Two Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems were destroyed in Ukrainian strikes within the past 24 hours, according to the Dosye Sphiona channel. One system was hit around 02:00 on an airfield in occupied Luhansk by a RAM-2x drone, while another was eliminated in Snizhne, Donetsk region, with the drone type undisclosed. In parallel, video footage shared today shows Belarusian-Russian Zapad-2025 exercises near the Polish border, featuring a Kamaz-based 9S552 command vehicle and two 9P78-1 TELs carrying 9K720 Iskander-M missiles. Separately, an alert from Dnipro indicated a potential aerial threat, with "Sauron's eye" reported above the city, urging caution and response to Baltic reports. These developments follow reports of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's Primorsk port on September 9, which damaged two tankers and temporarily halted operations. In response to heightened geopolitical tensions and Russian drone activity, Poland launched Operation "Eastern Sentinel" earlier this week, bolstered by French A-400M aircraft delivering arms for Rafale jets stationed in Poland. India's Adani Group has also banned Western-sanctioned tankers from its ports, potentially impacting Russian oil supplies. The European Union Council recently extended its sanctions against Russia for another six months.
