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 | Not just deported: Moscow turns Ukrainian children into soldiers, laborers, and Russians, studies show. From grenade drills to drone assembly, many kids are pressed into the Russian war machine, according to two recent studies. |
Military
Frontline report: Ukrainian drones devastate Russian ammunition depots across Pokrovsk direction
Ukrainian forces have launched a systematic campaign targeting Russian ammunition depots from Donetsk city to the front lines at Pokrovsk, creating critical shortages that are allowing Ukrainian units to exploit weaknesses and seize tactical initiative across the direction.
PURL weapons program is showing success, expanding in October – Zelenskyy
Speaking in his evening address, President Zelenskyy highlighted new NATO-funded weapons deliveries and Ukraine’s progress on exporting naval drones to allied partners.
Russian forces trying to infiltrate Kupiansk disguised as civilians – military officials
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are using small sabotage teams to evade detection.
ISW: Ukraine gains ground in Sumy and Donetsk. Russia pushes in Donetsk and Kharkiv. No axis breaks through
New geolocated footage shows fresh movements on multiple fronts, but without strategic impact.
A drone, a moving Russian tank-bulldozer, and one perfect hit: Nemesis shares footage of a rare IMR-3M kill (video)
Ukraine’s Nemesis drone operators struck a moving IMR-3M assault vehicle — one of the rarest of its kind in use.
Ukraine strikes three Russian helicopters and a radar in occupied Crimea — satellite confirms at least one Mi-8 destroyed (video)
The Nebo-U radar system was among the targets in Crimea, HUR reports.
Frontline report: In Sumy sector, Ukraine isolates Oleksiivka with a single road in, drone strikes out—and the Russians can’t get out alive
Kyiv’s encirclement strategy is strangling Russian forces one pocket at a time in the Sumy direction.
Intelligence and Technology
132,000 foreign-made parts found in Russian missiles and drones launched this week — Zelenskyy demands full tech blockade
Ukraine says the world’s electronics are helping fuel Russia’s daily strikes on civilians.
Ukraine can build 100,000 drone engines monthly—if officials stop favoring China
Realgold firm says it could scale up tenfold with zero extra investment—if the laws weren’t working against it.
Amid Russian spy allegations, Austrian energy firm fires executive
The fired executive reportedly met with a Russian diplomat suspected of being an FSB agent and had access to sensitive information on OMV and Adnoc.
International
Summit on returning abducted Ukrainian children to take place during UN General Assembly
Zelenskyy will meet with world leaders during a week of high-level diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, the president said during his evening address.
UN Security Council to discuss Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace on Monday
Estonia has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting after Russian MiG-31 jets entered its airspace on Friday, with Ukraine backing the call for a strong response.
Russian military plane spotted over Baltic Sea: NATO jets scrambled
Two German Eurofighters were scrambled over the Baltic Sea after a Russian reconnaissance plane flew without a flight plan or radio contact, according to the German Air Force.
Mushroom pickers found three crashed drones today in two Polish regions
Police reported drone-like wreckage found in three voivodeships, all in remote wooded areas.
Russian warplanes fly into NATO airspace — Czech President says maybe it’s time to shoot them down
Petr Pavel warns that allowing intrusions like the recent MiG-31 fighter jet flyovers only invites more.
Humanitarian and Social Impact
Russian shelling kills civilian in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast
Local officials said the victim died in their home after sustaining fatal injuries during Russian artillery fire on the city.
Second Russian double-tap strike in Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast leaves firefighters hospitalized mid-rescue
Russian drones returned to hit the exact site first responders had just arrived to contain.