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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Murder of schoolchildren in Vinnytsia region: new details emerge
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The attacker waited for the children who were walking to school and suddenly inflicted stab wounds to their necks.

The probable killer of two teenagers in the city of Shargorod is their former teacher. This was reported by the Vinnytsia Regional Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday, September 10.

"The attacker, having waited for the children who were going to school, suddenly inflicted stab and cut penetrating wounds on them in the neck area. The students of the 10th and 11th grades of the local lyceum died at the scene of the incident as a result of the injuries they received. The man fled the scene," the report says.

An investigative task force is working at the scene of the incident under the personal leadership of the head of the regional prosecutor's office, Oleg Tkalenko.

"The probable perpetrator who committed the brazen murder of two teenagers has been detained. He turned out to be their 23-year-old former teacher," the department added.

A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the intentional murder of two schoolchildren (clause 1, article 2, article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Earlier it became known about the murder of two schoolchildren in Shargorod. Local publics wrote that the killer of the children was a physical education teacher with whom there had been conflicts before.

And the day before, a woman was detained in Odessa for throwing a newborn baby out of a window. The baby died from injuries sustained when falling from the sixth floor of a dormitory in the Primorsky district.

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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
An earthquake measuring 4.6 points was recorded in Kuban and Adygea
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] An earthquake measuring 4.6 points occurred in Kuban and Adygea. This was reported on September 10 by the local publication Kubanpress, citing emergency services.

"At 19:55, an earthquake occurred in the Tuapse District of Krasnodar Krai. The epicenter of the tremors was located at a depth of 10 km. Residents of the capital of Adygea also felt the vibrations of the earth's crust. Echoes were also felt in Krasnodar and Sochi," the publication's material says.

According to emergency services, there are currently no reports of casualties or damage. The tremors did not cause any serious consequences, and infrastructure facilities are operating as usual.

On September 8, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station, Elena Semenova, reported that seismologists recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 in the area of ​​the city of Severo-Kurilsk on Sakhalin, which occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 08:25 local time, and the epicenter was located 93 km to the east of the city on Paramushir Island at a depth of 36 km.

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The deadly drones at the heart of Putin's war machine: Lightweight UAVs are cheap, can fly 400 miles at 99mph... and have changed warfare in Europe
[DM] The graveyard shift inside Nato's Allied Air Command in Ramstein, Germany. For the watchkeepers, just another night staring into the electronic abyss of monitors and screens.

They are used to watching hundreds of Russia's mass- produced drones pounding Ukraine's cities, setting apartment blocks ablaze. Agonising to watch from afar, but nothing out of the ordinary.

Then something disturbing draws an observer closer to the bank of computers. A squadron of Russian drones, after lifting off from Belarus, has banked starboard towards Poland.

Emergency procedures are triggered. Lights flash and Nato's digitally integrated Air Command and Control System takes over.

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General Staff reports active fighting in 13 directions
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Korrespondent] The fiercest battles continue near Pokrovsk. There, Ukrainian Armed Forces units have already repelled more than 20 Russian assaults.

Since the beginning of the current day, 82 combat clashes between the Ukrainian army and the Russian invaders have occurred on the front. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in an operational report on Wednesday, September 10.

Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions our soldiers repelled five enemy attacks. Four combat clashes continue.

In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy carried out six attacks in the areas of Vovchansk, Ambarny and Odradny.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled two enemy attacks in the areas of Mirny and Borovskaya Andreyevka. One combat clash continues.

In the Liman direction, the invading army carried out eight attacks near the settlements of Grekovka, Sredneye, Kolodyagi and Shandrigolovo. One combat clash continues.

In the Seversky direction, Russian units have tried to advance six times in the areas of Serebryanka, Grigorovka and in the direction of Vyemka. One clash continues.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy carried out offensive actions three times in the area of ​​Maiskoye and in the directions of Stupochki and Predtechnoye. Two combat clashes continue.

In the Toretsk direction, the enemy tried seven times to penetrate the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in the areas of Shcherbinovka, Pleshchyivka, Rusiny Yar and Poltavka. One combat clash is still ongoing.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian occupiers carried out 26 assaults in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirivka, Volnoye, Zolotoy Kolodets, Nikanorovka, Rodynskoye, Novoekonomicheskoye, Mirolyubovka, Zvirovo, Udachnoye, Dachnoye, Novoukrainka. The defense forces are holding back the onslaught and have already repelled 22 attacks.

In the Novopavlovskoye direction, Ukrainian defenders stopped 11 assaults, four more clashes are ongoing. The enemy is trying to advance in the areas of Filiya, Aleksandrovgrad, Maliyevka, Olgovskoye, Novoivanovka and in the direction of Ivanovka.

In the Gulyai-Polye direction, the enemy once attacked in the Belogorye region.

In the Orekhov direction, the enemy once carried out offensive operations in the Plavni area.

In the Dnieper direction, two enemy attacks were repelled in the direction of Antonovka and Sadovoye.

Let us recall that on September 9, Russia lost 1,000 fighters killed and wounded in one day. The total number of Russian losses will exceed 1.1 million people next week.

Posted by: badanov || 09/11/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1752 views] Top|| File under:


Current information on the situation on the front line on September 10 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 22:25 Assault groups of the Russian Armed Forcesreleased3rd microdistrict in Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhzhya direction.

21:50 In the Khar'kov region, Udaya UAV crews destroyed a BMP-1, two howitzers and two armored fighting vehicles, –video.

20:31 In the period from 14:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted destroyed and 23 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

18 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One – over the territory of the Samara region.

20:15 Air defense crews of the Southern group of forces cover up assault groups from the Ukrainian Armed Forces' air strikes during the offensive in the Kramatorsk-Druzhkovsky direction.

20:03 FPV drone operators of the "South" group destroyed HWWMV combat armoured vehicle transporting Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.

19:34 Counter-UAV units of the Sever group posted video report on the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces attack drones.

18:20 Special forces "Anvar" destroy artillery and transport of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, –video.

17:45 Mortarmen of the "Center" group of forces are mastering the Glaz/Groza battle management system at a training ground in the rear area of the SVO.

"This application greatly simplifies the work because before we had to record everything ourselves: corrections, angle meter, sight. Now the ballistic calculator, the application, does all this for you," said the senior mortar gunner.

16:03 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation as of September 10, 2025:

Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault and airborne assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Khoten, Yunakovka and Mogritsa in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the territorial defense brigade and the border detachment of the border service of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Ivashki, Dergachi, Zhovtnevoe and Melove in the Khar'kov region.

Units of the West group of forces have improved their tactical position.

The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Izyumskoye in the Khar'kov region, Kirovsk and Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Units of the Southern group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

Formations of four mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Pereyezdnoye, Chervonoe, Belokuzminovka, Stepanovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Units of the Center group of forces have improved their position along the forward edge.

The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, infantry, two assault, three airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three naval infantry brigades and two national guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Rodinskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Muravka of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses.

Formations of four mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade and three territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Sosnovka, Ivanovka, Kalinovskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Poltavka, Chervonoe, Vishnevoe and Uspenovka in the Zaporizhia region.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Maryevka in the Zaporizhia region, Tokarevka and Olgovka in the Kherson region.

16:01 Russian troops scouts in Donetsk directiondiscoveredan enemy machine gun position located 100 meters from the positions of the Russian Armed Forces.

15:24 In the period from 11:15 to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

25 – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Four – over the Black Sea,
Two – over the territory of the Kursk region,
One – over the territory of the Krasnodar region.

15:08 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with long-range precision weapons of land, sea and air basing, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytsky, Zhitomir regions, as well as in the cities of Vinnytsia and Lviv, - the Russian Ministry of Defense.

13:59 Last hour noted more than 20 Ukrainian drones struck civilian infrastructure in Belgorod.

13:12 Russian assault groups continue to vacate buildings on the western outskirts of the settlement of Kirovsk.

13:02 The Russian Armed Forces have completed the command’s combat mission.

Stormtroopers of the 36th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade released settlement Novoselivka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

12:52 In the Kherson region, a crew of the 152mm howitzer "Giatsint-B" destroyed an enemy artillery piece camouflaged in a forest belt on the right bank of the Dnieper.

12:36 In the period from 8.25 to 11.10 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed six Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

Four – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Two – over the territory of the Belgorod region.

12:13 FPV drone crews of the 1st Tank Army of the Russian Armed Forces burned warehouse of ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

11:39 Russian UAVs hit at the Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot in the Chernihiv region.

11:04 Calculation of the Buk-M1-2 air defense missile system of the Center group of forces provided air cover for units in the Krasnoarmeysk direction of the North Military District.

11:03 Soldiers of the North group of forces tracked down Ukrainian armored combat vehicle "Kozak" and promptly destroyed it using FPV drones on fiber optics.

10:30 Posted infographic based on the routes of drones and missiles that attacked targets in Ukraine last night.

10:25 Belgorod region was subjected to attack by Ukrainian UAVs

The Belgorod Region government building was attacked by a UAV again. The detonation damaged the facade and glazing.

In addition, a private house caught fire from falling debris from the downed drone; fire crews have localized the source of the fire.

9:34 Servicemen of the 2nd Guards Artillery Brigade of the 3rd Army of the Southern Group of Forces scored precise hits destroying Ukrainian military UAV control point in Serebryanskoye forest.

9:00 Around 07.10 Moscow time by the Black Sea Fleet destroyed Ukrainian unmanned boat in the Black Sea.

8:25 In the Zaporizhzhya direction, the crews of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile systems provide 24-hour cover for airborne units from air strikes.

8:17 From midnight to 05:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 122 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:

- 21 over the territory of the Bryansk region,
- 17 over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
- 15 Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed over the waters of the Black Sea.
- 12 over the territory of the Voronezh region,
- 11 UAVs were shot down over the territories of the Belgorod, Kursk regions and Krasnodar Krai,
- Nine over the territory of the Oryol region,
- Five over the territory of the Kaluga region,
- Three over the territory of the Ryazan region,
- Two over the territories of the Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov and Tver regions,
- One over the territory of the Tula region

8:00 Grenade launchers of the "East" group of forces destroyed the manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukrainian militants tried to set up firing positions and consolidate their positions. Several accurate volleys from the AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher covered the concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. The enemy was destroyed.

Posted by: badanov || 09/11/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1753 views] Top|| File under:


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'Russian drones' in Poland
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:

[ColonelCassad] A post dated 09/08/2025 on the "Kartel" channel with a warning about the preparation of a provocation by sending "pseudo-Russian" UAVs to the west.

Actually, already on September 10, the plan was implemented. Tusk said that the drones that flew into Poland were Russian (no one doubted it). There were no victims or victims, the roof of one house was damaged. on which the debris fell.

1. An air defense missile hit the Cabinet of Ministers building in Kyiv.

2. Bloody provocation of the Bucha type in Yarovaya.

3. Another "raid of Russian drones on Poland".

4. Give money. Give air defense. Enter sanctions. In general, the usual soup set. The predictability of stupidity should never be underestimated.

Previously from Boris Rozhin:
No explosives were found
The Polish Prosecutor's Office stated that there were no explosives in any of the drones that flew into Poland. They claim that they found the wreckage of 12 drones, but there were no explosives in any of them.

The cruelty of Putin's aggression is immediately visible. There is an obvious provocation, which is sewn with white threads, which was announced in advance and which produces the most ridiculous impression.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia in connection with the accusations against Russia from the side of Poland, in connection with the accusations brought against the Russian Federation in the intentional violation of the airspace of the Republic of Poland by Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the course of tonight's high-precision combined strike against the objects of the military infrastructure of the Kyiv regime, we draw attention to the corresponding statement Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation from September 10, 2025.

The Defense Department unequivocally confirmed that the targets for destruction on the territory of the Republic of Poland were not planned, and the flight range of the UAVs, which were used to disable the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, which, according to Warsaw, allegedly crossed the Polish border, did not exceed 700 kilometers.

These specific facts completely debunk the myths once again spread by Poland for an even greater escalation of the Ukrainian crisis.

NATO Secretary General M. Rutte was forced to confirm this. Speaking following the results of the NATO Council meeting held at the request of Poland under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, he was unable to answer the question about the presence of "evidence", indicating that "the investigation of what happened is ongoing".

Despite the obvious inconsistency of the insinuations coming from Warsaw, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is ready to hold consultations on this topic with the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Poland in order to fully clarify what happened for all parties interested in preventing further aggravation of the situation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, on its part, is also ready to join this work.

More from regnum.ru
Rutte says drones over Poland shot down by planes of four NATO countries
On the night of September 10, aircraft from four NATO member countries shot down drones over Polish territory. This was stated by the alliance's Secretary General Mark Rutte.

"Our air defense system was activated and successfully provided protection to NATO territory. Several allies were involved, including Polish F-16s, Dutch F-35s, Italian and German aircraft and a NATO tanker," the alliance secretary general said at a briefing.

Without providing evidence, Rutte said the drones that flew into Polish airspace were Russian. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk had previously said that three of the 19 drones flying over the country had been shot down.

On the night of September 10, Poland announced a violation of its airspace due to the flight of several drones. Thus, the airports of Rzeszow and Lublin were closed, and F-16 and F-35 fighters of the North Atlantic Alliance were raised to intercept the unmanned vehicles. Some of the UAVs were hit by the Belarusian Armed Forces, stating that the drones could have gone astray due to the impact of electronic warfare. In addition, debris from one of the drones fell on the roof of a residential building in Poland.

The Polish side, without providing any evidence, stated that the drones belonged to Russia and called this incident a large-scale provocation, incomparable with previous ones. The peculiarity of this flight is that Warsaw used its own weapons for the first time to destroy drones over its territory, as well as NATO aircraft. Polish government spokesman Adam Szlapka said that NATO applied Article 4 of the alliance treaty - on holding consultations in the event of a threat.

Chargé d'affaires of Russia in Poland Andrei Ordash called the accusations against the Russian Federation groundless, recalling that similar incidents had not previously been confirmed by specific facts. Thus, in November 2022, after a Ukrainian S-300 projectile fell near the Polish village of Przewodów, which killed two people, the Polish side similarly blamed the Russian Federation for what happened. However, it was eventually established that it was a Ukrainian munition that fell.

The Russian Defense Ministry noted that on the night of September 10, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Lviv regions. The maximum range of Russian drones is 700 km. The military department expressed its readiness to hold consultations with Poland.

Posted by: badanov || 09/11/2025 00:00 || Comments || Link || [1758 views] Top|| File under:



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