St Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport has temporarily suspended operations due to the threat of drones and dozens of flights have been delayed. The regional authorities have also warned about a possible mobile internet slowdown." Pravada
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Drones attack St Petersburg, forcing Pulkovo Airport to close
Several earthquakes shake South Carolina
The highest magnitude was a 3.0 at 12:23 a.m." 13news
Three dead, four injured as severe storms strike Romania
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The storms battered 18 counties and the capital Bucharest, toppling more than 240 trees and power poles, flooding dozens of basements and courtyards, and damaging over 70 cars, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) said, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
In Arges county, the roof of a building collapsed on three people, killing an 18-year-old man and injuring two others. In Ilfov county, north of Bucharest, two people kayaking on Lake Snagov drowned after their boat capsized in rough waters.
In Prahova county and Bucharest, two other people were injured when struck by a falling roof and a tree, respectively. All four injured victims were hospitalized but remained conscious, authorities said.
Authorities issued 19 weather alerts via the RO-Alert system across 12 counties and Bucharest.
Romania has faced increasingly frequent episodes of extreme weather this summer, with officials urging residents to take shelter when storm warnings are issued." NZ
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In Arges county, the roof of a building collapsed on three people, killing an 18-year-old man and injuring two others. In Ilfov county, north of Bucharest, two people kayaking on Lake Snagov drowned after their boat capsized in rough waters.
In Prahova county and Bucharest, two other people were injured when struck by a falling roof and a tree, respectively. All four injured victims were hospitalized but remained conscious, authorities said.
Authorities issued 19 weather alerts via the RO-Alert system across 12 counties and Bucharest.
Romania has faced increasingly frequent episodes of extreme weather this summer, with officials urging residents to take shelter when storm warnings are issued." NZ
6.0 magnitude earthquake hits El Salvador
"A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck El Salvador 
on Saturday morning, as reported by the US
Geological Survey.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), with its epicenter near Acajutla, El Salvador, and Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, News.Az reports citing foreign media." NZ
Geological Survey.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), with its epicenter near Acajutla, El Salvador, and Puerto San Jose, Guatemala, News.Az reports citing foreign media." NZ
‘Political Prisoner’ Lucy Connolly to Meet With Trump Administration, Says She Will Sue UK Police
"Lucy Connolly, a British housewife who was handed a hefty prison sentence for sending a Tweet, is in talks with the Trump administration and is taking legal advice to sue over the circumstances of her incarceration, she said after being released from prison.
A British woman who was handed a 31-month prison sentence for publishing a message on the X/Twitter platform in the wake of the Southport child slayings has been released from jail and has described what she calls deliberate mistreatment characterized by prison governors being “leaned on” in accordance with her de facto status as a political prisoner.
Stating she believes the government selected her to set an example to discourage further discontent, Connolly decried “two-tier justice”, telling Pearson she “absolutely” thinks she was “Keir Starmer’s political prisoner” and that she was coerced out of getting a fair trial.
While it has already been reported that the government of U.S. President Donald Trump, which has repeatedly expressed grave concern over the state of freedom of speech in European nations, including the UK, has shown interest in her case, Connolly said she will be meeting with “a senior representative” of the Trump team this week for talks." Breitbart
Stating she believes the government selected her to set an example to discourage further discontent, Connolly decried “two-tier justice”, telling Pearson she “absolutely” thinks she was “Keir Starmer’s political prisoner” and that she was coerced out of getting a fair trial.
While it has already been reported that the government of U.S. President Donald Trump, which has repeatedly expressed grave concern over the state of freedom of speech in European nations, including the UK, has shown interest in her case, Connolly said she will be meeting with “a senior representative” of the Trump team this week for talks." Breitbart
71 clashes on frontline
"71 combat engagements have occurred between Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian troops.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russians attacked Ukrainian positions twice; fighting is ongoing. The enemy also carried out four airstrikes using 13 guided bombs and launched 82 shelling attacks, one of which involved a multiple launch rocket system. Meanwhile, Ukrainian units conducted active operations and achieved success in certain areas.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, two combat engagements took place.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces made three attempts to advance toward Ukrainian positions near Zapadne, Zahryzove, and toward Kupiansk. Ukrainian forces successfully repelled two attacks; one engagement is ongoing.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy offensives near Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Kolodiazi, and toward Shandryholove and Dronivka; two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled five enemy attacks, with aggressor units attempting advances near Hryhorivka, Pereizne, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy attacks, with three combat engagements ongoing. The enemy attacked near Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians advanced seven times toward Ukrainian positions near Pleshchiivka, Katerynivka, Poltavka, and Popov Yar. Four engagements continue.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces attempted 23 times to advance toward Ukrainian positions near Mayak, Nove Shakhove, Krasnyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Novoukrainka, and toward Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Balahan, and Molodetske. Two engagements are ongoing.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russians attacked 12 times near Vilne Pole, Maliivka, Voskresenka, Temyrivka, Olhivka, and toward Ivanivka and Zaporizke. Four engagements are currently ongoing.
In the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors, no enemy offensive actions have occurred so far.
In the Prydniprovske sector, two enemy attempts to advance were unsuccessful." Ukrin
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Russians attacked Ukrainian positions twice; fighting is ongoing. The enemy also carried out four airstrikes using 13 guided bombs and launched 82 shelling attacks, one of which involved a multiple launch rocket system. Meanwhile, Ukrainian units conducted active operations and achieved success in certain areas.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces made three attempts to advance toward Ukrainian positions near Zapadne, Zahryzove, and toward Kupiansk. Ukrainian forces successfully repelled two attacks; one engagement is ongoing.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven enemy offensives near Hrekivka, Ridkodub, Kolodiazi, and toward Shandryholove and Dronivka; two engagements are still ongoing.
In the Siversk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled five enemy attacks, with aggressor units attempting advances near Hryhorivka, Pereizne, and Fedorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled five enemy attacks, with three combat engagements ongoing. The enemy attacked near Chasiv Yar and toward Stupochky, Predtechyne, and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russians advanced seven times toward Ukrainian positions near Pleshchiivka, Katerynivka, Poltavka, and Popov Yar. Four engagements continue.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Russian forces attempted 23 times to advance toward Ukrainian positions near Mayak, Nove Shakhove, Krasnyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Myroliubivka, Zvirove, Udachne, Novoukrainka, and toward Rodynske, Pokrovsk, Balahan, and Molodetske. Two engagements are ongoing.
In the Novopavlivka sector, the Russians attacked 12 times near Vilne Pole, Maliivka, Voskresenka, Temyrivka, Olhivka, and toward Ivanivka and Zaporizke. Four engagements are currently ongoing.
In the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors, no enemy offensive actions have occurred so far.
In the Prydniprovske sector, two enemy attempts to advance were unsuccessful." Ukrin
Friday, August 22, 2025
Kilauea is ERUPTING Hawaii!
Rare octuplet waterspouts form over the Baltic Sea between Poland and Denmark
They form when warm surface waters interact with cooler air masses aloft, creating strong vertical instability, low-level wind shear, and convergence zones conducive to vortex formation." W
Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits off Kamchatka's coast in Russia's Far East
Kamchatka Region, the local branch of the Federal Research Center of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) reported." W
Earthquake of 7.5 Magnitude Hits Drake Passage
"A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage off the coasts of Argentina, Chile
and Antarctica Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and Chile began moving people away from beaches.
The quake struck around 02:16:19 (UTC) with a depth of 6.7 miles, roughly in the middle of the Drake Passage, about 350 miles south of the southern tip of South America and about 300 miles from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
An aftershock of 5.1 magnitude struck in the same area an hour later, the USGS said." AP
The quake struck around 02:16:19 (UTC) with a depth of 6.7 miles, roughly in the middle of the Drake Passage, about 350 miles south of the southern tip of South America and about 300 miles from the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
An aftershock of 5.1 magnitude struck in the same area an hour later, the USGS said." AP
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits off Japan coast
"An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 rocked off the coast of the Honshu Island in Japan, the
European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said.
According to it, the epicenter was located 76 km northeast of the city of Ishinomaki, where about 117,000 people live. The source was located at a depth of 50 km." AP
According to it, the epicenter was located 76 km northeast of the city of Ishinomaki, where about 117,000 people live. The source was located at a depth of 50 km." AP
Russian Strike on Flex Plant Wrecks Critical Node in Ukraine’s High-Tech Arms Production
The Flex plant—a key maker of custom circuits—transforms standard electronics into specialized systems used in drones, cruise missiles, and other precision weapons, military expert Alexey Anpilogov told Sputnik.
This blows apart Zelensky’s claim that the US-owned Flex plant was “an ordinary civilian facility” that produced “household items, such as coffee machines." Sputnik
Terrified tourists watch MASSIVE LANDSLIDE in a village on Santorini
Niger armed forces kill Boko Haram leader ”Bakoura”
"An air force fighter aircraft launched three targeted and successive strikes on the positions Bakoura used to occupy in Shilawa," an army source told AFP.
’Bakoura, ’ whose real name is Ibrahim Mahamadou, has been the leader of Boko Haram since 2021." AfricaNews
Large tornado carves a 23.1 mile forest scar in Khanty-Mansi, Siberia, Russia
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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, at around 14:15 UTC.
According to a confirmed ESWD record (QC1), the tornado moved WSW–ENE, caused forest blowdown, and reached a maximum path width of 2 500 m (1.6 miles) along a 23.1 mile track. ESWD lists forest impacts only, with no populated places noted." W
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