🇺🇦🇪🇺 In a statement he released a short while ago as Europe witnesses unprecedented amount of unidentified drone incursions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that intelligence reports indicate Russian forces are employing commercial tankers to launch unmanned aerial vehicles against targets in European countries.
Zelensky added that Moscow is attempting this year to impose widespread power outages across Ukraine as part of its campaign, and it seems that Ukrainians have already responded to this intelligence assessment by striking power plants in Russia.
Zelensky added that Moscow is attempting this year to impose widespread power outages across Ukraine as part of its campaign, and it seems that Ukrainians have already responded to this intelligence assessment by striking power plants in Russia.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian Air Force's (UAF) 59th Assault Brigade downed a Russian Mi-8 “Hip” helicopter using a FPV drone in Donetsk region, Pokrovsk direction.
The drone seems to had hit the fuel tanker of the aircraft. Russians claim the crew survived and landed safely before the arrival of a Ka-52 helicopter for it.
The drone seems to had hit the fuel tanker of the aircraft. Russians claim the crew survived and landed safely before the arrival of a Ka-52 helicopter for it.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian forces have intensified pressure on the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, while Ukrainian troops successfully slow their advance and destroy equipment in some sectors of the front.…
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russian forces reportedly advanced and have broken through Ukrainian positions towards eastern Verbove, in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast of southern Ukraine, Pokrovsk direction, under heavy air and artillery cover, entering the village and occuping at least half of it, with increasing FAB glide-bomb strikes.
Map: AMK Mapping
Map: AMK Mapping
🇷🇺🇪🇪 One of the three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets that entered Estonian Airspace for about 12 minutes above the Gulf of Finland on 19 September, armed with 3x short-range R-73 air-to-air missiles.
The Russian pilots acknowledged but disregarded communication from two Italian pilots in F-35 fighter jets, which had taken off from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission in Amari Air Base in Estonia, before ultimately being escorted into international skies by the F-35 pilots.
Photo: AFP
The Russian pilots acknowledged but disregarded communication from two Italian pilots in F-35 fighter jets, which had taken off from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission in Amari Air Base in Estonia, before ultimately being escorted into international skies by the F-35 pilots.
Photo: AFP
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Hamas released a footage from inside one of the tunnels in which they hid the Israeli-American and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Alexander Idan, claiming that the IDF tried to kill him while he was in captivity but the fighters quickly managed to save his life from the shellings of the IDF.
This comes following a statement by Idan in the US, released by Hamas in a hostage deal, saying that he will return to Israel and fight again against the Palestinians.
This comes following a statement by Idan in the US, released by Hamas in a hostage deal, saying that he will return to Israel and fight again against the Palestinians.
🇮🇱🇵🇸 A meeting in Qatar’s Doha will start soon to discuss the Peace Plan of US President Donald Trump, which is accepted by Israel and many other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia.
The meeting will see Qatar and Turkish, Egyptian and Palestinian (Hamas) delegations discussing the proposed plan, which according to Israeli sources, will only accept “Yes” or “No” as a negotiation result.
The meeting will see Qatar and Turkish, Egyptian and Palestinian (Hamas) delegations discussing the proposed plan, which according to Israeli sources, will only accept “Yes” or “No” as a negotiation result.
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🇺🇸 At least six of the US Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” and KC-46A “Pegasus” (1x) aerial refueling aircraft landed today in al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, starting approximately from 13:30 UTC, following the transatlantic flight.
Its not known yet whether the other aircraft were en route to the Middle East too, or were deployed in Europe. Most of the fleet was en route to RAF Mildenhall in the UK, before changing its course towards RAF Prestwick due to weather conditions.
Its not known yet whether the other aircraft were en route to the Middle East too, or were deployed in Europe. Most of the fleet was en route to RAF Mildenhall in the UK, before changing its course towards RAF Prestwick due to weather conditions.
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🇺🇸 At least six of the US Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” and KC-46A “Pegasus” (1x) aerial refueling aircraft landed today in al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, starting approximately from 13:30 UTC, following the transatlantic flight. Its not known yet whether…
🇬🇧 A Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W “Rivet Joint” Signal Intelligence (SIGNIT) aircraft with callsign ZZ666 departed a while ago today RAF Waddington Air Base in the UK and is now en route to al-Udeid AB, following the arrival of the KCs fleet to Qatar.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) destroyed a radar station (likely the 92N6E) of a S-400 “Triumfin” air defense system in Crimea with a kamikaze drone attack.
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🇺🇸 At least six of the US Air Force KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” and KC-46A “Pegasus” (1x) aerial refueling aircraft landed today in al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, starting approximately from 13:30 UTC, following the transatlantic flight. Its not known yet whether…
🇺🇸 3-4 KC-135R/Ts and a KC-46A landed in Qatar, with no fighter jets accompanying them.
Its most likely a routine operation for replacing other refueling tankers in the region.
Its most likely a routine operation for replacing other refueling tankers in the region.
🇺🇸🇮🇶 The Pentagon has withdrawn 500 troops from Iraq, positioning most of the remaining ones in the north in al-Harir Air Base.
Some of the forces will stay in Baghdad for bilateral agreements not related to countering ISIS. There will be less than 2000 troops in total, and most of them will shift to counter ISIS in Syria from Iraq.
Some of the forces will stay in Baghdad for bilateral agreements not related to countering ISIS. There will be less than 2000 troops in total, and most of them will shift to counter ISIS in Syria from Iraq.
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🇺🇸 3-4 KC-135R/Ts and a KC-46A landed in Qatar, with no fighter jets accompanying them. Its most likely a routine operation for replacing other refueling tankers in the region.
🇺🇸 A KC-46A “Pegasus” (BLUE-31) and a KC-135R/T “Stratotanker” depart RAF Mildenhall in the UK for al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Again, no fighter jets are en route to the Middle East.
Again, no fighter jets are en route to the Middle East.
🇺🇸 Three US Navy (USN) P-8A “Poseidon” Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Maritime patrol aircraft, departed from Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, are airborne in Europe, with one of them returning from the Black Sea, as NATO’s Eastern flank witnesses Russian drone infiltrations in recent weeks.
🇫🇷🇷🇺 Special Operations Forces of the French Navy intercepted a Benin-flagged oil tanker (IMO 9332810) of Russia’s “Shadow Fleet”, dubbed “Borocay”, off the coast of the western French port of Saint-Nazaire, where it hosts Naval Bases.
Between 22 and 25 Sept., the same vessel, under a new name, was spotted near Copenhagen, Denmark, at a time when the local airport of the city suspended operations because of a drone threat, and its now suspected of launching the drones just as Ukraine’s Zelensky said earlier.
The vessel left the Russian port of Primorsk, near Saint Petersburg, on 20 September, and was en route to India to deliver oil before being intercepted by France.
Between 22 and 25 Sept., the same vessel, under a new name, was spotted near Copenhagen, Denmark, at a time when the local airport of the city suspended operations because of a drone threat, and its now suspected of launching the drones just as Ukraine’s Zelensky said earlier.
The vessel left the Russian port of Primorsk, near Saint Petersburg, on 20 September, and was en route to India to deliver oil before being intercepted by France.
🇮🇷 For unknown reasons, most Iranian-flagged tankers are now transmitting properly over AIS without spoofing; for the first time in seven and a half years. This change began today, with two AIS data providers confirming this.
FDD Senior fellow, Behnam Ben Taleblu: 3 potential reasons for this historic change:
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FDD Senior fellow, Behnam Ben Taleblu: 3 potential reasons for this historic change:
- Tehran (& a cast of ultra-hardliners in particular) may be tempting/testing the West to enforce sanctions post-SnapBack & be looking for a casus belli for escalation in response. Aka come and get them.
- Tehran may genuinely hope the move is (mis)read as goodwill that leads to sanctions atrophy rather than economic escalation in a post 12-Day War, SnapBack & Gaza ceasefire environment allowing illicit but recognized exports to allow the regime to limp along.
- Tehran may be responding to other shipping related pressures, like the Aug 2025 move by Malaysia against STS transfers, offshore anchorage & turning off transponders.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺 US President Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” after Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to end the war in Ukraine, adding that he had “a very good relationship” with Putin and “probably still do.”
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🇺🇸🇷🇺 US President Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” after Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to end the war in Ukraine, adding that he had “a very good relationship” with Putin and “probably still do.”
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump also said that Ukraine’s President Volodomyr Zelensky will visit the White House this week to discuss the possibility of Washington supplying long-range BGM-109 “Tomahawk” Land-Attack Missiles (TLAMs) to Kyiv.