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Russian Troops in ‘Penguin’ Camouflage Killed by Ukrainian Drone Strike

Ukrainian forces have eliminated at least two Russian soldiers wearing experimental “penguin” camouflage designed to evade drone detection, according to the 120th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces.

Footage released by the brigade shows a Russian soldier clad in a white cloak with black patches being tracked by footprints in the snow before being struck by a Ukrainian drone. According to Ukrainian troops, the camouflage was intended to conceal movement in winter conditions but instead made the wearers more visible against the open landscape. (Read More)​

Pentagon Forms ‘Non-Kinetic Effects Cell’ to Strengthen Cyber Operations

The Pentagon has created a new “non-kinetic effects cell” to better synchronize cyber and electronic warfare capabilities across global operations, defense officials told lawmakers on Wednesday. The initiative aligns with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine’s push to weave cyber tools into military missions.

The cell was established ahead of Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela, where U.S. cyber forces reportedly disrupted power and communications to support a precision raid targeting Nicolas Maduro’s regime. (Read More)​

Russia Suffers Historic Casualties in Ukraine War Unseen Since WWII

Russia has incurred an estimated 1.2 million casualties between February 2022 and December 2025, losses unseen for a major military power since World War II, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The figure includes up to 325,000 Russian troops killed.

Meanwhile, close to 600,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, wounded, or gone missing during the same period. Combined casualties from both sides could reach 2 million by spring 2026, the report warns. (Read More)​

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➤ Ukrainian forces struck a Russian 1L119 Nebo-SVU radar near Lymarivka in Luhansk Oblast, on January 29. The $100 million system features digital signal processing and can detect stealth aircraft at ranges up to 62 miles. (Read More)​

➤ Russian forces are slowing to their lowest advance in nine months as Ukrainian drones inflict heavy casualties. Moscow now occupies just 6.5 square kilometres per day, with commanders weighing each assault to limit losses, according to open-source data and Ukrainian officials. (Read More)​

➤ An Army unit originally created to train Afghan forces has been redesignated as the Army Security Cooperation Group – South, now tasked with running the Combined Jungle Operations Training Course in Panama. (Read More)​

SECURITY UPDATES

➤ China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, warned Canberra against seizing Port Darwin, leased to Chinese-owned Landbridge Group since 2015. Xiao said Beijing would “take measures” to protect Landbridge’s interests should Australia try to alter the lease agreement. (Read More)​

➤ Google search results for "mac cleaner" are directing Apple users to fake support pages designed to trick them into installing malware through Terminal commands. The malicious sponsored ads mimic Apple's official website design and appear when users search Google instead of using legitimate app stores to find Mac cleaning software. (Read More)​

➤ China has executed 11 members of the Ming family gang, notorious for running mafia-style scam centers in Myanmar. The gang operated hundreds of compounds linked to internet fraud, prostitution, drug production, and held posts in local government and junta-aligned militias. (Read More) ​

TECHNOLOGY UPDATES

➤ Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet confirmed RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones participated in Operation Absolute Resolve, the January 3 mission that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. (Read More)​

➤ The next Gerald R. Ford–class supercarrier, to be known as the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), set sail from Newport News on Jan. 28, 2026, for its first manufacturer sea trials. The 100,000-ton vessel will undergo tests of its major systems ahead of delivery to the U.S. Navy in March 2027. (Read More)​

➤ The U.S. Air Force is seeking contractors to train foreign pilots receiving American military aid, according to a recent Request for Information. Training will cover combat and non-combat missions using numerous types of demilitarized or commercially derived aircraft. (Read More)​

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SPECIAL CATEGORY

➤ Ali Ansari, sanctioned by Britain for financing Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, amassed €400 million ($420 million) in European properties through a complex offshore network. The Iranian banker's empire includes luxury holdings from a Mallorca golf club to Austrian ski hotels.

➤ Coast Guard Cutter Hawser freed the trapped NYPD Harbor David vessel after it became ice-bound near Pier 86 on the Hudson River on January 27. The 65-foot harbor tug, homeported in Bayonne, New Jersey, used its reinforced hull to break ice and allow the police vessel to safely reposition and resume operations.

➤ Scientists tracking 800 polar bears on Norway's Svalbard archipelago over 27 years found the population thriving despite climate change and melting ice. Norwegian Polar Institute senior scientist Jon Aars reported the bears are adapting to smaller ice patches and hunting more efficiently as prey concentrates in reduced areas, suggesting they need less sea ice than previously believed.

On this day in history: On January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi while walking to a prayer meeting. Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse shot him three times at close range. Gandhi's death exposed the religious tensions that followed India's 1947 partition. Godse was later tried and executed.
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  2. Indo-Pacific (41%)
  3. Middle East (10.7%)
  4. Europe (5%)
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