Russia continues targeting Ukraine’s road and bridge infrastructure. A Russian strike hit one of the bridges across the Dnipro River in Zaporizhzhia, injuring two people, according to regional authorities. Traffic across the bridge has been temporarily suspended due to the consequences of the attack.
Ukraine’s Air Force says air defenses downed or suppressed 114 of 137 Russian drones launched overnight, including Shaheds and other types. The attack included 49 jet-powered Shaheds. Impacts were recorded at 17 locations and debris from intercepted drones fell at four locations.
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❗️Ukraine’s additional air defense measures may be taking effect. Monitoring channels claim that only about 4 of more than 30 jet-powered Shaheds sent toward central Ukraine, particularly Kyiv and the surrounding region, reached their destinations today. They also claim more than 130 conventional piston-powered drones were completely destroyed. Ukraine’s Air Force has not yet officially confirmed ...
Quantum WIY Industries unveiled a concept under which Ukraine’s FP-1/FP-2 could serve as an airborne platform for eight SPYS interceptor drones, with four carried under each wing. SPYS is designed against aerial targets and has a stated 15 km range, 0.3 kg warhead, altitude up to 4 km and maximum speed of 480 km/h. It uses radar guidance to reach the target area and a terminal guidance system. The...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Russia’s warning for foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as nothing new, saying Moscow has been issuing such warnings for months. Rubio said the US has an embassy in Kyiv and will determine for itself whether it is safe for personnel to remain there. He added that Washington assesses the security of its diplomatic missions daily and will change its posture i...
❗️Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps was redirected to the Zaporizhzhia axis after Mykhailo Drapatyi became commander-in-chief, Ukrainska Pravda reports. His predecessor, Oleksandr Syrskyi, had sent the corps command from the Dobropillia axis to Volyn in preparation for a potential offensive from Belarus. Ukrainska Pravda says Russian forces are now massing near Huliaipole with the aim of developing ...
Satellite analysis of Russia’s Ilsky refinery after the September 26 FP-1 drone strike indicates that all of its primary processing capacity was hit. At least six impacts were identified on equipment belonging to the AVT-5 and AVT-6 units, which provide most of the refinery’s processing capacity. The smaller AVT-3 unit burned extensively. Two additional impacts were identified on technical overpas...
Ukraine’s robotic gun turrets have already downed Russian jet-powered UAVs, including the Geran-5, according to Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat. He said the systems use machine vision and artificial intelligence, allowing the turrets to engage fast jet-powered drones while reducing human error and improving technical calculations. Ihnat added that robotic turrets are now also being installed to...
Operators of Ukraine’s 20th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “K-2” targeted Russian troops attempting to flee during Operation Vivaldi. The 3rd Army Corps released footage showing drone strikes on personnel as they ran from their positions.
Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi introduced Kostyantyn Humeniuk as the new commander of the Armed Forces Medical Forces. Humeniuk is a military surgeon who served with the Air Assault Forces and was previously chief surgeon of the Armed Forces.
Russia is actively fortifying the Ilsky oil refinery against Ukrainian aerial attacks, according to satellite imagery and analysis from Exilenova+. Shipping containers are being installed around refinery units, with anti-drone cables intended to be stretched between them to create physical barriers. Exilenova+ says the defenses are part of continuing adaptation at critical facilities. It found no ...
Ukraine’s HUR has published details of a new Russian Geran-4 jet-powered drone variant used since this autumn. It adds the Susannin optical-electronic correlation navigation system and a PNI5GA magnetometer working with the SADRA inertial module to improve autonomous navigation accuracy. HUR says Russia also introduced a KRSN shaped-charge cutting warhead intended to sever bridge structures and ov...