Ukraine Invasion - Part 62

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UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights

Military representatives from all 32 NATO member states have arrived in Kyiv, NATO Military Committee Chair Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said.
This is the first official visit of its kind to Kyiv in eight years.

❗️Russian drone incursions into Moldovan airspace are deliberate and not accidental, according to Ukraine’s Air Force.
“These are planned operations. While perhaps 2–3% might have been affected by electronic warfare [systems], they can organize effective signal relay coverage over the Black Sea, so these are planned actions,” Yurii Cherevashenko, Deputy Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, said at a meeting of the Verkhovna Rada’s Temporary Investigative Commission.

Sweden is deploying Patriot air defense systems and approximately 100 troops to Poland to protect the key logistics hub for arms supplies to Ukraine against Russian missiles and drones, Le Monde reports.
Starting December 1, the Swedish military is set to take over protection of the hub near Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, relieving the Dutch contingent currently stationed there. More than 80% of military aid to Ukraine passes through the area, with the monthly volume of cargo estimated at around 18,000 tons.
The site is currently protected by two Dutch Patriot batteries, NASAMS, anti-drone systems, and Polish air defenses. The Swedish mission could last up to seven months. Stockholm has explicitly stated that the hub requires protection against potential air and ground threats.
Sweden is reinforcing the protection of Rzeszów with more than Patriot systems. Swedish Gripen fighter jets have been patrolling over Poland since October, with one of their missions being to provide air cover for aid deliveries to Ukraine.

🇪🇺 The EU is preparing for a potential “nightmare” hybrid attack from abroad, Politico reports.
Ambassadors from the 27 EU member states are holding closed-door discussions on a possible major hybrid attack resulting in mass casualties and potential response measures.
The discussions intensified following the discovery of an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig Airport in August. Measures under consideration include creating emergency response teams, assisting the affected country, and coordinating actions by EU leaders.
However, some countries fear that Brussels’ initiatives could duplicate NATO’s functions and create confusion over decision-making.

South Korea has supplied more than 176,000 tons of fuel to Russia, including shipments carried by sanctioned tankers, The Guardian reports, citing port documents and vessel tracking data.
The deliveries were made by seven tankers that completed 14 voyages to Vladivostok and other Far East ports. Three of the vessels are subject to UK and EU sanctions, while some reportedly concealed their actual routes.

Two merchant vessels were attacked by drones off the coast of Bulgaria. One of the vessels sank, and its crew is missing, according to BGNES.
The Bulgarian government is convening an emergency meeting. Prime Minister Rumen Radev described the attack as “a gross violation of international law and maritime norms.”
It is currently unknown whose drones were involved.
“This is an absolutely unacceptable attack and a gross violation of international law and maritime norms. The attack severely complicates shipping in the Black Sea,” Radev said.
The strikes took place within Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
An EEZ is a maritime area beyond and adjacent to a country’s territorial waters. It is not part of a country’s territory in the same sense as its territorial waters, meaning the country does not exercise the same sovereign rights and jurisdiction there.
Therefore, neither of the commercial vessels was in Bulgarian territorial waters.

🇧🇬 Bulgaria will not invoke NATO Articles 4 or 5 over the attack on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.
Radev said Bulgaria sees no grounds for doing so. He clarified that the incident occurred within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, approximately 130 kilometers from the coast, but that these waters have neutral status.

🌐 First in Europe. Ukraine ranked third globally among the most frequent targets of cyberattacks.
According to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2026, Ukraine accounted for 4.8% of all victims worldwide, trailing only the US and Israel.
Microsoft noted that Ukraine remains a primary target for Russian hacker groups, which accounted for 14% of recorded attacks. The public sector was the most frequent target, with phishing serving as the primary method of intrusion.
The company also warned that the use of AI is accelerating cyber threats, reducing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation to less than 24 hours.

Ukraine’s defense forces did not conduct any operations in Bulgarian waters, where two merchant vessels were struck by drones today. It has been established that this was a combined Russian attack using sea and aerial drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Kyiv Post Telegram Highlights

Ukraine holds the tactical initiative near Vovchansk, a military spokesperson said, while cautioning that reported gains east of the city cannot yet be confirmed as fighting continues in a rapidly shifting gray zone.

Russia is ramping up production and use of cheap, jet-powered “quasi-cruise” missiles to intensify attacks on Ukraine, ISW says.
Faster and more maneuverable than Shahed drones, the weapons are putting growing pressure on Ukraine’s air defenses

Ukraine’s Air Force expects Russia could increase the speed of its jet-powered attack drones to 800-900 kilometers per hour, although such speeds have not yet been observed.
Moscow is also expected to expand its use of jet drones, forcing Kyiv to accelerate interceptor production and rely heavily on F-16 fighters.

Russia says Ukraine unleashed a record 1,750 drones and 17 Flamingo cruise missiles in just 24 hours.
The reported figures surpass the previous record for Ukrainian drone attacks and mark an unprecedented number of Flamingo missiles used in a single day.

Two months after Gen. Mykhailo Drapaty took command, Ukraine says its forces are regaining ground through drone-heavy warfare, decentralized command and younger combat leaders.
His goal: build a modern army designed not just to survive this war, but to deter the next one.

Freeze or liberation? A growing share of Ukrainians see a hard compromise as the likeliest end to the war: 41% say Ukraine may preserve its independence while some territory remains occupied, up from 33% in February 2025. Still, 53% expect Ukraine to reclaim at least part of the occupied land, a KIIS poll found.

Kyiv has begun installing anti-drone netting on the North Bridge after it was struck by Russian drones on consecutive days, Oct. 3 and 4.
The first strike damaged the roadway and trolleybus overhead lines, forcing authorities to temporarily close traffic from the left bank to the right bank. A second drone strike the following day again damaged the road surface and injured two people; one civilian was hospitalized.
The North Bridge is a key Dnipro crossing connecting Kyiv’s left-bank neighborhoods with the city center.

Kyiv’s North Bridge has been repaired following the Russian drone attack on Oct. 4, the city administration said.

Five ballistic missiles. Thirty-nine cruise missiles. 117 drones: Ukraine intercepted or suppressed 161 Russian targets in a massive overnight attack.
Strikes hit 18 locations, while debris from intercepted targets fell at five sites.

Ukrainian intelligence warned of an upcoming Russian disinformation campaign at occupied Oleshky, slated for October or early November, against Kyiv.
The city, under Russian occupation, is facing a humanitarian crisis, with 2,000 residents lacking basic supplies and unable to leave.

A naval drone struck a tanker off the Russian resort city of Sochi, Russia’s Transport Ministry said, as thick smoke from the fire spread over the coast. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Supernova identified the vessel as the Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio.
All 23 crew members, all Indian nationals, were rescued. Authorities restricted access to beaches and parts of the coastline. Firefighters were waiting for the blaze to subside before approaching the tanker. Some local accounts said no explosions were heard before the fire began.

For Vladimir Putin’s 74th birthday, Ukraine’s General Staff brought a grim tally: nearly 1.55 million Russian personnel losses since the full-scale invasion began — including 1,690 in a single day.
The numbers also include 12,396 tanks, 50,836 artillery systems and 551,876 UAVs. Read the full report on our website.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine to Marat Mambetov, a 25-year-old MiG-29 pilot killed in combat after his fighter was struck by a Russian missile.

A Russian jet-powered Banderol munition struck the grounds of a hospital in central Kryvyi Rih, seriously injuring a staff member and wounding two others — including a woman walking her dog.

In Pryluky, Chernihiv region, the number of people injured in Russia’s attack has risen to 50.

Russian forces struck a highway in Ukraine’s Odesa region, injuring five people.
Two victims were hospitalized. One is in critical condition as doctors fight to save their life.

At least nine people, including three children, were killed and more than 20 injured in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, following a Russian strike, the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration said.
A missile struck a five-story apartment building on the morning of Oct. 7. Two entrances to the building were destroyed. Other homes, the Children and Youth Creativity Center, a business and vehicles were also damaged. A production building caught fire at another location.

Ukraine’s National Police say they dismantled two drug networks in an operation dubbed “Breaking Bad.”
One lab allegedly produced over 10 kg of methadone a month and planned to smuggle it abroad disguised as car fluid; mobile labs made amphetamine for sale in Ukraine and Moldova.

EXCLUSIVE: DakhaBrakha is bringing its new album Ptakh home, touring Ukraine from Kyiv to cities closer to the front line.
Frontman Marko Halanevych spoke to Kyiv Post about hope, cultural heritage, Ukraine’s voice abroad, and why music during wartime is never just music.

A mother sits beside the body of her son, who was killed in the shelling of Kremenchuk. His father, Oleksandr, told Suspilne he was asleep in another part of the house when the strike hit. Firefighters found his son beneath the rubble.

Live: Ukraine Telegram Highlights

Former head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), August Hanning, has been detained on suspicion of espionage and treason.
Additionally, another former employee of the agency, Manfred D., has been detained on suspicion of aiding and espionage.
According to the investigation, in 2010 the suspects agreed that Manfred D. would transfer secret BND data for money. In total, he handed over around two thousand documents to Hanning, and the cooperation lasted for years.
Hanning used the information he received for private services and also prepared at least one report for a foreign intelligence service. Both suspects will be brought before the Federal Court today.
According to an investigation by Süddeutsche Zeitung, NDR, and WDR, Hanning received confidential situation assessments from foreign partners from Manfred D., as well as documents on Iran's nuclear program and the Russian army.
Hanning came under investigation scrutiny after a search of his home and offices in another case, where investigators found a storage device containing classified information.

🇱🇹The Lithuanian Seimas has supported, in the first reading, a constitutional amendment that would allow nuclear weapons to be stationed in the country.
The next vote will take place no earlier than three months from now. Earlier, parliamentary speaker Juozas Olekas stated that the final decision is planned for January 12, 2027.

Ukraine struck two oil facilities, a training ground, and a target in the Black Sea within a day, Volodymyr Zelensky reported.
The strikes hit facilities in Russia's Perm, Samara, and Astrakhan regions.
Donald Trump's son has repaid Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev the money for his wedding party. Kremlev himself told Bloomberg about this

🇺🇸🇷🇺The US Embassy has called on Americans to leave Russia due to a suspected case of pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region, according to an official statement.
The embassy emphasized that the US government has limited ability to assist its citizens in Russia, especially outside Moscow.
It also recalled that the highest-level advisory against traveling to Russia remains in effect. The embassy urges Americans currently in the country to leave immediately and those planning a trip to refrain.

Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight claimed the lives of at least 13 people, with over 40 more injured.
The heaviest casualties were in Pryluky, Chernihiv region, where 9 people were killed, including three children. Another 34 people, including 5 children, were injured. Among the injured is a police officer; her police officer husband and mother were killed.
In Kremenchuk, Poltava region, the number of injured has risen to 19. The attack damaged 430 apartments.
In Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad region, the death toll has risen to two, with three others injured. One person is still out of contact.
In Kherson, a man and a woman were injured in drone strikes.
In Dnipro, 16 apartment buildings were damaged after the overnight Russian attack. A gymnasium, several stores, and a swimming pool were also damaged.
In Kyiv, in addition to two people killed, damage to the Dovzhenko Film Studio has been reported. Debris pierced the roofs of two filming pavilions. A fire broke out at the site and has been extinguished.

Ukraine has retaliated with a sea-drone strike on a sanctioned oil tanker allegedly carrying Russian oil exports. Burning merrily off Sochi.

(Indian crew all got off safely according to Russia.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cqy8l7l1x5z4o

Kyiv Independent Telegram Highlights

⚡️EU ambassadors wave through largest-ever list of Russia sanctions.
The list targets a wide range of defense industry players, from shipyards and aviation companies to electronics manufacturers, armored vehicle repair facilities, and aerospace companies.

⚡️US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline.
U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Roger Wicker are pressing the Trump administration to begin implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as soon as possible. While most of the law's provisions take effect on Oct. 18, the bipartisan senators urged the administration not to wait until the deadline.

⚡️ South Korea to recall Ukraine envoy amid North Korean POWs dispute.
"The government looks forward to the smooth resolution of all pending issues between the two countries and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to this end," the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a press release.

⚡️Erdogan raises Black Sea safety in call with Putin
The two Presidents discussed regional issues and the safety of navigation on the Black Sea, Erdogan's office said.

⚡️Update: Death toll from Russian glide bomb strike on Kramatorsk bus stop rises to 33.
At least 18 others were injured in the Oct. 8 attack, prompting local authorities in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk to suspend all public transport.

⚡️Moldova to build drone shelters near Ukrainian border amid escalating Russian attacks.
In addition to the new structures, some Moldovan border guards currently stationed on the Ukrainian side of the border will be transferred to the Moldovan side.

⚡️ Ukrainian agriculture urges EU to talk details, not panic, in future membership negotiations.
We need "a substantive discussion about adaptation periods, the volumes of market access, and safeguard mechanisms," said Agriculture Minister Taras Vysotskyi.

⚡️Lithuania to deploy troops along border with Russia's Kaliningrad after Latvia incident.
The move is a preventative measure in response to signals that Russia may announce mobilization, Lithuanian Interior Minister Martians Katelynas said.

⚡️Russia carried out sabotage against Danish defense firms, intelligence says
Josefine Christensen, an analyst at the Danish national security and intelligence service (PET), said Russia was increasingly focusing on targets directly connected to Western military support for Ukraine.

⚡️Russia's largest Yandex data center reportedly hit in drone attack.
A major Yandex data center in Russia's Ryazan Oblast was reportedly damaged in an overnight drone attack, with a large fire reported at the industrial site.

⚡️ Huge blaze breaks out at Russian oil facility in Samara Oblast.
NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which uses satellite data to detect thermal anomalies and fires, detected multiple hotspots at the facility.

⚡️ Oil refinery in Russia's Salavat reportedly burning after attack.
The Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat facility is one of Russia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical plants, located some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from the front line in Ukraine.

⚡️ Lithuania calls for EU sanctions against Russian grain.
Russia being able to trade grain while it blockades Ukraine from doing likewise "is an unacceptable situation," said Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius.

⚡️ France's Le Pen opposes Ukraine EU membership over farming fears.

⚡️ UK ramps up sanctions against Russian shadow fleet, crypto industry.
The U.K., the EU, and Ukraine have all targeted crypto schemes in recent sanctions packages as Russia uses the technology to evade existing sanctions.

As Russia prepares to mobilize hundreds of thousands more troops, Ukraine is struggling to maintain its troop numbers. Could a mobilization of Ukraine’s women be a practical fix for its manpower shortage, or a step too far?

⚡️56 Ukrainians still missing as Nepal ends flash flood search-and-rescue operation.

Explosive device in field kills 2 boys in Sumy Oblast.
Two 14-year-old boys in the Konotop district were killed after the device detonated, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said. The prevalence of unexploded ordnance and landmines poses severe risk to Ukrainian civilians in front-line regions.

⚡️Russia hits another Kyiv apartment building after day of deadly strikes, injuring 4.

⚡️Update: Death toll rises to 26, including 5 children, following mass Russian attack on Ukrainian cities on Oct. 7.

Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦
@ragnarbjartur.bsky.social
⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — OCT 8, 2026
■ Engagements well above average; 5th-highest casualties of the year
■ 2nd-highest losses of unarmored vehicles and 3rd-highest of land-based equipment; 7-day record for unarmored vehicles
■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks: good drone interception rate; only 11 locations hit or affected by debris
■ 🇷🇺 drone launches down day on day; six 🇺🇦 air and artillery strikes reported; at least 500 🇺🇦 drones launched into 🇷🇺 and occupied 🇺🇦

What did you do? Copy over a type of fiscal token we are not allowed to mention?

Yup, but ive contacted mumsnet, hopefully they'll fix it soon.

This spat with S Korea is an awful shame. S Korea have supported Ukraine a lot. Ukraine should just apologise.

UNITED24 Media Telegram Highlights

Russia’s offensive in Ukraine has slowed sharply, with September marking the worst month for Russian territorial gains since June 2023, according to The New York Times.
The Ukrainian counteroffensive in the northern Donbas thwarted Russian attempts to encircle cities still under Ukrainian control. Russian forces lost dozens of square kilometers of territory, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to stabilize their defenses in the southern Donbas.
Western analysts differ on the exact figures but agree on the main point: in 2026, Russia captured only slightly more territory than it lost. This stands in stark contrast to the Russian Defense Ministry’s claims of capturing more than 5,000 square kilometers.
One reason for the slowdown is the expansion of Ukraine’s “kill zone,” driven by the use of drones and other strike capabilities. As a result, the Russian tactic of infiltrating Ukrainian positions in small groups, which had long facilitated gradual advances, is becoming increasingly ineffective.
Nevertheless, Russia is not abandoning its offensive. In some sectors of the Donbas, Russian forces send hundreds of troops into attacks every day while simultaneously intensifying air strikes on Ukrainian cities.

Sweden conducted an evacuation exercise on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland due to a potential threat from Russia, Le Monde reports.
Around 200 volunteers were tasked with organizing an evacuation from the strategically important island. Special attention was given to people with specific needs. For example, some participants role-played people with dementia. Staff from various organizations and government agencies also took part in the exercise.

❗️Ukraine is prepared for several ceasefire options, ranging from a full truce to a halt in strikes on energy infrastructure and combat operations in the Black Sea, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said Kyiv is ready for an unconditional and complete ceasefire, a Black Sea truce mediated by Türkiye and Egypt, a halt to strikes on energy infrastructure and a “food truce” mediated by India, as well as a separate energy-related truce involving the US.
The key question, according to Tykhyi, is whether Russia is prepared for these formats.
At the same time, a new trilateral round of talks involving Ukraine, the US, and Russia is being discussed. Washington has proposed holding the talks in the UAE, and Kyiv has agreed. A final decision from Moscow is still pending.

⚡️The EU has agreed on sanctions against more than 1,646 individuals and entities linked to Russia’s war against Ukraine, Euronews reports.
The new sanctions will target 743 individuals and 826 entities. The decision still requires formal approval by EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg on October 12.
The list will also include 77 Russian lawmakers who ran in State Duma elections held in temporarily occupied territories.
For the sanctioned individuals, the restrictions will include an EU entry ban, asset freezes, and a ban on providing funding.
Following this latest expansion, the total number of individuals and entities on the EU sanctions list against Russia will reach nearly 4,650.

The SBU warns that Russia is preparing a series of information and psychological operations (IPSO) regarding the situation in the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky.
According to operational intelligence, troops from one of the occupation units have been ordered to prepare a series of “compromising” interviews featuring residents of the city.
In these videos, Russia intends for local residents to:
▪️ accuse Ukraine’s Defense Forces of constant shelling and blockading the city;
▪️ discredit the decisions of Ukraine’s military and political leadership;
▪️ express a positive attitude toward and gratitude for the aggressor’s military.
According to the SBU, the hostile IPSO campaign is scheduled for October and early November.
The SBU urges the public to:
▪️ view such “sensational” information critically;
▪️ avoid trusting posts from hostile or pro-Russian Telegram channels;
▪️ refrain from spreading unverified information;
▪️ rely exclusively on information from official sources.

🇺🇦 Ukrainians have won gold at the European Wheelchair Fencing Championships.
Olena Fedota-Isaieva and Oleh Naumenko competed in Category B, while Yevheniia Breus and Oleksii Zakusylov competed in Category A. Together, they became European champions in the mixed team épée event, securing the Ukrainian national team’s first gold medal of the tournament.

Three one-year-old children and an eight-year-old boy were among those killed in the Russian strike on Pryluky, President Zelenskyy said.

😡 Russian forces attacked a civilian infrastructure facility in Sumy, killing one person and injuring four others.
The casualties include two children and two adults. One of the adults is in serious condition, the Regional Military Administration reported.

According to preliminary information, Russian forces used long-range rocket artillery, firing four projectiles at the regional center.

❗️Three people were killed in Russian strikes on Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported.
The number of injured has risen to 14. Eight people have been hospitalized in city hospitals, including two in serious condition.

Kyiv Post Telegram Highlights

Vladimir Putin told Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian that Moscow is ready to help mediate the Middle East war.
Both leaders praised deepening ties as the conflict remains locked in a naval standoff in the Strait of Hormuz.

Poland has closed its investigation into the 2025 Russian drone incursion after failing to identify who directed it.
More than 30 drones entered Polish airspace, some carrying Polish SIM cards. Prosecutors said the military’s response followed procedures.

Kyiv authorities reported water supply disruptions on Thursday as Russian attacks on the energy grid affected water pumps across the city, with extensive blackouts also reported months ahead of winter.
With Russia’s energy campaign beginning in earnest in late September and extensive blackouts already seen in Kyiv, concerns are growing over what awaits the city this winter.

Kyiv’s AI-assisted gun turrets are a last line of defense, not a shield for the whole city, a Ukrainian presidential adviser says. Twelve are in place, with eight more planned.
The Air Force says the systems have already helped shoot down Russia’s jet-powered drones.

Kazakhstan is negotiating with Moscow to repatriate citizens serving with Russian forces in Ukraine.
The talks follow video appeals from Kazakh men who say they were tricked into civilian jobs and coerced into military contracts.

Ukraine has opened gas exports for private producers for the first time since 2022, allowing them to sell up to 15% of the previous month’s output abroad through exchange auctions.
The move follows a domestic gas surplus, prices well below Europe’s, and storage levels above the government’s target.

Lithuania approved €15 million ($16.8 million) for Ukraine’s recovery, allocating €10 million ($11.2 million) through the World Bank’s SPUR 2.0 program and €5 million ($5.6 million) through the EIB’s EU4U Fund.
Finance Minister Taurimas Valys pledged continued support for Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction.

Russian authorities have opened a criminal probe into allegedly forged certificates for Multican-8 animal vaccines, reportedly linked to the deaths of more than 100 dogs.
The vaccines may have been contaminated with Aujeszky’s disease virus, which can be fatal. The manufacturer says it is cooperating with investigators.

Russian missile strike on Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, wiped out an entire family.
Oleksandr Ivanchenko, 38, was killed alongside his wife, Yuliia, 37, and their two children: 12-year-old Iryna and 8-year-old Maksym.
The attack on a residential five-story building in Pryluky killed 22 people in total, including five children.

Russia’s fresh drone attacks on Kyiv killed three people and injured 14 on Thursday, with a UAV striking a four-story store.
The attack came a day after Russian weapons killed at least four people in the capital.

The death toll from Russia’s strike on packed passenger buses in Kramatorsk has surged to 33 people killed.
At least 18 others were injured.

Live: Ukraine Telegram Highlights

🇩🇿Algerian military aircraft regularly fly through EU airspace to Russia, carrying weapons, Defence24 reports.
On October 6, a Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules of the Algerian Air Force again flew over Poland. At 06:45, the monitoring resource Polish Military Radar reported it. The aircraft took off from Boufarik airbase, flew over Italy, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovakia, then through Poland and Belarus headed to Moscow — landing at Vnukovo.
Defence24 notes that these are not isolated flights. In recent weeks, Il-76MD, C-130H/H-30 Hercules, and LM-100J Super Hercules aircraft have also been spotted in European skies.
According to the portal, these aircraft transport weapons and specialists servicing Russian systems in Algeria's arsenal. Similar flights are also made to Belarus, and Russia uses them.
Defence24 links these flights to Russia's military presence in Africa, particularly in Mali, the Central African Republic, and Libya. Algeria and Libya are important for this system due to their location near the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahara, and the Sahel.
For Poland, the problem is that an air corridor passes through the territory of a NATO country, used by aircraft supporting Algeria's military cooperation with Russia.

Donald Trump's and Putin's teams are discussing how to sell Russian gas to Europe again and bring in an American investor for the Nord Stream pipelines, Reuters reports, citing five sources.
Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner have joined the talks. Kushner considers business with Russia an important part of the peace process, and if the sides reach an agreement, American investors could earn from selling energy to Europe after the war.
The White House says any deal must go through the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the US Treasury, and must benefit American taxpayers and companies. At the same time, it assures that Nord Stream has not been discussed recently.
Last month, Dmitriev met with representatives of the US Treasury and Energy Department — they discussed possible US-Russian energy projects. He also advocates for Germany to buy gas from Russia again.
However, an unnamed US official considers a Nord Stream deal unlikely in the medium term: the US and EU have imposed sanctions, and Germany has already found alternatives to Russian gas and does not want to restart the pipeline.
Before the full-scale war, Germany received over half of its gas from Russia via Nord Stream. Poland and the Baltic states also oppose restoring energy ties with Russia.
In parallel, Kushner and Dmitriev are discussing the sale of Lukoil assets to American, Qatari, and Emirati investors.

The Russians attacked the new warehouse of the "Knyholav" publishing house in Kyiv — it contained books that had been restored after the July attack.
There are currently no precise estimates of how many books were lost, but it involves tens of thousands. No employees were injured in the attack.
The publishing house clarified that among the destroyed items are new releases, as well as reprints of the books that Russia destroyed in July at the previous warehouse.

In Latvia, a woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for donating to the Russian army, local media Delfi reports.
According to the State Security Service, through an acquaintance in Belarus acting as an intermediary, the woman transferred €43 for drone jamming equipment.
Polina Kamlova called her actions a mistake but denied wanting to support Russia's war. She had previously been a member of the party "Russian Union of Latvia."
Kamlova was also given three years of supervision after release. The prosecutor had sought eight years in prison for her.

A Royal Navy warfare intelligence rating, Able Seaman Teddy Young, has been arrested for allegedly retaining defence and intelligence material and preparing to disclose it to Russia.

Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw203n6emde8o

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mxepe5uoh22a

Today,we’re announcing more sanctions on Putin’s war machine,the shadow fleet,oil companies,crypto and war financing-UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband

The new package covers 38 individuals&legal entities,Russian shadow fleet vessels,financial institutions,suppliers of goods for the military industry

The list includes the oil companies Zarubezhneft and INK Capital, as well as 12 more tankers, bringing the total number of Russian shadow fleet vessels under British sanctions to over 600.

Separate restrictions were introduced against three crypto exchanges, two payment platforms,

and an associated individual suspected of helping Moscow evade financial sanctions.

Additionally, 17 people and companies involved in supplying Russia with electronics, machine tools, and other components for the production of missiles and drones were placed under sanctions.

My post had the word crapto, hopefully MN will unhide it soon

Link here

https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mxepe5uoh22a

France's Le Pen opposes Ukraine EU membership over farming fears

No suprise there of course..

Haven't read the piece but this will definitely be Le Pen positioning herself as a defender of the French farming industry prior to next year's French presidential elections....

understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-7-2026/

Key Takeaways

1. Russia launched a massive and deadly combined drone and missile strike package across northern, eastern, and western Ukraine on the night of October 6 to 7— killing and wounding at least 135 civilians, including at least four children.
2. Recent Russian technological adaptations to jet-powered Geran-type drones allow Russian forces to focus cruise and ballistic missile strikes on a smaller, more specific target set without significantly increasing missile expenditure.
3. The Kremlin is consolidating strategic logistics assets under Russian state control.
4. Ukrainian forces recently advanced east of Oleksandrivka.
5. Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian oil infrastructure.

Kyiv Independent Telegram Highlights

⚡️ US, Russia confirm Trump's latest Ukraine peace push is falling apart.
At this point, there appears to be no prospect of a negotiated settlement, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

⚡️Russia lifts quarantine in Irkutsk region, where lab worker allegedly died of plague
Quarantine has been lifted in Russia's Irkutsk region, where a lab technician at the Anti-Plague Institute of Eastern Siberia and the Far East died on Oct. 2, Russian state media reported on Oct. 8.

⚡️UK to provide $71 million winter aid package to Ukraine.
The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with 54 million pounds ($71 million) in humanitarian and energy funding ahead of Ukraine's fifth winter under Russian attack, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced on Oct. 8.

⚡️Polish SIM cards found in Russian drones downed in Poland
Polish military prosecutors found Polish SIM cards in some of the Russian drones downed during a Russian mass drone incursion into the country on the night of Sept. 9 to Sept. 10, RMF24 reported on Oct. 8.

⚡️Zelensky sends delegation to meet Trump envoys as he hints at secret US-Russia economic talks
A Ukrainian delegation will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the United States on Oct. 9 to discuss proposals for an energy and Black Sea ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on Oct. 8.

⚡️Ukraine reportedly targets Russian cruise missile fuel plant, oil depot in overnight attack.
Ukraine's military launched an attack on several Russian regions overnight on Oct. 9, reportedly targeting a Russian factory that manufactures fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 cruise missiles, as well as oil infrastructure, Russian Telegram media channels reported.

⚡️UK service member charged with spying for Russia makes first court appearance.
Under the U.K.'s National Security Act 2023, junior intelligence specialist Teddy Young, 24, was charged with two offenses for allegedly trying to pass protected information to a foreign power between November 2024 and May 2025.

⚡️Moldova ready to take in more Ukrainian refugees come winter, Sandu says

⚡️Founder of Rybar, Russian war propaganda channel, detained in Montenegro.
Rybar is one of Russia's most popular pro-war blogs with over 1.5 million followers on the Telegram app, focusing on the coverage of battlefield developments in Ukraine while promoting pro-Russian propaganda about the war. The channel's staff has been subject to U.K. and EU sanctions, and the U.S. announced a $10 million reward in 2024 for information on Rybar's activities.

⚡️Update: Russia demands explanation from Montenegro over Rybar founder arrest.
Russia's Embassy has requested that Montenegro's authorities clarify the reasons for the detention of Mikhail Zvinchuk and other Russian citizens, Russian state news agency TASS reported.

⚡️Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach detained in Austria while on assignment.
The acclaimed journalist was reportedly on an editorial assignment for Ukrainska Pravda in Vienna with his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko when he was detained by Austrian authorities. Ukrainska Pravda has not been able to contact Tkach, though he has been in touch with his lawyer. Bondarenko's whereabouts are currently unknown.

⚡️Update: Austria releases Ukrainian journalist but he's still incommunicado, his colleague reportedly injured.
"At 4 a.m. on Oct. 9, Mykhailo Tkach was released after being detained for more than 12 hours in Vienna," Sevhil Musayeva, Ukrainska Pravda's chief editor, wrote on Facebook.

⚡️Two trains collide in Lviv, injuring 8
The diesel-powered passenger train, traveling from Lviv to Sokal, collided with the locomotive while departing Pidzamche station, Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said.

⚡️ Russia forcibly removes 25 Ukrainian civilians, including children, from occupied Kharkiv Oblast, ombudsman says.
"Russia calls this an 'evacuation.' But when people are taken away against their will, intimidated, and left with no choice, it is not a rescue. It is coercion," Dmytro Lubinets said.

Kyiv's historic market sits nearly empty after upscale food court makeover
Bessarabskyi Market has stood in Kyiv for 114 years. Its upscale makeover lasted less than one. Less than a year after the late-2025 reopening, most of the restaurants are gone, and the hall is quieter than before the renovation.
Bessarabskyi’s transformation is part of a wider trend. Across Europe, developers have sought to turn grocery markets into profitable food courts. But in wartime Ukraine, the reality of changing a historic market and piece of Kyiv’s heritage into a trendy food court proved more difficult than developers expected.

Drones above, robots below — inside Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine’s push to recapture territory in Donetsk Oblast

⚡️Ukrainian actor Serhii Strelnikov enlists in Unmanned Systems Forces
Ukrainian actor Serhii Strelnikov announced on Oct. 8 that he had enlisted in the Unmanned Systems Forces, calling it "an honor to be among these people."

⚡️Russian attacks kill at least 41, injure 67 across Ukraine as glide bombs strike Zaporizhzhia.
Across the whole of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, two people were killed and 18 injured in Russian attacks over the past day. Russian forces launched 1,039 strikes against 51 settlements in the oblast.

Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦
@ragnarbjartur.bsky.social
⚡ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — OCT 9, 2026
■ Engagements above average; 7th-highest casualties of the year
■ 5th-highest losses of unarmored vehicles and 6th-highest of land-based equipment; 7-day records for both
■ Territory: 🇷🇺 gained 26 km² in the week to Oct 6, after a net loss of 153 km² in September
■ Visually confirmed equipment losses in September (preliminary): 86 🇷🇺 vs 123 🇺🇦 (0.7x)
■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks: decent drone interception rate; 15 locations hit or affected by debris
■ 🇷🇺 drone launches up day on day, the most in nearly two weeks; nine 🇺🇦 air and artillery strikes reported; at least 450 🇺🇦 drones launched into 🇷🇺 and occupied 🇺🇦
■ Key 🇺🇦 targets: facilities involved in missile launches and missile fuel production

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A telephone conversation between Putin and Trump could potentially take place today, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Moscow agrees with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assessment that there are currently no prospects for a diplomatic settlement “on” Ukraine, Peskov added.

Russia’s internet has experienced a major outage following a Ukrainian attack on a data center in Sasovo, Ryazan region, The Moscow Times reports.
Monitoring sites Sboy.rf and Downdetector reported a massive outage affecting services including T-Bank, Sovcombank, and Alfa-Bank, Avito, Google, YouTube, and RuTube, streaming platforms Ivi and KION, the educational resource Dnevnik. ru, the Russian Railways website, several mobile operators, and retailers such as Pyaterochka, Magnit, and DNS.
The most severe disruptions have been reported in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Moscow residents have also reported an outage affecting the Mango Office cloud service.
The disruptions began after Ukrainian drones attacked a Yandex data center in Sasovo overnight into Thursday. A fire broke out at the facility, and users reported problems with Yandex Disk, Yandex Documents, and other services.
Following the attack, online bus ticket purchases in the Moscow region also became unavailable. Mostransavto attributed the disruption to the “suspension of operations at the data center that supports online ticket purchasing services.”
Users have also reported difficulties accessing the websites of Russian media outlets, including RBC, RIA Novosti, Kommersant, Vedomosti, Interfax, and Vesti.

African nations want Ukraine to recognize Africans who fought for Russia as victims of human trafficking rather than prisoners of war, Bloomberg reports.
Kenya is negotiating the return of its citizens. Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said they “report having been recruited under false pretenses, with deceptive promises regarding employment.” Zimbabwe and Botswana have also raised concerns. According to Bloomberg, at least 213 foreign nationals are being held in Ukrainian prisoner-of-war camps, including 37 Africans.
Kenya is negotiating the return of five people, the youngest of whom is 23, Mudavadi said. He added that President William Ruto had already discussed the issue with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Botswana’s Foreign Ministry has also announced plans to repatriate one citizen.
African officials say some of their citizens were lured to Russia with promises of civilian jobs, such as drivers, security guards, or cooks, and were subsequently forced into military service.
Mudavadi said Kenya wants these men recognized as “victims of international human trafficking” rather than prisoners of war. According to his figures, about 84 Kenyans have been killed or gone missing during Russia’s war against Ukraine, while another 34 remain in Russia receiving treatment for injuries. A total of 62 Kenyan citizens who participated in the war have been repatriated so far, he said.
In a statement released Thursday, Zimbabwe’s government expressed concern over deceptive cross-border recruitment practices.
“Unfortunately, some recruits were sent to active front lines in host countries without any prior military training,” the statement said, without explicitly naming Russia or Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russia has recruited more than 28,000 foreign nationals from 135 countries to participate in combat operations. More than 5,000 have been killed, and citizens of 51 countries are currently being held as prisoners of war, according to Ukrainian figures.
Russia has not publicly acknowledged these figures and maintains that it has “sufficient human resources for the war.”

📚 An installation featuring books burned during Russian attacks has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Displayed in a glass case are 22 books with charred pages and traces of ash. They survived a Russian attack on the “Ranok” publishing house’s automated logistics center in Kharkiv on August 1. The missile strike and resulting fire destroyed approximately 8 million books, including 620,000 school textbooks.
The installation, titled Born/Burn Alive, was created by Ukrainian artist Valentyna Veremko. The books are stacked to form a tower, while the glass case features a timeline marking 12 dates from 1626 to the present day. The timeline connects the destruction of Ukrainian books today with Russia’s centuries-long history of destroying Ukrainian culture.
The installation will be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 7 to 11.

A metal hangar used to store paint was destroyed at the impact site in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. A fire broke out, covering an area of 500 square meters.

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Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov, is heading to the US with Ukraine’s negotiating team for what he called “important meetings.”
The delegation is scheduled to meet US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, with European representatives expected to join later, Zelensky said.

Russia’s Aerospace Forces received an undisclosed number of Su-34 fighter-bombers on Oct. 7, the second delivery this year. UAC says production of the upgraded aircraft will continue at an accelerated pace.
The company reportedly delivered 18 aircraft in seven batches in 2025 despite sanctions.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have invoked their Mecca defense pact for the first time after Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. It links the Muslim world’s only nuclear-armed state, one of NATO’s largest militaries and the Gulf’s biggest defense spender.
Could it reshape regional security and US influence?

Ukraine is set to receive tens of thousands of SPYS drone interceptors under a German-financed program, Quantum Systems says.
Thousands could arrive this year, with production potentially reaching several thousand units per month.

A leaked Russian blueprint estimates Moscow would need around 1,000 drones, bombs and ballistic missiles to disable 60 critical Ukrainian facilities.
Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa are listed as the main targets, though experts caution the document is a weapons-requirement estimate — not a final operational order.

The Pentagon has ordered another 1,320 Ukrainian-made F10 strike drones under its Drone Dominance program, F-Drones told Militarnyi.
The batch is due by the end of November, pending a new Ukrainian export permit.

Ukraine has approved the Blade drone interceptor for military procurement and use, expanding Kyiv’s counter-drone arsenal.
Developed by Phantom Defense, it can reach 310 km/h, operate within a 30-km range and carry a payload of up to 0.5 kg.

More than 100,000 Ukrainians in the US could be left uncertain about their future if the Trump administration does not act on their temporary protected status by Oct. 19.

A Ukrainian drone strike set the 107,000-ton Aframax Rio ablaze 30 km (15 nautical miles) off Sochi.
Russian officials say no pollution occurred and reopened beaches, while reports indicate oil spilled and burned on the water.

France will begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly Rafale fighter jets in November, Le Monde reports.
The training is part of Kyiv’s plans to buy the aircraft; France is not transferring jets from its own air force. Paris and Kyiv signed a letter of intent in November 2025 for the possible purchase of around 100 Rafales, along with weapons.
Training pilots and mechanics is expected to take several years. Funding and delivery dates have not yet been determined.

Montenegro has detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the pro-Kremlin war blog Rybar, along with his wife and three others. Prime Minister Milojko Spajić confirmed the detention, citing concerns about attempts to destabilize the country.
Local media say the operation targeted suspected “hybrid activities” by Russian information networks; the specific allegations against the group have not been made clear.

A 14-year-old girl is set to stand trial in Rivne, accused of killing a 27-year-old Ukrainian serviceman on orders from Russia. She remains in custody.
Investigators say she prepared alcohol mixed with methadone in a rented apartment. The serviceman, whom she had met 10 days earlier, drank it and lost consciousness. She allegedly strangled him during a video call with her handler; he died of mechanical asphyxiation.
She is also accused of setting fire to an Opel Campo military vehicle.

ANALYSIS: Russia Is Targeting Kyiv’s Bridges: How Resilient Are They?
Russia is attacking bridges in Kyiv, causing significant traffic jams. City authorities are considering various options for solving transportation problems, while many are asking a big question – can Kyiv’s bridges withstand regular enemy attacks?

Traffic on all three Kyiv metro lines has halted after stations lost power and escalators stopped working.
Passengers walked up motionless escalators in the dark as blackouts disrupted the capital's underground transit network.

Russian strikes hit commercial warehouses across Ukraine, damaging facilities of publisher Knygolove, Auchan, ATL auto parts, and the Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill.
The attacks destroyed tens of thousands of books and devastated civilian businesses.

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In Zakarpattia, the first new road border crossing point with Romania in nearly 20 years has been opened — "Bila Tserkva — Sighetu Marmației," announced Minister of Restoration, Infrastructure, and Transport of Ukraine Mykola Kalashnyk.
For Zakarpattia, this is the third road crossing with Romania. It is intended to help relieve existing checkpoints and provide people and businesses with another route.
The crossing is especially important for the Solotvyno community, where a large community of ethnic Romanians lives. Many families have relatives across the border, so the new crossing will simplify trips to visit them. Initially, the crossing will be able to handle up to 400 cars per day.
Ukraine built the access road and installed modular control infrastructure, while Romania built the crossing itself and a new bridge over the Tisza.
For now, traffic has been opened using temporary infrastructure. Next, a full-scale complex is planned, which will additionally be able to handle up to 360 trucks and 50 buses per day.

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🇬🇧A British military sailor has been accused of attempting to pass classified data to Russia via the darknet.
24-year-old Teddy Young had served in a UK Navy intelligence unit since April 2024 and had access to protected defense and intelligence materials.
According to the investigation, from late November 2024 to May 2025, he collected this data and then attempted to contact representatives of the Russian authorities via the darknet to pass them the information.
In May 2025, Young was detained in Hampshire. After that, his security clearance was suspended, and the serviceman was removed from duty. Today he appeared in court in London for the first time.

⚡️Drones have attacked a second data center of Russian "Yandex" — this time in Kaluga.
The company stated that several modules of the facility have been completely disabled and warned of possible disruptions to its services.
The day before, another Yandex data center came under attack — in the Ryazan region. President Volodymyr Zelensky called this a "mirror response" to the Russians.

Drones attacked a plant in the Tver region, an unknown substance caught fire in the Moscow region, and power went out in temporarily occupied Luhansk.
According to OSINT channels, drones attacked the Redkino Research Plant, which produces fuel components for Kh-55 and Kh-101 missiles, as well as additives for diesel and aviation fuel. The Tver region governor confirmed a fire at the plant but did not specify which enterprise it was.
A fire broke out in Pushkino, near Moscow. According to OSINT analysts, a truck parking area near a service center may have been on fire. At the same time, Russian media report that during firefighting, an unknown substance exploded in a waste container. Video shows an explosion resembling secondary detonation, and magnesium is named among possible substances.
Meanwhile, in Luhansk, power went out during a massive attack, and several fire hotspots were seen in the city. Loud explosions were also heard in Belgorod, where an oil depot may have caught fire.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 136 drones — air defense neutralized 114 of them. Here is what is known about the aftermath:
🔴Ivano-Frankivsk. Preliminary reports indicate one person was killed in the shelling. A building also caught fire.
🔴Zaporizhzhia. The number of injured in the morning Russian strike has risen to seven. A man was killed.
🔴Kyiv region. Three people were injured in the Russian attack. Warehouses were hit in the Bucha district.

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Russia said "thank you" for the lifted diesel sanctions by dropping five guided bombs on homes in Zaporizhzhia, Zelensky says, with the toll standing at 12 dead, including three children, and 14 wounded, two critically.

Christ.

Fucking arsehole of the biggest order.

Yep...but the mid-terms.........🙄

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⚡️BREAKING: Trump says Russia agreed to supply millions of tons of diesel to US, global markets.
"Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 9.

⚡️ Update: Montenegro to expel founder of Russian war blog Rybar, citing security reasons.
Montenegrin security and law enforcement authorities, with the support of international partners, "conducted a targeted and coordinated operation aimed at preventing, detecting, and neutralizing illegal activities on the territory of Montenegro," the country's police said.

⚡️US sanctions court that seeks to arrest Putin, prompting backlash.
The U.S. on Oct. 9 imposed severe financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2023.
The new sanctions would prohibit transactions with the court after a grace period of six months. Any companies doing business with the court afterward can be punished by the U.S. government.
The foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.K. issued a joint statement in support of the ICC on Oct. 9.

⚡️ EU represented by von der Leyen's right-hand at Ukraine peace talks, sources say.
Two EU officials confirmed that Bjoern Seibert would be representing the European Commission at those talks, alongside the National Security Advisers of the E3 countries: France, Germany, and the U.K.

⚡️Zelensky appoints former European integration minister Kachka as EU ambassador.
During Kachka’s tenure overseeing EU integration, Ukraine opened its first two accession negotiation clusters — groups of policy areas in which candidates must meet EU requirements.

⚡️US, Ukrainian, European officials discuss ending Russia's war at Miami meeting.
U.S., Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Oct. 9 to discuss efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of winter, on the same day Washington moved to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports.

⚡️New compromise EU budget maintains Ukraine support, but trims help for EU integration
"Our commitment to Ukraine is central to our overall ambitions," reads a text explaining the EU's latest compromise budget proposal.

⚡️Russian airports closed amid alleged Ukrainian balloon and drone raid.

⚡️Zelensky calls US move to allow Russian diesel exports ‘a weak decision of our strong partners.’

⚡️US senators call Trump’s Russian diesel decision ‘a total betrayal of Ukraine.’

⚡️Major fire reported at oil terminal linked to Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery after suspected drone strike.
A large fire broke out at an oil-loading terminal in Russia's Rostov-on-Don overnight on Oct. 9–10 amid a reported drone attack, according to footage published by the Exilenova+ monitoring channel.

⚡️ Record 20 Russian officers killed in Ukrainian strikes on headquarters in Donetsk, monitors say.
According to Mediazona, 18 of the Russian officers died immediately in the missile strike, while two succumbed to their injuries.

⚡️'We were being arrested like terrorists' - Ukrainian journalist says his detention in Austria was brutal.
Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach said on Oct. 9 that the Austrian police had brutally detained him and his colleague the previous day and treated them "like terrorists."
He said that he kept repeating that he was a journalist but one of the police officers put his knee on his neck and shouted at him to shut up.

⚡️Russian guided bombs hit Zaporizhzhia apartment building, killing 4, injuring 4.
Russian forces struck a five-story residential building in Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs early on Oct. 10, killing four people and injuring four others, regional officials reported.

Ragnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦
@ragnarbjartur.bsky.social
⚡ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — OCT 10, 2026
■ Engagements above average, but casualties well below average
■ Six air defence systems hit, 6th-highest of the year; 7-day records for unarmoured vehicles and land-based equipment
■ Overnight 🇷🇺 attacks: weak drone interception rate; 24 locations hit or affected by debris, the most in nearly two weeks
■ 🇷🇺 drone launches down day on day; 🇺🇦 air and artillery strikes not reported, but 370 strike drones launched into 🇷🇺 and occupied 🇺🇦

Trump really is desperate to convince his base that the prices they are having to pay to fill up with gas are nothing to do with his elective war against Iran, and all the fault of naughty Ukraine.

How much oil has Russia got to spare, these days?