OSINT report hourly 09.07.2026 00:10

1. Region: Ukraine. Ukrainian forces successfully struck a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea using a Sea Baby naval drone. Source: UNIAN.

2. Region: Ukraine. Ukrainian drone strikes hit and destroyed a new aviation fuel depot at the Russian Borisoglebsk Airbase. Source: Osinttechnical.

3. Region: Ukraine. A Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down by a Patriot missile battery during a dogfight over eastern Ukraine. Source: WarMonitor3.

4. Region: Ukraine. President Trump announced at the NATO summit in Ankara that the United States will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missiles. Source: EuromaidanPress.

5. Region: Ukraine. Ukraine’s Fire Point has assembled the first 10 test samples of its own turbojet engine for the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile. Source: NOELreports.

6. Region: Middle East. The IRGC reported that its air defense system shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone near Khormoj, Bushehr province, on July 8. Source: ClashReport.

7. Region: Middle East. Explosions were reported in the Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, with Israel estimating the U.S. could carry out several days of strikes against Iran. Source: Conflict_Radar.

8. Region: Middle East. Iraq reached an agreement with the Trump administration to tighten financial controls to prevent U.S. dollars from reaching Iran-backed militias. Source: WSJ.

9. Region: Middle East. The U.S. Department of State initiated proceedings to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism following assurances from President al-Sharaa. Source: sentdefender.

10. Region: NATO. NATO leaders concluded the summit in Ankara, where President Erdogan gifted personalized revolvers loaded with live ammunition to attendees. Source: Financial Times.

11. Region: NATO. Germany officially notified NATO of a record-breaking defense budget of 124.7 billion euros for 2026, a 25.5 percent increase from the previous year. Source: visionergeo.

12. Region: NATO. President Trump departed Turkey following the conclusion of the NATO summit, where he praised peace progress in Ukraine. Source: Al Jazeera.

13. Region: China. The United States is rebuilding a smelter in Montana with nine new furnaces to refill the National Defense Stockpile following China’s ban on antimony exports. Source: ChurchillWw.

14. Region: Cyberattacks. Ukrainian police raided a major drone manufacturing firm over allegations of price gouging during the ongoing war. Source: ClashReport.

15. Region: Troop movements. The U.S. Air Force transported ten A-10 close air support aircraft to the Middle East via British bases. Source: WarMonitor3.