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Ukrainian drones that attempted to attack the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Novgorod Region were launched from Ukraine’s Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Major General Aleksandr Romanenkov, head of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ anti-aircraft missile troops, said during today’s briefing. Units of the Russian Aerospace Forces detected the Ukrainian air attack at around 7:20 p.m. Moscow time on December 28. Kiev attempted to strike from several directions: the Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver, and Novgorod regions. “During the air-defense engagement, all Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by Russian air-defense forces and assets,” Romanenkov emphasized. The attack “was deliberate, carefully planned, and conducted in a layered manner.” There were no […]

Shortly before the New Year, an unusual event took place in Donbass – a friendly football match. On the pitch met soldiers from the Russian military unit known as Pyatnashka or the Donbass Wild Division and a team made up of Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war awaiting exchange. “The match took place in a friendly and spirited atmosphere.The final score was so unimportant that no one even remembered it. Life triumphed,” reporters commented. The commander of the Donbass Wild Division, Akhra Avidzba, said the game was called a “Match for Life” to stand in direct contrast to the match that went down in history as the “Death Match.” That […]

According to the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and the Russian Ministry of Defense, AFU losses as of the beginning of 2025 totaled more than 1 million military personnel. Thus, Ukraine’s cumulative losses since the start of the special military operation have exceeded 1.5 million people. In addition, according to TASS calculations, in 2025 Russian forces destroyed 19 Ukrainian aircraft, more than 50 surface-to-air missile systems, over 67,000 UAVs, and more than 6,500 tanks and other armored combat vehicles.

Millions are you – and hosts, yea hosts, are we, And we shall fight if war you want, take heed. Yes, we are Scythians – leafs of the Asian tree, Our slanted eyes are bright aglow with greed. Ages for you, for us the briefest space, We raised the shield up as your humble lieges To shelter you, the European race From the Mongolians’ savage raid and sieges. Ages, yea ages, did your forges’ thunder Drown even avalanches’ roar. Quakes rent Messina and Lisbon asunder – To you this was a distant tale – no more. Eastwards you cast your eyes for many hundred years, Greedy for our precious stones […]

In October 1941, German forces launched an offensive to capture Crimea, and by mid-November, the entire peninsula, except for Sevastopol, was under Nazi control. The Wehrmacht concentrated its forces around Sevastopol for a prolonged siege, leaving only a single infantry division to guard the Kerch region. Recognizing this vulnerability, the Soviet High Command devised a plan to strike back using the Transcaucasian Front, the Black Sea Fleet, and the Azov Naval Flotilla. The objective was clear: to seize the Kerch Peninsula and establish conditions for the full liberation of Crimea. On December 25, 1941, Soviet forces launched an amphibious landing on the northeastern coast of the Kerch Peninsula, quickly securing […]

UPDATE: Venezuela declares the start of U.S. military aggression Venezuela has been subjected to “serious military aggression” by the United States of America, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. President Nicolás Maduro announced the introduction of a state of emergency “to protect the rights of the population, ensure the full functioning of republican institutions, and immediately transition to armed resistance.” “The aim of this attack is the seizure of Venezuela’s strategic resources, in particular its oil and mineral wealth, with the goal of forcibly undermining the country’s political independence. They will not succeed. After more than two hundred years of independence, the people and their legitimate government remain steadfast in defending […]

On January 4, 1959, the Soviet Union’s Luna 1 made history as the first spacecraft to approach the Moon, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. Known as the “Dream,” this automatic interplanetary station was a pioneering step that not only reached the Moon’s vicinity but also became the first human-made object to enter a heliocentric orbit, escaping Earth’s gravitational pull by achieving the second cosmic velocity. The Luna 1 mission was powered by the RD-0105 engine, which performed flawlessly. The spacecraft was launched using the Vostok-L carrier rocket, developed from the R-7 missile, also known as the “Korolev Seven.” This engineering feat demonstrated the growing capability of Soviet aerospace […]

The war unfolded in two main phases. During the first phase, the Russian army retreated in the face of Napoleon’s superior forces, engaging in battles as they fell back toward Moscow. The pivotal Battle of Borodino took place in September 1812. In the second phase, after the French forces left Moscow in October 1812, Napoleon’s army began a difficult retreat, seeking refuge in untouched regions for winter quarters. This retreat turned catastrophic, culminating in a decisive defeat at the Battle of the Berezina River in November 1812. By the campaign’s end, Napoleon’s once-mighty 600,000-strong force was reduced to just 30,000 survivors. The war came at a high cost for Russia. […]

1. Above all, its opening will be remembered for the abduction of Maduro. This, of course, was an utterly vile act of thuggery—or, to put it more elegantly, a full-blown catastrophe for international relations. As things stand, there are only two possible scenarios. Either the United States quietly releases the kidnapped Venezuelan president under some face-saving pretext—which is unlikely—or he turns into the Latin American version of Nelson Mandela. The latter seems more probable. In that case, his name will be etched into South American history right alongside Bolívar, Miranda, and Chávez. And even if Trump, out of sheer stubbornness, refuses to pardon Maduro later, public pressure will almost certainly […]

Seven apartment buildings and six private houses were damaged. Four people were injured, one young woman later died in hospital.