Russians employing air force, trying to advance toward Kupiansk

"Over the past day, 13 attacks were repelled in the Lyman-Kupiansk direction. On the Kupiansk axis there were seven assaults near Synkivka. The enemy is trying to advance to the outskirts of the settlement in order to form a bridgehead for the attack on the city of Kupiansk - an important logistics center through which during the previous occupation, the enemy would bring in supplies. The Russians launched 14 air strikes, employing the entire arsenal of aviation - bombers, attack aircraft, and fire support helicopters. Guided aerial bombs were used." Ukrin

Son of Former IDF Chief of Staff, War Cabinet Minister Killed in Battle in Gaza

"Master Sgt. (res.) Gal Meir Eisenkot, 25, of the 551st Brigade’s 699th Battalion, died
Thursday as a result of wounds suffered in battle with terrorists in Gaza. He was the son of former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot." Breitbart

Zelensky Will "Pay For His Mistakes" Says Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko

"Zelensky failed to prepare Ukraine properly for the war with Russia and will “pay for his

mistakes,” warned Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko was asked if he was surprised to see Zelensky’s popularity declining across the country.
“No. People see who is effective and who is not, and there were and are many expectations. Zelensky is paying for the mistakes he made,” he responded. The Ukrainian President failed to heed warnings that his armed forces were ill-prepared and “denied until the end that it would happen,” said Klitschko.
The Mayor questioned “why it was possible that the Russians were able to reach Kyiv so quickly” and chastised Zelensky for providing too much information “that didn’t match reality.” ZH

Russia Says Arrested Belarusian for Siberia Railway Sabotage

"Russia on Thursday arrested a Belarusian man for allegedly placing explosives on two trains

on a key part of a Siberian railway near the Chinese border, on Ukraine's orders. Moscow said the man's curator was a Lithuania-based Belarusian who it said worked for Ukrainian secret services.
It said the "terrorist act" was aimed at "destroying critical transport-energy infrastructure." MS

The first Chinese warships have docked at a newly expanded Cambodian naval base.

"Chinese warships have docked for the first time at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, which is undergoing a Chinese-funded upgrade that has drawn concerns from the United States over its potential role in expanding China’s overseas military footprint." CNN

Ukraine Assassinates Former Politician Who Criticized Zelensky

"Ilya Kiva, who was a Member of Parliament in Ukraine until the war started and dissenting

lawmakers were purged, was shot in the head in an assassination claimed by the Ukrainian intelligence service.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) confirmed they were responsible for the killing of a former Member of Parliament of the nation who was found dead in Moscow, Russia, Ukrinform reports. The report from the Ukrainian state news outlet described Ilya Kiva as a “top traitor, collaborator and propagandist… criminal” and stated he was “liquidated” with “small arms”, or gunfire." Breitbart

"They're Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud": Tucker And Massie Slam Additional Ukraine Funds For 'War They Cannot Win'

"With the Biden administration pushing a $106 billion aid package to primarily fund war in Ukraine and Israel, Tucker Carlson sat down with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Tuesday, where they discussed the push by establishment lawmakers for more Ukraine funding despite it being a 'war they cannot win.' When asked why, Massie explained that the military-industrial complex thrives on the sale of "deadly munitions," which enriches

shareholders, "some of whom are congressmen." "But you gotta wonder like, why is the leadership of your party, the Republican party, in favor of this? Why the new speaker — seems like a nice guy but also like a child — why would his first act as speaker be to endorse this? I’m confused," said Carlson.
To which Massie replied: "Well, I hope he doesn’t. But you know, Biden’s budget director, the head of the OMB sent a letter yesterday to Speaker Mike Johnson, imploring him to spend more money in Ukraine. And what they said is they want to revitalize our defense industrial base."
"And they sent a list of states that would get money when we spend, you know, money on deadly munitions because they have to be manufactured in Alabama or Ohio or Texas," Massie continued. "And so, you know, they’re saying the quiet part out loud that congressmen tend to vote for this stuff because a lot of this federal spending that goes to Ukraine is actually laundered back to the military-industrial complex. And in some ways, not very efficiently, but in some ways, it enriches people in their districts and the stockholders, some of whom are congressmen."
The two also discussed US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and her influence in Ukraine, with Carlson calling her "the single most consequential voice" in the Ukraine debate." ZH

Russians attack thermal power plant in frontline area once again

"One of Ukrainian national thermal power plants in the frontline area was damaged by several

Russian bombardments.... The attack left residents of one of the settlements near the plant without heating supply.
The plant's equipment was damaged. After the bombardment stopped, power engineers began to deal with the aftermath and restore heating supply to the residents.
The company noted that this is the sixth attack on this particular thermal power plant near the combat zone in the last six weeks." Pravda

Kim Jong Un Bursts Into Tears While Begging North Korean Women To Have More Children

"Kim Jong Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, issued an emotional plea to his country’s

women to have more children during a Sunday meeting.
“Preventing a decline in birth rates and good childcare are all of our housekeeping duties we need to handle while working with mothers,” Un said during his address to a National Mothers’ Meeting in the country’s capital. The supreme leader burst into tears during the meeting and could be seen wiping his face with a handkerchief." DC

Dawn of Space Combat Israel Destroys Houthi Missile Outside Atmosphere

"Israel deployed its Arrow long-range air defense missile for the first-time, shooting down a ballistic missile in outer space, which is being called the first space battle.

Houthi terrorists launched an Iranian-made Ghadr-110 ballistic missile at Israel which was intercepted by an IDF Arrow 2 missile. 

Incredibly, the interception took place well out of Earth’s atmosphere above the 100km (62 mile) Karman Line, which denotes the boundary of outer space." Breitbart

"Has Kyiv Already Lost?" – Germany's Welt Newspaper Claims Ukraine Is "Crumbling" & That Orbán Was Right But "Nobody Dares Admit It"

"Germany’s Welt newspaper, perhaps the most popular publication in the country, is well known for its pro-Ukraine stance.....However, in a column published yesterday by the paper’s chief correspondent, Sascha Lehnartz, the assessment of Ukraine’s chances in the war is decidedly bleak.
Entitled “Has Kyiv already lost?” the article describes Ukraine’s military growing increasingly despondent to the point that the country’s commander-in-chief admits there is a “stalemate” at the front.
“Winter is just around the corner. The counteroffensive seems to have failed. The allies are weary. And since the beginning of November at the latest, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a new opponent who was not necessarily to be expected: his own commander-in-chief, Valery Zaluzhny,” writes Die Welt.

Welt is referring to a recent interview in the Economist, in which Ukraine’s top general, Valery Zaluzhny, stated that “(a)s in the First World War, we have reached a technical level that puts us in a stalemate situation” and that in order for Ukraine to win, it would take miracle weapons to defeat the Russians, “like Chinese gunpowder.”
“The recent election victories of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Robert Fico in Slovakia — both of whom reject further arms sales to Ukraine — are also symptoms of growing war weariness in the West,” writes Welt.
“Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni admitted this in September when she was tricked on the phone by a Moscow comedian duo: she saw ‘a lot of fatigue on all sides.’ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has already declared the Ukrainian strategy ‘failed.’ Everyone knows that, but no one (except Orbán) dares to say it out loud,” the paper continues." ZeroHedge

Hamas commanders killed by IDF hiding in tunnels

"IDF and the Shin Bet on Tuesday revealed the targeting of senior Hamas members from the Northern Gaza Brigade and the Gaza City Brigade from within the tunnels, with most of these leaders being eliminated during combat." JP

Nepal calls on Russia to stop recruiting Nepalis for war in Ukraine

"Nepal has addressed Russia with a demand not to recruit its citizens into the Russian army after it became known that six Nepalis who fought on the Russian side have been killed in Ukraine. The Kathmandu Post cited Milan Raj Tuladhar, Nepal's ambassador in Moscow, who said 150-200 Nepalis were serving as mercenaries in the Russian army." Pravada

Russian, Iranian Foreign Ministers Sign Document on Actions Against Sanctions

"Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir

Abdollahian, have signed a document on actions against sanctions....The declaration of Russia and Iran on the ways and means of counteraction, mitigation and compensation of negative consequences of the unilateral coercive measures was signed in Moscow where Amir Abdollahian arrived to held talks with the five Caspian states, as well as for bilateral talks with Russia." Sputnik

Cuban President In Iran

"Iran and Cuba signed seven cooperation documents and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during a landmark visit to the Islamic Republic by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
The fields in which the two nations will expand cooperation include science and technology, health, agriculture, energy and mining, communication, and medicine." AP