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RWI-SITREP-009 · SITREP

Intra-day — 26 October 2026

Issued · 26 Oct 2026 05:30 MDT (11:30 UTC)

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Reporter leads unexplained so far

  1. RWI-SITREP-009-L1Two night detections west of Yevpatoria, Crimea (carried from SITREPs 006 and 008)

    Where / when24 Oct 23:46 UTC (45.154N 33.254E, 2.5 MW) and 25 Oct 00:05 UTC (45.201N 33.270E, 0.8 MW)

    Whystill no dated report. Yevpatoria was among the cities that lost power in the 23–24 Oct blackout (Crimean Wind via aggregators), but these detections are a night later.

    Would settle itclaims of strikes near Yevpatoria / Saky for the night of 24–25 Oct; a clear optical pass (none yet).

  2. RWI-SITREP-009-L2Khiam fire, southern Lebanon (carried from SITREP 008; partly explained)

    Where / when25 Oct 09:45–11:25 UTC; 33.338–33.344N 35.623–35.629E; up to 10.5 MW

    WhyProfile News's 25 Oct daily report lists Israeli artillery fire on the 'Khiam plain' that day, without times. That fits the place; the time and cause of the sustained fire are still unconfirmed.

    Would settle ita timed report of shelling near Khiam on 25 Oct; next clear Sentinel-2 pass for a burn scar.

Summary

Quiet night. The two new heat detections — at Bakhchysarai in Crimea and 3 km south of SHAPE in Belgium — are cement kilns. Sevastopol's rolling outages are rationing after the 23–24 Oct Taman substation strike. Night lights are unreliable this week: the full moon (26 Oct) set off a false Crimea SURGE alert; the pipeline now suppresses those.

Window 25 Oct 2026 20:05 MDT (02:05 UTC, 26 Oct) → 26 Oct 2026 04:40 MDT (10:40 UTC)

Plates

Plate A1 — crimea night detection at bakhchysarai 2Plate A2 — shape casteau two night detections 3 km Plate A3 — novorossiysk recurring waterfront hotspoPlate A4 — kharg island terminal flares 25 oct 23 3Plate A5 — ras laffan lng 7 routine flare detectionPlate B1 — sevastopol night lights 23 25 oct full mPlate B2 — crimea peninsula night lights 23 25 oct Plate C1 — ream naval base 26 oct 03 45 utc no chanPlate L1 — khiam southern lebanon newest pass afterPlate L2 — yevpatoria detections 24 25 oct newest pPlate W1 — wilco watch 26 oct no new clear pass