(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine Invasion Day 1,689: Trump does Putin a solid, lifting some sanctions, make$ [1] ['Thom Hartmann', 'Barley Wine', 'Bill In Portland Maine', 'Side Pocket'] Date: 2026-10-09 Will Trump get a cut from the waived sanctions on Russian diesel to increase diesel supply to the United States’ and global markets. Since the US refines its own diesel fuels, as Zelenskyy noted, it’s a gift from Trump to Putin, and a market windfall to the oligarchs’ oil companies, as well as speculators, essentially repeating what Trump has done in the Iran war for insider trading. Key Takeaways US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to waive sanctions on Russian diesel to increase diesel supply to the United States’ and global markets — a decision which will fund Russia’s war effort and protract Russia’s war in Ukraine. * Montenegrin law enforcement authorities detained Mikhail Zvinchuk — the founder of the Russian ultranationalist Telegram channel “Rybar” — in Risan, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro on the morning of October 9. * Russian officials and milbloggers responded with outrage and urged the Russian government to take retaliatory measures, including reciprocally detaining US and European nationals, in response to Zvinchuk’s arrest. * The Montenegrin Police Directorate deported Zvinchuk and his associates to Russia shortly after their detention on October 9 despite Zvinchuk being under British sanctions and being an internationally wanted person by the US government. * Ukrainian forces conducted a second long-range strike against a Yandex (Russia’s closest analog to Google) data center in Kaluga Oblast on October 9. * Russia is likely attempting to indigenize the production and assembly of key Geran-type strike drone components in cooperation with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). * Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes against Russian defense industrial facilities and oil infrastructure in Russia overnight on October 8 to 9. * Russian forces launched 136 drones against Ukraine overnight. * Ukrainian forces recently advanced northeast of Lyman and east of Oleksandrivka. The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 136 Shahed-type (including 93 jet-powered drones) and Gerbera-type strike drones and Parodiya-type decoy drones from the directions of Oryol City; Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; occupied Donetsk City; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[88] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 114 drones (including 77 jet-powered drones), that an unspecified number of drones struck eight locations, and that debris fell on seven locations. Julianne Smith on Russia's widening war in Europe – When Russia escalates its operations of espionage, disinformation and sabotage in Ukraine and Europe, is the US commitment to the transatlantic defense alliance NATO worth the paper it was written on? www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/rus… US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to waive sanctions on Russian diesel to increase diesel supply to the United States’ and global markets — a decision which will fund Russia’s war effort and protract Russia’s war in Ukraine .[1] Trump stated that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 tons of diesel to the United States’ and global markets, another 500,000 tons in November 2026, and one million tons “immediately thereafter” and noted that Russian oil refineries can supply another three million tons of diesel “in a short time” depending on their conditions. The US Treasury Department issued a temporary general license, at Trump‘s direction, to allow Russian diesel supply to the global market.[2] Russian exports accounted for only 9.5 percent of the global diesel export supply in 2025, and the Russian Federation temporarily banned diesel exports on July 8, 2026 as Ukraine intensified its long-range strike campaigns against Russia’s oil refining capacity and intermediate-range campaign against Russian logistics, including the deliveries of fuel to occupied Ukraine and the frontline.[3] The US’ decision to allow Russia to supply diesel to the global markets, including to the United States, will support the Kremlin’s efforts to stonewall US efforts to end the war, as the profits from diesel exports will enable Russia to continue funding its war in Ukraine . The US decision to grant Russia a waiver to export diesel also represents a unilateral US concession in its negotiation posture with Russia, when Russia has offered the US no concessions in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Russia: 370 Ukrainian drones flies to Russia. According to Russian reports. They are probably looking for some diesel fuel. 🙂 #StandwithUkraine Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 114 of 136 Russian drones launched overnight, including 77 jet-powered Shaheds. The attack involved 93 jet-powered Shaheds in total. Impacts were recorded at eight locations, while debris from intercepted drones fell at seven locations. #Ukraine The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Systems near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 (roughly 720 kilometers from the international border), which is a subsidiary of the Center for the Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure Facilities and develops and produces launch and technical systems; refueling equipment; and ground-, air-, and sea-based missile and space systems.[29] Ukrainian forces also struck the Center for the Elimination of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near Surovatikha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (roughly 743 kilometers from the international border), which specializes in explosives and missile fuel production.[30] Ukraine hit the Redkino plant in Tver, the Barmin launch-complex institute and an ICBM disposal center overnight into Oct. 9The General Staff said the sanctioned Redkino plant makes Decilin-M fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, as well as additives for diesel and jet fuel — Tom Gibson (@tmgibs.bsky.social) 2026-10-10T02:27:08.682Z The Ukrainian General Staff also reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Redkino Research Plant, which produces fuel components for Russia’s Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, near Redkino, Konakovsky Okrug, Tver Oblast (roughly 513 kilometers from the international border). Tver Oblast Governor Vitaly Korolev acknowledged on October 9 that a Ukrainian strike caused a fire at a plant in Konakovsky Okrug.[31] Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure in Komi Republic. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported on October 9 that Ukrainian forces struck the Ukhta Oil Refinery in Ukhta, Komi Republic (roughly 1,780 kilometers from the international border) using new An-196 RS drones.[32] ZSU.GOV.UA💙💛⚡️⚡️ On October 8 and the night of October 9, 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of key military targets belonging to the Russian occupiers.Specifically, a "Pantsir-S1" anti-aircraft missile and gun system was hit near Kudepsta in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. — Naida46 (@naida46.bsky.social) 2026-10-09T19:01:02.691Z Ukrainian forces also continued their suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD/DEAD) campaign in Krasnodar Krai. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system near Kudepsta, Krasnodar Krai (roughly 439 kilometers from the international border) on October 8 or overnight on October 8 to 9.[33] 🦅🇺🇦 Map of Ukrainian drone activity today, – Oko Gora🟢 Redkino Experimental Chemical Plant in the Tver Region, which produces rocket fuel components.🟢 Stroitel Oil Depot in the Belgorod Region.🟢 Ukhta Oil Refinery in the Komi Republic — MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 2026-10-09T07:43:10.701Z Open-source imagery provided an updated battlefield damage assessment (BDA) of recent Ukrainian strikes against Russian oil and gas infrastructure. Satellite imagery published on October 8 shows one RVS-20000 and four RVSPK-50000 oil tanks burning following Ukrainian strikes against the Samara Linear Production and Dispatch Station near Prosvet, Samara Oblast (roughly 937 kilometers from the international border) on October 2 and 7.[34] Ukrainian forces conducted a second long-range strike against a Yandex (Russia’s closest analog to Google) data center in Kaluga Oblast on October 9. Ukrainian defense company Fire Point stated that Ukrainian forces struck the largest of Yandex’s five data centers with a 63 megawatts capacity in Kaluga City, Kaluga Oblast (roughly 290 kilometers from the frontline).[16] Fire Point noted that the Kaluga City strike is the second Yandex data center that Ukrainian forces targeted, implying that Ukrainian forces struck Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast (roughly 530 kilometers from the international border) on October 8.[17] Yandex confirmed that a drone strike damaged part of the data center infrastructure in Kaluga City, completely disabling several modules and causing some service outages.[18] The data center houses over 3,800 server racks over 130,000 square meters.[19] Ukrainian drones hit the Sasta machine-tool plant in Sasovo, Ryazan Oblast, triggering a large fire and knocking the colocated Yandex data center offline. Yandex reported power problems and disruptions across multiple Yandex Cloud services. #Russia — NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 2026-10-08T07:16:20.063Z Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on October 8 that Ukraine is responding to Russian strikes, including those targeting Ukraine’s data centers, but did not share additional details.[20] Yandex Kaluga data center is the second Russian data center that Ukrainian forces struck over the past two days amidst intensified Russian strikes against Ukrainian data centers since mid-September 2026.[21] Western export controls and sanctions against Russia will very likely prevent Yandex from promptly replacing the likely-damaged advanced semiconductors. Russia remains highly susceptible to international sanctions that restrict its access to technologically advanced components used to repair the equipment damaged during Ukraine’s strikes, such as oil processing equipment and semiconductors, further degrading Russia’s economic and military potential. Ukraine’s recent strikes targeting Yandex’s infrastructure may enable the Russian government to potentially nationalize Yandex under the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s August 24 decree which authorized the Russian federal government to seize critical infrastructure facilities failing to adequately protect or repair their assets.[22] Russia’s nationalization of Yandex would allow the Kremlin to control Russia’s most popular internet search engine and have access to private data through Yandex’s email service and cloud storage, broadening the Kremlin’s censorship and repression capabilities.[23] [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/10/9/800110265/community/1689/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/