U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Putin could attempt a limited assault on a NATO member state in the next few years. The move would aim to fracture the alliance and test its response to sub-Article 5 threats, coinciding with military shortfalls driven by the Ukraine war and heavy missile usage in the Iran war. - WSJ
VERY odd reports coming out of Ukrainian military-linked monitoring channels just now, with warnings of a possible IRANIAN medium-range ballistic missile attack on Ukraine in the next 24 hours.
This comes after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that Ukraine's attack on an Iranian-linked vessel in the Caspian Sea a few days ago "cannot go unanswered".
As of now, these reports are very preliminary. I'm not convinced anything will happen, but I'm just putting the information out there so people are aware.
Ukraine lost not one, but two MiG-29 fighters in separate incidents. Russian footage shows a Shahed-238 striking a MiG-29 during refueling at Voznesensk airfield, while a second drone hit a hardened aircraft shelter, with the aircraft inside preliminarily reported to have survived. Ukrainian military sources confirm the additional loss. #Ukraine
People trapped under the rubble after the earthquake in Venezuela 😭
I've done my best with translation...
“What's your name, brother?”
“Anthony.”
“And the other one?”
“Ramón.”
“And the other one? And the other one?”
“Yes.”
“And inside here, is there a woman?”
“Yes, brother, there’s a woman inside.”
“Ma’am, speak so they can hear you! Ma’am! Ma’am, speak!”
“Ma’am!”
“There she is, brother, over there. They’re alive, brother, they’re alive.”
“And back there there’s like…”
“Did you hear it already?”
“Jesus, brother, talk to me! Jesus! Jesus, talk to me! Jesus!”
This is the stairway of a block of flats after the double M7.0+ earthquakes hit Venezuela.
It doesn’t bear thinking about what it would have been like during the quakes.
💔 BREAKING UPDATE: The devastation in Venezuela is almost unimaginable.
Two powerful earthquakes struck just minutes apart, leaving buildings collapsed, families trapped beneath the rubble, and desperate loved ones searching for survivors.
The U.S. Geological Survey has warned the disaster could ultimately claim between 10,000 and 100,000 lives, though officials have not yet confirmed a death toll. (Reuters)
Please keep the people of Venezuela, the first responders, and every family still waiting for news of a loved one in your prayers. ❤️🇻🇪
A source close to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Iran has fully blocked the Bab el-Mandeb Strait alongside the Strait of Hormuz, with the next step being strikes on oil, gas, and energy infrastructure of U.S.-allied Gulf states in response to today’s Israeli strikes on the Mahshahr petrochemical complex - State media Mehr reports