Very impressive planning and execution by the US military

The US just carried out Operation Absolute Resolve capturing Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Today we run through some details of that operation, the reactions from abroad, and what to watch for going forward.


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Today we're walking the flight line at the Dubai Air Show with some expert insights from Alex Hollings of Sandboxx News.  We look at the Russian Su-57, US F/A-18 and A-10, then the French Rafale and Mirage 2000.

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Sal walks us through what's going on here

Today we're joined by Sal Mercogliano to talk about the ongoing ship seizures in the Caribbean.  Sal explains the legal argument behind the seizures, how it's changed based on each ship so far and more.  Always grateful for his expert insight here and be sure to follow Sal's work at the links below!

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Some Russian analysts are getting fed up with the updates from the front

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Today we're looking into some battlefield updates where Russian forces appear to be cut off and surrounded in Kupyansk but recently made progress in Seversk and Huliapole.  The taking of Kupyansk 'on credit' continues to be a major issue in Russia showing a bit of a fracture within their supporters in the media.  In Huliapole we saw Russia take more territory and a battalion command post while there are initial reports of a Ukrainian attack in the Pokrovsk direction. 

Sources
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/commander-of-the-third-assault-brigade-biletsky-russians-are-reaching-a-strategic-impasse-in-the-war-in-ukraine/
https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-21-2025/
https://x.com/yarotrof/status/2004177260140806221?s=20
https://x.com/Thorkill65/status/2003779469115334686?s=20

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Russia's rough stretch continues

Russia just lost another plane which is becoming a regular occurrence this month. In Crimea, the Ukrainian SBU hit a recon plane designed to watch for submarines in the Black Sea. That opened the door for the submarine attack two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Putin is getting called out on his lies about battlefield progress as multiple Russian sources are complaining about the situation in Kupyansk.

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That's 7 aircraft hit in 10 days

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Russia's bad stretch continues as they had three more aircraft targeted on the airfield, a general eliminated in Moscow and significant personnel losses near Dobropillia. We also look into a new Russian advance in Sumy and an increase in missile and drone strikes against energy infrastructure in Odessa.

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Scratch two more fighter jets

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Today we're looking into the continuation of a rough week for Russia. In just a few days, they've had three aircraft hit, a submarine, multiple radars, two S-400 launchers, a patrol vessel and a shadow fleet tanker. This has shown Ukraine's ability to strike sensitive military and economic targets at ranges exceeding 1,000 miles from their territory. Meanwhile, Putin strangely has doubled down on claims that Russia controls far more than they do at the front.

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This is Operation Hawkeye Strike

Today we're looking into Operation Hawkeye Strike, a response to last week's attack that killed two US Soldiers and an interpreter in Syria. US Central Command says they went after 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions and warned that any future attacks would be met with a similar response.

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https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4362977/us-forces-protect-the-homeland-with-aggressive-pursuit-of-isis-in-syria/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics/us-strikes-isis-targets-syria
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2002167383952097623
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-syria-operation-hawkeye-strike/?utm_social_handle_id=2374466929&utm_social_post_id=628444364


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First a submarine, now a MiG-31 and S-400

It's been a tough stretch for Russia these last few days as Ukrainian drones have targeted some high value targets.  It started with the sub being hit in port in Crimea then overnight we got reports of an attack at Belbek airbase where a MiG-31, Pantsir and S-400 radars were targeted.  After that came footage of two S-400 launchers getting hit in Belgorod.  Meanwhile, Russia is holding firm that their soldiers control Kupyansk and that 19 Ukrainian battalions were eliminated in the fight there.


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