"Denys Maliuska, former Ukrainian Minister of Justice, has explained that the deletion of Ukrainian registers by the Russians in a recent cyberattack was not a significant problem, as backups were available and the data will be recovered soon.
The only exception to this was information from the State Register of Civil Status Records, one of the most restricted registers, which holds seemingly harmless data, such as birth and marriage records.
However, there is one piece of information that is strictly protected by law – the secret of adoption. This is not the first resource targeted by the Russians since the full-scale invasion began.
Previously, according to their claims, they [Russian hackers] focused on stealing information. This time they have not only stolen but also destroyed it. It's a shift in their behavior." Pravada
"Fighters of the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi) group have repelled joint US-UK air forces attack, shooting down a US Navy F/A-18 fighter jet during their attack on USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.
“During the operation an F/A 18 jet was shot down attempting to repel the attack [on the US aircraft carrier],” Saree said on air of Almasirah TV channel.
Eight cruise missiles and 17 unmanned aerial vehicles were involved in the operation, the spokesman said.
He pointed out that the majority of fighter jets left Yemen’s air space and headed for the neutral waters of the Red Sea trying to repel the attack on the carrier. USS Harry S. Truman left its positions after the strikes." Sputnik
"The leader of the anti-mass migration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel has surged to the top of the polls of preferred chancellors in the upcoming February elections.In a survey conducted by the INSA polling firm for the BILD newspaper, AfD leader Alice Weidel surged by three points over the previous week to 24 points, surpassing the leader of the centrist neo-liberal Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz, who fell by one point to 20 per cent since the previous week.
Meanwhile, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the current candidate for the leftist Social Democrat Party (SPD) languishes in third place, falling one point from last week to 15 per cent support. Scholz is followed by his Economic Minister Robert Habeck, the chancellor candidate for the Greens, at 14 per cent.
The surge in the polls for Weidel came amid the endorsement of her party by X owner Elon Musk, who declared this week that “only the AfD can save Germany”." Breitbart
"Unknown drone activity forced one of the U.S.'s most critical military installations to shut down for several hours late Friday evening and Saturday morning, officials confirmed.
The incident prompted heightened security measures and temporarily halted operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
Home to the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson is one of the largest and most strategically important bases in the U.S., tasked with advanced research, intelligence, and operations.
In audio recordings by the Air Force Base air traffic control, which were shared online, an operator can be heard saying they are diverting 'over base' air traffic due to 'heavy unknown UAS [unmanned aircraft system] activity', adding to 'use extreme caution' as Wright-Patterson is 'now closed.'" Newsweek
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Ukrainian saboteurs have been apprehended
in Slovakia while in possession of maps outlining the country’s gas infrastructure.
Putin said the Ukrainian saboteurs had engaged in terrorist activities within Russia and now they are doing it in European countries." RT
"The nuclear threat level is rising globally, but there is no need to scare people with talk of World War Three, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.During an interview published by Russia 1 TV journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, Putin was asked if the extensive involvement of the US in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine meant that WWIII has already begun.
“You know, one should not scare people,” the president replied. However, he added that “there are many dangers, and they keep increasing.”
“We see what our current opponents are doing. They are escalating the situation,” Putin said after Zarubin mentioned plans by the administration of US President Joe Biden to drastically increase the amount of weapons deliveries to Ukraine during his final weeks in office." RT
"A total of 100 combat engagements have already been reported along the frontlines of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Kharkiv axis: the enemy stormed the positions of Ukrainian units once. A battle is underway near Kozacha Lopan.Kupiansk axis: Russian invaders attacked Ukraine’s Defense Forces in the Petropavlivka area, where they were held back.
Lyman axis: the invading army performed 12 attacks on Ukrainian positions near Zelenyi Hai, Hrekivka, Terny, and Ivanivka. Nine battles are still in progress. The enemy launched airstrikes on Ivanivka and Yampolivka involving KAB glide bombs, and hit the settlement of Nadiia with unguided missiles. Ukrainian soldiers are holding their defenses, inflicting losses on the enemy force.
Siversk axis: the invaders keep looking for the weaker spots in Ukraine’s defenses near Verkhniokamianske and Bilohorivka. Since the beginning of the day, two futile enemy assaults have taken place here. The enemy dropped five guided bombs on Siversk.
Kramatorsk axis: since day-start, Russian wearplanes have hit Markove, Kostiantynivka and Chasiv Yar with KABs. Ukrainian defenders are repelling two enemy attacks in the Stupochky direction.
Toretsk axis: the aggressor has tried to penetrate Ukraine’s defenses four times in the areas of Toretsk and Druzhba. The enemy is actively employing aviation. They launched KAB bombs at Romanivka and Katerynivka.
Pokrovsk axis: Russian invaders made 15 attempts to dislodge Ukraine’s defenders from their positions in the areas of Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Dachenske, and Novovasylivka. Ukraine’s defense forces are holding back the onslaught, having repelled seven attacks. Eight clashes are still ongoing. Oleksandropil, Pokrovsk, Lysivka, Sukhyi Yar, Udachne, and Zvirove were subjected to Russian bombardments.
Kurakhove axis: the enemy attacked nine times near Stari Terny, Kurakhove, and Dachne. Seven attempts by the invaders to advance have already been repelled.
Vremivka axis: 26 enemy attacks near Uspenivka, Yantarne, Novosilka, Blahodatne, and in the direction of Rozlyv and Odradne. The enemy is most active in the area of Kostiantynopilske, where 14 clashes have been reported. Three battles are still ongoing. The aggressor launched an airstrike on Temyrivka, dropping a KAB glide bomb.
Orikhiv axis: the occupation forces stormed Ukrainian positions near Novoandriivka and Piatykhatky six times. One clash is ongoing.
Kursk axis: Ukrainian defenders are repelling 19 enemy attacks. In total, the invaders have carried out 32 assaults on the positions of Ukrainian troops since day-start." Ukrin
"The US Navy inadvertently shot down its own F/A-18 fighter jet in a friendly fire incident over the Red Sea, the Pentagon announced shortly after issuing a press release about another successful bombing raid against Houthi targets in Yemen.
The F/A-18 was shot down by the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed early Sunday morning. The two Navy pilots were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely." RT
"A startling and unsettling story appeared today — a story that was immediately amplified when the Drudge Report posted it: “A dark web ‘hitman’ is promising to kill Trump — if he raises $30,000 in crypto.”
Two weeks ago, a website went up on the dark web entitled “Destroy Trump.” It included an image of the president-elect with a red “X” over his face. Chillingly, the would-be assassin claims to have already raised $13,245. That leaves him less than $17,000 from his goal.
The Daily Dot also claimed that it reached out to the Secret Service and asked if anyone in the federal government was aware of the threat. But the Secret Service is still under the direction of the Biden-Harris administration, so naturally, nobody bothered responding to the inquiry.
The prior conduct of the Secret Service doesn’t exactly inspire confidence." PJMedia
"On Friday we featured a tongue-in-cheek headline, but which is sadly all too literal and true: Syrian Leader With $10M Bounty On His Head Meets With Delegation From Country That Put The $10M Bounty On His Head.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf led the delegation along with Daniel Rubenstein, who is expected to stay in Damascus as America's top diplomat there, as they met with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani in Damascus." ZH
"Ukraine brought the war into the heart of Russia Saturday morning with drone attacks that local authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles from the front line." ZH
"Ukrainian forces engaged in 211 combat clashes with Russian invaders with the largest number of skirmishes recorded in the Kursk, Pokrovsk, Vremivka, and Kurakhove sectors.
In the Kharkiv sector, one combat clash with Russian invaders was recorded in the Vovchansk area.In the Kupiansk sector, the invaders carried out 11 attacks near Kucherivka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Zahryzove, and Lozova.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions 16 times near Yampolivka, Terny, Novoserhiivka, Zelenyi Hai, Ivanivka, Torske, Hryhorivka, and Serebryanskyi Forest.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy made six attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 11 enemy assaults near Toretsk and Leonidivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 46 enemy attacks, including near Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Zelene, Novyi Trud, Dachenske, Vovkove, Pishchane, Novovasylivka, Novoielyzavetivka, Novooleksiivka, and Ukrainka. The invaders actively used attack and bomber aircraft.
In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 24 attacks, with heavy fighting near Sontsivka, Stari Terny, Andriivka, Kurakhove, Dachne, Dalnie, Kostiantynopolske, and Kostiantynopol.
In the Vremivka sector, the enemy launched 36 assaults near Uspenivka, Dalnie, Yantarne, Rozlyv, Bohatyr, Velyka Novosilka, Makarivka, Novosilka, Novopil, and Novodarivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces launched one attack on Ukrainian positions near Mala Tokmachka.
Over the past day, the Russian army carried out airstrikes in the Dnipro River sector. In addition, Ukrainian soldiers repelled four attacks by Russian invaders.
Fifty combat clashes were recorded in the Kursk sector, with the enemy launching nine airstrikes with 11 guided aerial bombs and firing more than 400 artillery shells on Ukrainian positions." Ukrin
"Ukrainian forces downed 57 Russian drones overnight while another 56 failed to reach theirtargets, likely due to electronic jamming. Russia attacked Ukraine with an S-400 anti-aircraft guided missile fired from the temporarily captured territory of the Donetsk region at the Poltava region (preliminarily causing no damage) and 113 Shahed strike drones and other UAVs launched from Bryansk, Millerovo, Oryol, Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and the temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk." Ukrin
"AP reports that at least two people are dead and at least 60 injured in what authorities suspect was an attack.The driver of the car was arrested shortly after the car barreled into the market at around 7 p.m., when it was busy with holiday shoppers looking forward to the weekend.
The suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor who first came to Germany in 2006, Saxony-Anhalt’s interior minister, Tamara Zieschang, said at a news conference.
Government spokesman Matthias Schuppe told German media outlet WELT that the car-ramming incident at a Christmas market in Magdeburg "was an attack." City spokesman Michael Reif stated that initial reports suggested it was an "attack on the Christmas market."
Security sources told the outlet that the male driver is of Saudi Arabian origin and was born in 1974.
Elon Musk called for the resignation of Chancellor Olaf Scholz: "Scholz should resign immediately. Incompetent fool."
"A state of emergency currently prevails at the Magdeburg Christmas market. According to eyewitnesses, numerous people fled the market area in panic. A vehicle is said to have driven into the crowd," Epoch Times Deutsche reported." ZH
"Russia’s Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was ready to compromise over Ukraine in possible talks with US President-elect Donald Trump on ending the war and had no conditions for starting talks with the Ukrainian authorities....Putin dismissed an assertion that Russia was in a weak position, saying that Russia had got much stronger since he ordered troops into Ukraine in 2022." France24
