Fires at Russia's port of Primorsk, including on a vessel and at a pumping station, were extinguished by 11:44 AM UTC on September 12th, 2025, with no reported victims or environmental threats, according to a new report. This follows earlier reports of drone strikes targeting the oil-loading port. In separate developments within the past 14 minutes, U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly conceded to confidants that he misjudged Russian President Vladimir Putin's desire for peace, though he rejects claims of manipulation by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to Axios. Also, two men were shot at a car service in the Lviv region village of Podryasne, with one suspect committing suicide after the incident, as reported by the National Police. Previous reports from the past hour detailed fragments of a Ukrainian "Sich" drone found on the coast of Bulgaria, leading to the temporary closure of a beach in Karymat. The port of Primorsk had also reportedly been hit again, with a tanker from the "shadow fleet" struck, causing significant smoke, an oil spill, and damage to a pumping station, injuring three sailors, according to "Квадрат." Earlier in the reporting window, drone strikes had targeted Primorsk, causing a fire at an oil loading point, confirmed by the Leningrad governor. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that 19 Russian drones traversed Polish airspace and approximately 400 drones and 40 missiles flew over Ukraine during the night of September 12th, 2025, emphasizing these were not accidental incursions. Amidst these escalating European tensions, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Alexus G. Grynkewich are scheduled to hold a press conference at NATO Headquarters today at 17:00 UTC. Poland closed all its border crossings with Belarus and deployed troops to border regions on September 12th, 2025, following extensive drone activity over Ukraine and Poland, and reported cyberattacks targeting Russian drone networks. The SBU reported that Russia's key oil port, Primorsk, is "broken" and unable to sell oil, and the Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant's working unit No. 3 was attacked overnight. Japan announced new sanctions against 47 Russian companies and nine individuals, including asset freezes and a reduced price cap on Russian crude oil imports to $47.6 per barrel.
