Monday, March 9, 2026

Sky over Tehran covered in thick smoke after strikes on oil depots, black rain reported

"The sky over the
Iranian capital Tehran was covered in thick black smoke on Sunday 8 March after Israeli strikes on oil storage facilities. The rain was so saturated with oil that it turned black.
The black rain that fell on
Iran's capital may be "dangerous" to people's health.
Israeli
military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told reporters that the storage facilities were used to supply Iran's military needs, including the production and storage of fuel for ballistic missiles." Pravada

Ukraine strikes Russian Pantsir-S1, landing craft in Crimea night raid

"The strikes were part of a series of attacks on Russian military facilities on temporarily
occupied territories of
Ukraine and inside Russia. Final assessments of the damage and the scale of destruction are still being clarified, the General Staff said.
Ukraine’s forces also struck several command posts used by Russian occupying troops. Targets included an Orion UAV control center near Krasnosilske in occupied Crimea, a drone command post in Dunayka in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, a drone command post near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, and another drone command post in Selydove in temporarily occupied Donetsk Oblast." msn

Ukrainian strike hits Russian drone depot in occupied Donetsk

"Russian troops were killed after strikes on military warehouses in temporarily occupied
Donetsk, the partisan movement
Atesh reported.
Ambulances are heading to the site of the strike, the group added.
Explosions hit military warehouses in Donetsk. There are many ‘200s’ among Russian troops,” Atesh said in a statement, using a military code for soldiers killed in action.
Footage of a large fire in Donetsk appeared online. Monitoring channels reported that a missile strike likely hit a warehouse used to store Russian drones." NV

IRGC Fleeing Iran - IDF Kills IRGC Military Head

"There's also been some threatening messages being sent to the IRGC passage members. 
A huge chunk of them, second wave of IRGC members who are fleeing to Afghanistan through the border. This is not the first time. We've had the same thing a few days ago. 
But more of them are now leaving the country. A lot of the commanders have abandoned post anyway. We now have uh over the last few seconds minutes confirmation by the Israelis that the new military head of the Supreme Leader's office, the IRGC, has been eliminated. Another one bites the dust." Tousi

Police Investigate Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway

"Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo early Sunday, officials said.
No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release.
The explosion was caused by some sort of incendiary device, Oslo police representative Frode Larsen said during a news conference Sunday. Investigators believe the embassy was the target and are searching for the perpetrators and their motive.
Local media reported minor damage to an entrance of the embassy, and people nearby said the street was blanketed in thick smoke following the blast. Police are seeking to talk to witnesses." 
Breitbart

Russian drone hits Kyiv-Sumy train carrying 200 passengers

"A drone struck a train travelling from Kyiv to Sumy on the morning of 8 March in the Sumy district while up to 200 passengers were on board.

According to the prosecutor's office, early reports indicate that the locomotive was damaged by a Lancet-type drone." Pravada

5.7 Earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, Miyagi, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

"A strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean 101 km (63 mi) from
Japan late in the evening at 11.17 pm local time (GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 16 km (10 mi) and 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

5.9 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 16 km west of Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga

"A strong magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 184 km (114 mi) from
Tonga late in the evening at 10.28 pm local time (Pacific/Tongatapu GMT +13). The quake had a moderate depth of 134 km (83 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter." VD

5.5 Earthquake - 10.2 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece

"A strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit 10.2 km (6 mi) away from Ioannina, Epirus,
Greece, in the early morning at 5.32 am local time (Europe/Athens GMT +2). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.
The earthquake 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

130 combat clashes over past day

"There were 130 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops over the past day.
Russian
forces carried out airstrikes with guided bombs on several settlements, including Bachivsk, Kucherivka, Sukhodil, and Maksymivshchyna in the Sumy region; Oleksandrohrad in the Donetsk region; Pidhavrylivka, Havrylivka, Pokrovske, Pysantsi, and Malynivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region; and Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhna Tersa, Kopani, Zahirne, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Komyshuvakha, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past day, aviation, missile troops, and artillery of the Defense Forces struck five areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, three artillery systems, a command post, an ammunition depot, and five other important targets of the occupiers.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the enemy carried out one airstrike using two aerial bombs and conducted 129 shelling attacks, eight of which involved multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy attempted one assault on
Ukrainian positions toward the settlement of Zybine.
In the Kupiansk sector, the aggressor carried out two attacks toward the settlement of Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked three times, attempting to break into
Ukrainian defenses toward the settlements of Stavky, Drobyshcheve, and Lyman.
In the Sloviansk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled eight attempts by the occupiers to advance near Zakitne, Riznykivka, and Platonivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the enemy attacked twice near Nykyforivka and Chasiv Yar.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near the settlements of Pleshchiivka, Ivanopillia, Shcherbynivka, Kleban-Byk, Rusyn Yar, and Sofiivka, as well as toward Kostiantynivka, Illinivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped 22 assault attempts near the settlements of Shakhove, Myrnohrad, Rodynske, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Udachne, and Molodetske, and toward the settlements of Shevchenko, Serhiivka, and Novopidhhorodne." Ukrin