[DM] Russian police are investigating the death of the latest prominent figure to fall to his death from a window.
The secretive head of Pravda publishing house, Vyacheslav Leontyev, 87, plunged 70ft from his home in western Moscow.
He was in charge of the famous Soviet newspaper Pravda - or Truth - the main organ of the ruling Communist Party, and continued in the role long after the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Leontyev was seen as knowledgeable about the secret fortune of the party.
The veteran publisher died on Saturday evening and police are probing whether it was an accident, suicide or foul play.
Exiled journalist Andrey Malgin posted on the 'strange death', saying: 'The window falls continue….
'Leontyev, fell from a window. He was found near his home on Molodogvardeyskaya Street, where he lived.'
Suggesting he could have been secretly wealthy, Malgin - who knew him - wrote: 'He gave the impression of a sort of underground millionaire….
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[Korrespondent] The largest number of Russian attacks were recorded in the Pokrovsky, Novopavlovsky, and Yuzhno-Slobodsky directions.'
The General Staff notes that 192 combat clashes have already occurred on the front, including 39 in the Pokrovskoe and Novopavlovskoe directions. This is according to the General Staff's summary as of the evening of October 5.
Since the beginning of the day, Russian forces have launched a massive air strike with 53 missiles and 40 airstrikes, dropping 77 guided bombs. They have also deployed 1,862 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,983 attacks on our troop positions and populated areas.
In the Severo-Slobodskoye and Kursk directions, Ukrainian forces repelled seven occupier assaults, with another clash still ongoing. Furthermore, the enemy launched three airstrikes, dropping seven guided bombs, and carried out 123 shelling attacks on our troop positions and settlements, including five with multiple launch rocket systems.
In the South Slobodskoy direction, the enemy assaulted our units' positions 29 times. Six of these clashes are still ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, the aggressor carried out offensive operations near the settlements of Kupyansk and Petrovpavlivka. Ukrainian defenders stopped six enemy attacks, and one clash is still ongoing.
In the Liman direction, Russian invaders have attacked Defense Forces positions nine times. Fighting continues unabated at one location.
Ukrainian defenders have repelled nine enemy assaults in the Seversky direction. One clash continues.
Our defenders repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of Chasovy Yar and Stupochki in the Kramatorsk direction.
In the Toretsk area, Russian forces launched 15 offensive attacks against Ukrainian units. Defense forces stopped 12 enemy attacks, and three more clashes are ongoing.
Since the start of the day, the occupiers have attempted to advance on Ukrainian units' positions in the Pokrovsk sector 39 times. Five clashes are still ongoing.
In the Novopavlovsk area, the enemy attempted to breach our defenders' defenses 39 times. Fighting continues at seven locations.
In the Gulyai-Polye direction, four military clashes were recorded in the area of the village of Poltavka.
Five combat clashes occurred in the Orekhiv area. The enemy launched an airstrike near the town of Zaporizhzhia.
In the Dnieper area, Ukrainian units repelled two enemy assaults toward the Antonovsky Bridge. The village of Antonovka was under air strike.
While in other areas there are no significant changes.
"Today, it is worth recognizing the soldiers of the 426th Separate Unmanned Systems Battalion, who are effectively destroying the enemy, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment," the report added.
As a reminder, the Defense Forces stopped an attempt by Russian troops to break through the front in the Donetsk region.
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[NewsFront] 21:41 UAV operators of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy manpower in strongholds in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
Drone operators from the Ulyanovsk Airborne Forces unit eliminate Ukrainian Armed Forces drones at low altitudes several kilometers from the right bank of the Dnieper.
21:03 Crew of the 152mm 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer of the Vostok group smashes enemy in the South Donetsk direction.
20:37 From 17:00 to 20:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on dutydestroyed24 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:▫️
12 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,▫️
11 UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
One UAV – over the territory of the Voronezh region.
20:08 Crew of the ZU-23-2 mobile installation of the Center group of forces destroyed enemy attack UAV on the route of advancement and delivery of provisions and ammunition to units.
17:41 Velykyi Burluk direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces mined the bridge near Novouzhvinivka in case of a Russian army breakthrough.
A Russian Armed Forces drone operator carried out a precise strike, blowing up the bridge, disrupting the supply of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
17:34 From 15:00 to 17:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
27 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Three UAVs over the territory of the Smolensk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region.
16:44 Military signalmen of the 44th Army Corps of the North group deployed secure satellite communications for assault units in the Khar'kov direction.
15:37 Krasnoarmeyskoye direction. Russian army assault aircraft have established a foothold on the southern outskirts of Vladimirovka –MAP
15:35 From 12:00 to 15:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:26 Sumy direction. Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced into the landings southwest of Alekseyevka –MAP
13:18 From 08:00 to 12:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed 30 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
29 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,▫️
One UAV – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea.
12:57 Crew of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system inflicted a strike on a hidden position of the KHimars MLRS.
12:25 SummaryMinistry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 5, 2025
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, a Jaeger brigade, a coastal defense brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Katerynivka, Novaya Sich, Ugroedy, Krovnoye, Andreyevka, Osoyevka, and Iskriskovshchina in the Sumy region.
🔥In the Khar'kov direction, units of two mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novouzhvinovka, Volchansk, Dvurechanskoye, Bologovka, Ambarnoye and Pokalyanoye in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 service members, an armored combat vehicle, five vehicles, two artillery pieces, and a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system launcher. An electronic intelligence station, an ammunition depot, and six supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" force group have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. They have inflicted casualties on the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Ukrainian Armed Forces unmanned systems regiment, a territorial defense brigade, and a National Guard brigade near the settlements of Peschanoye, Kupyansk, and Petrovka in the Khar'kov region, and Yampol, Novonikolaevka, Krymki, and Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 225 troops, two armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles, and a field artillery gun. Five electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces, as a result of active and decisive actions, liberated the village of Kuzminovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
💥Formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a National Guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Raigorodok, Reznikovka, Ivanopolye, Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 130 troops, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles, and an artillery piece. An electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Center Group of Forces have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of six mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two Jaeger brigades, two airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and three National Guard brigades near the settlements of Dimitrov, Gruzskoye, Toretskoye, Rubezhnoye, Artemovka, Dorozhnoye, Ivanovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Grishino in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 430 servicemen, a tank, a Turkish-made Kirpi armored vehicle, a Canadian-made Senator armored vehicle, a pickup truck, and a field artillery gun.
Units of the "East" force group continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade were defeated near the settlements of Uspenovka, Malinovka, Pavlovka, Privolnoye, Novohryhorivka, and Poltavka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The enemy lost over 270 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, eight vehicles and a warehouse of supplies.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the heavy mechanized and mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Mala Tokmachka, Lukyanivske and Chervona Krynytsia in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, five electronic warfare stations and a warehouse of materiel were destroyed.
12:19 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike with long-range precision weapons from land, sea, and air bases, including Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, against Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and gas and energy infrastructure facilities that supported their operation.
11:52 Soldiers of the Southern Group of Forces destroyed a Kozak armored fighting vehicles disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir.
09:54 Servicemen of the reconnaissance battalion of the 49th Combined Arms Army pass combat coordination in the Kherson region.
07:31 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:
Advance in the Stavki area
Expansion of the control zone in the Zarechny area
Advance in Rodinsky
Expansion of the control zone in Pokrovsk
07:08 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 32 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type:
11 UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region,
11 UAVs over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Five UAVs over the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region,
One UAV over the territory of the Bryansk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Kursk region,
One UAV over the territory of the Tula region,
One UAV over the territory of the Tambov region, '
One UAV over the territory of the Republic of Mordovia.
06:03 Artillery crew of the "Vostok" group destroyed enemy UAV control center in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
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