Ukrainian forces report 177 combat engagements, 1 missile strike, 47 air strikes, and 171 guided aerial bombs from Russian forces. Russian forces also used 4911 kamikaze drones and conducted 1775 shelling attacks. Ukrainian forces claim to have eliminated 10027 Russian personnel in October, with 4474 in the Dobropillya-Pokrovsk direction alone. Ukraine’s economy has suffered $7.7 billion in damages from Russian strikes this year.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Khmelnytskyi, Nova Vodolaha (Kharkiv Oblast), Riven, Kovel (Volyn Oblast), Novodnistrovsk (Bukovyna region), Lviv Oblast
Who/With What: Russian forces with Shahed-136/Geran-2/Geran-3/Geran-4 seeker UAVs, ballistic missiles
Effect: In Khmelnytskyi, two people killed, local enterprise damaged, fires in residential buildings. In Nova Vodolaha, a park was struck, killing six people (including a 1-year-old girl, an 11-year-old girl, three women aged 28, 34, 36, and a man around 40) and injuring 15 (including 7 children). In Riven, a ‘BaDM’ pharmaceutical distributor warehouse was damaged. In Kovel, an ‘Epicenter’ store was attacked. In Novodnistrovsk, a drone strike was reported. In Lviv Oblast, a critical energy infrastructure object was hit by a UAV. [C3] (Source: eRadarrua, mediazzzona, warriorsukrainian, astrapress, BSKY: osint-signals.com, BSKY: maks23)
- [Yemen | Day] Where: Shabwa province (al-Alam camp), Yanbu (ARAMCO facility), Shaybah oil field, King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh), Abha International Airport, Khamis Mushait Airbase, Jabal Al-Hisn, Jabal Ar-Rahma, Bir Askar
Who/With What: Houthi forces with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, UAVs
Effect: Missile strike on al-Alam camp killed over 50 security personnel and injured 200. Claims of attacks on ARAMCO facility causing large fires, multiple direct hits on Shaybah oil field sparking a fire, and strikes on King Khalid International Airport, Abha International Airport, Khamis Mushait Airbase, radar systems in Jabal Al-Hisn, Jabal Ar-Rahma, and Bir Askar, and a Saudi naval force camp. [C3] (Source: news, Slavyangrad, GeoPWatch, CIG_telegram)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Novoselivka (Kramatorsk area, Donetsk region)
Who/With What: Russian Aerospace Forces with FAB-250 bombs
Effect: Air strike with five FAB-250 bombs on a Ukrainian military field point of the 56th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad, ramzayiegokomanda)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Belgorod Oblast (Shebekinsky district, Maslova Pristan, Kupino, Malomikhailovka, Novaya Tavolzhanka), Krasnoyaruzhsky district (Fishchevo, Krasnaya Yaruga, Ilek-Penkovka), Belgorod district (Malinovka), Grayvoronsky district (Novostroyevka-Pervaya)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drones
Effect: Four people injured (two with shrapnel wounds to torso, arms, legs; two with shrapnel wounds to arms). Damaged vehicles, two private homes, two apartment buildings, a truck, a garage, and a temporary building. [C3] (Source: belpepel)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Novomoskovsk (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), Pidhorodne (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)
Who/With What: Russian forces with Geran-4 seeker UAVs, Rubikon UAVs
Effect: Strikes on a warehouse in Novomoskovsk and ‘Epicenter’ shopping center in Pidhorodne. [B2] (Source: milinfolive, warhistoryalconafter)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Sumy
Who/With What: Russian forces with guided aerial bomb (KAB)
Effect: KAB ricocheted off a multi-story residential building. [B2] (Source: combat_ftg2)
- [Iran | Night] Where: Konarak Naval Base
Who/With What: US forces (likely MQ-9 UAV)
Effect: Two Iranian forces injured, a 35mm AA gun reportedly targeted and destroyed. [C3] (Source: BSKY: osint-mirrors, GeoPWatch)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Obolon, Kyiv
Who/With What: Unknown FPV drone
Effect: FPV drone flew over courtyards, crashed into a high-rise building, breaking windows. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Kostyantynivka direction
Who/With What: Ukrainian soldier
Effect: Shot down an incoming Russian FPV drone. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Rodynske (Donetsk Oblast)
Who/With What: Ukrainian drone
Effect: Filmed a field of destroyed Russian occupiers. [B2] (Source: ukrbavovna)
- [Russia | Day] Where: Velikoburluksk Direction
Who/With What: 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Strategic Missile Forces and Special Forces ‘Anwar’
Effect: Identified and destroyed an enemy 2S3 ‘Akatsiya’ self-propelled artillery system. [B2] (Source: two_majors)
- [Ukraine | Day] Where: Dnipropetrovsk region
Who/With What: Russian FPV drone
Effect: Attacked a humanitarian pickup truck with volunteers. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
- Model: Geran-2 UAV
Location, damage, field modifications: Russian Gerbera-2 UAVs received major upgrades, including additional incendiary compartments, a 63-liter fuel tank for extended range, an upgraded engine, a 12-element CRPA ‘Comet-M12’ antenna array for anti-jamming, Chinese Topotek KHY10S90 cameras with three-axis stabilization, and Xingkai Tech XK-F358 mesh modems. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Model: MIM-104 Patriot
Location, damage, field modifications: Germany has transferred five fully equipped MIM-104 Patriot systems, additional launchers, and a spare radar to Ukraine between 2023-2025. Germany also supplied over 500 Patriot interceptor missiles. [C3] (Source: ShrikeNews, in_factum)
- Model: BTR-82A
Location, damage, field modifications: A new factory-installed kit providing all-around protection against FPV drones and debris has been developed for the Russian BTR-82A armored personnel carrier. [C3] (Source: BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Model: AS90
Location, damage, field modifications: British AS90 self-propelled howitzer in Ukrainian service observed with ‘mangals’ (anti-drone cages). [B2] (Source: warhistoryalconafter)
- Model: T-72
Location, damage, field modifications: A Ukrainian T-72 tank with a damaged track was successfully evacuated from its position by the 225th Assault Regiment for repairs. [B2] (Source: noel_reports)
- Model: 2S19 Msta-S, D-30 howitzers
Location, damage, field modifications: Two 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled guns and two D-30 towed howitzers were destroyed by Ukraine’s ‘Bulava’ UAV unit of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade on Russian territory. [C3] (Source: noel_reports)
- Model: Ghost Shark autonomous submarine
Location, damage, field modifications: Australia unveiled three new payloads for the Ghost Shark, including deploying up to 12 sea mines, leaving supply caches on the seabed, and launching Anduril Altius aerial drones for reconnaissance or strike. [C3] (Source: OSINTdefender)
- Model: Leopard 2A8NO
Location, damage, field modifications: A plant for the production and assembly of Leopard 2A8NO main battle tanks has opened in Levanger, Norway, with a capacity of up to 36 tanks per year. [C3] (Source: two_majors)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Ukraine)
Operations, operational area: Successfully evacuated a wounded soldier from a minefield using a heavy-lift hexacopter, marking the world’s first medical evacuation of a human by drone from the battlefield. [B2] (Source: Faytuks_Network, combat_ftg2, astrapress)
- Unit Name/Number: 72nd Brigade (Ukraine)
Operations, operational area: Spotted and destroyed a Russian ‘waiter’ drone near their positions. [B2] (Source: noel_reports)
- Unit Name/Number: 105th Territorial Defense Brigade (Ukraine)
Operations, operational area: UAV pilots wounded six Russian troops, hit or destroyed 16 cars, 2 trucks, 1 motorcycle, 9 engineering vehicles, 25 communications/UAV-control antennas, an FPV-frequency scanner, an FPV ‘waiter’ drone, a Molniya UAV, one UAV command post, two supply depots, and conducted 648 hits on shelters. [C3] (Source: noel_reports)
- Unit Name/Number: 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion (US Marines)
Operations, operational area: Approved for deployment to Finland, supported by II MEF Information Group personnel, for NATO’s Baltic Sentry mission, specifically for maritime surveillance operations in the Gulf of Finland. [C3] (Source: Faytuks_Network)
- Unit Name/Number: 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment (US Marines)
Operations, operational area: Redesignated from an artillery battalion to a medium missile battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., creating a first-of-its-kind unit in the Marine Corps. [C3] (Source: News)
- Unit Name/Number: 3rd Army Corps (Ukraine)
Operations, operational area: Dmytro Rohoziuk, previously commander of the 60th Mechanized Brigade, has replaced Andrii Biletskyi as commander. Rohoziuk participated in the defense of Kyiv with ‘Azov’ and served in the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, warriorsukrainian, operativnoZSU, voenkorKotenok)
- Unit Name/Number: 144th Motorized Rifle Division (Russia)
Operations, operational area: Reportedly ceased to operate as an organized military force following Operation Vivaldi. [C3] (Source: BSKY: militarnyi.com)
- Unit Name/Number: 2nd NGU Battalion ‘Donbas’ (Ukraine)
Operations, operational area: Ukrainian soldiers clearing buildings in the Kostyantynivka direction. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- Unit Name/Number: Group ‘Vostok’ (Russia)
Operations, operational area: Seized Ukrainian drone command hubs near Velikomikhaylovka, capturing underground bunkers with signal repeaters, antenna complexes, and shielded cables. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
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