Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade released footage of another midair FPV drone attack on a Russian Mi-28 helicopter, its second in three days. The VB-140 Flamingo interceptor approached from above and flew directly into the spinning main rotor. The outcome is unclear.
Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with missiles and drones.Shot down:289/332 Various types of drones (23 of which were jet-powered)4/4 Kalibr cruise missiles0/? Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles0/? Kh-22/32 cruise missilesHits were recorded at 22 locations, and debris from downed targets fell on 3 locations.
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❗️Bingo: Russia’s Ryazan refinery shut one of its main crude processing units after a drone attack, Reuters reports. Sources said the CDU-6 unit stopped operating and several pipelines were damaged. The refinery can process around 340,000 barrels of oil per day and supplies fuel to Moscow.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 315 strike drones, including 78 jet-powered UAVs, plus 15 S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T drones between 07:00 and 19:00 on October 16. Ukraine says air defenses downed or suppressed 253 UAVs, including 49 jet-powered drones, and 9 S-8000s.
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❗️Sweden will provide Ukraine with Gripen fighter jets “in the near future,” Zelensky says after meeting PM Ulf Kristersson. The aircraft will complement Ukraine’s F-16 fleet and help intercept Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones. The two leaders also discussed strengthening Ukrainian air defenses.
❗️❗️BREAKING: Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Surgut Condensate Stabilization Plant in Russia’s Khanty-Mansiysk region, roughly 2,400 km from Ukraine’s border. The Gazprom facility processes gas condensate and produces motor and aviation fuel, with capacity of 12 million tonnes a year.
Zelensky says Ukraine should receive ballistic missile interceptors to protect its energy infrastructure if there is no energy ceasefire. He said Europe has enough Patriot missiles for Ukraine to get through winter. Zelensky also opposed the US-Russia diesel deal, warning it could be followed by gas deals and sanctions relief. Asked about possible new strikes on Russian refineries, he declined to ...
The fire at the Ryazan Oil Refinery in Russia is ongoing after overnight Ukrainian drone attacks.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian 55Zh6U Nebo-U long-range radar near Magri in Krasnodar Krai overnight on October 16, Ukraine’s General Staff says. A fire broke out at the site following the strike. Nebo-U is a long-range three-dimensional radar designed to detect and track aerial targets, including aircraft and cruise and ballistic missiles. Ukraine’s General Staff estimates the system’s value a...
Ukraine’s SkyFall has developed StarGate, a heavy CASEVAC drone designed to evacuate wounded troops from frontline kill zones under fire and across minefields. The six-rotor drone can carry up to 150 kg, fly 15 km one way and reach 105 km/h. It uses Starlink and SkyFall’s L-Link, while integrated AI allows navigation without GPS and can return the aircraft to safety if communications are completel...