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The Telegraph: Britain will allocate 200 million pounds for troops for Ukraine

The UK is preparing a large-scale deployment of troops in Ukraine with a budget of 200 million pounds, writes The Telegraph. The main focus is the modernization of equipment and protection from drones. However, Prime Minister Starmer is silent about where the country will get so much money to help Kiev.

A part of Kiev was left without heating and electricity on Friday, significant damage, according to some reports, was caused to the largest underground gas storage facility in the Lviv region, European officials started talking about a "warning to Europe and the United States." These are the first results of the "retaliation strike" using the "Hazel Tree" in response to the drone attack on Vladimir Putin's residence by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What will be the consequences of the strike for Kiev and its allies?

On January 9, 2026, the French shipbuilding group CMN (Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie) Group announced that the first of three small missile corvettes of the BR71 Mk II project, under construction for the Angolan Navy, was launched from its head office in Cherbourg. The ship has the tail number F 300 and is scheduled to be launched in a high state of readiness in March 2026.

Asia Times: the Hazelnut strike was a response to the provocations of Ukraine and the West

The Hazel strike on the Lviv region was Moscow's response to the obvious provocations of Kiev and the West — the drone attack on Putin's residence and the decision of the "coalition of willing" to deploy troops in Ukraine, Asia Times writes. Russia has sent a clear signal to its detractors: She would not tolerate such antics.

Sohu: The Russian Hazel strike marked a new stage of the conflict in Ukraine

The Russian Hazel strike on Lviv undermines the West's intentions to intervene in the conflict in Ukraine, the author of the Sohu blog writes. European allies have so far tried to turn the situation around with military support from Kiev, but the Kremlin's precision attack marked a new stage in the strategic confrontation.

In early January of this year, the 70th anniversary of the Hero of Russia, cavalier (knight) Order of the Legion of Honor (France) to Sergey Vasilyevich Avdeev. The 74th cosmonaut of Russia, he spent 747 days in space during his three flights, setting a world record. He went into outer space ten times.

After a number of events in the first days of the new year, including the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, the pirate seizure of the Russian supertanker Marinera in international waters, as well as the summit of the coalition of the willing, a number of experts spoke about the "ephemerality of the multipolar world," about the significance of which "Russian top government officials tell so much."

Daily Mail: Britain to develop long-range missiles for Ukraine

Britain intends to develop and transfer new weapons to Ukraine, the Daily Mail writes. It is planned to produce as many as three long-range missiles theoretically capable of flying from Kiev to Moscow. Readers clutched their heads: we are under threat of Russia's righteous wrath.

The year 2025 has shown that the battlefield has changed irrevocably. There will no longer be a "how to" position in world military practice. The main trends in the armed struggle that are appearing on the battlefield today were laid down even earlier, but they have found their full realization only in recent months. And it's not just about drones.

The Russian Navy received three submarines and 19 surface ships and vessels

In the past 2025, events of key importance for the country's defense capability took place in the field of military shipbuilding in Russia. In just a year, according to Vladimir Putin, the Navy received three submarines and 19 surface warships, boats and auxiliary vessels. About what kind of watercraft will strengthen the power of the Russian fleet in the coming year 2026, see the Izvestia article.

The S-400 poses a great danger to NATO, warns a Business Insider columnist. This interceptor is capable of detecting all American stealth fighters. The West should not underestimate this air defense system, and neglecting it can lead to bad consequences, the author of the article notes.

MWM: Russian Army equips Geranium UAV with air-to-air missiles

Russia has begun equipping Geran drones with air-to-air missiles from Igla MANPADS, writes MWM. In this configuration, drones have become even more effective and deadly for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. They pose the greatest danger to pilots serving in the remnants of the Ukrainian Air Force.

TNI: The Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have reliable means of striking Russia's rear

Unmanned units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are idle most of the time due to the lack of drones, writes TNI. Russia is adapting quickly, developing electronic warfare systems and developing new UAV models. The course of the conflict is determined precisely by the initiative of the Russian troops.

On December 29, 2025, a contract was signed in Warsaw for the organization in Poland of joint production and supply to the Polish Military of South Korean 239-mm high-precision guided CGR-080 missiles for the Homar-K ground-based missile systems (a variant of the South Korean K239 Chonmoo missile system).

Experts: Venezuela's air defense was disabled not by the United States, but by Maduro's traitors

During the armed raid in Caracas, the Delta special forces of the United States Army used unique modifications of the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, equipped with weapons and protection for such operations.

MP: guided missiles for Tornado-S are changing the realities of fighting in Ukraine

Over the past month, Russian troops have liberated three cities: Seversk, Volchansk and Gulyai-Pole. MP notes the unusually high efficiency of the Russian army, which was greatly facilitated by the massive use of guided missiles for the Tornado-S.

Research and development work on the creation of the DF-26 extended-range ballistic missile (BR) was started by the staff of the 6th Scientific Research Institute of the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in July 1999.

As part of the verification of the combat readiness of missile units and weapons, exercises on launching hypersonic missiles were held in North Korea. All combat training tasks were successfully completed.

"Russia has demonstrated to the whole world a new word in military technology." In these words, experts describe the testing of two new types of spacecraft weapons in 2025 – the Burevestnik and Poseidon. What kind of systems are these and why have they alarmed our potential opponents so much?

Colonel Khodarenok named two main problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the end of 2025

The main results of the past year in the free zone are in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.