Russian Ambassador to France, Alexey Meshkov, stated on September 25th, 2025, that NATO shooting down a Russian plane would initiate a war, according to a report from front_ukrainian. The statement occurred within a 29-minute reporting window from 1:37:39 PM UTC to 2:07:11 PM UTC on September 25th, 2025. Separately, reports within the same period indicated heavy fuel tanker movement observed heading toward Simferopol and other major Crimean cities. The user handle @usf_army commented on this movement with a suggestion for sanction-powered drones. These developments follow previous reports from September 25th detailing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's warnings to Russian officials about the necessity of bomb shelters if the war continues. Previous reports also highlighted severe fuel shortages in occupied Crimea and Ukraine's efforts to equip diesel locomotives with anti-drone protection. Additionally, Ukraine claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber near Zaporizhzhia on September 25th, with overnight Ukrainian actions targeting aircraft and radar systems at Kacha airbase in Crimea. Finland's President Alexander Stubb called for UN Security Council reform, and USNATO emphasized economic pressure on Russia. Poland was also reported to be revising defense laws to intercept Russian objects over Ukraine without prior NATO or EU approval. Previous reports also noted disruptions at Berlin Airport due to a cyberattack affecting Collins Aerospace systems, with ongoing fallout impacting flights.
