Media Advisory November 18, 2025

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

November 18, 2025 Media Liaison: David Gibson, peacehome.campaigns@gmail.com

Philadelphia City Council to Vote on the City’s Nuclear Weapons Investments

Philadelphia, PA, US –  On Thursday, November 20, the Philadelphia City Council will vote on the City's nuclear weapons investments. A resolution introduced by Councilmember O’Rourke on November 13 urges the City of Philadelphia to make moral investments and weigh the threat that nuclear weapons pose to all of humanity and our environment in light of the Trump administration’s decision to restart testing of nuclear weapons and proposal to build a nuclear submarine right here in Philadelphia. Supporters of nuclear weapons divestment will gather on November 20 at City Hall prior to the vote under the banner of Divest Philly from the War Machine. Founded in 2019, the Divest Philly from the War Machine Coalition consists of 29 organizations raising awareness about the dangers of nuclear weapons and advocating for the City of Philadelphia to divest the Pension Fund from nuclear weapons. The City Council resolution calls on the City to invest in what our residents need such as safe and healthy homes, affordable transit, working utilities, and childcare, rather than weapons that threaten life on our planet. Philadelphia residents consistently voice their support for moving City Pension funds away from nuclear weapons and Divest Philly coalition members are grateful to Councilmember O'Rourke for this important step towards Philadelphia becoming a nuclear-free zone. WHAT: City Council Meeting to vote on Philadelphia’s nuclear weapons investments WHEN: 10:00AM, Thursday, November 20, 2025. The City Council Meeting starts at 10:00AM; arrive by 9:40AM for media interviews before the meeting begins.  WHERE: Philadelphia City Hall, 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Day 1360 War in Ukraine

US M134 Minigun looks pretty effective!

According to Zelenskyy, Russian forces have again failed to meet Putin’s deadlines for conquering Pokrovsk and Kupyanks. Ukrainians “continue to apply ‘long-range sanction’” (drones and missiles).

Blogger assesses the two sides, their strategies, advantages and disadvantages.

Zelenskyy has launched a Winter Support Program, where Ukrainians can support each other financially.

Georgian resistance is now the lengthiest peaceful, national resistance that we know of.

Ukrainian commenter looks at governments that are close to Russia and how compromised they are.

EU plans to be free of Russian gas in 2027, but in the meantime, imported 1.6% more than last year.

VP Vance says that talking to Putin was the right thing to do. So how did the meeting in Alaska benefit the US and/or Ukraine? It didn’t.

Description of being a civilian in a power plant that’s under attack.

Russia now aiming for food and pharmaceutical warehouses.

Lots of ground battles, going back and forth.

Major Russian producer of jet fuel bombed.

“The Novorossiysk strike destroyed three S-400 launchers and two radars at a military base”

Another oil refinery hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/15/war-for-ukraine-day-1360-another-long-night-early-morning-in-eastern-central-ukraine/

Day 1357 War in Ukraine

Uuh...whut?!?! Let’s please recall that Ukraine destroyed a third of Russia’s strategic bombers by getting trucks parked near airbases and launching drones from them.

“Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump”

Georgian protesters take to smaller streets now that Rustaveli Ave is blocked.

Britain working against Russian LNG transports next year b denying them insurance.

Drones seen flying over tank marshalling yard in France.

Serbia feels Europe is preparing for war with Russia and they’re stuck in the middle.

Sanctions are causing a fuel crisis in Bulgaria as Lukoil has many assets there.

Corruption remains a problem in Ukraine. Zelenskyy asks two Cabinet members to resign.

Film clip of Shahed drones being shot down.

Vary capable anti-drone weapon that uses AI soon to be deployed.

About 600 Russians died in the past two years from drunkenness, drugs, fighting, suicides and lack of sanitation leading to food poisoning.

15 Ukrainian civilians ran to a shelter and just escaped being caught in a building by a drone.

Ukraine’s Security Service has prevented many sabotage attacks in Kyiv.

Bloodthirsty Russian propagandists on TV.

“A high-rise sized geyser from a burst water main flooded rooftops in Novorossiysk, Russia.“

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/12/war-for-ukraine-day-1357-slow-news-wednesday/

Day 1356 War in Ukraine

Truly amazing! Trump Administration defends Russia and moves to water down defense of Ukraine.

It's the third anniversary of the liberation of Kherson.

Georgian protesters can't block Rustaveli Ave any more as police are blocking it. Heh! The protester complains that “officers won’t even let them cross at marked pedestrian crossings.” Well, yeah. Can't have protesters crossing the street and then sitting down in the middle of the crosswalk!

Mzia Amaghlobeli's sentence of two years is being appealed. She's arguing for no time, government is arguing for years more.

Sanctions dissuade India & China from buying Russian crude oil.

Romania will take over Lukoil facilities there due to sanctions on Russian oil..

Ukraine manufactures about four million drones a year, more than all the NATO countries combined.

Kherson was liberated three years ago today, the joy they felt then was tremendous, but the revenge the Russians took was awful!

Russian assault on Pokrovsk crushed.

According to Ukraine’s top military person, the “southeastern Zaporizhzhia region” has worsened.

The city of Vovchansk, like Avdiivka, is nothing but ruins. Makes it diffiult to hold it. The city of Myrnohrad is being wiped out by heavy bombs.

Sergei Lavrov says “denazification” of Ukraine is essential to any peace deal. What does the word mean? The “removal of anyone or anything that opposes Russia.”

Lots of Russian oil refineries getting clobbered.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/11/war-for-ukraine-day-1356-the-3rd-anniversary-of-the-liberation-of-kherson/

 

Day 1352 War in Ukraine

Zelenskyy wants to mass-produce Mavic-type drones (quad-copters ranging in price from $80 to $25k).

At https://oleni.org/ a Ukrainian child writes a letter and people worldwide can respond and get gifts sent to the child!

Georgian police are out in force, trying to prevent protesters from blocking Rustaveli Ave. Instead of protesters blocking the road, police are doing that for them! Result: Road blocked! Protesters are also marching in nearby streets.

The ruling Georgia Dream Party receives compliment from a Russian official.

Lukoil put out of business in MolDova via EU and US sanctions. It’s selling off its assets.

SecDef Hegseth wants to go to a “war footing.” Blogger doubt he wants to do anything that helps Ukraine. Probably more a looting thing.

Tucker Carlson accuses the US of doing something that it isn’t doing and has no intention of ever doing.

Viktor Orban seems to be trying to get Hungary exempted from Russian oil sanctions. Knowing Trump, unfortunately, Orban might succeed.

Magyar figures Ukrainians have lost 27 drone operators to 24,895 Russian troops, about 1000 to 1. He’ll take that proportion!

“Yuriy Cherevashenko appointed commander of unmanned air defense systems, — Zelensky”

British Raven air defense system successfully intercepts Russian Kh-59 and Kh-101 missiles!

Russian drone flies into apartment building.

Updates on the battle for Pokrovsk. CEPA compares Pokrovsk to a farmhouse on the battlefield of Waterloo in 1815.

Video of an underground school in Kharkiv.

Postal office hit with parcels worth millions lost.

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant gets a truce to fix a backup powerline.

Russian aviation fuel plant hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/07/war-for-ukraine-day-1352-once-again-russian-missiles-and-drones-are-striking-ukrainian-civilian-targets-in-the-small-hours-of-the-night/

 

Day 1351 War in Ukraine

 

Uuh, yeah. Considering that Gaza is FAR from settled, Ukraine is clearly in the “it’ll never happen” category!

Yeah, Russians are anticipating their own actions!

Apparently, “The Freedom of Russia Resistance Movement” is causing quite a bit of trouble behind Russian lines.

Police of Georgia defend Rustaveli Avenue Protesters move to block other streets. Also, police themselves blocked the avenue!

Georgian democratic leaders put on trial.

Georgia’s dictator requires the support of other dictators to remain in power.

“Senior German officials have accused the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party of deliberately abusing parliamentary powers to collect and likely pass secret information” to Russia.

Putin is aware that he overplayed his hand at nuclear bluffing with Trump. Now Kirill Dmitriev is trying to fix that by talking to the American far-right.

Russia unveils a supply-truck drone that uses Starlink!

The missile was headed for a Ukrainian apartment building, but an anti-aircraft missile intercepted it.

Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie releases film of her visit to Ukraine.

“A Russian FPV drone struck a passenger bus” FPV means the operator saw where the drone was flying.

Another Russian officer “falls out of a window” (his death was made to look like a suicide, but pretty sure he was executed).

More Russian oil “sanctions” (set ablaze).

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/06/war-for-ukraine-day-1351-tomorrows-russian-war-crimes-announced-today/

Day 1350 War in Ukraine

Russian drone unit struck. Pokrovsk might have to be abandoned anyway as there’s a substantial risk of encirclement.

Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie took a very big risk by visiting Kherson as that's where the Russians have been carrying out “human safaris” for quite some time! Very much appreciated!

Heh! An Azerbaijani journalist in Georgia has racked up EUR 100k in fines!

A detained mother of nine is also a Soviet crimes researcher, meaning no, she's not the slightest bit sorry about protesting.

“The European Commission warns that Georgia’s EU accession process has “effectively come to a standstill” due to serious democratic backsliding.”

North Korea has contributed 5k “construction troops” (soldiers) and 1k engineers to Russia in Ukraine. Engineers will do de-mining.

Latvia will contribute 21 domestically-produced armored personnel carriers.

Moldova approves closure of Russia House as it was being used for covert activities.

One year since Trump promised he'd end the war in Ukraine in one day.

Ukraine' State Emergency Services have been struck 60 times. Russia also bombed a fire station.

Russians add jet engines to glide bombs, greatly extending their range.

New Russian drone examined in detail by Ukrainian government.

“Ground drone saves wounded Ukrainian soldier after 33 days behind Russian lines.”

Russian oil exports plunge after new sanctions.

Pictures of various Ukrainian subway stations before the war and during Russian attacks.

Four-story residential building Ukraine set ablaze.

Russian oil refineries “getting sanctioned,” that is, getting set on fire.

In Russia, car alarms getting set off by explosions.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/05/war-for-ukraine-day-1350-a-brief-wednesday-night-update/

 

Day 1346 War in Ukraine

Putin is quite generous in supplying Venezuela’s Maduro.

High-ranking Ukrainian commanders are both in Pokrovsk plotting out how to win there.

I mentioned the Koltsevoy petroleum pipeline in yesterday’s post, the pipeline that circles Moscow. Ukrainians had hit one selected point and that was enough to disable the whole thing.

Georgian protester accused of blocking the street. Fellow protesters argue he never did any such thing.

Canada seizes Russian cargo plane that’s been siting on the runway since 2022 and give it to Ukraine.

Out of 44k drones launched at Ukraine this year, Ukraine shot and electronically neutered 86.8%. Problem is, they were almost all aimed at civilian targets, so lots of serious damage was done.

Ukrainian aerial drone knocks out Russian ground drone.

Ukrainian gas station blown up.

Ukrainians have to bury their dead in their yards.

Ukrainian forces make advances near Pokrovsk.

Hmm. “Defense forces conducted a successful parachute-free landing operation in the Pokrovsk area with air defense, electronic warfare, and drone units involved” Wonder how that was done.

African mercenaries joining Russian forces in Ukraine.

Tuapsec, a sea platform for drilling hit by Ukraine.

Sochi hit. “Putin has a palatial vacation mansion” there.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/11/01/war-for-ukraine-day-1346-generals-syrskyi-budanov-to-the-front/

 

Day 1345 War in Ukraine

 

Doctors in Kyiv successfully remove “a metal fragment lodged in a man’s heart”

Ukraine hits back hard! Russia reports that about 700 drones are in the ir against Russian targets! Moscow is on black-out.

In Georgia, “Theology PhD and Georgian Orthodox priest Fr. Aleksi Kshutashvili also helped block Rustaveli Ave” As penalties for blocking that street have recently been increased, over 130 protesters have been detained.

Prisoners in Georgia are being horribly mistreated. “A political prisoner, Russian citizen Anastasia Zinovkina” describes particularly brutal and horrible treatment.

"A National Guardsman has been charged with trying to send photos of sensitive U.S. military technology to Russia." – Fox

Pentagon approves giving Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, Trump has final approval.

Amazing investigation on how a few Russian officers treat each other.

A Russian Oreshnik complex was destroyed and many other actions carried out by Ukraine’s SBU.

Ukrainian nuclear power plants damaged.

Russians hit railways and civilian buildings.

Kharkiv is regularly under Russian drone and missile attacks, the mall is packed for Halloween costume contests anyway.

Pokrovsk situation: Russians gain seven miles at the cost of tens of thousands of troops.

Russia’s economy is collapsing. 80% of Russians are ready for the war to end.

Ukrainian Navy takes out Russian power plant. Ammunition plant hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/31/war-for-ukraine-day-1345-outgoing/

Day 1342 War in Ukraine

Young child in Kharkiv hears explosions during feeding. Mother is completely used used to the sound, so she doesn’t react.

Russians and Ukrainians hitting their targets, Russians hit civilians, Ukrainians hit economic targets, especially including oil refineries.

Zelenskyy talks about special tribunals for Russia.

Schoolchildren in Georgia are tired of online learning and want in-person classes again.

Just a single line of people with their hands clasped to each other blocks Rustaveli Avenue, but that‘s enough to say “We blocked it again!”

Protester creates snowball effect, she walks slowly and others join her.

“UN commission finds Russia's systematic drone attacks in Ukraine are CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY” Conclusion reached by Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine to the UN General Assembly.

Czech Republic supplying Ukraine with cogeneration units to power homes, hospitals, etc.

Unidentified drone flew over US base in Estonia, got shot down.

Trump has no idea how to review foreign troops.

Site to control FPV drones located and eliminated.

Russians bomb factory that produced gas stoves.

Russian floating crane collapses.

Ukraine’s energy system is more distributed and resilient, but Russia’s using more drones!

Russian 10-car train derailed.

After dam breach near Belgorod, Russian military vehicles sin into the nud.

Many Russian energy sites blown up.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/28/war-for-ukraine-day-1342-the-cost/

 

Day 1339 War in Ukraine

 

Tsk, tsk, tsk! A Royal Guard laughing ***while on duty!*** Ah, well, it’s probably a mitigating circumstance that Zelenskyy’s job before he became President of Ukraine was that of being a comedian.

Targets Russia aimed at in Kyiv were “energy infrastructure and residential area in NE Kyiv.”

Outdoor markets operate normally in Kyiv during missile and drone attack. Four out of nine ballistic missiles were shot down.

As penalties for blocking Rustaveli Avenue are steep, crowds only block it for short time periods per day, but they count each blockage as a win.

“Imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli was honored with the World Press Freedom Hero Award.”

End of the year, Italy will deliver another aid package to Ukraine.

Trump’s getting impatient with Putin. That’ll last until Putin’s next phone call.

Russian spokesperson claims Russia didn’t bomb a kindergarten (drones are usually equipped with front-facing cameras, so they clearly know what they’re hitting). And newsperson/propagandist Solovyov makes bloodthirsty remarks about wiping out entire Ukrainian cities.

Russian envoy praises Trump and insists that any settlement “must address Moscow’s interests.” He also discounts the impact of any sanctions.

Russians still haven’t figured out how to protect anti-aircraft systems from drones.

Russia hits a coal mine. All workers were safely evacuated.

Russia hits a wind turbine.

Izium finishes constructing an underground school. Prior to this, students studied online as the city gets shelled a lot. Kharkiv opens up an underground school that seats 100 at a time.

Drone safari in Kherson has taken 2877 civilian lives.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/25/war-for-ukraine-day-1339-the-russian-butchers-bill-for-last-nights-this-mornings-attacks/

Day 1338 War in Ukraine

Yana Suvorova was kidnapped and imprisoned on false charges two years ago, with 12 years remaining in her “sentence.” She’s only 21 at this point. Please remember her when you advocate giving up Ukrainian land in the hopes that it will somehow lead to peace.

“The [Ukrainian] president agreed with Starmer's observation that the Russian dictator shows no intention of ending the war”

Europe understands that oil is Russia’s weak point. They need to really hammer that point. They’re also ready to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

First Lady Zelenska unveils monument to Queen Ellisiv (1025-?) of Kyiv.

In Georgia, 80 protesters arrested for blocking Rustaveli Avenue. musician Vakho Babunashvili performed for the protesters. Georgia has nearly 200 political prisoners.

Eventually, Russia would like to see Georgia’s two break-away provinces made independent.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says Putin’s running low on everything.

Britain will produce 2k “Octopus” interceptor drones per month.

Ukrainian soldier hit in back by drone which did not explode (whew!).

Russian glide bombs destroyed a car repair shop in Kharkiv, along with deaths and other damage.

“Artillery shells exploding in a residential neighborhood" of Kherson.

Train attacked in Lviv, but drone missed and only caused minor damage.

“Russians started evicting people from apartments in occupied Mariupol…”

Russian air defense systems destroyed in Crimea.

Another refinery hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/24/war-for-ukraine-day-1338-a-brief-friday-night-update/

 

Day 1335 War in Ukraine

“Georgia now refines Russian oil.“  Russia gets around Ukrainian “sanctions.” Russia sends Georgia a ship with 100k tons of crude oil.
Zelenskyy says the current lines of contact should not be the borders, but the beginning points for negotiations. In the meantime, Ukraine needs to strengthen its negotiating position.
Georgian protesters always fly the NATO flag.
Protesters continue to hold Rustaveli Avenue despite “mass arrests, threats, and disappointments.”
A woman was detained near Rustaveli Avenue on suspicion she was a protester. She said she had been at a concert and was wearing a medical mask because she had no teeth. Authorities checked her mouth to make sure. Only then was she let go.  
Hungarian and Romanian oil refineries burst into flames. They had been refining Russian oil. 
Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest put off indefinitely.
Netherlands has suspended intelligence operation with the US. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if European countries were keeping secrets from the US out of concern that the US was passing secrets to Russia. 
Light Russian planes destroyed on the ground before they can be used to hunt Ukrainian drones.
Range of Russian drones is getting better.
Chernihiv’s energy infrastructure is gone. Many attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Russians make big attack on Zaporizhzhia front.
“While Moscow denies forcibly removing children, one of Putin’s own officials has publicly confirmed that’s exactly what Russia is doing.”
Bryansk Chemical Plant hit by combination of drones and Storm Shadow missiles.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/21/war-for-ukraine-day-1335-president-zelenskyys-statement-on-peace-for-ukraine/
 

Day 1333 War in Ukraine

 “Gazprom's Orenburg gas processing plant stopped receiving raw gas from Kazakhstan following tonight’s drone attack.”
More details on the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting. Trump was very upset that Zelenskyy wasn’t prepared to surrender. “During Friday’s meeting, Trump appeared to have adopted many of Putin’s talking points verbatim, even when they contradicted his own recent statements…” Putin’s “influence operation” was incredibly successful. 
Fortunately, US usefulness to Ukraine is pretty low at this point, so a cut-off would be bad, but not disastrous.
Zelenskyy is interviewed by Meet The Press’s Kristin Welker. He asserts Ukraine is wining. 
Over a dozen arrests of Georgian protesters who blocked Rustaveli Avenue. “Still more people showed up.” 
Young woman arrested by 30 policemen for wearing a scarf around her head. 70-year-old woman gets stopped by 20 policemen to check for a mask or scarf.
Georgia’s European Orbit and the Human Rights Center puts out a report on Georgia’s State Terror and Human Rights abuses. 
“Munich Airport shut down twice overnight due to ‘suspicious activity in the air’",
Major gasoline shortages all over Russia.
Two Ukrainians rescued from Russian captivity.
Russia attacks coal mine while 192 miners were underground.  
Russian oil refinery 900km from front lines attacked.
Western Siberia, drivers have to get to the gas station hours before it opens to get fuel.
https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/19/war-for-ukraine-day-1333-cascading-effects-from-the-trump-putin-phone-call/

 

Day 1332 War in Ukraine

Very sensible. Ukraine is surrounding its power plants with very thick walls so as to make them survivable against drone attacks.

268 guide aerial bombs against Ukraine.

Is Putin willing to surrender “Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, in exchange for full control of Donetsk?” Seems pretty doubtful as that would mean surrendering the land bridge to Crimea. This is why reporters need to check with more than one source.

Six months ago, Russia started looking into a tunnel between Russia and Alaska. No idea when the US was informed.

Rustaveli Avenue blocked yet again. Stakes are getting higher as government is applying big penalties, but if protesters keep blocking it, the government will look impotent.

Ex-Prime Minister of Georgia caught with $7 million in various items.

Austria joins the rest of the EU in aid to Ukraine.

Ukraine’s intelligence chief feels Ukraine must switch from a “resource-based economy to high value-added sectors and develop a modern defense industry.”

Russia suffering severe manpower losses. Putin doesn’t appear to have a back-up plan. Putin needs to make sure Trump doesn’t understand what a jam Russia is in.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt does her best North Korean propagandist impression, telling us that Trump doesn’t sleep and works around the clock to perform wonderful deeds.

“In Kharkiv Oblast, a russian FPV drone struck a civilian car, killing a 35-year-old man and injuring three others.”

Russia bombs residential area of a town.

Ukrainian Church mostly destroyed.

After a four-week disruption, work begins on repairing the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Ukraine has branched out from hitting oil refineries and is now hitting power substations.

So many air raids in Belgorod, Russia, that an employee estimates she spends 70% of her time sheltering instead of working.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/18/war-for-ukraine-day-1332-a-brief-saturday-night-update/

 

Day 1331 War in Ukraine

After an amazingly effective influence operation by Putin, Trump is convinced that Putin is the good guy and Zelenskyy is the bad guy. Interestingly, Trump commands both sides to “Go home to your families in peace.” Erm, Ukrainians ARE home! “The Russians occupying parts of Ukraine are most definitely NOT home!” The ties worn by VP Vance and SecDef Hegseth do NOT send friendly signals to Zelenskyy! Blogger thinks Tomahawk cruise missiles would be more valuable as a public signal of support for Ukraine than as actual weapons. That’s an opportunity lost.

Does Putin wish to “end the war”? Duh! Of course he does! He just wants it to end in complete victory for Russia!

Russia prepares a massive drone attack.

Zelenskyy agrees that he and Putin hate each other.

First Lady Zelenska makes two hospital visits.

Georgia directs even more legal penalties for blocking Rustaveli Avenue, which as been successfully blocked for 324 days straight.ore protesters arrested for October 4th action.

6 year old child witnesses arrest of mother.

France stops assassination attempt by Russia on Russian dissident.

"Zelenskyy held a meeting with representatives of the defense company Raytheon, which produces Patriot systems."

Tch, tch, tch! Bad OpSec! Russian sends message to wife, giving away their position to Ukrainian bomber pilots.

Russian “human safaris” in Kherson have taken 2,877 Ukrainian lives since 2023.

More gasoline shortages and burning oil depots fo Russia in occupied Crimea.

Russians lose an Su-30SM jet. Many possible causes.

Bakhmut still a dead husk of what was once a thriving town two years later.

A Ukrainian civilian rescues a tracked ground drone.

Two Russian military facilities produced lots of industrial goods for Russian military get bombed.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/17/war-for-ukraine-day-1331-moscow-on-the-potomac/

 

Day 1329 War in Ukrane

UN humanitarian convoy was attacked. US refuses to say it was attacked by Russia.

Two 16-year-old Ukrainian boys tortured to death.

Two speeches by Zelenskyy, one by First Lady Zelenska.

Finnish Foreign Minister attended street protest. Head of Georgian government today refused to meet with her as she “participation in an illegal rally and making false statements.”

Georgia plays games with UNM Chair Tina Bokuchava, delaying her flight so that she’d be late for an event.

Germany pledges €2 billion to Ukraine. It must also build up its Eastern border against Russia.

Trump demonstrates, yet again, that he doesn’t understand what the Russia-Ukraine war is about. Trump says Ukraine would like to take the offensive. “I’ll make a determination on that.” As the blogger says “this is not up to Trump.”

Sting anti-Shahed drones have taken down 900 Shaheds!

Ukraine knows what Russia is up to in Belarus, but won’t (at least publicly) say what it is.

Not much left of Russian armored column at Pokrovsk.

Russia has new social engineering contractor.

Russia arming light aircraft to intercept drones.

Ukrainian drone flies 1,400km in broad daylight to successfully hit oil refinery.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/15/war-for-ukraine-day-1329-another-early-morning-drone-swarm/

 

Day 1326 War in Ukraine

 

Very interesting. Ukraine has been carrying out deep strikes in Russia thanks to generous US help. Apparently, Trump was disappointed by Putin's failure to engage in peace negotiations after they met in Alaska.

Zelenskyy feels Europe's response to Russian incursions is insufficient. They need to improve.

Zelenskyy says that Russia's worried about Ukraine receiving Tomahawk cruise missiles. He feels that's a very good thing!

Thoughts on why the action on October 4^th occurred. Did the ruling party (Georgia Dream) provoke the attack on the Presidential residence.

Protesters in Georgia want a close relationship with the EU. Georgia Dream attacks the EU: “Brussels is behind the street wars in Tbilisi.”

“During Angela Merkel’s tenure as Chancellor (2011–2013), the German Rheinmetall was granted permission to develop advanced training systems...” The program was canceled with the invasion of Crimea.

Fuel stored in Feodosia, in occupied Crimea, set ablaze.

Russian forces were occupying a shopping center which was then hit with Ukrainian drones.

Bridge in occupied Luhansk taken out with GBU-62 bomb.

Fuel shortages at 57 regions in Russia.

Russian industries hit.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/12/war-for-ukraine-day-1326-adjustments-in-us-intel-sharing/

Day 1324 War in Ukraine

Uuh...whut?!?! The American First Lady is in communication with Russia’s Vladimir Putin?!?! Our blogger: “There is absolutely no reason for any first lady to have an ongoing and open channel of communication with a foreign head of state. At all.”

Russians aiming their drones and missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Georgia’s doctors show support for a pediatrician who was arrested.

Georgia Dream Party has decided that the European Commission spokesperson is to blame for the October 4^th incident. She in turn has said “Georgian Dream [was] inspired by the ‘Russian propaganda manual.’"

“The founder of Batumelebi/Netgazeti, Mzia Amaglobeli, has been named the recipient of the World Press Freedom Hero Award.” Of course Georgia Dream is annoyed by that.

Czechia crowd-sources a helicopter for Ukraine.

Baltic States prepare for mass evacuations, just in case.

Viktor Orban of Hungary feels that the Ukrainian intelligence service has infiltrated everything, even up to people’s smartphones!

Hungarian spies busted in Brussels.

Trump praises Putin.

Germany will provide air defense systems.

Zelenskyy identifies 203 sites that must be protected by air defense. Many other less urgent, but still important sites.

Mayor of Kyiv urges citizens to stock up against Russian drone attacks on hear and power.

“Church in Kostiantynivka destroyed by russian shelling”

“Russia destroyed an agricultural enterprise in Kharkiv region Seven warehouses, fuel trucks, and farming equipment were obliterated”

Russian gas processing plant will take three months to repair.

Moscow Region has institutions severely damaged. Might have been an industrial accident.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/10/10/war-for-ukraine-day-1324-when-winter-first-begins-to-bite/