Ukraine's Air Force announced this morning, September 25th, that it shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber in the Zaporozhye region. The aircraft was reportedly returning from Kherson after conducting glide bomb strikes. In separate incidents, Ukrainian drones targeted an electrical substation in occupied Troitske, within the Luhansk People's Republic, causing a power outage, according to a report from the region. These developments occur amid claims by the Wall Street Journal that Ukraine is preparing a new offensive, details of which were reportedly shared with U.S. President Donald Trump and would require U.S. intelligence support. This follows a previous report assessing that the Kremlin is employing nuclear threats to influence President Trump's peace initiatives in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously reaffirmed his commitment to peace negotiations and elections in line with Ukraine's constitution. General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief and Ambassador to the United Kingdom, had evaluated that Russian forces are integrating technological advancements and ground tactics to regain battlefield maneuverability. Additionally, Russian jamming from Kaliningrad Oblast was suspected of disrupting the GPS signal on the Spanish Defense Minister's aircraft on September 24th while traveling to Lithuania. Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stressed the need for accountability for Russian war crimes at a UN General Assembly side event on September 25th. Meanwhile, a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker was observed circling over Alaska's Seward Peninsula near the Bering Strait between 1:06 AM and 2:06 AM UTC on September 25th, potentially indicating air surveillance readiness.
