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A bear mauled one of the best hunters in the Krasnoyarsk region.
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[Regnum] One of the best predator hunters in the Krasnoyarsk Krai died in a bear attack. Regional authorities reported this on October 29.

According to regional Legislative Assembly member Elena Penzina, Vitaly Elfimov, one of the region's most experienced bear hunters, died in the upper reaches of the Kazyr River in the Kuraginsky District. The exact nature of the bear attack remains unknown.

"Despite the risks to their lives, hunters and game managers continue to protect residents. Another large bear has been killed," Penzina wrote in MAX.

The situation with bear attacks on people in the Krasnoyarsk Krai remains tense. Nine people have already died at the hands of these predators in the region.

According to official data, 1,830 brown bears have been captured from the wild in the region recently. Of these, 1,122 were captured as part of population control measures, and 708 were captured during the hunting season.

The day before, a polar bear attacked a 23-year-old worker on the Taimyr Peninsula in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. He was diagnosed with scalp wounds to his head, back, and hands. He was airlifted to the hospital. A search is already underway for the bear that attacked him.

On October 23, a bear mauled a guard at a production facility in northern Krasnoyarsk Krai. The incident occurred several kilometers from the village of Boguchany. The bear was killed.
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: October 29, 2026
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[Korrespondent] 20.26 Russian troops may be preparing to attack Kherson under the hour of truce in occupied Oleshki. The Ukrainian military reports about the transfer of equipment, strengthening of the position and the proximity of the drone units to the Dnieper. Bild wrote about this.

The stunned truce may last until 1 leaf fall. This is connected with preparations for the evacuation of local residents.

19.28 The Dovgy Neptune missiles destroyed two Russian Su-34 aircraft bombers. The ZSU Navy was informed about this. Warfare pilots detected a fire at the Marinivka airfield near the Volgograd region of the Russian Federation.

19.19 In Russia, over 400 flights were grounded or grounded after a large-scale attack by drones on the night before the 29th. The airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Ufi were connected. About the TMT price.

According to Bloomberg, the largest number of drones, about the accumulation of which Russian power sounded like one booty, was the beginning of a full-scale war. The previous record - 1110 unmanned aircraft - was recorded on 20 April.

18.49 The department plans to give businesses more than an hour to clear the premises and change facilities to their current location depending on the number of people on site. Prime Minister Sergei Koretsky informed about this.

18.31 The United States is pushing back on the supply of modern PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for Patriot anti-aircraft systems, and now the older PAC-2 missiles will continue to arrive. Radio Liberty reports about this after sending information to NATO on anonymity.

18.11 AT Ukrzaliznytsia plans to review safety protocols after the entry of a Russian UAV into the platform of the railway station near the Dnieper, in order to speed up the response to threats in the hour of renewed alarm. The company's press service was informed about this.

“Now all our protocols are being conveyed in detail in order to determine what else we can work on, and at that hour when we are deprived of a reaction, force it, so that the skin and skin move without fault in a safe place,” they said informed.

The company said that before the moment of impact, information was raised at the station and the station was immediately alarmed. When a drone was nearby, additional danger was indicated.

The Ukrzaliznytsia also clarified that the electric train, which went straight to Zaporizhzhia, announced evacuation. Before the attack, nearly 10 hvilins were lost.

17.54 Russia could have deployed two Su-34 aircraft bombers at the airfield near the Volgograd region. About this on the Telegram channel Spy Dossier.

The NASA FIRMS fire information system records a fire near the military airfield at Marynivka.

17.48 Near Kremenchutsk, Poltava region, as a result of the Russian attack on two locations, three people died, another 28 were injured, including three children. In the 17th year, 11 victims were stationed at the medical warehouses of the city. One person is in the heavy case, a 16-year-old child is in the middle stage. According to the data of the Poltava OVA, at one of the locations, a large number of apartment buildings were damaged. On the other side there are private booths and a boarding school. The children were forced to transfer the mortgage to ukrittya.

17:22 An agent of Russian military intelligence, who spied on the Ukrainian military in Kharkov, received 15 counts of imprisonment due to the confiscation of the lane. The woman was killed by SBU spy agents in the year 2024, the agency’s press service reports.

According to the investigation, she passed on information to the enemy that could help the Russians launch missile and bomb attacks on reserve command posts and combat positions of the Defense Forces.

17.16 On the 37th, the contact group from the Ukrainian defense supply in the Ramstein format will arrive in Brussels on the 17th leaf fall. The NATO press service reported this.

16.43 Aggressor Country Russia is launching attacks on civilians in Ukraine even as a humanitarian operation flares up in Oleshki in the Kherson region, which indicates the Kremlin’s intention to continue the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this in social media H.

16.51 Priests of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) held a “holy march” over Donbass with the relics of St. George the Victorious. On an army helicopter, the stinks flew over the plots of the front on the Kupyansky and Limansky directions, and the Russian military springs recognized significant territorial losses. The Ukrainian branch of the Moscow Patriarchate reported this, write The Moscow Times.

16.25 At the beginning of a large-scale invasion, Russia lost 43 Su-34 bombers, and seven more pilots of this type were found to be damaged. On June 22, 2026, the Russian Aerospace Forces lost nearly 140 Su-34s of various modifications, the Head Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

15.58 In Kharkiv region, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Lozovaya and attacked Izyum with a ceramic bomb. At Lozova, six people were injured and all were hospitalized. In Izyum, according to previous data, ten people were found out early, and people could be walking under the rubble of the ruined part of the five-top. The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleg Sinegubov reported this.

15.21 In Chernihiv, the number of victims has increased to 23 people as a result of the Chernihiv attack by the Russian troops. The DSNS press service reported this.

“The number of people who suffered as a result of the Russian attack on the center of the city has grown to 23 people, among them are 4 children, less than 10 months old,” the source said.

Two 15-year-old girls died.

14.54 On the 28th-29th, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked “mine infrastructure” objects on the territory of the aggressor country of Russia. I informed the ZSU General Staff about this.

14.43 In Lutsk, the actions of the military services of the territorial center for staffing and social support are being reviewed during the hour of the 27-person administration of the TSUM department store. According to the data of the Representative of the Supreme Court for Human Rights in the Volyn region, the video of the incident shows how physical force was used to the utmost. According to the representative's information, the incident took place on June 28, 2026 on Volya Avenue. The video of the video began to be published in the social networks of the coming day. On the recordings, following the results of their analysis, one can see how a man is being dragged by force to a Mercedes-Benz car. The Representative of the upheld Verkhovna Rada of People's Rights stated that they are reviewing the actions of the regional TCC and joint venture for possible reassignment of service personnel.

14.15 At the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 69 people, including six wives, perished as a result of political repression. People died in places of freedom, during searches, under house arrest, or shortly after release. Among the 20 dead inheritances of the Battles and Katuvans are 12 citizens of Ukraine, most importantly residents of the occupied territories and military colonies. The evidence does not favor Ukrainians, who are being kept away from the Russian Federation in the midst of criminal reinvestigation. Please refer to the Flight Support project for this information. Memorial.

13.47 As a result of Russian attacks on the village of Bilenka in the Zaporizhzhya region, the 49-year-old man died. Three more people - 51, 75 and 74 roki - were injured, they were taken to the hospital.

A Russian FPV drone also attacked a minibus in the center of Zaporizhzhya, apparently one was injured. This is another attack on public transport near the city today.

13.33 On the 29th of the following month, military expenditures in military personnel of the Russian Federation for the current month will amount to 49,040 people. This is the greatest indication of the beginning of a large-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, having informed the General Staff of the ZSU in four.

13.27 Law enforcement officers tracked down an FSB agent in Khmelnytskyi region, who was preparing coordinates for a new series of missile and drone attacks by Russians in the western region of Ukraine. The SBU press service reported this.

As it happened, the criminal launched combined attacks on military units, defense factories and postal terminals.

The photographer walked around the regional center and its outskirts, where, under the gaze of telephone lines, he captured on camera the development of potential “targets”.

They caught him “in the heat” if the agent carried out additional reconnaissance near one of the strategically important objects.

13.12 Near Chernihiv, as a result of the Russian attack on the center of the city, two 15-year-old girls perished. The number of wounded increased to 11 people. The head of the regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, announced this.

In the middle of the day, Russian troops hit the center of Chernigov with a parcel post. Chaus appreciated that the streets were crowded for that hour.

12.38 The aggressor country Russia launched a terrible attack on the railway station in Dnipro. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this on Facebook. Now is the time for new, stronger sanctions from the EU, America and the G7, appointing the head of state.

12.24 A Russian drone was detected near the center of Chernigov. First, two people died. The head of the Moscow military administration, Dmitro Brizhinsky, reported this.

12.20 In Poltava, the director of the warehouse was sentenced to five days of absolution for extorting pennies from an entrepreneur who provided ritual services. Posadovets received 25% of the income from transporting the bodies of dead soldiers and 1000 UAH per skin treatment. The court recognized five reasons for the reduction of freedom with the confiscation of half the main. The Office of the Prosecutor General was informed about this.

12.04 In four three regions of Ukraine, new light connections were recorded due to Russian attacks on civil energy infrastructure. There, where safe minds are allowed, they have already started emergency work, they began to sing in Ukrenergo.

12.01 The Federal Security Service of Russia announced the arrest of 56 citizens from 12 to 24 people suspected of “accountability for sabotage activity.” According to the department’s assertions, from 2025 onwards, young people were recruited through the Telegram dating bot Daivinchik, and before the organization of recruitment, there were no respectable Ukrainian special services.

The FSB confirms that in the robot, “spies of the Ukrainian special services,” under the guise of potential romantic partners, asked to send a geolocation, pay a fee in a restaurant, or follow phishing messages. Then people from both the FSB and Rosfinmonitoring contacted the Russians. They reconfigured the Spevrozmovniks, so that the transferred pennies went to the ZSU, and the Ukrainians sent a geolocation to vikorist for strikes. Threatening criminal investigations, Russians were scorched to death under the drive of verifying the theft of objects and participating in operational visits.

11.43 The Russian occupation forces attacked the civil power supply in the Dnieper. We just know about 13 dead and 5 injured. All emergency services are in place.

11.40 Agents of the partisan movement ATES carried out sabotage at the power station in the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Rostov region of the Russian Federation, in order to provide electricity to businesses that produces solid rocket fuel for the needs of the Russian army.

The Kamyansky plant is an enterprise of the military-industrial complex that produces solid rocket fuel for the Uragan, Smerch, Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems and other missile and aircraft systems.

The breakdown of a separate node creates local problems for the work of the enterprise and will require an hour to repair the equipment.

11.34 ZMI reported that Russia has renewed permission for grain vessels to leave the Sea of ​​Azov, and only one vessel has already passed the Kerch Channel. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has not yet confirmed information about the renewal of ships carrying Russian grain for export through the Azov and Black Seas. This information is being verified by Minister Taras Visotsky.

11.19 Counterintelligence officers tracked down a Russian agent in the Kiev region, who was behind the orders of the FSB to carry out attacks on local energy facilities. The SBU reported this.

At the gates of the logistics company. In view of the work trips, they walked around the perimeter of the TPP and captured its facades on a phone camera.

10.58 The Ukrainian delegation visited the immediately occupied town of Oleshki, Kherson region. The head of the parliamentary faction, Servant of the People, David Arakhamia, who took part in the negotiation process until the end of the war, told Telegram about this.

10.46 Korean labor workers are forced to work in Russian military-industrial factories, which produce products to continue the war against Ukraine. Nowadays, the donations they make help finance the military program of the Korean War. This is reported by the Financial Times based on requests for investigation from the organization of international lawyers Global Rights Compliance (GRC). According to the representative of the Korea Risk Group, Shreyas Reddy, the DPRK workers expect to take back at least 10-25% of the harvested funds. The solution, in his opinion, is to go to the South Korean state enterprises and the regime in Pyongyang.

In Veresna, a wide-ranging sanctions monitoring group, which includes 11 countries, estimated that until the end of last year there were between 15 thousand and 30 thousand Koreans living in Russia robotnikiv.

10.33 Russian troops attacked a municipal bus near Zaporizhzhia with an FPV drone. Four people were injured.

10.29 Energy workers renewed the power supply at the Konotop town in the Sumy region, as there was no light for five days. Ukrenergo reported about this. Electricity is supplied intermittently. The order and severity of its supply is regulated by energy.

10.24 Ukraine's losses as a result of Russian attacks on energy, economy, communications and critical infrastructure total up to $8 billion. Ukraine URC-2027 will help consolidate international support and receive practical assistance. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergey Koretsky reported this after a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Mihal.

10.23 The Russian general, a native of the Kharkiv region, who ordered the destruction of the Skovoroda Museum, was called a military mischief. According to the investigation, a lieutenant general of the Russian Federation, originally from Chuguev in the Kharkiv region, ordered the missile attack on the National Museum of Grigory Skovoroda. We are talking about the commander of the 6th Army of the UPS and PPO of the Russian Federation.

The general knew for certain that he was attacking not a military target, but a monument of Ukrainian culture. At the same time, having given a military order for their poverty. The investigation established the entire transfer of orders through the commanders of the air division and the responsible air regiment. The indictments of both have already been sealed before trial.

On March 6, 2022, the Russian Su-35S hit the mark of the 18th century with an anti-ship missile X-35, and Grigory Skovoroda checked the remaining fates of life and around some former dreams. The legacy of the blow was to protect the museum. The walls and part of the exhibition have been damaged and damaged. The historical awakening ended in emergency.

09.34 Last year, Russian troops shelled Kharkiv and 19 settlements in the Kharkiv region. One person died and eight others were injured. Among those injured is a 13-year-old girl, reported the head of the Kharkiv Regional Police Department Oleg Sinegubov.

09.33 It is planned to deliver humanitarian aid for the occupied people of Oleshok in the Kherson region to the site on 30 June, due to the change of routes for the site.

Quiet mode has been running for 54 years. The parties continue to strive to maintain good housing conditions, and no violation of the quiet regime has been recorded. The dissemination is taking place successfully, and at the same time, a humanitarian imperative is being formed.

09.16 Poland is preparing to transfer two high-end MiG-29s to Ukraine as part of a new package of military aid. Until then, artillery ammunition and missiles for man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems will also be lost. The director of the Department of Defense Strategy and Planning of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland, Dariusz Lukowski, informed about the transfer of the aircraft.

According to Rzeczpospolita, one of the flights has already exhausted its operational resource, as well as the other one that is still available before the flight.

09.15 The former US President Barack Obama publicly criticized Donald Trump's policies towards Ukraine and Iran. Zokrem, calling the White House in favor of the Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin, and the Trump administration - in a frivolous position before the war.

“And while we are losing key allies such as Canada, the White House is bending allegiances to Putin and cheering on the Ukrainians who are fighting for their freedom and democracy,” the US ex-president said.

08.53 At the Russian Sterlitamak in Bashkortostan, the 29th battle against drone attacks occurred near the Bashkir soda company - one of the largest chemical complexes in Russia, which It grows first in the region from the production of soda ash and grub. The company enters the warehouse of the great chemical holding Roskhim.

BSK is included in the closed register of defense enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and is the only producer of terephthaloyl chloride in Russia. This is why they are used for the production of aramid materials, which are used to create bulletproof vests, as well as elements for armor protection of military equipment and aviation. Previously, the company had already experienced attacks by the 27th sickle.

08.36 Morning Russia attacked Ukraine with 112 attack UAVs of the Shahed type (40 of them are jet), Gerbera, and Parody type simulator drones. The anti-aircraft defense destroyed/suppressed 97 hostile UAVs of the Shahed type (30 of them are jet), Gerbera, and other types of drones.

An accident was recorded at seven locations, as well as the fall of downed drones (snacks) at five locations.

08.16 The Russian army attacked Kharkov with an attack drone on the 29th. One person in the Industrial District suffered the blow.

07.45 First Lady of the United States Melania Trump reported that four American journalists were working for the Newsmax TV channel in the occupied Oleshki of the Kherson region. They must recognize the role of neutral agents: they must document the progress of the humanitarian mission and ensure that this is documented.

07.23 From February 24, 2022 to June 29, 2026, military losses to the special warehouse of the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine amounted to approximately 1,584,910 individuals (+1560 per addition).

04.01 The Kremlin stated that consultations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine prior to negotiations “depend on the situation on the battlefield and behind the scenes.” The Russian dictator’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, said this. In his words, representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States will rally after the fourth leaf fall. The warehouse of the Russian delegation will be announced later.

03.26 Russian troops reached out near two settlements near the Zaporizhzhya region - Vozdizhivka and Lugovsky, informing the DeepState project.

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Latest information on the situation on the front line on October 29 (updated)
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[NewsFront] 21:04 Drone operators and artillerymen of the Vostok group destroy positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

20:49 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol regions and the Perm Territory.

18:05 Today afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo ship was damaged, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:01 UAV crews of the "Southern" group worked out against enemy manpower in the Kramatorsk direction.

14:12 Crew of the KVO reconnaissance UAV of the BPS troops unit of the Center group revealed and recorded the destruction of enemy FPV drone control points in the Dnipropetrovsk direction by a FAB-500 airstrike.

13:20 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 29, 2026)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.

Units of the North group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of units of five mechanized, three motorized infantry brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Zolochiv, Golubovka, Nikolskoye, Izbitskoye, Lobanovka and Dergachi in the Khar'kov region.

In addition, in the Sumy region, two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Yastrebinoye, Vakalovshchina, Putivl and Radkovka in the Sumy region.

The enemy lost more than 260 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Mayaki and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Podvysokoe, Glushchenkovo, Studenok, and Monachinovka in the Khar'kov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 220 servicemen, 13 vehicles and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an airborne assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Druzhkovka, Nikolaevka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Semenovka, Slavyansk, and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost more than 145 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 30 vehicles and two artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Mezhevaya in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Stepanivka, Belozerske, Shilovka, Andreevka, Rohanske, Starovarvarovka, Veselaya Gora, and Novopavlivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 340 servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, nine cars, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two airborne assault brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Serhiivka, Barvinovka, Vasilevske, Tersyanka, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 175 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, seven vehicles, and an artillery piece.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades and the territorial defense brigade near the villages of Orekhov, Yurkivka, and Preobrazhenka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

Up to 15 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and two cars were destroyed.

12:10 In the area of the village of Nikolskoye on one of the supply routes revealed the movement of the French VAB armored personnel carrier, developed by Renault and Savior. A precise strike from a Severyan FPV drone burned the APC to the ground.

10:00 Servicemen of the engineering and sapper units of the Dnepr group of forces carry out engineering reconnaissance and road clearing to ensure the safety of travel routes to the village of Aleshki.

09:22 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 1,214 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Kaluga, Tula, Smolensk, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Tver, Oryol, Ryazan, Vladimir, Samara, Saratov, Penza, Rostov regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Udmurt Republic.

08:04 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application of strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo ship was damaged, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Alisovka was liberated (+5.7 km2)
Russian Armed Forces control Pervomayskoye (+2.7 km2)
Russian Armed Forces entered Tokarevka (+0.6 km2)

06:31 Crews of the unmanned aerial systems troops of the "Center" group smashed to pieces equipment and eliminated the manpower of enemy formations (Dnepropetrovsk direction).

05:01 In the Dnepropetrovsk direction, a 122mm D-30 howitzer crew from the 55th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Center group supports with the fire of our attack aircraft: it strikes UAV control points, firing points and enemy manpower, disrupting attempts to rotate Ukrainian Armed Forces formations.

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Russian Air Defense Forces shot down 1,425 Ukrainian drones in 24 hours
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[Regnum] Over the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems shot down 1,425 Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones in the special operation zone. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense on October 29.

"Air defense systems shot down 1,425 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the Defense Ministry clarified.

According to the military department, since the beginning of the special operation in the combat zone, a total of 75,893 units of special military vehicles, 36,837 field artillery pieces and mortars, 1,794 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, 31,451 armored combat vehicles, 672 anti-aircraft missile systems, 274,465 drones, as well as 284 helicopters and 674 aircraft have been destroyed.

On October 27, Russian air defense systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 645 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones.

On October 26, in the course of 24 hours, Russian forces shot down two Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles and 581 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the SVO zone. On October 25, air defense assets destroyed 1,072 Ukrainian UAVs in 24 hours.

During the week of October 17–23, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 5,593 Ukrainian drones, seven Flamingo cruise missiles, five aerial bombs, and three HIMARS rockets.

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Container ship from Israel sunk by explosive drones in the Bllack Sea


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🚨 CONTAINER SHIP FROM ISRAEL SUNK BY EXPLOSIVE DRONES IN BLACK SEA

The Liberian-flagged Contship Jet, carrying 421 containers from Haifa to Romania, sank after being struck by three explosive sea drones approximately 21 nautical miles off Bulgaria’s coast Wednesday.

All 18 crew members—14 Filipinos and 4 Ukrainians—were rescued unharmed.

According to maritime intelligence firm Windward, 93 commercial vessel attacks were verified between January and August 2026: 53 attributed to Ukraine and 40 to Russia.

Responsibility for the Contship Jet attack remains unconfirmed.

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Russian Armed Forces struck a dry cargo ship delivering cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odessa.

Russian troops struck a bulk carrier delivering military and dual-use cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odesa. The Russian Defense Ministry press service reported this on October 29.

According to the department, the Russian Armed Forces continued to carry out drone strikes on Thursday against Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities and sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian army.

"As a result of strikes during sea passage, a dry cargo vessel was damaged, which was delivering military and dual-use cargo to the port of Odessa, intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the statement said.

On October 27, Russian forces struck another dry cargo ship in the Black Sea carrying supplies for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Two more such vessels were destroyed on October 23 and October 19.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian army to continue massive and group strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics centers. The country's leader emphasized that Kyiv, with its attacks on Russian industrial facilities, has let the genie out of the bottle and is now facing retaliatory strikes.

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Sun 2026-10-25
  In 40 Villages Simultaneously: Security Forces Operate in Judea and Samaria
Sat 2026-10-24
  Netanyahu announced largest operation in West Bank since 1967: Hebron and villages blockaded, 2 jihadis toes up
Fri 2026-10-23
  IRGC reported that three ships were sunk by mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Thu 2026-10-22
  Airstrike kills five children, 11 more wounded in Houthi-held Saada
Wed 2026-10-21
  Taiz: Fierce clashes since morning on the fronts of Kalaba, Usayfirah, Al-Zunuq, Al-Difaa, the Airport, and Al-Shaqb
Tue 2026-10-20
  Al-Qaeda and IS rivalry sparks fierce fighting across Sahel
Mon 2026-10-19
  Updates on the situation and control in Taiz
Sun 2026-10-18
  Limoges Town Hall 'largely lost' after far-left rioters set historic building on fire amid French unrest
Sat 2026-10-17
  About 400 merchant ships transit Strait of Hormuz over past week: CENTCOM


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