serebrianske Forestry, Luhansk region; Spirne, Novomykhailivka and Zolota Nyva, Donetsk region; Orikhiv and Preobrazhenka, Zaporizhzhia region, Chervonyi Maiak, Zmiivka, Dudchany and Novoberyslav, Kherson region." Ukrin

Russians execute Ukrainian prisoners of war near Zaporizhzhia

"The Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers near Zaporizhzhia." Pravada

India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack

"The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged drone attack on an Israeli-linked chemical tanker last week. New Delhi also uses long-range maritime patrol aircraft for “domain awareness,” the defense ministry reported." Breitbart

Ukraine Claims to Have Destroyed Large Russian Warship With Storm Shadow Cruise Missile

"Russia acknowledges a missile attack on warship Novocherkassk, which Ukraine claims to have destroyed in a cruise missile strike in the early hours of Boxing Day." Breitbart

Christmas Liberation of Maryinka

"The official announcement of the liberation of Maryinka, made by Sergei Shoigu to

President Putin today, Christmas Day, is a beautiful present for hundreds of thousands of Donbass residents, especially in our neighborhood, the Petrovsky District of Donetsk.
Petrovsky has become another legendary place in this war, like Donetsk airport or Saur Mogila, legendary for the bombing and destruction it has endured since 2014. And the vast majority of those terrorist attacks - tanks, artillery, snipers, drones, originated in Maryinka, a town that was literally turned into a fortress by the Ukrainian Army and their NATO masters. And now, finally, it has been purified by fire, once and for all." Sputnik

India: Bomb blast scare near Israel Embassy in Delhi, security agencies on toes

"Security agencies reported in a hurry after receiving alert about an alleged blast behind the

Israeli Embassy located in the Chanakyapuri area of Delhi.An Israeli Embassy spokesperson told WION: "We can confirm that around 5:20 there was a blast at close proximity to the embassy. The Delhi police and the security team are still investigating the situation." WION

US strikes against Kataib Hezbollah targets in Iraq after service members injured in attack

"The U.S. military carried out retaliatory air strikes in Iraq after a one-way drone attack

earlier in the day by Iran-aligned militants that left one U.S. service member in critical condition and wounded two other U.S. personnel, officials said.
The back-and-forth clash was the latest demonstration of how the Israel-Hamas war is rippling across the Middle East, creating turmoil that has turned U.S. troops at bases in Iraq and Syria into targets." AP

‘Christmas Is Canceled’: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Riot in New York, Block O’Hare in Chicago

"Pro-Palestinian protesters spent the weekend rioting, disrupting holiday travel, and targeting

Christmas in general in an attempt to force Americans to listen to their concerns by causing them inconveniences, disturbing their holiday plans, and irritating them.
In New York City on Monday, several hundred demonstrators carried a bloodied Nativity scene to Rockefeller Center. Some carried Islamic symbols.Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters converged on Midtown Monday, lugging a blood-red mock Nativity scene and chanting “Christmas is canceled here.”
“Long live the intifada,” the crowd of about 500 demonstrators yelled, using the Arabic word for “rebellion” or “uprising,” as they mobbed the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree where revelers were enjoying the holiday.
On Christmas Eve, a pro-Palestinian caravan of cars disrupted Christmas caroling in Washington Square Park, the Post reported.
In Chicago on Christmas Eve, a group of pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators targeted the homes of local lawmakers before briefly shutting down Interstate 90 — the key artery connecting Chicago to O’Hare International Airport — in both directions.The disruptions even reached suburban Memphis, Tennessee, where a pro-Palestinian crowd disrupted Christmas shopping." Breitbart

UK Deploys Warship To Guyana In Show Of Support Against Venezuela

"While the recent panic over the risk of a Venezuela invasion of its neighbor Guyana may have come and gone, some (former) global superpowers are not taking any chances, and according to the FT, the UK will deploy a naval patrol ship off the coast of the tiny but rich Latin American nation in a show of support for the former British colony as it faces a territorial claim from its more powerful if insolvent communist neighbor." ZeroHedge

Fire Breaks Out On Russian Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker

"A fire broke out on Sunday evening on a Soviet-era nuclear-powered cargo icebreaker ship docked at a port in northwestern Russia.
Reuters said the Soviet-made Sevmorput vessel was docked in the northern Russian city of Murmansk when a 30 square meters (323 square feet) fire erupted in one of the cabins.
Atomflot is a unit of state nuclear corporation Rosatom that operates Russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet to ensure military and commercial vessels can sail through the Arctic Ocean." ZH

Ukraine downs two Russian fighter-bombers, hits 12 enemy manpower clusters

"Ukraine’s military reports 66 combat engagements along the frontline, noting another

success of its Air Force as two Russian warplanes were shot down.The following settlements were targeted in Russian airstrikes: Synkivka, Petropavlivka, and Kyslivka of Kharkiv region; Novoyehorivka and Serebryanske Forestry of Luhansk region; Yampolivka, Torske, New York, Ocheretyne, Tonenke, Avdiivka, Maksymilianivka, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Zolota Nyva, and Staromaiorske of Donetsk region.
Nearly 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under Russian artillery fire.In the Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna directions, the Russians maintain their military presence in the areas close to the border, deploying subversive and reconnaissance group to prevent the Ukrainian command from transferring part of the forces to other frontline sectors.
On the Kupiansk axis, Ukrainian troops repelled 21 enemy assaults near Synkivka in Kharkiv region and Stelmakhivka in Luhansk region, where the Russians unsuccessfully tried to break through the Ukrainian defenses.
The enemy ran no offensive (assault) missions in the Lyman area." Ukrin

Spain-- Not Sure About Joining Coalition in Red Sea Against Houthis

"Spain has backed away from a U.S.-led coalition meant to deter the Iranian-backed Houthis from attacks on global shipping near the Bab-el-Mandeb strait at the southern end of the Red Sea. Spain’s defense ministry said Tuesday the country “depends on the decisions of the European Union and NATO and, therefore, will not participate unilaterally.” Breitbart

Explosions rock central Ukrainian cities of Kryvyi Rih, Kropyvnytskyi as air raid sirens wail

"Explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Kropyvnytskyi.....After the blast in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, an air raid alert was declared. In the city of Kropyvnytskyi, explosions were heard during the air raid alert." MS

Iranian drone strikes ship off Indian coast

"Iran appears to have struck a ship off the Indian coast with an unmanned aerial vehicle, a U.S. official told Fox News on Saturday.
It comes as Houthi militants targeted multiple cargo ships on Saturday, as the group fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles into international shipping lanes located in the Southern Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. The USS Laboon shot down four unmanned aerial drones on Saturday which originated from areas that the Houthis control in Yemen. The second ship, Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged M/V Saibaba, which carried crude oil, reported it was hit by a one-way attack drone. No injuries were reported, and the USS Laboon responded to the attacks. " FOX

Ukraine Digs in as War Pivots to ‘Defensive Posture… Stasis’

"The war in Ukraine is pivoting to “a more defensive posture… characterised by stasis” and

Ukraine is digging in, showing off newly built major entrenchments, just weeks after Ukraine’s top general said the war has reached a “stalemate”.
Ukraine has “mobilised a concerted effort to improve field fortifications” as its armed forces “pivot to a more defence posture”, a British intelligence digest notes of the latest developments in the Ukraine War, at the end of a year which started with high hopes for the much-vaunted “Spring Offensive” but which has ended with “stalemate”. Breitbart