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Gen Laura Richardson, top U.S. General in Latin America, head of U.S. SOUTHCOM, when asked @AspenSecurity about Russian flotilla arriving in Cuba. “The Russian hardware continues coming into the region. Came into the port of Havana 90 miles from Florida. They do it every year. What’s our counterpunch from Team USA We could do better. What hardware are we bringing into the region to counterpunch”

At night, drones of Security Service of Ukraine hit the Russian coast guard base on Lake Donuzlav in Crimea

Russian aviation launching glide bombs towards Kharkiv region

Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Ryabkov threatens to deploy nuclear warheads on intermediate range missiles in the response to deployment of U.S. missiles in Germany

At Kherson axis Ukrainian defense forces repelled 5 Russian assaults at the east bank of Dnipro river, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

At Kharkiv axis clashes yesterday near Hlyboke and Vovchansk, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Hlyboke, Lyptsi, Mali Prokhody, Starytsya, Synkivka of Kharkiv region, Terny, Lyman, Makiyivka, Spirne, Chasiv Yar, Dobropillya, Pivnichne, Toretsk, Oleksandropil, Umanske, Pokrovsk, Zhelanne, Prohres, Arkhanhelske, Katerynivka, Urozhayne and Vodyane of Donetsk region, Huliaipole, Lobkove, Rivnopil, Kamyanske and Pyatykhatky of Zaporizhzhia region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Russian Ministry of Defense claims 33 UAVs and 10 naval drones were destroyed near occupied Crimea overnight, 2 more UAVs over Briansk region of Russia

The Kremlin: Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince strongly praised the friendly relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia

The Kremlin: Putin and the Saudi Crown Prince stressed the importance of continuing cooperation within the framework of the OPEC alliance to ensure the stability of the energy market

Elering, AST, and Litgrid, electricity transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Baltic states, have notified Russian and Belarusian operators on the non-extension of the BRELL agreement, which is bound to expire in February of 2025. At that time, the three Baltic states will decouple from Russian and Belarusian grids to join the Continental Europe Synchronous Area.

U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens tells @AspenSecurity he spoke to Paul Whelan, who is also being wrongly held by Russia, just 10 days ago. “We will bring both Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich home.” He recalled a phone call from Whelan shortly after Carstens negotiated Brittney Griner’s release. He had just dropped Brittney with her family and got a call from Whelan. Whelan, a former Marine, while disappointed that he was not part of the deal told Carstens it was “a great day for Brittney and a great day for America.” What a brave American. Carstens has worked for both Democratic and Republican Presidents at the State Department

Three people were injured during the shelling of Shebekino, - governor

US seeing increase in "intent to use" by Russia China of space and counterspace weapons, @DefenseIntel Dir LtGen Jeff Kruse tells @AspenSecurity

Unknown people set fire to the cabin of an electric locomotive in Odintsovo. At that time the electric locomotive was standing at the Petelino station in the Smolensk direction

Explosions over Shebekino in the Belgorod region

Russian aviation conducted airstrikes at Lyptsi, Vovchansk, Hlyboke, Mali Prokhody, Starytsya, Vovchanski Khutory and Veterynarne of Kharkiv region, Mezhove, Novoselivka Persha, Vozdvyzhenka, Tymofiyivka, Vovche, Hrodivka, Velyka Novosilka, Vuhledar, Katerynivka and Yelyzavetivka of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine reports

Big fire reported in Krasnodar

Blackouts reported in Krasnodar and occupied Sevastopol

Governor of Belgorod region announced 14 villages near the border with Ukraine a closed security zone

The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said that he expects to meet with Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN Security Council; in the morning he spoke by telephone with the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry

Blackouts in Rostov, Taganrog and Bataysk

One of the power units of the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant switched off the grid due to a malfunction in the turbogenerator; the background radiation was normal, - Rosatom reported

Ukrainian Military intelligence claimed cyberattacks against about a hundred Russian web resources

Energy consumption restrictions of 1.5 GW were imposed in the power system of southern Russia due to a failure in the operation of generating equipment at the Rostov Nuclear Power Plant - Ministry of Energy

Problems with mobile communications and the Internet are observed in the regions of the Far East among MTS and Beeline users

An emergency shutdown in Buryatia occurred at the power unit of the Gusinoozerskaya State District Power Plant; there are restrictions on the supply of electricity in the Transbaikalia power system. A power outage occurred in a number of microdistricts of Ulan-Ude in Buryatia

Russian Ministry of Defense claims shooting down Ukrainian Yak-52 plane, equipped with machine gun

Security forces are conducting searches in the administration of the Babayurt district of Dagestan. This was reported by the district administration.

Big fire near Rostov