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[Regnum] Crime boss Dulat Youlo (known as Akhmed Sutuly ) pleaded not guilty to occupying a high-ranking position in the criminal hierarchy. This was reported on October 20 by the Telegram channel "112."
Youlo has previously denied the charges against him. His case is now being reviewed in absentia because he is currently abroad.
According to investigators, since 1996, Youlo held a high position in the criminal hierarchy and extended his influence to the Moscow region, the Kostroma region, Chechnya, and Ingushetia. As a result, in 2019, a case was opened under Article 210.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, and in 2022, the court acquitted him of this charge based on a jury verdict that found no criminal offense in his actions.
Criminal cases had previously been brought against the crime boss. In 2018, he was arrested in Krasnogorsk for heroin possession and subsequently taken into custody.
In late March, crime boss Konstantin Piskarev, nicknamed "Kostya Bolshoi," was sentenced to life imprisonment for mass murder. Investigators believe he was involved in 21 murders, including the murder of Yevgeny Dushko, head of Sergiev Posad, near Moscow. Piskarev committed his crimes as part of an organized crime group beginning in the mid-1990s. The bodies of some of the victims remain missing.
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[Regnum] A bear attacked a hunter in a forested area in the Arkhangelsk Region; the man died. The press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region reported this on October 20.
Earlier that day, the body of a 49-year-old local resident, bearing signs of a bear attack, was discovered in the Pinezhsky District. According to preliminary reports, the victim went into the forest on October 18th to pick berries, taking a rifle with him.
The weapon failed to save the man from the predator's attack, and he died at the scene from his injuries. A preliminary investigation is underway into the incident, the agency's press service reported to the Ministry of Justice.
This is the 27th fatality from a bear attack since spring. Previously, two such incidents were recorded in Buryatia, three in Kamchatka, and one each in Khabarovsk Krai, Vologda Oblast, and Tuva. Seven people died in Krasnoyarsk Krai, five in Irkutsk Oblast, three in Tomsk Oblast, and one in the Altai Republic. The 25th and 26th fatalities occurred in Irkutsk Oblast.
In addition to incidents in the wild, predators have recently begun to frequently enter areas, appear on roads, and approach public places such as restaurants or hotels.
Biological Sciences Candidate Pavel Glazkov explained in an interview with Regnum News Agency that in October, predators need to finish feeding before the frost sets in, so they emerge from the forest more often in search of food.
#4
The more I see of Little Marco, the mire I like him.
Most of the Americas south of our border is his idea and strategy, and it is working like nothing ever has. I've been super impressed with him and will vote for him in 2028.
[CBS News] Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen who was jailed in Russia for more than four years after being accused of fighting for Ukraine, has been released from custody, Russian state news agencies reported Wednesday, citing President Vladimir Putin as saying the American was at an airport in St. Petersburg. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed the release, according to The Associated Press.
Trump administration officials, including Witkoff, were in St. Petersburg Wednesday for talks with Putin and other senior Russian officials expected to focus on the Ukraine war, but to include other matters. Russian state news agencies said Hubbard was at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and that Witkoff had thanked Putin for freeing the American during their meeting on Wednesday.
Hubbard, a 74-year-old Michigan native, was the last American in Russia whom the State Department had formally declared wrongfully detained. As many as 10 other Americans, including dual nationals, remain in Russian custody.
Hubbard, who is in poor health, was expected to be flown to Texas for treatment at a military hospital.
President Trump hinted at a possible breakthrough in the case on Tuesday, telling reporters in the Oval Office he had personally pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to secure Hubbard's release.
"Everybody's been after Hubbard for a long time, long before I got here," Mr. Trump said. "I've been talking to President Putin about Mr. Hubbard. I've been talking to him at length. I've asked him to release him."
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[Korrespondent] 20.33 China repeated the call for dialogue, renewed trust and mutual actions to regulate the war between Russia and Ukraine. This approach, according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, also leads to conflicts at the Close Gathering. About this, Van I stated at Sofia’s briefing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Velislava Petrova-Chamova.
According to the words of the head of the Chinese Ministry of Health, one of the main problems in the current world is a lack of trust.
“From the “Ukrainian crisis” (that’s how the PRC calls the Russian-Ukrainian war - ed.) to conflicts in the Middle East, the regulation of differences requires trust, and in order to achieve this “dialogue is needed,” the minister said.
19.31 Russian troops attacked the Strazhesk Institute of the National Academy of Medical Sciences near Kiev on Tuesday. Once the blow fell on the sixth one, the operation was ruined. Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky informed about this.
“This is all of a sudden. Torik hit the fourth blow at the institute, and now - the sixth, the operation has been cancelled,” the head said to the order.
There were no dead people. Suddenly one patient realized he was injured and was given all the necessary help.
18.45 Russian firemen ordered a strike on one of the energy facilities in Kiev. Some residents in several districts of the capital were left without power supply, Ukrenergo reported.
The energy holding DTEK clarified that the Shevchenkivsky, Svyatoshinsky, Solomyansky and Pechersky districts are partly affected.
18.27 In the special economic zone of Alabuga in Russia, the formation of combat drones from the Republic of Korea begins in large numbers. They work in the minds of slaves, and their power takes up to 90% of their earnings. About the price at the Department of Human Rights Abuses in Drone Production at Yelabuga.
“Alabuga has become a place where people’s rights are grossly violated and human trafficking occurs,” say the authors of the investigation.
Nina Alabuga turned into a military enterprise in China, Russia, Iran and Southern Korea. By 2026, the company plans to produce approximately 60 thousand combat drones and 50 thousand decoy drones.
A small Maidan near Tatarstan allows four countries to exchange evidence of the proliferation of drones. Russia is donating the territory, Iran is donating the base model of the Shahed-136 drone, and China is donating components for the drone, battery life, internal electronics, engines and navigation systems. Southern Korea is supplying labor force.
18.21 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio became overwhelmed with statements about how restrictions in the transfer of American intelligence to Ukraine lead to the death of civilians. This was reported to Sky News.
The policy of the US Department of Defense has not changed and Ukraine “is not convinced of anything,” he said.
18.01 Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, for three weeks. The victims of one of the attacks were the workers of the heating organization, who were checking the readiness of the barrier before the burning season - three of them died. The head of the OVA, Vadim Filashkin, told us about this.
“They worked their jobs so that it would be warm in the villages of Kramatorsk. Russia killed people who were lost from the place and worked for others,” said Filashkin.
Another person died as a result of the impact of an FPV drone.
Six people also found out early.
17.53 Russian troops ordered a missile attack on the private sector of the Novobavarsky district of Kharkov. Nine people were injured as a result of the attack.
17.36 President Volodymyr Zelensky, before his visit to Oslo, met with the King of Norway, Hokon VIII, and discussed with him the ways of turning over Ukrainian children. I told you about this on Facebook.
17.20 Near the Golosiivsky district of the capital, the presence of a Russian drone in the wake of a medical emergency was recorded. Two people were injured. In the Desnyansky district there is a presence of UAVs in the open area of the green zone.
16.59 The place of Dobropillya near the Donetsk region is under the control of Ukraine, there is no talk of the “burying” of this place by Russian troops. Kirilo Budanov informed the Office of the President about the ceremony on Telegram.
16.24 The security service documented the atrocities of the kerivina "in cooperation with religious organizations" of the occupation administration of the Russian Federation in the time-buried part of the Zaporizia region of Artem Sharlaya. In 2024, Rosi Vin became the “trusted person” of the Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin in the instantly buried Melitopol during the hour of presidential elections in Russia.
15.44 Moscow is counting on the “Swedish zustrich” of the Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin with representatives of the US President Steve Vitkoff and Jared Kushner. The Kremlin river official Dmitro Peskov said about this.
Russian propaganda has fed Putin's schedule with representatives of Donald Trump to hold negotiations with Norway.
“We suspect that in the near future it will be possible to organize a meeting, and the American negotiators, Mr. Vitkoff, will be able to inform President Putin about their contacts with the Ukrainians, and with the Europeans, and “We will also continue the exchange of signals between Washington and Moscow on a whole range of important topics,” Vladimir Vin.
15.18 Russian troops attacked a shopping center in Rivnenschyna. Three people were injured as a result of the blow, two of them were hospitalized. I'm sunbathed.
14.42 President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the capital of Norway - Oslo - for negotiations on the war in Ukraine and the security of Europe. The head of the state announced this on Facebook.
14.40 In Kiev, under the hour of renewed alarm, the presence of a Russian drone in a medical emergency and the fall of the tricks near the living quarters and on the sick tracks were recorded.
14.22 As a result of the Russian attack on warehouses near the Dnieper, two people died. The ritualists extinguished the fire and revealed the bodies. The dead individuals are installed.
13.58 Ukraine does not include any other security format in place of NATO, but rather relies on legally required guarantees, as is fair. President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
13.49 At the hour of the Russian attack near the Fastivsky district of the Kiev region, Andriy died in the shuttle of the National Military Memorial Cemetery (NVMK). The bus suffered damage following the impact, but the passengers were not harmed. This was reported to the National Military Memorial Storehouse
13.29 Vietnam has given Ukraine a new package of humanitarian aid worth 500 thousand dollars. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga thanked the people of Vietnam for their support, which is especially important in advance of the winter.
13.21 Russian gunmen fired at Kramatorsk, as a result of which three civilians died. The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office reported this. Three large apartment buildings were damaged in the area.
13.05 Ukraine continues to process US intelligence data, but early warnings about Russian attacks are no longer a problem. Sometimes information only needs to be obtained a few minutes before the impact, so it’s not an hour before people are aware of the problem. Ukraine is also considering alternatives to Starlink for military and civil needs due to the insignificance of further robotic systems. About the process, longtime adviser to the President of Ukraine Sergey Beskrestnov, known as “Flash”.
13.01 Russian troops attacked warehouse facilities near Zaporizhzhia. Three people were injured by the blow. Mikhailo Semikin told the head of the OVA about this.
So, the 38-year-old man, having removed his wounded hand, was sent to the scene to help him.
Another 44-year-old man with an eye injury was sent to the hospital.
Years ago, the OVA clarified that the 53-year-old woman had suffered mental injuries.
12.56 The units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces hit the low military targets of the Russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) on the 19th-20th. The ZSU General Staff provided details.
12.52 At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian military directed jet drones of the “shahed” type towards Volin. Around 15 drones were recorded in the windy expanse of the region, some of which flew directly to the Lviv region. The head of the regional military administration, Roman Romanyuk, reported this.
Russian troops will continue to attack power generation facilities and civil infrastructure. The biggest blows this night were in Kovel.
There is a private car service station, a parking lot for vans and storage facilities on the territory of the Epicenter.
12.52 The State Bureau of Investigation reported the suspicion to the head of the food service of the logistics department and the head of the warehouse of the government platoon of the food supply company of one of the military units in the Donetsk region.
The planters ensured the extraction of food products from the distribution of a large number of military servicemen, who actually stayed with the farmer. The food supply was collected and sold to the civilian population. The amount of surplus exceeds 2.7 million hryvnia. The scheme ran from spring 2025 until late 2026.
12.19 The European Union may encourage Ukrainian agricultural exports, improve maritime security and increase international diplomatic pressure on Russia in response to attacks in the Black Sea. This was stated by a high representative of the EU from foreign affairs and security policy, Kaya Kallas, during the hour of plenary debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and presented three directions of the European Union to escalation of Russian attacks that threaten Ukrainian export routes and global food security.
12.10 The German defense concern Rheinmetall announced the launch of a new plant for the production of medium-caliber ammunition on the Maidan in Albacete, Spain.
Rheinmetall has invested close to 20 million euros in expanding its manufacturing operations in Albacete. The number of industrial workers in Albacete has increased by a third - from a low of 210 to approximately 300.
The new production line produces ammunition from 20 mm to 35 mm caliber. The current production capacity is approximately 1.2 million shells and approximately 1.8 million cartridges. These components were then processed at other Rheinmetall manufacturing facilities to produce a variety of ammunition for anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft artillery systems.
Among them are kinetic action ammunition with remote launchers, armor-piercing shells, as well as AHEAD type ammunition, intended for anti-aircraft systems and methods of combating drones. Zokrem, such 35-mm AHEAD ammunition is used in the Skynex anti-aircraft systems, which are used on the armored self-propelled guns.
11.48 In 13 regions of Ukraine, a new light connection was recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure and disaster. Ukrenergo reported about this. There, where safety precautions are allowed, emergency work will begin.
11.25 This past Tuesday, drones attacked the Nikolskoye linear transmission control station (LVDS) near the Russian town of Michurinsk in the Tambov region. This was reported to local authorities and monitoring Telegram channels.
11.09 In the Zaporizhzhya State, the investigation bureau informed two military servicemen of suspicion that they were trying to sell a ground robotic complex via the Internet that belonged to their military unit.
The commander of the engineer platoon organized the equipment and assigned one of the soldiers to it. Military services discovered a robotic platform without a combat module near the “gray zone”. Before the hour of entering the position, the complex was on the verge of deterioration.
Instead of evacuating the NRC for repairs and turning back the military part, they decided to sell it. They removed the complex and posted it on the Internet.
The cost of a new complex in its latest configuration is approximately 2.7 million hryvnia. Poshkodzhenu platform military service was able to sell for 350 thousand hryvnia and 500 liters of diesel fuel.
The DBR police officers hounded the defendants during the hour of extorting money and transferring the robotic complex to the buyer. The military equipment has not been used for the benefit of outsiders. The NRC has already turned back to the military units.
10.49 Law enforcement authorities have captured a series of terrorist attacks in Kiev: the recidivists, who were under the orders of the Russian special services, planned to protect the shopping center near the center of the capital. The SBU reported this.
10.47 A Russian drone landed near the Golosiivsky district of Kiev and a gas station on the border with the Kiev region. One person died and six others were injured.
10.42 The statements of the Russian command about the burial of Velyka Shapkivka and Palamarivka, control over Kup'yansk and the insertion of Shevchenkovy into the river in Kharkiv region do not indicate the real situation at the front. As the river officer of the Grouped United Forces, Viktor Tregubov, reported, the dropping of the Russian ensign in Kolodyaznoye may also be part of such information activities. At the same time, according to Tregubov’s words, at the entrance to the birch Oskol, the Russian army may find it difficult to navigate through the passage of small infiltration groups to Radkivka.
10.24 Vrantsi near 2nd, a Russian drone hit the Kiev-Odessa highway. There was a burning of cars in the area. As a result of the attack, three people died and four others were injured, the Kiev Regional Prosecutor's Office reported.
10.22 A military service member of one of the operatives of the Lviv TCC and joint venture, together with other TCC workers, severely beat a mobile officer, eliminating suspicion. The patient died at the doctor's office as a result of his injuries.
10.16 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The parties discussed Ukraine's needs for ballistic missile carriers, early warnings about Russian ballistic attacks and the updated Starlink/Starshield, the head of state reported.
9.57 Afterwards, Russian troops massively attacked the Kiev region with missiles and drones. Four people died as a result of the impacts, and another 27 were injured, including children. The Buchansky, Obukhivsky and Vyshgorod districts fell under the blows. The Buchansky district suffered the most, where 199 private buildings and 25 large surface buildings were destroyed, the police of the Kiev region reported.
9.55 President Volodymyr Zelensky will arrive in the capital of Norway on June 20 for negotiations on the war in Ukraine and the security of Europe.
9.40 The night before the 20th anniversary of the Russian attack in the Odessa region, the energy infrastructure was damaged. No people were harmed as a result of the attack. The critical infrastructure of the region will ensure the work with additional reserve life resources, according to the head of Odessa OVA Oleg Kiper.
9.21 In Kiev, the operation of metro trains was resumed on the damaged section of the metro line. Trains will again run between the Akademmystechko and Lisova stations, and the Chernihivska metro station is not running at all times. On the train, walk along it without a step.
9.19 France on Tuesday, 20 June, Russian troops launched an attack on the Dnieper. The legacy of the attack was burned, and the wounds burned. The number of victims and other consequences of the attack is being clarified by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk State Administration, Oleksandr Ganzha.
8.43 At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian troops attacked the Ternopil region with attack drones. As a result of the shelling, three energy infrastructure facilities in the Kremenets district and a private household in the Chortkiv region were damaged. There was no information about the victims, according to the head of the Ternopil Regional Administration Taras Pastukh.
8.04 As a result of the Russian attack on the industrial warehouse in the Obukhiv district of the Kiev region, three people died and six more were injured, the DSNS reported.
7.44 On the eve of the 20th, moons began to appear in the Tambov region of Russia. According to the monitoring devices, the target of the attack could have been the Nikolska line transmission control station. After the vibrations above the object, the sky settled down. According to previous data, kamikaze drones could attack the station.
6.48 Ukraine plans to launch attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. US Vice President J.D. Vance stated this in an interview with 2Way Tonight.
6.26 Russian military villains were captured by drones at rich apartment buildings in the Zarichny district of Sumy on November 20. About this, Artem Kobzar informed the municipal head of the town of Sumi in social media
5.34 The Trump administration did not praise the transfer to Ukraine of anti-missile systems, which are necessary for defending against Russian missile attacks, Sokrem, and Patriot missiles. The Washington Post reports about this.
4.49 European leaders are looking for ways to deescalate the current conflict, in which US President Donald Trump has actually sided with Moscow. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated this, writing to Bloomberg.
3.35 Ukraine will never join the NATO alliance. This was the idea expressed by US Vice President J.D. Vance during his interview with 2WAY TONIGHT.
2.47 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky turned to a group of senators from both parties. He asked to put pressure on the Trump administration to agree to the exchange of intelligence and the restoration of data, Axios reports that it sent a message to the news agency.
2.16 Democratic Senator Chris Coons returned to American businessman Elon Musk's SpaceX company to explain who and what, praising the decision to support the Starlink robot in Ukraine. Please check this with social media outlet X.
0.43 Trump's special envoys Stiv Vitkoff and Jared Kushner are threatening to disrupt their lives in Norway for negotiations with Ukraine. The Reuters information agency reports about this, using three elements.
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[NewsFront] 20:20 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 90 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh regions, the Republic of Crimea and over the Black Sea. 18:46 According to objective control footage, Zolotoy Kolodez is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces –MAP
18:30 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of drone strikes on logistics centers and port infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as on sea vessels involved in delivering military supplies to Ukraine.
The strike damaged the Epicenter-K logistics center in the town of Dubno in the Rivne region, where a warehouse complex used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located.
In addition, a container ship was hit during the sea crossing, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:39 Rubicon operators discovered Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control centers. Russian Aerospace Forces crews followed the coordinates and destroyed the identified targets.
13:02 Operator of the Molniya-2 drone of the Center group destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces drone control point in the Dnipropetrovsk direction.
Our reconnaissance discovered the enemy's takeoff point and bunker. A Lightning strike missile was dispatched to destroy the target. 800 meters from the target, the enemy activated electronic warfare and completely intercepted the video signal, causing the drone operator to lose the picture.
12:14 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 20, 2026
Units of the "North" force group have occupied advantageous positions and lines. The Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and motorized infantry brigades have been defeated near the villages of Izbitskoye, Berezhne, Velykyi Burluk, and Tomakhovka in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Khoten, Nikolskoye and Velyka Rybitsa in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 235 servicemen, 13 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade, the marine brigade, and the territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Pleskachovka, Blagodatovka, and Tamarganovka in the Khar'kov region, and Raigorodok and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 22 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Kondratovka, and Semenovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 215 servicemen, a tank and two armored combat vehicles, 44 vehicles, an artillery piece and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "Center" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, and an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as two National Guard brigades, have been defeated near the settlements of Zavidovo-Kudashevo, Kryvorizhzhia, Starorayske, Starovarvarovka, Shilovka, Malotaranovka, Verovka, and Belozerske in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Novopavlivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 340 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, five cars, two field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Timoshivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infanry brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Kolomiytsy, Podgavrilovka, Dibrova in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Novorosivka, Volnyanka, and Barvinovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 170 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and two cars.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized brigade and the naval infantry brigade were defeated near the villages of Kirovo, Orekhov, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 16 vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.
11:34 Naval infantry of the Center group destroyed about 200 enemy drone control points during the liberation of Dobropillya.
Combined drone and artillery strikes in the city eliminated over 20 ammunition and food depots and approximately 150 enemy temporary deployment points and shelters.
08:14 During the past night (from 20:00 Moscow time on October 19 to 8:00 Moscow time on October 20), air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 136 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula regions and the Moscow region.
07:59 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian logistics and port infrastructure facilities, as well as on sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The following were damaged as a result of the strike:
in the Khmelnytskyi region:
The Grand Import logistics center in Khmelnytskyi, used for storing military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
a BP in the Volyn region:
transport and logistics center (OOO "Windor Trans Service") in the village of Kovel, used for storage and distribution of cargo and property of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
in Odessa region:
In the port of Reni, there are three dry cargo ships unloading military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as port infrastructure facilities supporting the operation of loading and unloading terminals.
In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies to Ukraine was hit while en route by sea to the port of Odessa.
05:07 Group reconnaissances potted enemy artillery positions and ammunition depots. Drone operators destroyed the identified targets with a series of precise strikes (Zaporizhzhia Oblast).
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[Regnum] Two Russian reconnaissance special operations operators, call signs Disney
Ahah! American cultural hegemony!!!1!!
and Dolg, conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines for three months near Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic. This was reported by the commander of their reconnaissance company of the 177th Guards Naval Infantry Regiment of the Center Group of Forces, call sign Lotos.
"Two of my soldiers entered and established a foothold in a village near Dobropillya. They carried out reconnaissance missions and transmitted information for three months," the commander told RIA Novosti.
The special operators advanced behind enemy lines after a feint. The scouts quickly relayed all the information they gathered to their comrades, allowing the Russian military to successfully attack the Ukrainian positions.
Lotos noted that the fighters operated in close proximity to Ukrainian troops, and in some cases, the distance between them was only three to four meters. He added that the fighters had been training for this mission for over a month under the guidance of the company and regiment command.
Before the assault on Dobropillya, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) destroyed all Ukrainian Armed Forces crossings. The enemy was forced to seek other escape routes, reported Denis Shundikov, commander of the 80th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 51st Army of the Center Group of Forces.
On October 16, Russian troops took control of Dobropillya and Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka in the DPR, and a day later, they liberated the village of Velikomykhailivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the liberation of Dobropillya a significant event in the special operation. According to the head of state, taking control of the city paves the way for Russian troops to reach the DPR border.
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[Regnum] The Russian army is set to introduce unmanned armored vehicle units. This was announced on October 20 by Russian Deputy Defense Minister General of the Army Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.
In an interview with the Zvezda TV channe, he recalled the Center-2026 exercises that ended on October 3.
"Since 2019, we've been working on a vehicle that has proven itself in the SVO zone. It's a combat vehicle for tank protection, which we call the BMPT. It has good armament, sights, observation devices, and is also unmanned. We should also have unmanned tank units—that's what we've just tested at the training ground. Combat vehicles are being developed to cover these tanks, along with a large number of ground robotic systems that perform various functions, including evacuating the wounded, laying mines, and clearing mines. The robots also perform reconnaissance," Yevkurov said.
The general noted that all of the aforementioned tasks pose a significant risk to personnel. While unmanned systems are currently slower than manned forces, they can still save lives, the deputy minister noted.
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Did Israel already have something like this, to rescue the wounded from battlefields and the like?
I can see how this can be incredibility useful in various SAR mission (both versions) in the civilian world.
Only thing would be to have somekind of robotic arms and the ability to attach a harness or use a backboard, including attaching very carefully a neck collar and maybe splints as nessesary.
In the pictures above and in the article, it just showed the wounded solder attaching the harness to the drone himself, so it's of limited use for unconscious personnel unless there's someone else to put harness on the victim and to attach it to the drone.
Still a nice concept, that can be developed from one of the man caring "air taxi" models or even a heavy lift delivery drones.
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