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On the eve of the start of military exercises with the participation of the armies of South Korea and the United States, the DPRK launched a short-range ballistic missile. The missile was aimed towards the Sea of Japan.

During his annual address to the Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of participation in the START treaty on nuclear missiles.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the country's readiness to launch the production of Su-25 attack aircraft with technical support from Russia. The Belarusian president said this at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The German newspaper Bild published survey data that indicate that the Germans are dissatisfied with the supply of tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to the territory of Ukraine.

An air alert was declared throughout Ukraine, including in Kiev and the Kiev region, on December 28.

The 35th military garrison court of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky sentenced military Alexei Breusov to one year and eight months in prison for refusing to participate in a special operation in Ukraine.