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Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and SA Navy, and Military Academy (MA) personnel celebrated the hard work of students at the annual passing-out parade.

The Russian "court" issued a second decision on the absentee arrest of Kyrylo Budanov, the Ukrainian Defence Intelligence chief. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agencies RIA Novosti, Mediazona Details: Together with Budanov, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk, Naval Forces commander Oleksii Neizhpapa and Serhii Burdeniuk, commander of the 383rd Separate Regiment of Remote-controlled aircraft of the Air Force, were arrested in absentia.

The AS-24 KILLJOY missile accelerates to Mach 4 (roughly 3,000 miles per hour) after launch and may reach speeds as fast as Mach 10 (roughly 7,673 miles per hour).

Both Ukrainian and Russian troops have been suffering from an overwhelming influx of rats and mice in some parts of the contact line in recent weeks. Source: UK Defence Intelligence review dated 23 December, as reported by European Pravda Details: This year's mild autumn, coupled with ample food from fields left uncultivated due to the hostilities, has likely fuelled the growth in the rodent population, the review says.

The occupiers did not take into account that Patriot operates against such targets at a range of up to 160 kilometers.

Ukrainian intelligence has revealed the Kremlin's main failure.

The delegation of the Senate Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces of France has called for increasing military aid for Kyiv in order to help it resist Russian aggression after visiting Ukraine and Poland this week.

Former top-secret World War Two base MoD Chicksands could be sold from 2030, the Government has announced.

In his evening video address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the oblasts to pay maximum attention to defence in the run-up to Christmas. He also said intelligence reports indicate that there are signs that the Russian defence industry is slowing down.

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday honored 113 retired generals for their 35 years of meritorious service to the nation. The senior officers, comprising one