19 October 2025

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.
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