[NewsFront] 20:27 During the day, in the period from 8.00 to 20.00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Samara, Sverdlovsk, Ulyanovsk, Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Omsk regions, Perm Krai, the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Udmurt Republic, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
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18:18 For the demonstrated courage, professionalism and successful completion of tasks in the Krasnolimansk direction to the artillerymen of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West group handed over state awards.
17:12 Footage of destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment from the Rubicon.
14:04 Raid of the "Varyags" on enemy positions: suffered elements of the communication system, shelters and temporary deployment points for personnel.
12:02 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 24, 2026.
Units of the "North" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. The personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been defeated near the settlements of Karasevka, Veseloe, Khatnee, Stary Saltov, Velykyi Burluk, Shevchenkove, and Martovoe in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, three mechanized and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and three territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Luzhki, Sennoe, Vakalovshchina, Tokari and Ivolzhanskoye in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost more than 200 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, six cars, two field artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Mayaki, Donetskoye, Illichovka, and Bogorodichnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Nechvolodovka in the Khar'kov Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 215 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and 17 cars.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. They have defeated formations of three mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a motorized infantry brigade, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Slavyansk, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Nikolaevka, and Kondratovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 180 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, 34 cars, an artillery piece, and three electronic warfare stations.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault, a Jaeger, and an airborne brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and three National Guard brigades near the villages of Staroraiske, Belozerske, Shilovka, Starovarvarovka, Sergeyevka, Roganske, Novoyavlenka, Svyatogorovka, Blagodat, and Novodonetske in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 350 servicemen, eight armored combat vehicles, 11 cars, two field artillery pieces, 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, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infanry brigade near the settlements of Brovka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vesyoly Hai, Blakytne, Volnyanka, Barvinovka, and Voskresenka in Zaporizhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 205 servicemen and 11 vehicles.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position. Formations of the mechanized and mountain assault brigades and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the villages of Kirovo, Orekhov, and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 40 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 15 vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed.
10:34 Operators of FPV interceptors of the BPS troops as part of the "West" group blew up enemy aircraft-type UAVs in the air.
09:54 Rubicon Center calculations revealed enemy UAV control centers, and Russian Aerospace Forces crews razed them to the ground.
08:41 During the past night from 20:00 Moscow time on October 23 to 08:00 Moscow time on October 24, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 616 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type flew over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kirov, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Penza, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tula, Ulyanovsk regions, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea, the Republic of Tatarstan, Krasnodar Krai and over the waters of the Azov and Black Seas.
08:29 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 the strike, a workshop producing unmanned boats was damaged in the port of Chernomorsk.
In addition, a dry cargo ship was hit during the sea crossing, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
07:34 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in the Lukyanovsky area (+3.2 km2)
06:04 Crews of the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer of the Vostok group destroyed strongholds and observation posts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region.