Thursday, September 10, 2026

Russian drone in Moldova nearly hit Zelensky's plane

"A suspected Russian Shahed-type drone that violated Moldovan and Romanian airspace 
nearly hit President Volodymyr
Zelensky's plane as it was departing from Moldova.
Zelensky was traveling to Norway to meet Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store ahead of the funeral of King Harald V at the time of the incident. The president's plane took off from Moldova, where the drone incursion occurred.
Moldova's Defense Ministry reported that a Shahed-type drone had invaded the country's airspace at around 4:20 p.m. local time. It was monitored by the Moldovan military until the drone crossed into Romanian airspace at around 4:37 p.m." KI

5.3 Earthquake - 126 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru

A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit 126 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru, in the early morning at 1.42 am local time (America/Lima GMT -5). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was felt by many near the epicenter. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD

263 clashes on front line over past day

"Ukraine’s Defense Forces engaged in 263 combat clashes with Russian forces on the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors,
Russian forces launched two assaults. Thee also carried out 79 shelling attacks and one strike with a guided aerial bomb.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 10 Russian attacks. Russian troops attempted to advance toward Lyman, Starytsia, Vovchansk, Chaikivka, Mala Vovcha, Rubizhne, and Ustynivka.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian forces made six attempts to improve their positions, launching assaults toward Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Hlushkivka, and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces attacked 11 times toward Shyikivka, Druzheliubivka, Novoselivka, Lyman, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched seven assaults near Yampil, Kryva Luka, Kalenyky, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Russian forces carried out one offensive operation toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, there were 17
Russian attacks. Russian troops launched assaults near Kostiantynivka and toward Novoselivka, Mykolaipillia, Shakhove, Sofiivka, Rusyn Yar, Illinivka, and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy launched 49 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, attempting to advance toward Dorozhnie, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Vodianske, Shevchenko, Nadiia, Myrne, Serhiivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopidhorodnie, Dobropillia, Hannivka, Krasnopodillia, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector,
Russian forces launched two assaults toward Rybne and Shevchenko.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Russian forces attacked nine times, attempting to advance toward Dobropillia, Rizdvianka, Kosivtseve, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy made no attempts to improve their positions." Ukrin

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Russia resumes strikes on military targets in Kiev

"
Russian forces have struck drone and missile production facilities and logistics centers in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
The raid comes as a three-day break in attacks on military-related targets in the
Ukrainian capital, announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of trips to Moscow and Kiev by US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, expired." RT

5.3 Earthquake - 26 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of
Tonga in the early morning at 12.51 am local time (Pacific/Tongatapu GMT +13). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

263 clashes on front line over past day

"Ukraine’s Defense Forces engaged in 263 combat clashes with Russian forces on the front line.
Ukraine’s
Air Force, missile forces and artillery struck seven clusters of Russian personnel, eight UAV control posts, and an artillery system.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors,
Russian forces launched two assaults. Thee also carried out 79 shelling attacks and one strike with a guided aerial bomb.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 10 Russian attacks. Russian troops attempted to advance toward Lyman, Starytsia, Vovchansk, Chaikivka, Mala Vovcha, Rubizhne, and Ustynivka.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian forces made six attempts to improve their positions, launching assaults toward Kupiansk, Kurylivka, Hlushkivka, and Novoosynove.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces attacked 11 times toward Shyikivka, Druzheliubivka, Novoselivka, Lyman, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched seven assaults near Yampil, Kryva Luka, Kalenyky, Mykolaivka, and Rai-Oleksandrivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Russian forces carried out one offensive operation toward Yurkivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, there were 17
Russian attacks. Russian troops launched assaults near Kostiantynivka and toward Novoselivka, Mykolaipillia, Shakhove, Sofiivka, Rusyn Yar, Illinivka, and Kucheriv Yar.
The enemy launched 49 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector, attempting to advance toward Dorozhnie, Bilytske, Novyi Donbas, Vodianske, Shevchenko, Nadiia, Myrne, Serhiivka, Udachne, Novomykolaivka, Novopidhorodnie, Dobropillia, Hannivka, Krasnopodillia, and Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrivka sector,
Russian forces launched two assaults toward Rybne and Shevchenko.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Russian forces attacked nine times, attempting to advance toward Dobropillia, Rizdvianka, Kosivtseve, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy made no attempts to improve their positions.
In the Dnipro River sector,
Russian forces conducted no offensive operations.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, no signs of
Russian forces forming offensive groups were detected." Ukrin

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Russian forces attack infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast

"
Russian forces struck a warehouse and a facility in Kyiv Oblast.
Although Russian ruler Vladimir Putin supposedly ordered that Kyiv not be attacked until 8 September, an air-raid warning was issued in the capital, and a large-scale attack involving jet-powered drones was reported." KI

5.5 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 126 km (78 mi) from
New Caledonia in the afternoon at 4.50 pm local time (GMT +11). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD


237 combat clashes on front lines

"Ukrainian forces engaged in 237 combat clashes with Russian invaders.
Koreniok, Pysarivka, Ulanove, Prohres, Khotin, Ivolzhanske, Tovstodubove and Yastrubshchyna came under artillery fire in the Sumy region. In addition, the areas of Yampil, Pysarivka and Vakalivshchyna were hit by airstrikes.
On the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk fronts,
Ukrainian forces repelled one enemy assault toward Velykyi Prykil.
On the Southern Slobozhanshchyna axis,
Ukrainian units repelled ten attacks. The invaders attempted to advance near Izbytske and Starytsia, as well as toward Ustynivka and Khatnie.
On the Kupiansk axis,
Russian forces attacked seven times near Hlushkivka, Kurylivka and Kivsharivka, as well as toward Novoplatonivka.
On the Lyman axis,
Russian forces launched seven attacks near Dibrova, Stavky and Lyman, as well as toward Novoselivka and Novoserhiivka.
On the Sloviansk axis, Russian forces conducted five assault operations near Ozerne and Kryva Luka, as well as toward Rai-Oleksandrivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, the
Russian army launched one attack toward Fedorivka.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, 12 enemy attacks were recorded. The invaders conducted assault operations near Kostiantynivka, as well as toward Novoselivka and Toretske.
On the Pokrovsk axis,
Ukrainian forces repelled 43 attacks. Russian troops were active near Bilyitske, Serhiivka, Udachne and Molodetske, and launched assaults toward Toretsk, Sofiivka, Vilne, Dorozhnie, Novyi Donbas, Matiasheve, Shevchenko, Chernihivka, Dobropillia, Myrne, Vasylivka, Novoserhiivka and Novopavlivka.
On the Oleksandrivka axis,
Russian forces launched one attack toward Rybne.
On the Huliaipole axis, the enemy attacked seven times, attempting to advance toward Vozdvyzhivka, Kosivtseve, Verkhnia Tersa and Tsvitkove." Ukrin

Monday, September 7, 2026

Atesh says agent destroyed communications tower before Ukrainian strike on Perm refinery

"Agents of the
Atesh partisan movement destroyed a communications tower near the Russian city of Perm shortly before Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Permnefteorgsintez oil refinery, the group said." NV

Russia attacks warehouses of logistics company in Dnipro. At least three people wounded

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Russian occupation forces attacked the warehouses of a logistics company in Dnipro, causing a fire." UN

Strong eruption at Anak Krakatau closes 8 airports, disrupts 1 558 flights in Indonesia

"Volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau prompted temporary closures at eight airports across western Indonesia. As of 17:06 WIB (10:06 UTC), the Ministry of Transportation reported 1 558 delayed flights and approximately 170 000 affected passengers, while the closures were extended through 24:00 WIB (17:00 UTC). The volcano remained at Level III (Siaga), with a 3 km (2 miles) exclusion zone around its center of activity." W

AfD Sweeps Saxony-Anhalt Election: "Signal To Berlin"

"In a political earthquake, the AfD has taken a massive lead, per exit polls, at the Saxony-
Anhalt election in what the party's state leader hailed as sending a resounding "
signal to Berlin."
"The exit polls, published by German public television stations, suggested that the party, known by its German initials AfD, would win between 39 and 41 seats in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt," NY Times reports. "That would leave it just short of an absolute majority of 42, but far ahead of its nearest rival.
ZeroHedge

5.3 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 138 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico

"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 108 km (67 mi) from
Estado de Chiapas State,
Mexico, in the evening at 8.56 pm local time (GMT -6). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD

5.6 Earthquake - Coral Sea, 94 km southeast of Kirakira, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Coral Sea near the coast of Solomon
Islands
in the early afternoon at 3.05 pm local time (Pacific/Guadalcanal GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 39 km (24 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD