❗️Ukrainian forces also targeted the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov region overnight. Damage assessment is still ongoing. The facility has annual processing capacity of around 5.6 million tons and is linked to a 3.5-million-ton-per-year terminal in Rostov-on-Don and a 1.7-million-ton rail terminal. The refinery supplies petroleum products used by Russian forces.
❗️Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Perm oil refinery in Russia this morning, with multiple fires reported across the facility. Located around 1,500 km from Ukraine, the LUKOIL-operated plant is one of Russia’s largest refineries, with annual crude processing capacity of about 13.1 million tons. It produces more than 60 petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, bitumen an...
France has delivered new MICA air-to-air missiles and 30mm ammunition for Ukraine’s Mirage 2000 fighter jets, the French Armed Forces Ministry confirmed. France also delivered new interceptor missiles for Ukraine’s SAMP/T systems as part of an anti-ballistic missile defense package financed through the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan.
❗️Ukrainian drones struck the Iskra electronics plant in Ulyanovsk, around 800 km from Ukraine, with footage showing six consecutive strikes across different parts of the facility. The plant, part of Russia’s Almaz-Antey defense conglomerate, manufactures semiconductor components and other electronics used in military systems, including Kh-59M2/M2A missiles, Pantsir air defenses, radars and commun...
❗️Russia is preparing a detailed plan for strikes on Ukraine’s energy system this winter, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal says, citing intelligence materials obtained by Kyiv. He said the documents cover power generation, heating, water supply, wastewater and other energy infrastructure, including calculations of the weapons needed against specific targets. Shmyhal said Ukraine has built more than 2...
Russia launched 295 drones at Ukraine overnight, including 52 jet-powered Shaheds, the Air Force says. Air defenses downed or suppressed 267 Shahed, Gerbera and other UAVs. Impacts were recorded at 16 locations and debris from intercepted drones fell at four.
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Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps released footage from Operation Vivaldi showing heavy Gryphon bomber drones deploying kamikaze unmanned ground vehicles more than 10 km behind Russian lines. The tactic was developed by fighters of the NC13 strike UGV unit and implemented with support from the 3rd Assault Brigade’s drone forces. The Gryphon is named after Hryhorii Bach, an NC13 machine gunner who went miss...
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Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya used the aging UN Conference Room 1 as a metaphor for what he sees as the institution’s decline, saying both need fundamental renewal. He recalled that the UN emerged from decisions shaped by Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at Yalta and argued it is no longer a pillar of the world. Kyslytsya questioned whether the next Secretary-General coul...
Satellite imagery published by Radio Svoboda shows four fuel tanks destroyed at Russia’s Kuibyshev Oil Refinery following Ukraine’s September 22 strike. No clear damage to the refinery’s processing units is visible, and there have been no reports that the plant halted operations.
❗️A trilateral Ukraine-Russia-US meeting is being prepared in New York today, ZNua reports, citing a diplomatic source. Ukraine is expected to be represented by Kyrylo Budanov and Rustem Umerov, the US by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and Russia by Kirill Dmitriev. The main issue is expected to be a potential energy ceasefire, including its interpretation and monitoring. The source says Russia ...
Ukraine’s 44th Artillery Brigade struck a network of Russian artillery positions in Huliaipole, according to the 7th Air Assault Corps. Released footage identifies multiple 2A65 Msta-B howitzers and a 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun among the targets, alongside other artillery systems. The Corps says Russian personnel and armored vehicles were also hit. A T-55 tank is shown damaged.
❗️The EU approved the payment of nearly €3 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility, tied to the implementation of reforms. The EU says Ukraine has completed 84 of the 95 required steps under the plan so far. Around €800 million of the funding will be provided through the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan. Norway also made a voluntary contribution of approximately €92 million to support Ukraine.