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As the Russian bear awakens, unleashing a torrent of iron and steel upon the world stage, it signals a profound and unsettling recalibration of military might, echoing ominously through the corridors of global power.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence, has said that Ukraine will eventually bring back all its prisoners of war, including the Azov fighters. Source: Budanov on the national 24/7 newscast Quote: "Russia is playing its usual game: it is trying to play a trump card of, so to speak, questions that are socially complex in their understanding in many layers of our population, which include the question of Azov.

As of December, more than 220 Russian soldiers surrendered through the I Want to Live hotline, and more than 1,000 other applications are pending, writes the Financial Times. Source: Financial Times, citing Vitaliy Matvienko, a spokesperson for Defence Intelligence of Ukraine's department for prisoners of war (the Ukrainian state project Hochu Zhit (I Want to Live).

A Su-34 fighter-bomber has been burnt out completely at the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on the night of 3-4 January. Source: a Ukrainska Pravda source in the security services Quote: "We can confirm that the enemy aircraft has been completely burnt out.

Ukrainska Pravda reported that the fire was the result of a "special operation" by Ukrainian intelligence, citing an unnamed source.

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence has officially announced that a Su-34 tactical fighter bomber burned out at Shagol airfield in the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia, on the night of 4 January 2024. Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on Telegram Details: The intelligence agency said the combat aircraft belonged to the Aviation Regiment of the 21st Guards Mixed Aviation Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces.

The UK Defence Ministry believes that Russia has at least temporarily changed its approach to long-range strikes on Ukraine and has focused on defensive capabilities. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 3 January 2024 on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda Details: UK analysts have noted that Russia has ramped up the intensity of its long-range strikes against Ukraine since 29 December 2023.

Vladimir Putin's United Russia party has acquired its own private army, the so-called private military company (PMC) Española, and is actively recruiting football ultras (the most hot-headed football fans), ultranationalists and civilians from impoverished regions of the Russian Federation and the occupied territories of Ukraine.

Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Ukraine's Defence Intelligence, has spoken about the preparations for the release of more than 200 Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity. Source: Kyrylo Budanov, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) Quote: "After a long period of time, we have been able to conduct a very complex PoW swap.

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence has reported that an officer of the Russian Investigative Committee has been killed in an attack on the Russian city of Belgorod. Source: Defence Intelligence #of Ukraine (DIU) Details: DIU stated that an attack on 30 December 2023 on Russian military facilities killed Mikhail Konopitsyn, a 27-year-old Russian first lieutenant.