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OSINT report hourly 18.10.2026 22:15

1. Ukraine: Russia launched 180 Shahed drones, 26 jet-powered, one Iskander-M missile overnight; Ukraine downed 152 UAVs, with strikes at 20 locations. Source: Ukrainian Air Force via operativnoZSU.

2. Russia: Ukrainian drones staged the largest attack on St. Petersburg, hitting the oil terminal, VK data center, Ozon warehouse, and a bridge; 144 drones were shot down, one person killed. Source: ASTRA.

3. Russia: Russian air defenses destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over regions including Moscow, Leningrad, and Kursk overnight, per the Defense Ministry. Source: Russian Defense Ministry via two_majors.

4. Ukraine: Russian forces struck the Zaporizhstal steel plant for the fifth time with six ballistic missiles, damaging energy and logistics infrastructure. Source: infantmilitario.

5. Middle East: Houthis shot down a Saudi AH-64 Apache helicopter near Najran, claiming it was targeting their positions. Source: new_militarycolumnist.

6. Yemen: Houthi forces captured Jabal Han and advanced to within 3 km of central Taiz, with fighting ongoing near the old airport. Source: CIG_telegram.

7. NATO: Romanian F-16s shot down two Russian Geran-family jet drones that entered its airspace over the Black Sea. Source: Kyiv Independent.

8. Ukraine: Zelensky said Starlink speed restrictions remain, hindering interceptor drones; US Secretary of State Rubio denied White House involvement. Source: intelslava.

9. Russia: Ukraine launched 17 FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles at Russia, all intercepted, with a 98% interception rate noted. Source: AMK_Mapping.

10. Ukraine: A Russian officer, Lev Stupnikov, helped Ukraine kill over 300 soldiers by leaking coordinates, including a strike near Vuhledar. Source: Wall Street Journal via ssternenko.

11. France: Mass protests over living costs escalated into riots; about 400 arrested, with the Limoges city hall burned down. Source: astrapress.

12. Middle East: Iranian Shahed-136 drones attacked Kurdish opposition PDKI headquarters in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Source: OSINTWarfare.

13. Ukraine: Russia’s new Rassvet satellite network could enable real-time drone control over Ukraine within six months, per Zelensky’s advisor. Source: DDGeopolitics.

14. Black Sea: A Maltese-flagged cargo ship, Chelsea 3, was attacked by Russian underwater drones off Bulgaria, the first such documented incident. Source: intelslava.

15. Ukraine: The Kromberg & Schubert plant in Lutsk, making wiring for Audi and BMW, halted operations after a Russian drone strike. Source: astrapress.

16. Russia: Ukraine’s Air Alert app now shows a real-time map of enemy drone and missile movements, sourced from the Air Force. Source: UkraineNow.

17. Middle East: Israeli Defense Minister Katz said 70-80% of Gaza and 60 villages in southern Lebanon are destroyed, calling it an achievement. Source: ClashReport.

18. Ukraine: Russia launched 332 drones and missiles overnight, with Ukrainian forces advancing east of Kramatorsk, per ISW. Source: ISW via thestudyofwar.

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