For the third time this year, Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s rocket-fuel rubber plant in Samara Oblast. This time they reach the raw-material shop feeding it
OSINT channels recorded fires at the same butyl-rubber shops in April and September.
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Captured Russians say there is one place on Kupiansk front they will not go: “Orion” safety corridor
Ukrainian robot unit says it built that corridor, and runs supply and evacuation through it with almost no losses.
17 public broadcasters mapped Russia’s hybrid war on Europe. Germany: four dots
One point on the map may stand for several incidents of the same type nearby or in quick succession.
Ukrainian intelligence: Russia can probably add 10–15 Su-34 bombers a year, but no new Tu-95s or Tu-22M3s
Ukraine’s military intelligence also listed Russian jets destroyed or critically damaged in 2026, including two Tu-95MS bombers hit at Engels.
Guided bombs on Izium, strikes on Zaporizhzhia: Russian overnight attacks wound six, later strikes kill three
It was the second night running that Russia sent at least 140 drones, and strikes hit 15 locations both times.
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Ukraine raises its stalled Patriot request with Washington again after almost a month without Hegseth’s signature
The order came after a meeting with Ukraine’s defense minister, foreign minister, and army chief on supplies of air defense interceptors.
Drones keep sinking ships off Romania and Bulgaria—French and US patrol planes are watching
Days after NATO promised more planes and forensic teams, a drone sank a cargo ship near Constanța, killing a Ukrainian sailor.
Russia promises “favorable conditions” to European firms a month after seizing control of Nestlé and Auchan
In a state TV interview, the Kremlin’s leader claimed Russia’s friends in Europe nearly cried when European companies had to leave, while his own decrees handed the Russian businesses of firms that stayed to Kremlin-picked managers.
Kazakhstan prepares a list for Moscow, Kenya appeals to Kyiv: three governments try to get citizens out of Russia’s war
Kyrgyzstan says some of its migrants are forced into contracts, and Russia told Kenya that unit commanders rule on requests to quit, case by case.
More than a US briefing: Brussels security talks on Ukraine planned for 27 or 28 October, Kyiv says
Zelenskyy also ruled out neutrality and limits on Ukraine’s army as the Kremlin says Putin is ready in principle for new three-way talks in mid-November.
Russia apparently meant a tank division for Druzhkivka. A Ukrainian push in the south drew the bigger part of it away
A Ukrainian observer says the larger part of the division ended up defending near Velyka Novosilka rather than attacking toward the Donbas fortress cities.
Plane parts for Russia’s air force, rubber for its industry—Voronezh’s factories came under drone attack
The aircraft plant belongs to Russia's state aviation holding, and the rubber plant to the petrochemical giant Sibur.
Ukraine is stalling EU-required reform of bureau that can raid any official, risking European money it badly needs
The version the government may pass would satisfy Brussels on paper but leave the State Bureau of Investigation under the President’s Office.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1705: Starlink speed restored for Ukraine’s troops, Musk says SpaceX simply enforced its terms
Ukrainian Storm Shadows reportedly hit Russia’s only maker of glide bomb guidance batteries and drones struck a titanium plant in the Urals 1,500 km away, while the Pope’s envoy became the first foreign representative to reach Ukrainian POWs in Russia since 2022, Ukraine’s ombudsman says.
Musk warns military use of Starlink could spark space war. Kyiv’s ex-disinformation chief says he’s building alibi after Starshield scandal
The warning lands weeks after his company throttled the Starshield service Ukraine’s drones rely on.
US midterms could restore Ukraine’s American aid and curb Trump’s Russia deals, if Democrats win Congress
Trump waives sanctions on Moscow that Congress wrote into law. Democrats could fight back after 3 November.
Ukraine strikes Russian plant supplying batteries for ballistic missiles and glide bombs with Storm Shadow missiles, OSINT reports – another hit on Russia’s weapons supply chain
The plant is reportedly Russia’s only producer of batteries for glide bomb guidance modules and a key supplier of specialized power sources for missile systems used in attacks on Ukraine.
Pope’s envoy becomes first foreign representative to gain access to Ukrainian POWs held by Russia since 2022
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Pope Leo XIV’s special envoy, was allowed to physically visit Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia during his recent visit, Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
Russian titanium plant in Urals reportedly hit by Ukrainian drones, 1,500 km from Ukraine
AVISMA, a major titanium producer in Russia’s Perm Krai, was reportedly hit by drones early on 25 October. The plant’s titanium alloys are used in military aircraft, engines, missiles, and space technology.