The Syrian army repelled a missile attack near Damascus, SANA agency reports. According to the newspaper, the missiles were fired by the Israeli military from the Golan Heights direction. Source
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The Chinese military's progress in the field of artificial intelligence is largely dependent on having constant access to high-quality semiconductors, CSET says Source
A new video of an emergency landing of a Russian Soviet-made Su-25 high-altitude attack interceptor with a marked “Z” tail has appeared on the Internet. Source
The military and political leadership of Russia is implementing measures to prevent men from leaving abroad en masse and to prepare for a new wave of mobilisation, which is expected in January. Source
An outbreak of the Omicron variant has been detected in the country’s capital. Source
Russia's Aviapro news agency claims that the Iranians have delivered and deployed dozens (some say hundreds – ed.) of ballistic missiles in Yemen. Source
The plane of the speaker of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress of the United States Nancy Pelosi entered the Taiwan air defense zone [ADZ]. Source
200 T-90M tanks have been sent to the Luhansk front, Russian sources claim. Russian NTV TV Channel says the tanks were shipped directly from UralVagonZavod. Source
Ukrainian soldiers shot down a Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter on Thursday, 5 January. Source
Israel hit an Iranian cargo ship in the Red Sea, AFP reported in Twitter. According to the agency, the Iranian boat suffered minor damage in the explosion. Source
The latest news is that the national military fighter jets on standby in Taitung and Magong have taken off and will carry out defense work – Taiwanese sources. Source
A video of a TRF1 howitzer gun being towed by a French truck was shared on Twitter. This means that another Western type of weaponry is involved in the fighting Source
Ukraine will not hold any negotiations with Russia regarding the so-called Christmas ceasefire. Source
It comes just days after the country reported its first-ever coronavirus case. Source
Israel attacked targets near Damascus on Thursday, and Syrian air defense fired several Israeli rockets over the capital's southern districts, SANA reported. Source
16 Su-30 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force have crossed the center line of the Taiwan Strait. Six more J-11 fighters did the same. Source
A new video shared on social media shows a failed Russian attack. The target was the Ukrainian T-72 tank, and the attack was carried out by the Russian Lancet. Source
Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence has published an intercepted phone call between a Russian occupier and his wife. Source
Israeli commandos have carried out a covert operation by placing magnetic mines on the Iranian intelligence ship Saviz the Israeli webpage Debka said in article Source
Today, August 4, China launched 11 ballistic missiles in the direction of Taiwan. The missiles fell in the waters of northern, southern, and eastern Taiwan. Source