Thursday, June 25, 2026

Up to 100,000 feared dead as Venezuela earthquake leaves trail of destruction

"They're trying to find survivors after those two successive earthquakes devastated Venezuela's capital. There were 7.5 and 7.2 magnitude earthquakes and they happened within the space of a minute. They rocked the city in scenes that residents say was reminiscent of a horror movie.
Smoke was seen rising above the skyline, buildings swaying across the capital. At Simone
Bolivar International Airport, just north of Carapus, travelers ran for cover as the ceiling gave way.

U.S.
President Donald Trump has responded to those earthquakes in Venezuela. In a post on Truth Social, he writes, "The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths. The USA stands ready, willing, and able to help." He says, "I've instructed all our agencies of our government to get ready and to move quickly. We will be there for the our new and great friends. Early
reports are not good." New estimates suggest the true number of fatalities in the Venezuela earthquake could ultimately reach into the tens of thousands." SkyNews

Zelensky to skip key ‘Ukraine recovery’ event over Nazi-collaborator scandal

"Zelensky
will skip a major gathering of Kiev’s key backers in
Poland to keep it free of“scandals,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. His absence is linked to Kiev’s honoring of Nazi-collaborators who murdered over 100,000 Polish men, women, and children during World War II." RT

7.2 Earthquake - 23 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela

"A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit 26 km (16 mi) away from San Felipe, Estado
Yaracuy,
Venezuela, in the late afternoon at 6.04 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 20 km (13 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

5.6 Earthquake - Mendocino County, 69 mi northwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States

"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit 112 km (69 mi) away from Santa Rosa, California,
United States, in the morning at 8.10 am local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.9 km (5.5 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

6.9 Earthquake - Iwate, 315 km south of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

"A very strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit 315 km (196 mi) away from Sapporo, Hokkaido,
Japan, in the morning at 7.30 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 51 km (32 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

Russian drone strikes gas station in Sumy, causing fire

"
Russian drone hit a gas station in Sumy. A fire broke out at the site. All necessary services are working, and efforts to eliminate the последствия of the enemy attack are ongoing." KI

Oil depot on fire in Krasnodar region following drone attack

"In the Krasnodar region of the
Russian Federation, a fire broke out at an oil depot in the village of Poltavskaya early Thursday morning as a result of a drone attack. The Poltavskaya oil depot is a regional fuel infrastructure facility that supplies fuel to parts of the Krasnodar region and the Republic of Adygea. The tank farm consists of about 28 storage tanks." KI

7.5 Earthquake - 28 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela

"A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit 30 km (19 mi) away from Moron, Carabobo,
Venezuela, in the late afternoon at 6.05 pm local time (America/Caracas GMT -4). 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

232 combat engagements on front line

"A total of 232 combat clashes between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invading forces were recorded on the frontline.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, seven combat engagements took place, while the aggressor carried out 62 attacks.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy launched 11 attacks near Veterynarne, Starytsia, Synelnykove, and toward Lyman, Izbytske, Vilcha, and Kolodiazne.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian forces attacked twice, toward Novoosynove and near Zapadne.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian troops attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 16 times near Shyikivka, Drobysheve, Lyman, Ozerne, Novoselivka, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the enemy launched 19 assaults near Zakitne, Riznykivka, Kalenyky, and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Russian forces attacked once near Tykhonivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 19 attacks near Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and toward Kostiantynivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled 32 enemy assaults near Sukhetske, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, Kotlyne, Dorozhne, Rodynske, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Filiia, and toward Bilytske, Shevchenko, Serhiivka, and Novopavlivka.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Russian forces carried out 13 attacks toward Hirke, Dobropillia, Vozdvyzhivka, Staroukrainka, Huliaipilske, and Charivne." Ukrin