Estonia launches naval operation to protect Estlink cable amid threat of sabotage in Baltic Sea
Photo: Getty images Estonia has announced the launch of a maritime operation to protect the important Estlink 1 submarine energy cable in the Baltic Sea. The country’s Foreign Minister Margus Tahkna confirmed that the operation was launched on the morning of 27 December after a threat to critical maritime infrastructure was detected. Estonian Defence Minister […]
Israeli Air Force strikes at arms smuggling routes on the Syrian-Lebanese border
Reports of AFU strikes in the Bekaa Valley, 27 December 2024 Photo: Screenshot/X The Israeli Air Force on Friday, 27 December, attacked infrastructure used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Lebanon through the Bekaa Valley. The strike targeted facilities near the Yanta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said. The strikes […]
Oleksandr Syrskyi: Military training should last two months to save lives of Ukrainian soldiers
Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Army Oleksandr Syrskyi / Photo: UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, held the final annual meeting on military training, stressing the need to extend the training period for participation in combat operations at the front to two months. In his Telegram post on […]
Ambassador: Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia in 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Photo: open sources Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov, Russian media reported on Friday, 27 December. According to Morgulov, details of future bilateral events are currently being worked out: “What we can say, which is not a secret, […]
