Ovidiu Bold

Modern warfare. Blyatbarn Porcupine mod. 2025.

India’s HMEL energy company has decided to suspend further purchases of Russian oil due to the latest sanctions, Economic Times reports.

🔥🛢️The second Russian mini-refinery attacked last night was the Mari Oil Refinery, located in the Mari El Republic of Russia. The Mari Oil Refinery has an annual capacity of 1.6 million tons of oil per year. ~1000km from the frontline.

SBU strike drones destroyed a Russian Pantsir-S2 air defense system, two radar stations, and hit two oil depots in occupied Crimea, sources in the Security Service of Ukraine told Ukrainian media.

Multiple drones were spotted overnight above the Belgian Army headquarters in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgian Defense Minister Francken confirmed. Similar incidents occurred on Saturday and earlier this month near Elsenborn base. Authorities say the drones were likely operated by professionals.

A Sudanese mother holds her child moments before being executed by the Rapid Support Forces militia.

What is happening in Sudan is not just a war… It is a humanitarian wound, a mother’s cry, a nation’s sorrow calling on the world not to remain silent.

LIVEVIDEO Ministrul Apărării, anunț după decizia SUA de retragere a unor soldați americani din România: „Vor rămâne aproximativ 1.000 de militari americani”. Până acum, erau aproximativ 2.000 de solda... Ministrul Apărării, Ionuț Moșteanu, susține miercuri dimineață o declarație de presă după decizia SUA privind „redimensionarea” trupelor americane din Europa,

After it was announced by Ukrainian sources, Romanian defense minister confirmed that USA formally anounced the reduction of their military footprint in Romania to 1000 troops (from 1700). This seems to be part of a larger realignment of US Army, from Europe to the Pacific
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Chelyabinsk, Russia, is under drone attack. 1700km from the frontline.

Also, last night the Saransk Mechanical Plant was hit, a key production site in the Russian military‑industrial complex, contributing components to arms systems.

Another night, another hit on Russian energy infrastructure. Footage confirms a strike on the refinery in Makhachkala, Dagestan, part of Ukraine’s ongoing deep-strike campaign against critical oil facilities across Russia.

Important developments in France

Damn, that is quite the fire!...

1/ The question of why Russians aren't flocking to fight in the war in Ukraine is continuing to exercise Russian warbloggers. 'LIVE Z' highlights the devastating effect that indefinite military service is having on family life, which he says is a "defining issue". ⬇️

🔥 Finally an EU leader says it out loud:

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

Drones struck Russia's second-largest refinery Kyryshynefteorgsintez in Leningrad Oblast overnight, reportedly hitting the main crude unit in the third attack on the 20.1-million-ton facility.

🔥🛢️Second largest Russian oil refinery – Kinef oil refinery in Kirishi, Leningrad region, is under drone attack.

Kinef has a capacity of more than 20 million tons per year and is located 800 km from the front line.

Ukrainian forces struck multiple Russian targets overnight including the Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad region, one of Russia's largest with 20.1 million ton annual capacity, where explosions and fire were recorded, the General Staff reported.

Another night, another refinery. A drone strike hit the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region, sparking a large fire. Local sources report intense flames at the site.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports the downing of a Russian Su-34.

At around 04:00 on September 25, 2025 a Russian Su-34 aircraft was shot down while carrying out strikes on the city of Zaporizhzhia.

Ukrainian naval drones struck oil terminals in Tuapse and Novorossiysk, paralyzing operations at Transneft’s facility and the CPC terminal used to load tankers, including Russia’s shadow fleet, RBC-Ukraine reports. A pier at Tuapse port was also hit.

Fire and secondary explosions at the Salavat oil refinery in Bashkortostan

Ukraine imposes real sanctions on the russian terrorist state

Ukraine’s HUR “PRYMARY” unit struck again in Crimea, destroying three Russian Mi-8 helicopters and a 55Zh6U “Nebo-U” radar system. Another hit to Russia’s air assets on the occupied peninsula. Satellite images show the wreckage left behind.

General Staff of Ukraine confirms drone strikes on Russian oil targets overnight. Hit sites include Saratov and Novokuybyshevsk refineries, processing over 15 million tonnes annually, and the Samara dispatch station used to blend Urals crude for export.

/3. 🔥AVT-4 with capacity of 4mln tons of oil per year was hit during the attack on the Salavat oil refinery.

As can be seen, the use of a large number of anti-drone protective structures did not save one of the most important unit of the oil refinery from a drone strike.

🔥🛢️ Salavat Oil Refinery was hit in Bashkortostan, Russia. 1300km from the frontline.

Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat has a capacity of 10mln tons of oil per year.

Denmark chooses European air defences over US Patriots Copenhagen places record order as relations with Trump administration come under strain over Greenland

“The Danish government on Thursday chose the Franco-Italian SAMP-T long-range surface-to-air weapon system over the US Patriot alternative, and said it would choose a Norwegian, German or French medium-range option for a total of DKr58bn ($9.1bn) — its biggest single investment in defence”

‼️🇪🇺🇺🇦 All eyes are on Trump's second state visit to the UK, yet a far more important development is unfolding in Brussels, where senior EU officials are closing in on a plan to use the roughly €200 billion in frozen Russian assets in Euroclear to support Ukraine

The EU will also set up a “drone alliance” with Kyiv, backed by €6bn in financing to “transform Ukrainian ingenuity into battlefield advantage and into joint industrialisation”, von der Leyen said.

Regeringen lägger fram försvarssatsningar för ett starkare Sverige (Ny version) Det säkerhetspolitiska läget är det allvarligaste på flera decennier och Ryssland utgör det dimensionerande hotet för Sverige. Därför...

Swedish proposed military budget with 18% increase from 2025. Recruitment to be central. New investments for the Army include GBAD, rocket artillery, IFVs; for the Navy new surface combatants and for the Air Force tactical transport and deep strike capabilities. www.regeringen.se/pressmeddela...

Another one bites the dust