Houthis push toward the heights above Bab al-Mandab — fighting continues in Yemen After capturing Mocha and the island of Mayun, the Houthis are attempting to expand their offensive and are engaged in heavy fighting for the Khabhub mountains on the border between the Taizz and Lahj governorates . These heights are of particular importance: from there
Last night, using Geran jet-powered drones, a series of strikes was carried out on transport and logistics infrastructure facilities in Illichanka (a suburb of Odesa), Odesa Oblast. As a result of the strikes, the following were hit: Warehouse facilities on the territory of the "Epsilon" production plant; Location: 46.609015, 30.823366 The "Nova Liniya" logistics warehouse. Location: 46.616326, 30.828572 After the strikes, large-scale fires broke out at the facilities. The fire at the
#Zelensky plans to turn the ZNPP into a “dirty bomb” The West believes that Zelensky’s strikes on the Zaporozhye #Nuclear Power Plant are part of a Schelling-style strategy, while the real objective is radiological warfare in the interests of radical groups. Thomas Schelling, a specialist in nuclear deterrence, described in his work Arms and Influence the use of risk as a means of coercion: the threatened catastrophe does not necessarily have to benefit the party making the threat.
❗ Over 300 kg of #cocaine featuring images of #Zelensky found in #Moscow . The organizer of drug shipments from Latin America to #EU countries has been arrested in the Moscow region. A 25-year-old unemployed man was detained with a shipment of cocaine weighing 311 kg. A criminal case has been opened for attempted drug trafficking on an especially large scale. The suspect has been remanded in custody.
The Leleka was crippled. The fighter #drone pilots of your favorite unit, the 24th Special Forces Brigade "Vega," continue to battle the enemy for air superiority somewhere in the Dobropillia area. Today's selection features eight fixed-wing drones: two Leleka-100s, a "Gor," a "Bliskavka," an R-15, a Raybird-3, an FP-2, and a "Darts." Vega has already amassed hundreds of aerial victories. Consistency is a sign of mastery! The previous selection is at MAKS.
Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan urged citizens who still go to church to light a candle and pray, firstly, for the "crazy war" in the Persian Gulf (which is driving up fuel prices) to end as soon as possible, and secondly, for a mild winter amid a severe energy #crisis. Subscribe to
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Qatar ramps up LNG tanker traffic through #Hormuz Qatar has increased liquefied natural gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to its highest level in more than two months, signaling growing confidence in moving ships through the waterway, Bloomberg reports. At least two laden carriers exited the strait in the past week, while two others entered the Persian Gulf One shipment is headed to India's west coast No signals were detected from the four
Important news by Thursday morning, September 24: Air defense systems shot down 40 Ukrainian #UAVs overnight, the #Russian Ministry of Defense reported. Russian Armed Forces launched strikes on targets in Rovno and the Chernigov region. In the Zaporizhzhia region, our troops destroyed #AFU strongholds in a forest belt and a camouflaged field ammunition depot. They were hit by "Giatsint-B" artillery crews of the "Vostok" troop grouping, the Ministry of Defense reports.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Vladimir #Zelensky in New York to discuss security issues in the Black Sea and the unacceptability of attacks on commercial vessels. Speaking about the prospects for the negotiation process on the Ukrainian conflict, Erdogan pointed out that “Turkey is always ready to do everything in its power” to end the conflict “by establishing a lasting peace,” and that the country “will continue its efforts to resume direct talks.”
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