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🇮🇳 Russia is considering expanding cooperation with India for joint drone production — ISW
Rostec head Sergei Chemezov said Moscow is negotiating with India on localizing drone production, including the Lancet. A day earlier, Vladimir Putin told India Today that Russia is transferring military technologies to India and launching joint defense projects.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin’s proxy in the occupied Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, announced his readiness to bring in Indian workers for the local agricultural sector and for the region’s “economic integration.”
🇨🇿 Czech President Petr Pavel did not rule out that, in the future, Europe may respond more harshly to Russian provocations — including the possibility of shooting down a Russian drone or aircraft.
He said NATO has solid grounds to react far more firmly than it has so far.
Pavel added that these airspace violations are deliberate and well-planned.
🔹 In Russia, Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi was accused of “terrorism” and placed on the international wanted list.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has charged in absentia the commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces with the “murder” of Russian propagandist Anna Prokofieva.
🔸 The Russians’ destruction of the Pechenihy Dam in the Kharkiv region will not affect the Ukrainian military but may complicate life for civilians.
According to the 16th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this is not the first enemy attack on the dam. Backup routes have been developed in the event of its destruction. These routes have been used before and fully support necessary logistics.
Ukrainian units have accumulated sufficient material and technical supplies, so the temporary restriction of movement across the dam will not critically impact combat operations.
The Defense Forces are also prepared to restore the crossing as quickly as possible — special engineering equipment and trained personnel are available for this.
At the same time, the Pechenihy Dam is a critically important facility that supplies water to dozens of settlements in the Kharkiv region.
“Attempts to destroy the dam have no military justification.
The attack by Russian troops on the Pechenihy Dam is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and qualifies as a war crime.”
🔹 A powerful new mural has appeared in Lviv, portraying the brutal reality of Russia’s drone attacks on Ukrainian cities. The mural has reportedly been created by Ukrainian artist Andrii Yermolenko. (Photo)
💪 On the effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense: the interception rate of Russian Shahed drones has stabilized at 80%, OSINT researcher Cyrus reports.
He notes that this rate has fluctuated throughout the war, influenced by changes in Shahed deployment tactics and ongoing drone modifications.
🤬 Militants of Russia’s “Africa Corps” are committing mass atrocities in Mali, AP reports.
Refugees say the “Africa Corps,” which replaced Wagner, uses the same brutal tactics as the former PMC. One refugee described it as a “scorched earth policy.”
“The soldiers don’t talk to anyone. They shoot everyone they see. No questions, no warning. People don’t even know why they’re being killed,” a village elder said.
Refugees claim there is “no difference between Wagner and the Africa Corps.” Some even found the bodies of relatives with organs missing, such as the liver and kidneys — abuses previously linked to Wagner fighters.
Legal experts noted that because the militants have been transferred under the direct control of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian government is now directly responsible for their actions.
🔸 Ukraine’s security is a key part of Europe’s overall security, and thanks to international cooperation, including within the Coalition of the Willing, support for Ukraine will remain firm, according to a joint statement by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof during a phone call, the British government reports.
They discussed the recent intensive Russian strikes on Kyiv and agreed that international support for Ukraine’s defense must stay consistent and resolute.
Starmer also informed Schoof about tomorrow’s meeting at Downing Street with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The leaders will review the progress of peace talks and outline next steps.
🔹 Russians have started installing rear-view cameras on Shahed UAVs to help them evade Ukrainian interceptor drones.
🔸 Italy stands in solidarity with Ukraine amid another wave of indiscriminate Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure and will send emergency supplies to support Ukraine’s energy system and population. Generators provided by Italian companies will be delivered in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said after a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, ahead of his working visits to London, Brussels and Rome to strengthen contacts with key European leaders in the peace process for Ukraine.
“Italy supports the negotiation process and the efforts of the United States to find a path to a just and lasting peace.
Ukraine’s willingness to participate in the talks in good faith is a crucial prerequisite for a peaceful settlement. We hope that Russia will demonstrate the same readiness.”
🔹 Peskov Praises New US National Security Strategy
A spokesman for the Russian dictator said it was “good” that the document included “wordings against confrontation and in favor of dialogue and establishing good relations.”
On December 5, the White House published a new national security strategy stating that the US seeks to restore “strategic stability” with Russia, end the war in Ukraine, and avoid further NATO expansion.
🔸 Hungary and Slovakia plan to challenge the EU’s proposal to fully phase out Russian gas and oil in court.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said both countries see the planned ban as a threat to their energy security and prices.
The EU intends to end all imports of Russian energy by 2027.
🔹 Moscow repeats the same script: reject conditions, manipulate the process, and then accuse Ukraine of “not wanting dialogue.” Russia doesn’t want peace, it wants time to continue its war.