This report details kinetic strikes across multiple theaters, including Ukraine, the Strait of Hormuz, and Yemen. Significant equipment identifications include the ZALA Z-16 UAV and DJI Mavic 3T drones. ORBAT updates focus on specific Russian and Ukrainian units, alongside US Army training activities in Germany.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | October 21-22] Where: Kyiv
Who/With What: Russian forces / Iskander ballistic missile with cluster munitions.
Effect: Attack on Kyiv. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- [Yemen | October 18] Where: Near Najran
Who/With What: Houthi forces / Locally manufactured Surface-to-Air Missile.
Effect: Saudi AH-6i Helicopter downed. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Zaporozhye region
Who/With What: Russian forces / Geran drones.
Effect: Cable-stayed bridge near Zaporozhye struck. [C3] (Source: ukraine_watch)
- [Strait of Hormuz | October 25] Where: Koohstak area, Hormozgan province
Who/With What: Iranian forces / Anti-Ship Missiles.
Effect: Multiple anti-ship missile launches towards the Strait of Hormuz. Residents reported launches from areas close to residential neighborhoods. [C3] (Source: GeoPWatch, FotrosResistancee)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Tavriyskoye, Zaporozhye Region; Chervony Oskol, Kharkov Region
Who/With What: Russian Aerospace Forces / FAB-1500, FAB-3000 bombs.
Effect: Two FAB-1500 bombs hit air defense positions of a Ukrainian 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade unit in Tavriyskoye. One FAB-3000 bomb struck a Ukrainian Armed Forces crossing site in Chervony Oskol. [B2] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- [Iran | October 25] Where: Bandar Abbas
Who/With What: Iranian Air Defense systems.
Effect: US LUCAS drone shot down, wreckage displayed. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- [Iran | October 25] Where: Sirik Island
Who/With What: US military / “unknown missile”.
Effect: Unconfirmed reports of an Iranian ASM launcher being targeted and hit, causing three explosions. [D4] (Source: GeoPWatch, MilitaryNewsEN)
- [Yemen | October 24-25] Where: Saudi Arabia
Who/With What: Houthi forces / At least 12 missiles and two drones.
Effect: Targeting Saudi Arabia as part of a Houthi strike campaign. [C3] (Source: thestudyofwar)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Black Sea
Who/With What: Russian forces / Geran operator teams and Su-30SM2 crew.
Effect: Unmanned FPV drone carrier destroyed while attempting an attack. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Zaporozhye region
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces / FPV drone.
Effect: Ukrainian pickup truck driver attacked by FPV drone. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Special Military Operation (SMO) zone
Who/With What: Russian forces / Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky (KVN) fiber-optic FPV drone.
Effect: Ukrainian 152 mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer detected and destroyed in a wooded area. [B2] (Source: intelslava)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), Mirnograd (Dimitrov), Dnipropetrovsk region
Who/With What: Russian forces / UAVs of the ‘Center’ Grouping.
Effect: Destruction of Ukrainian infantry and equipment. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor)
- [Ukraine | October 25] Where: Zaporozhye region
Who/With What: Ukrainian drones.
Effect: Civilian bus traveling from Moscow to Melitopol attacked. Three people injured, one driver in critical condition, second driver and one passenger with moderate injuries. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- [Yemen | October 25-26] Where: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, oil pumping stations along the East–West Pipeline, King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushait, Southern Naval Base of the Border Guard Forces in Jizan
Who/With What: Houthi forces / Ballistic missile, several drones, dozens of ballistic missiles.
Effect: Ballistic missile targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, intercepted by Saudi-led Coalition. Oil pumping stations along the East–West Pipeline targeted with drones. Hangars, ammunition depots, drone control centers, and several ‘critical sites’ at King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushait targeted. Southern Naval Base of the Border Guard Forces in Jizan targeted, allegedly killing and injuring Saudi soldiers and officers. [C3] (Source: OSINTWarfare, Faytuks_Network, AMK_Mapping, warmonitors, GeoPWatch)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Sinelnikovo district, Dnipropetrovsk region; Kharkiv; Marganets, Dnipropetrovsk region; Prolisne, Kharkiv region; Kegichivka, Kharkiv region
Who/With What: Russian forces / Strike UAVs, jet-powered UAV.
Effect: Strike UAVs moving northwest in Sinelnikovo district. Strike UAV on Kharkiv from the north. Strike UAV on Marganets from the northeast. Strike UAV on Prolisne from the east. Jet-powered UAV past Kegichivka moving west and strike UAV on Kharkiv from the north. [C3] (Source: kpszsu)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Special Military Operation (SMO) zone
Who/With What: Ukrainian Air Force (UAF) MiG-29 multirole fighter / R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles.
Effect: Russian Geran-type loitering munitions shot down. [B2] (Source: OSINTWarfare)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
- Model: Saudi AH-6i Helicopter
Downed near Najran, Yemen, on October 18, 2026, by a locally manufactured Surface-to-Air Missile. [B2] (Source: r_combatfootage)
- Model: US LUCAS drone
Shot down over Bandar Abbas, Iran, on October 25, 2026, by Iranian AD systems. Wreckage displayed. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Model: DJI Mavic 3T thermal drones
Two units are being fundraised for the 110th Brigade of Ukraine for nighttime operations. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian)
- Model: ZALA Z-16 reconnaissance UAV
Used by ‘North’ Grouping calculations in border areas to detect enemy infantry, equipment, and artillery. Resistant to enemy EW, speed up to 120 km/h, flight time around 3.5 hours. Launched via pneumatic catapult. Used to identify and destroy a NATO-supplied M777 howitzer and an ammunition depot. [B2] (Source: boris_rozhin, warsonline1)
- Model: Ukrainian T-64 tank
Destroyed in one of the sectors of the Special Military Operation (SMO) zone. [B2] (Source: intelslava, article)
- Model: Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky (KVN) fiber-optic FPV drone
Used to detect and destroy a Ukrainian 152 mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in a wooded area. [B2] (Source: intelslava)
- Model: Starlink satellite internet
Reportedly restored to full functionality for Ukraine on October 26, 2026, operating at speeds up to 420 km/h, after a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Oslo. Previously throttled in early October. [C3] (Source: in_factum, world)
- Model: Panther-based main battle tanks
Italy has ordered 30 units as part of military modernization efforts. [C3] (Source: OSINTdefender, osint-signals.com)
- Model: Lynx infantry fighting vehicles
Italy has ordered 48 units as part of military modernization efforts. [C3] (Source: OSINTdefender, osint-signals.com)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: Ukrainian 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade
Air defense positions in Tavriyskoye, Zaporozhye Region, struck by FAB-1500 bombs. [B2] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: US Army 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment
Conducting simulated mass casualty training, town clearance operations, and troop movement during exercise Combined Resolve 27-01 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, from October 18-25, 2026. [A1] (Source: video)
- Unit Name/Number: Ukrainian 102nd Separate Territorial Defense Brigade
Operators shot down Russian attack drones above the clouds with a STING interceptor. [B2] (Source: euromaidanpress)
- Unit Name/Number: Russian ‘Center’ Grouping
Units continue attacks for previously liberated Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), attacking in the areas of Grishino, Novoalexandrovka, Rodinskoye, and Dorozhnoye. UAV calculations provide support, destroying Ukrainian infantry and equipment in the areas of Krasnoarmeysk, Mirnograd (Dimitrov), and Dnipropetrovsk region. [C3] (Source: RVvoenkor)
- Unit Name/Number: Russian 60th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, 5th Army, ‘Vostok’ Grouping
UAV operators detected and destroyed Ukrainian manpower on the Zaporozhye direction. [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin)
- Unit Name/Number: Russian ‘North’ Grouping
Drones suppressed resistance hubs in Reznikovo, Varvarovka, Nikolaevka, Chornoe, and Nefedovka, liquidating the Volchansk encirclement and freeing reserves for pressure at Pricolotnoye. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: Russian 150th Motorized Rifle Division, 8th Guards Combined Arms Army
Destroyed a Ukrainian UAV control point in the area of Hornyak. [B2] (Source: boris_rozhin)
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