Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Strong mag. 5.9 Earthquake - 7 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica

"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Provincia de San Jose,
Costa Rica at 03:57 GMT. The quake had a very shallow depth of 31 km (19 mi) and was felt over a large region. 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

Rare tornado hits Paris, France

"A deadly tornado struck the Val-d’Oise department, north-east of Paris,
France, at around 17:45 LT (15:45 UTC) killing one person and injuring nine, four critically. The violent, short-lived storm collapsed several construction cranes in Ermont, caused widespread roof damage, and uprooted trees across neighboring municipalities." W

Russian overnight attack in Zaporizhzhia

"Explosions rocked Kyiv and other
Ukrainian cities overnight on Oct. 22 as Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine.
Kyiv residents heard explosions in the city at around 1:10 a.m. local time, shortly after the Air Force issued a ballistic missile warning, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground. Several more rounds of explosions kicked off about 30 minutes later.
Explosions have also been reported in Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and the port city of Izmail." 
KI

167 combat clashes over past day

"Over the past 24 hours, there were 167 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders.
Enemy airstrikes targeted Kharkiv (Kharkiv region); Lyman and Kostiantynivka (Donetsk region); Oleksandrivka and Malynivka (Dnipropetrovsk region); Rivnopillia, Solodke, and Zaporizhzhia (Zaporizhzhia region); and Kherson (Kherson region).
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted to breach
Ukrainian defenses 13 times near Vovchansk, Vovchanski Khutory, Stroivka, Kamianka, Zapadne, and in the direction of Bolohivka and Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk sector, nine
Russian attacks were recorded near Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Zelenyi Hai, Nova Kruhliakivka, and toward Petropavlivka and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy launched 17 attacks, attempting to break through near Hrekivka, Kopanky, Karpivka, Serednie, Kolodiazi, Derylove, Myrne, and Novoselivka.
In the Sloviansk sector, five enemy assaults were recorded near Serebrianka, Novoselivka, Vyimka, and Pereizne.
In the Kostiantynivka sector,
Russian troops carried out 25 attacks near Bila Hora, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled 64 enemy assaults near Nykanorivka, Maiak, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Mykolaivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Novomykolaivka, Kotliarivka, Orikhove, and Dachne.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy carried out 11 attacks near Ivanivka, Filiia, Verbove, Novohryhorivka, and Novomykolaivka.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled two attacks near Poltavka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Russian forces attempted five assaults near Kamianske, Stepove, and toward Stepnohirsk and Mala Tokmachka." Ukrin