8 January, 2025 Self-propelled launcher of the Iranian 3rd Khordad anti-aircraft system, January 2025. Photo: noghtezan_info
Iran has launched the Eqtedar 1403 large-scale air defense drills to protect its uranium enrichment facility following report…
Keith Kellogg, US President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has said he aims to try to find a solution to the full-scale war within 100 days of the new president’s inauguration.
Source: Kellogg’s interview with Fox News, as r…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken does not think it is necessary to spend time discussing Donald Trump’s idea of taking control of Greenland, as he believes it “is not going to happen”.
Source: Blinken at a press conference with his French counterpa…
Washington plans to announce US$500 million worth of weapons and ammunition for Kyiv on 9 January during the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
Source: European Pravda, citing a Voice of America journalist and As…
Presidents of Ukraine and Moldova Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Maia Sandu agreed in a telephone conversation on 8 January to coordinate joint actions to address the energy shortage in the breakaway Transnistria region.
Source: press service for the presiden…
8 January, 2025 Norwegian F-35A fighters. Poland, January 8, 2025. Photo: Marcin Kurkus
Norway has deployed its F-35A multirole fighter jets to strengthen the protection of Polish airspace, where the logistics center for international military assist…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on the behaviour of American billionaire Elon Musk, stating that Ukraine is prioritising the strengthening of its air defence rather than focusing on emotions.
Source: Zelenskyy at a meeting with Finnish Fore…
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he will attend the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format, in Germany on 9 January.
Source: Zelenskyy’s evening speech
Quote: “Tomorrow, I will attend a meeting in the Ram…
Russian forces carried out five strikes on the frontline town of Stepnohirsk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on 8 January. Two people were killed.
Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration
Quote: “The Russians struck the fr…
Russian forces have struck Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs, which exploded near the administrative building of an infrastructure facility and a roadway. The bombardment has claimed the lives of 13 people and left 32 injured.
Source: National Poli…