1. Ukraine: Russian forces launched a ballistic missile attack on Kyiv on Oct. 26, firing at least 12 RM-48U missiles from S-400 launchers. One person was killed and five injured, with damage to a university, Lisova metro station, residential buildings, and a medical facility. Source: NOELREPORTS.
2. Ukraine: A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Voronezh, Russia, killed three people and injured 39, damaging dozens of residential buildings and over 250 cars. The strike also hit the Voronezhsintezkauchuk petrochemical plant and a train carrying the Lokomotiv football team. Source: ASTRA.
3. Ukraine: The Ukrainian Air Force struck the Energia plant in Yelets, Lipetsk region, with at least seven Storm Shadow cruise missiles on Oct. 25. The facility produces batteries for Russian missiles including Iskander, Zircon, and Kinzhal; one building was destroyed, another burned out. Source: Dnipro Osint.
4. Ukraine: Zelensky announced Ukraine has completed its part of the Freyja anti-ballistic missile project, with 10 partner countries still working. The system integrates Ukrainian missile technology with European radars and sensors from Eurosam, Leonardo, Thales, and Saab. Source: NOELREPORTS.
5. Ukraine: Ukraine has been waiting nearly a month for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on delivering Patriot and NASAMS interceptor missiles. Zelensky said he ordered his team to raise the issue again with Washington. Source: Militarnyi.
6. Middle East: A UN inquiry reported that Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza despite the October 2025 ceasefire, accusing Israeli forces of crimes against humanity in the West Bank. Israel dismissed the findings as a misinformation campaign. Source: ClashReport.
7. Middle East: Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a potential new war with Israel, using tens of millions of dollars from Iran to rebuild capabilities. The group focuses on explosives and attack drones but remains below pre-war strength. Source: Reuters.
8. Middle East: The Houthis claimed strikes on Riyadh airport and Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted missiles. Egypt’s parliament authorized defensive military support for Saudi Arabia if requested. Source: OSINT-Signals.
9. NATO: Latvia launched the largest exercise in the history of NATO’s multinational brigade near the Russian border, involving about 3,000 soldiers and 1,000 units of equipment from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. Source: Latvian Army.
10. NATO: France is discussing deploying nuclear-capable Rafale fighters using airfields in 10 European countries, including Britain, Germany, and Poland. The initiative aims to strengthen European nuclear deterrence amid doubts about US guarantees. Source: The Wall Street Journal.
11. China: China’s carrier Liaoning and three escorts, including two Type 055 destroyers, are circling the southern Philippines while the USS Theodore Roosevelt leads the Keen Sword exercise with Japan. Source: 2026.
12. Cyberattacks: Yandex relocated three supercomputers, Chervonenkis, Lyapunov, and Galushkin, to new sites after drone attacks on its data centers in Sasovo, Vladimir, and Kaluga. The equipment was not damaged. Source: ASTRA.
13. Troop movements: Algeria voted to send troops to Niger, its first foreign deployment since 1973, to protect energy facilities near the Libyan border. The move follows a diplomatic rift and a 2025 coup attempt. Source: BBC Africa.
14. Sanctions: Serbia’s opposition Student List won parliamentary elections with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Aleksandar Vucic’s coalition. The movement stated it will not impose sanctions on Russia and will continue buying Russian gas and oil. Source: WarGonzo.
15. Ukraine: Germany will purchase Ukrainian-designed Bars cruise missiles for the first time, produced at a joint Ukrainian-German enterprise. The missiles have a range of up to 1,000 km; trials are planned for early 2027. Source: Financial Times.
16. Middle East: The Pentagon has completed forming a military group in the Middle East and is ready to strike Iran within 96 hours of Trump’s order, according to CNN. Targets include Iranian nuclear, missile, and energy facilities. Source: CNN.
17. Ukraine: The 59th Separate Assault Brigade is being returned from the Unmanned Systems Forces to the Ground Forces, joining the 9th Army Corps defending the Pokrovsk direction. Source: hromadske.
18. Ukraine: Ukrainian forces used StarGate aerial casevac drones to evacuate two severely wounded soldiers from the battlefield, flying nearly 30 km each way despite Russian electronic warfare. Source: NOELREPORTS.
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