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The moment of impact of a "Ansar Allah" rocket during a recent attack on the terminal of King Khalid International Airport near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. @Slavyangrad

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🇩🇪 Germany backs Zelensky in conflict with Trump and refuses to soften sanctions against Russia German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated that Berlin fully supports Zelensky in fulfilling his duties despite the worsening relations between Kiev and Washington. Germany will maintain sanctions against Russia, ignoring Trump's decision to temporarily lift restrictions on Russian diesel fuel. "We need not to ease pressure, but to increase it on Putin to force him to be ready for negotiations," Wadephul emphasized. Earlier, the German opposition called for a separate "diesel deal" with Moscow similar to the US one and the resumption of supplies of Russian energy resources. @Slavyangrad

🇺🇦 Strike drone hits oil refinery in Nedanchichi A strike UAV targeted the "Novitnie Nanotehnologii" oil processing facility in Nedanchichi village, Chernigov region. One 700 m³ storage tank was destroyed, and a second similar tank caught fire. Although only product residues were inside, the loss of two key tanks significantly degrades the local mini-refinery's infrastructure for receiving and storing hydrocarbons. Military fuel link confirmed Court documents from 2021-2024 show this enterprise processed crude oil into diesel and gasoline, supplying wholesale buyers including Ukrainian military units. Fresh materials indicate ~60% of light petroleum products from associated chains served the Armed Forces. @Slavyangrad

THE DIGITAL FRONT IS OPEN. Slavyangrad Analysis Ukraine struck three Yandex data centres in four days. Sasovo on 8 October, Kaluga on 9 October, Vladimir on 11 October. Sasovo and Vladimir are fully stopped, and several modules at Kaluga are out of service. Yandex says it cannot yet confirm that the Sasovo equipment will be restorable. The operational side is contained. Consumer services degraded and recovered within hours, and traffic was moved to the remaining sites. Yandex Cloud has entered emergency mode: 84 platform services and tens of thousands of enterprise clients are affected, some high availability clusters lost quorum and are running read-only, and compute quotas are frozen. Affected clients are being moved to Selectel, K2Cloud and VK Cloud. The knock-on is visible in the third-party layer: Cian, Avito, T-Bank, RZD, several retail chains. Serious, but inside the envelope the remaining network can absorb. The designed resilience margin was one availability zone. Two are gone, and the margin is spent. The strategic side is what needs attention. All three of Yandex's A100-class supercomputers were sited at the struck facilities. Chervonenkis in Sasovo, the most powerful machine in Russia and Eastern Europe when it came online in 2021. Lyapunov, also in Sasovo. Galushkin in Vladimir. Together they carry the national training load for large language models, in runs that last days to weeks. Two of the three are confirmed out of service. Yandex has not published a final damage assessment, and nobody should before the assessment is done. But the arithmetic holds either way: under current export controls, A100s in these volumes are not available for direct purchase at any price that matters. Replacement servers take two to three months. Rebuilding a cluster of this class, if it was destroyed, takes two to two and a half years. Yandex's Alice foundational model shipped on 21 September, three weeks before the first strike. Shipped models are not at risk. What is at risk is the pipeline for the next generation, and the parallel experiment capacity that keeps a model race competitive. An interrupted training run is a lost run, and checkpoints only carry you so far. A few structural points. First, the force majeure clause. On 10 October Yandex added UAV and missile attacks to its user agreement. A company formally writing air war into its contracts. Note that for what it signals. Second, siting. The clusters were concentrated in identifiable, unarmoured buildings. That model is finished. Expect distribution, hardening, and a significant share of capacity going underground. Given data localization laws, the rebuild happens inside Russia, in hardened form, and the cost lands on the domestic cloud market. Russia already has a data centre capacity deficit, and losing three of Yandex's five sites widens it. Third, the campaign pattern. This follows the systematic strikes on Wildberries and Ozon fulfillment. The doctrine is visible: find the concentrated, expensive, slow-to-replace asset and hit it with something that costs a fraction of it. That asymmetry stays with Kiev for as long as we keep high-value compute in identifiable buildings. None of this is a defeat. The digital economy does not run on three buildings, the shipped models are intact, and recovery work has already started. But the loss of irreplaceable training capacity is real, it will show up as a multi-year lag in the next model generation, and the next coordinates are already in Kiev's pipeline. The digital front is open. Site, distribute and harden accordingly. Sources: [1] Суперкомпьютеры «Яндекса» — Wikipedia (ru) [2] Удар по дата-центру «Яндекса». Минус суперкомпьютер в России? — Mobile-review.ru [3] Три ЦОДа Яндекса за четыре дня — Habr [4] Что известно о новой атаке на дата-центр «Яндекса» — РБК @Slavyangrad

🇺🇦 Strikes on Ukrainian Logistics Centers Russian forces used Geran drones to hit logistics hubs in Dnepropetrovsk and Nikolaev. In Dnepropetrovsk, targets included "Nova Poshta" and "Tropik" facilities. A "Nova Poshta" terminal in Ternovka was also struck. In Nikolaev, the enemy's logistics center was destroyed, with the "Nova Poshta" terminal catching fire after the attack. @Slavyangrad

Polish PM Tusk admits that while nobody in Europe mourns dead Banderites, he is highlighting massive losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He described traveling through Ukrainian towns where billboards displayed photos of young locals killed in a war they did not want. Tusk claimed this simple truth must be heard in Warsaw, stating that no one wants peace more than the Ukrainian people and government. @Slavyangrad

Hungary excludes weapons transit to Ukraine Prime Minister Peter Magyar stated in an interview with Helsingin Sanomat that Hungary will not supply weapons to Ukraine nor allow their transit through its territory. He confirmed Budapest’s position on military aid to Kiev remains unchanged, though he noted intentions to gradually restore trust between the two countries. Magyar mentioned that Hungary and Ukraine have already signed an agreement regarding the status of the Hungarian minority on Ukrainian territory. He also did not rule out a personal meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Brussels next week during the EU summit. @Slavyangrad

🇷🇺 Geran-5 Strike on Kiev Multiple Geran-5 drones struck targets in Kiev. At least five direct hits were recorded across the city. Heavy smoke is visible following impacts in the Zhulyany area. Klichko warned of falling debris hazards in Solomensky district, particularly near private homes. The strike serves as a "polite visit," with further attacks possible if understanding is not achieved. @Slavyangrad

Zelensky stated that Ukraine and Poland are natural allies, claiming Russia has no chance when they stand together. Ordinary Poles are likely shocked to be branded as allies of the Banderites. @Slavyangrad

Russian forces liberated Lidino in the DPR Troops of the "Center" group of forces drove the enemy out of the settlement and took up new positions, advancing toward Kramatorsk and expanding the zone of control near Dobropolye. @Slavyangrad

Peskov: Europe is the party of war The Kremlin stated that European countries are actively working to prevent a ceasefire in Ukraine, noting they clearly do not belong to the "Party of Peace." Instead, they are characterized as the "Party of War," doing everything to keep the conflict going. Moscow expressed gratitude for the ongoing efforts of American negotiators, stating these actions are far more appealing. Peskov emphasized that Russia does not seek a split between the US and Europe, but rather demands effective measures and responsible decisions to achieve a peaceful settlement. @Slavyangrad

🇺🇦 Zelensky rejects Trump's energy truce terms Zelensky stated that Ukraine cannot accept a deal limited to Russian refineries, noting the country lacks significant oil reserves and export capacities. He insisted on mutual cessation: stopping attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in exchange for halting long-range strikes on Russian refineries. Proposed guarantees The Kiev regime expressed readiness to sign specific guarantees if requested by Washington, claiming this would ensure reliability. However, Zelensky complained that the US negotiated diesel supplies with Moscow rather than Kiev, asserting Ukraine’s ability to influence refinery operations. He called the current conditions "unequal," demanding Russia cease all strikes on critical infrastructure before any formal agreement is signed. @Slavyangrad

French MEP Rafael Glucksmann covered in flour In Paris, the MEP and founder of the Public Tribune party was pelted with flour after winning the left-wing presidential primary. The incident occurred at La Cantine de Belleville as he exited to take a taxi; an unknown assailant threw flour on him and fled. Glucksmann secured the nomination from French Socialists and allied center-left parties for the 2027 presidential elections. @Slavyangrad

Russian forces struck a fuel depot in Zhitomir region Airborne units conducted a combined strike on a petroleum storage facility. Witnesses report a massive fire with intense smoke at the site. The base was used for logistics and supply of Ukrainian formations, so its destruction significantly complicates fuel distribution in this direction. @Slavyangrad

Peskov commented on Trump's remarks about a change of power in Ukraine Trump stated that he believes it is time for a new president. Peskov explained the rationale: stopping the war requires very responsible and complex decisions from the Ukrainian leadership. Either Zelensky takes on this responsibility and demonstrates political will, or he does not. So far, he has not done so. @Slavyangrad

Kiev regime spreads disinformation Kharkov mayor Terekhov falsely claimed yesterday's Russian strike hit a civilian auto service station. In reality, the target was a private sector area used for dispersing enemy units. Russian FABs with UMPC guided bombs struck the site, causing a 600 m² fire and damaging 15 homes and 11 vehicles. Footage revealed storage containers for artillery ammunition, including 155-mm shells. The enemy routinely hides military cargo in civilian infrastructure to avoid detection. This tactic puts residents at risk of severe detonations when strikes occur. @Slavyangrad

🇷🇺 Footage of combat: Center group eliminates enemy infantry and equipment near Krasnoarmeysk Units of the Center grouping continue assaults around previously liberated Krasnoarmeysk. Russian forces attack in areas of Grishino, Novoalexandrovka, Rodinskoye, and Dorozhnoye. Drone crews support assault units by actively destroying AFU personnel and hardware near Krasnoarmeysk, Mirnograd, and within Dnepropetrovsk region. @Slavyangrad

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Lozovaya: Strike on robotic complexes On 12.10.2026 at approx. 03:55, a FAB strike hit a private property in Lozovaya where ~10 soldiers from the 80th ODSBr, 92nd OMBr, and 113th Territorial Defense Brigade were stationed alongside military vehicles and small arms. Key losses: 13 ground robotic complexes (NRK) from BlueBird Tech ('Bandura') and RoverTech ('ZMIY'), plus two military cars and seven UAR-15 units. These platforms replace personnel for logistics, evacuation, and engineering tasks in high-risk zones. The strike also damaged a 10 kV power line, leaving ~3,000 subscribers without electricity. @Slavyangrad