Moldovan police found wreckage of a jet-powered Geran-4 drone in the village of Brănești, around 25 km from the country’s border with Ukraine. According to the police report, the UAV detonated after colliding with tree branches.
❗️The Pentagon obligated 99.8% of the $400 million Congress allocated for Ukraine aid on September 29, one day before the fiscal year ended, Sen. Chris Coons said. No funds had been obligated by late July, while $307 million was reserved last week. The package provides $200 million for weapons and ammunition, nearly $100 million for equipment, spare parts and other hardware, and $100 million for t...
Ukraine is using jet-powered drones for strikes deep inside Russia, according to Russian Z-blogger Anastasia Kashevarova. She reported a large-scale arrival of such UAVs in occupied Luhansk and published images said to show wreckage from one of them. Kashevarova estimated their speed at 600-800 km/h and claimed Russian mobile fire groups are unable to intercept them. She said similar drones were u...
Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps released footage of Russian soldiers captured during Operation Vivaldi. The corps says 250 Russian troops were taken prisoner during the offensive, with entire units surrendering in some cases. According to the corps, some of the POWs said they had been forced to eat nettles and drink their own urine while trying to survive before their capture. The prisoners spoke with Br...
Russia attacked Ukraine with 285 strike drones between 06:30 and 18:30 on September 30, including 174 jet-powered UAVs, the Air Force says. Air defenses downed or suppressed 254 drones, including 146 jet-powered UAVs.
❗️Russia reportedly used a new specialized warhead on a jet-powered UAV for the first time. The 40 kg cumulative cutting warhead has four additional modules and is designed to destroy high-voltage pylons and steel bridge structures.
❗️Russia reportedly used a new specialized warhead on a jet-powered UAV for the first time. The 40 kg cumulative cutting warhead has four additional modules and is designed to destroy high-voltage pylons and steel bridge structures.
❗️EU leaders plan to urge Ukraine and other participants to step up efforts to secure all planned 2026 payments under the Ukraine Support Loan and Ukraine Facility, according to draft European Council conclusions for the October 15-16 summit. Ukraine has received €14.9 billion so far from the €90 billion loan for 2026-2027. Funding is linked to conditions including rule-of-law and anti-corruption ...
SkyFall’s P1-SUN JetKiller interceptor destroyed a Russian jet-powered Geran-5 drone. Operators from Lasar’s Group of Ukraine’s National Guard carried out the interception. During the engagement, the crew also used SkyFall’s remote-control system, which enables the interceptor to be operated remotely from anywhere in the world.
More than half of Ukraine’s F-16s are reportedly affected by maintenance uncertainty, according to WSJ. The jets require major inspections after 300 flight hours to service engines, avionics, hydraulics and other systems. Retired US Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery says inspections that normally take 2-6 weeks in the US can take up to 40 weeks in Belgium. At the current maintenance and operational pace, ...
Preliminary 4.3-magnitude earthquake hits Yunnan, China 🇨🇳The earthquake’s epicenter was about 6 km north of Kunming, China, at a depth of 10 km.
Ukraine’s 5th Separate Assault Brigade evacuated four wounded soldiers from frontline positions on the Huliaipole axis using an unmanned ground vehicle. The UGV first evacuated two soldiers, then returned after recharging to retrieve two more in darkness from the front line. Because of the threat from Russian UAVs, Mavic drones escorted the ground robot while interceptor drones covered the evacuat...
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure caused new power outages in Kyiv and the Kyiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Sumy regions, Ukrenergo says. Emergency restoration work has begun wherever security conditions allow.
❗️NATO confirmed it responded to a Russian message accusing the Alliance of escalating tensions around Kaliningrad. Spokesperson Allison Hart said NATO is defensive and its activities and exercises pose no threat to Russian territory. She condemned Moscow’s threats of force and nuclear rhetoric as irresponsible, and said Russia’s hybrid actions will not weaken support for Ukraine. NATO has the mea...
❗️A drone that violated Moldova’s airspace during Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine exploded near the village of Hirbovăț in Anenii Noi district at 05:56, close to the city of Bender on Moldovan territory. No details on the drone type, casualties or damage were yet provided.