Ukrainian marines kill group of Russian invaders in Donetsk Oblast

"A unit of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade of Ukraine's Armed Forces has helped a group of
Russian invaders to "carry out goodwill gesture" [Russian propaganda uses this as an euphemism for ‘retreated’ or ‘was destroyed/killed’ – ed.]." Pravada

Number of Drones Shot Down in Russia's Sevastopol Increased

"The number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) taken down off the coast of the Russian city
of Sevastopol in Crimea in the past 24 hours has risen to 10, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said on Monday.

"The result of today's enemy attack on Sevastopol: the air defense and the Black Sea Fleet shot down 10 out of 10 Ukrainian drones at sea. No facilities in the city were damaged. Everything is calm in the city," Razvozhayev said." Sputnik

German Defense Minister Resigns As Criticism Over Ukraine Mounts

"Germany's Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has stepped down on Monday after what's widely reported as a series of blunders and PR disasters, and amid accusations she's been too slow and inept in providing Ukraine defense aid." ZH

Norway Replaces Russia As Germany's Top Gas Supplier

"Norway became Germany’s single-largest natural gas supplier in 2022, overtaking Russia, as total German gas imports dropped by 12.3% compared to 2021." ZeroHedge

Kentucky Dem Suggests Biden Be Impeached for War Crimes in Ukraine

 "Kentucky progressive Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Young has proposed that President Joe Biden be “immediately” thrown out of office for a series of war crimes committed by his administration. “I think Joe Biden (D-War Criminal) should be impeached immediately for war crimes in Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq etc,” Young tweeted, specifying that reasons for impeachment include “the illegal proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.” ZH

UK PM confirms tank shipment to Ukraine

 "Britain will supply Kiev with Challenger 2 tanks, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed during a phone call with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. The move will make the UK the first country to ship Western-made tanks to Ukraine." RT

Zelensky aide explains how missile fell on apartment block in Dnepr

"A Russian missile that fell on an apartment block in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnepr had been shot down by Kiev’s forces, Aleksey Arestovich, a senior adviser to President Vladimir Zelensky, has said.

Zelensky and Ukrainian officials initially reported that the nine-story building was hit by a Russian missile. According to senior regional official Nikolay Lukashchuk, the number of victims rose to 21 dead and 73 wounded on Sunday.

Arestovich, however, said in a YouTube interview with Russian activist Mark Feygin that the missile was brought down by Ukrainian troops." RT

Corruption scandal in Ukraine's 'International Legion:' Why an Australian TV star is accused of stealing millions

"Few Russians or Ukrainians will likely have heard of ‘The Block’. It's an Australian reality show in which couples compete against each other to renovate homes and sell them at auction for the highest possible price. This may have provided the perfect cover for Emese Fajk, a participant who fled the land Down Under after she attempted to buy a renovated property at great expense using fake bank slips, to join Kiev’s International Legion as its official spokesperson. 

Fajk was first publicly linked to the group in July 2022. To the extent the mainstream media has acknowledged its spokesperson’s criminal past before, it is in the context of her work for the armed forces offering her a chance at “redemption.” That opportunity, if it ever existed in the first place, seems well and truly spent, given that she – known in Kiev under the callsign ‘Mockingjay’ – is now being investigated for fraud by authorities in the East European city. 

She was reportedly involved in the disappearance of a “massive” $2.5 million US shipment of medical supplies, and siphoning international donations intended for Kiev’s war effort.The medical supplies – which included painkillers, such as the deadly opioid fentanyl – arrived in late October, but never made it to the frontline..... the “large amounts” of money donated to the Legion, which were “confiscated by Mockingjay and sent to places unknown.” Since Fajk joined in April 2022, the group has relied on two fundraising organizations, both set up and solely controlled by her, including the Civil Front, which is based in Norway. " RT

Explosions ring out in Berdiansk, occupiers state Russian-appointed governor's car was blown up

"Three powerful explosions rang out near the Berdiansk Airport and a fire started in the
temporarily occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian media claim that at 19:30 in Berdiansk, the car of the so-called "head of the Civil Military Administration" of the Berdiansk district, Oleksiy Kychyhin, was detonated. The occupiers say that "thanks to a lucky chance", the Russian-appointed puppet leader was not injured, as he "noticed a suspicious object on the bottom of the service car in time." Pravada

Explosion Rocks Natural Gas Pipeline Connecting Lithuania, Latvia; Village Evacuated

"Lithuania natural gas transmission operator Amber Grid told Reuters its pipeline that connects Lithuania to Latvia was rocked by an explosion. Baltic news agency BNS said police evacuated the entire town of Pasvalys, located in northern Lithuania, due to the situation." ZH

Russians massively strike Kurakhove in Donetsk region

"Russian invaders massively struck the town of Kurakhove, Donetsk region...Kurakhove has
been one of the cities most affected by the Russian invaders for several weeks." Ukrin

Russia Sends Its Biggest Gun To Ukraine

"Russian forces, who have reportedly suffered considerable losses on the front line, have now
deployed additional units of the world’s most powerful mortar, which is capable of using a nuclear warhead on the battlefield. Dubbed the “Sledgehammer,” the self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan mortar, known as the Tulip in English, has a 240mm cannon — twice the caliber of NATO mortars, which are just 120mm — making it by far the largest caliber mortar system in the world." ZeroHedge

Canada suffers same mysterious air system outage as US, delaying more flights

"Canada’s air traffic system suffered a similar outage to the one that occurred in the US for a
brief period." IndepentUK

Spanish Defence Minister meets 225 Ukrainians who arrived in Spain for military training

"Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles met  with a group of 225 Ukrainian citizens who
had arrived to undergo military training for further participation in the war against Russia." Pravada

Ukrainian fighters are trying to hold defence in Soledar

"The night in Soledar in Donetsk Oblast was difficult, but Ukrainian defenders are trying to
hold the defence, and the battles continue.

Maliar has noted that "this is a difficult stage of the war", but Ukraine will undoubtedly win." Pravada