A Ukrainian ground robotic system rammed and destroyed a Russian FPV drone on the Pokrovsk axis. The UGV, operated by the 25th Sicheslav Airborne Brigade of Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps, was returning from a combat mission when the FPV began pursuing it. The operators initially maneuvered to avoid being hit before turning the ground robot directly toward the incoming drone and ramming it.
Zelensky says Ukrainian intelligence has updated information on Russian preparations for a massive strike and urged people to take missile alerts seriously. He said Ukrainian services and the Air Force are ready to respond as far as available defenses allow. Zelensky stressed that much depends on partners possessing the systems Ukraine needs, calling for political will in the US, Europe and other ...
🇨🇳 #China, Beijing. On the evening of Oct 5 Beijing time, six-time tournament champion Novak Djokovic faced Russian star Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles semifinals at the China Open. In the end, with Djokovic leading 7-5, 5-3, Medvedev was defaulted after hitting a spectator with the ball while it was dead. The spectator left the court for medical treatment, and Djokovic advanced to the final...
Ukraine’s 425th SKELYA Assault Regiment and 1st Azov Corps pushed Russian forces back near Dobropillia in a joint operation. Assault groups cleared dozens of Russian positions around Hruzke and Novomykolaivka. According to SKELYA, Russia had been concentrating forces to reach Ukrainian logistics routes, create conditions to encircle Druzhkivka and continue its advance toward Dobropillia. Those pla...
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Zelensky convened a Staff meeting focused on countering Russian Shaheds and long-range capabilities. Ukraine will scale effective EW approaches, prepare new sanctions over components supplied to Russia and set priorities for long-range drone supplies in 2027.
Ukraine’s KORD special police unit is attempting to enter the Zakarpattia Regional Recruitment Center, journalist Vitaliy Hlahola reports. Its chief, appointed only a month ago, is suspected of bribery, according to Hlahola.
Ukraine’s 57th Brigade struck a Russian TOS-3 Drakon heavy flamethrower system near Shebekino on the Kharkiv axis. This may be the first recorded strike on a TOS-3, a recently introduced tracked system designed to combine heavy armor with longer-range thermobaric rockets.
Russia plans to increase the speed of its jet-powered attack drones from around 600 km/h to 800-900 km/h, Ukraine’s deputy Air Force commander Yelizarov says. According to him, jet-powered UAVs currently make up about 40% of the drones Russia uses to attack Ukraine, and their share could rise to 80%. Interceptor deliveries in quantities needed to counter the threat are not expected before the end ...
Russian Z-channels report that Maj. Alexey Karavaev, commander of Russia’s 11th Tank Regiment, was killed by Ukrainian artillery overnight on October 3-4 while traveling to the front line for an inspection. The regiment has reportedly changed commanders five times in 18 months.
Ukraine’s 429th ACHILLES Brigade and 9th Unmanned Systems Forces Brigade jointly struck a Russian UAV workshop and logistics warehouse in occupied Novoiehorivka, Kharkiv region. According to ACHILLES, the facilities belonged to Russia’s 27th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade and supported the repair, storage, supply and provision of components needed for Russian drone operations.
Ukraine’s Ground Forces have established Drone Forces under Col. Andrii Ostapenko. The formation brings together development of unmanned systems in combined-arms brigades, corps-level drone units and ground robotic systems. Ostapenko said it is an internal Ground Forces structure rather than a separate military branch and does not duplicate or compete with Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces.
Turkey supplied Ukraine with a small number of Aselsan Korkut air defense systems earlier this year, Middle East Eye reports. The systems use air defense guns and 25mm smart ammunition to counter aerial threats, including drones. A Ukrainian official said Korkut has performed successfully against Russian attacks after minor adjustments and that Kyiv wants to purchase more systems if the pricing is...
An FPV drone from Ukraine’s 100th Separate Mechanized Brigade struck a launch position for a Russian jet-powered Shahed, along with a pickup truck, as Russian personnel were taking photos nearby. Footage was released by the brigade’s Cursed Empire unit.