Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale drone attack on Voronezh, Russia, resulting in two fatalities and 17 injuries. Russia reported intercepting 290 Ukrainian UAVs overnight across multiple regions. Houthi forces conducted a deadly ballistic missile strike on a Saudi-run training base in Yemen. Ukraine reported hitting several Russian military-industrial targets, including the Energia plant in Yelets and Proton-Electrotex in Oryol. Zelensky stated that the US has delayed Patriot and NASAMS missile supplies for nearly a month.
1. Kinetic Strike Log (5W)
- [Ukraine | Overnight] Where: Zaporizhzhia
Who/With What: Russian forces with UAVs (Geran-4)
Effect: Struck a shopping center (City Mall), causing a large fire. Four people injured (two women aged 22 and 30, two men aged 40 and 61). Damaged a hotel, private house, two buses, and outbuildings. Three cars caught fire. [B2] (Source: eRadarrua, milinfolive, mediazzzona, nexta_live)
- [Russia | Overnight] Where: Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tula, Oryol, Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Moscow region
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with 1 Kh-31P anti-radiation missile, 3 Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and 140 drones (including 70 jet-powered Shaheds). Russia reported intercepting 290 Ukrainian aircraft-type UAVs. Over 70 UAVs were shot down over Voronezh. Two cruise missiles were reportedly heading towards Tula region, with a possible onward track toward Moscow region, but no further aerial activity was detected. [B2] (Source: noel_reports, dva_majors, astrapress, ClashReport, voenacher, yigal_levin, arrowsmap, milinua, MilitaryNewsEN, new_militarycolumnist, rybar, ourwarstoday, Slavyangrad, warriorsukrainian)
Effect: In Voronezh: two people killed (men born in 1960 and 1973), 17 injured (including one child). Struck the Voronezh Aircraft Plant (VASO) and Voronezhsintezkauchuk petrochemical plant (producing synthetic rubber and polymers for tires, seals, hoses, and solid rocket propellant components). Cars burned, residential buildings and the Galeria Chizhova business center were damaged due to falling debris. A passenger train car traveling from Anapa to Moscow was damaged at Somovo station, injuring five passengers. Train traffic suspended on the Tresvyatskaya – Somovo – Otrozhka – Voronezh section. In Sverdlovsk region: 20 freight train cars derailed, with seven fuel tankers catching fire. [A1] (Source: noel_reports, ClashReport, voenacher, warriorsukrainian, yigal_levin, astrapress, milinua, arrowsmap, two_majors, MilitaryNewsEN, rybar, new_militarycolumnist, GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Russia | October 25] Where: Yelets (Lipetsk region)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with Storm Shadow / SCALP-EG cruise missiles (3-8 missiles reported).
Effect: Struck the Energia plant, which produces batteries for Russian military rockets, aviation, glide-bomb modules, Iskander-M missiles, and sea-launched cruise missiles. Three impacts were clearly visible, with fire and smoke present. [B2] (Source: noel_reports, milinfolive, wartranslated, GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Russia | October 23] Where: Oryol
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with cruise missiles.
Effect: Struck the Proton-Electrotex enterprise. The main microchip production workshop was destroyed, and the building and servers were damaged. This complicates the production of components for cruise and ballistic missiles. [B2] (Source: milinfolive, wartranslated, GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Russia | October 24] Where: Tolyatti (Samara region)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with UAVs.
Effect: Struck the Togliattikauchuk petrochemical plant. A process pipeline, two butyl rubber production plants, and one rectification plant were damaged. This impacts the production chain of solid rocket fuel for tactical and ballistic missiles. [B2] (Source: warriorsukrainian, astrapress, GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Yemen | October 19] Where: Shabwah province (al-Alam camp)
Who/With What: Houthi forces with ballistic missiles (three missiles) and reconnaissance drones.
Effect: Struck a Saudi-run training base, killing at least 75 people and wounding over 200, including Saudi troops. The missiles hit just as Saudi officers were starting a training session for newly enlisted local forces. Drones had been circling the base for days beforehand. The camp had no air-defense or early-warning systems. [B2] (Source: ClashReport, AMK_Mapping, thewarreporter)
- [Yemen | October 26] Where: Salah al-Din area (Aden Governorate), al-Waht area (Lahj Governorate), King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), East-West oil pipeline pumping stations (Saudi Arabia)
Who/With What: Houthi forces with ballistic missiles and drones.
Effect: Targeted Saudi-led coalition troop concentrations and weapons depots, reportedly resulting in dozens of casualties. Targeted King Khalid International Airport. Struck pumping stations of the 7M bpd capacity East-West oil pipeline, causing a large fire. [C3] (Source: geopolitics_prime, AlHaqNews, milinua)
- [Black Sea | October 26] Where: Black Sea
Who/With What: Russian forces with Geran-4 loitering munitions equipped with electro-optical (EO) seekers.
Effect: Struck five Ukrainian cargo ships. [B2] (Source: OSINTWarfare, milinfolive, new_militarycolumnist, ukraine_watch)
- [Ukraine | Overnight] Where: Kharkiv region (Olishany, Kharkiv), Khmelnytskyi region (Kamianets-Podilskyi), Odesa region (Chornomorsk, sea passage to Odesa), Donetsk region (Kramatorsk, Sloviansk)
Who/With What: Russian forces with UAVs and missiles.
Effect: In Olishany: struck a warehouse storing long and medium-range UAVs and components. In Kharkiv: struck the PS-330 ‘Zalyutino’ substation, which powers military-industrial enterprises. In Kamianets-Podilskyi: struck the PS-330 substation, affecting logistical stability for Ukrainian forces. In Chornomorsk: damaged loading/unloading infrastructure of three berths and four warehouses with military/dual-use cargo. On a sea passage: struck a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment to Odesa. In Kramatorsk: four strikes on Yasnohirka, killing at least one person and injuring 10 (including a 13-year-old girl). In Sloviansk: an airstrike destroyed a private house, killing the owner, and caused fires in another house and three cars. [B2] (Source: epoddubny, sashakots, ramzayiegokomanda, mediazzzona, astrapress, boris_rozhin, voenkorKotenok, nexta_live, GeneralStaffZSU)
- [Russia | October 26] Where: Belgorod region (Belgorod, Shebekino, Dmytrivka, Nova Tavolzhanka, Voznesenivka, Hlotove, Hora-Podil, Sheino, Borki, Krasna Yaruga, Ilok-Koshary, Zozuli, Dubove)
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with UAVs.
Effect: In Belgorod: damaged the facade, glazing, and roof of an office building. In Shebekino: damaged windows and roofs of four private houses, one car caught fire. In Dmytrivka: damaged windows, wall, and gas pipe of a private house. In Nova Tavolzhanka: drone struck a private house, piercing the roof and damaging an outbuilding. In Voznesenivka: drone exploded in a private yard, damaging glazing and a fence. In Hlotove: drone struck a private house, damaging glazing and facade. In Hora-Podil: damaged roofs and facades of two private houses. In Sheino: damaged an infrastructure object. In Borki: pierced the roof of a private house. In Krasna Yaruga: drone struck an enterprise, breaking windows. In Ilok-Koshary: damaged windows, facade, and entrance of a social facility. In Zozuli: drone struck a car. In Dubove: drone attacked TC ‘Krucha’, damaging the facade and a parked car, two women suffered concussions, another car caught fire. [C3] (Source: belpepel)
- [Russia | October 26] Where: Tula region, Moscow region, Oryol region, Voronezh region
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with cruise missiles.
Effect: Missile alerts active. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, warriorsukrainian, new_militarycolumnist)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Vinnytsia
Who/With What: Russian forces with jet-powered UAV (Geran-4).
Effect: Struck the ‘Epicenter’ shopping center, causing significant destruction, collapsed structures, damaged roof, rubble, and smoke. [B2] (Source: RVvoenkor, insiderUKR)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Chernihiv region (Berezna)
Who/With What: UAV.
Effect: Strike reported. [C3] (Source: eRadarrua)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Kupyansk direction (Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv region)
Who/With What: Russian forces with 300-mm high-precision Tornado-S missile and strike UAVs.
Effect: Struck a detected AFU location. Destroyed one vehicle, three motorcycles, and one uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV). [B2] (Source: voenacher, ramzayiegokomanda)
- [Ukraine | October 26] Where: Zaporizhzhia Oblast (Zarechnoye/Dimitrovo), Donetsk region (Donetske)
Who/With What: Russian Aerospace Forces with FAB-1500 and FAB-500 aerial bombs.
Effect: Two FAB-1500 bombs struck a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade in Zarechnoye. Five FAB-500 bombs struck a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade near Donetske. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- [Donetsk region | October 23] Where: Donetsk region
Who/With What: Ukrainian forces with UAVs.
Effect: Struck a storage, preparation, and launch site for strike UAVs. Three buildings for preparing and equipping strike UAVs and one launch rail were damaged. [B2] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
2. Identified Equipment, Armament, and Combat Modifications
- Model: Il-78 aerial refueling tanker
A brand-new, dark gray painted Il-78 with a marking resembling part of the Chinese air force insignia appeared online, reviving speculation that Russia is building these tankers for China. [C3] (Source: fresh-il-78-tanker-photo-revives-talk-of-russian-sale-to-china)
- Model: Chinese Type 08 infantry fighting vehicles
Fitted with anti-drone roof cages and side grilles, observed during Karakoram 2026 joint army training between China and Pakistan in Korla, Xinjiang region. [B2] (Source: ukraine-war-lessons-show-up-on-chinese-armor-in-pakistan-drill)
- Model: Chinese-made ZSL-92 infantry fighting vehicles
Destroyed by local armed groups in Myanmar using FPV drones in Sagaing Region. [B2] (Source: myanmar-rebels-destroy-chinese-made-armored-vehicles-with-fpv-drones)
- Model: AGT (Agnostic Gun Truck) anti-drone system
In service with the 1030th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Consists of a pickup truck with a Slinger remote weapon station, a 30-mm Bushmaster M230LF automatic cannon using XM1211 HEP (High Explosive Proximity) rounds, an optoelectronic sighting system, and an EchoGuard radar. Ukraine received three such battery kits (9 AGT vehicles and 3 M-ACE radars) from the US in 2023. [C3] (Source: voenacher)
- Model: T-54/55 tanks
Anti-drone protection has begun to be installed on these tanks in the Vietnamese army. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Model: F-35B Lightning II
The US Marine Corps has completed the transition of its last AV-8B Harrier II squadron (VMFA-231) to F-35B multirole fighters. [C3] (Source: milinfolive)
- Model: Bars cruise missile
Germany is preparing to buy Ukraine’s Bars cruise missile for the Bundeswehr. It has a range of up to 1,000 km and a payload of up to 105 kg. [C3] (Source: noel_reports, warriorsukrainian)
- Model: AD-2 Ambush interceptor missile
Developed by German company Helsing, designed to engage high-speed and low-observable aerial targets up to 9 km altitude. [C3] (Source: milinua, german-firm-develops-low-cost-interceptor-to-stop-mass-drone-attacks)
- Model: AD-1 Inferno jet-powered interceptor drone
Developed by German company Helsing, designed to counter high-speed strike UAVs and cruise missiles, capable of patrolling, swarm operations, and repeated interceptions. [C3] (Source: milinua, german-firm-develops-low-cost-interceptor-to-stop-mass-drone-attacks)
- Model: Paladin heavy counter-drone multirotor
Built by Zone 5 Technologies, equipped with a Gen12 counter-drone launcher that fires net rounds. Undergoing training with the U.S. Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base. [C3] (Source: u-s-air-force-trains-with-heavy-drone-hunter-with-net-gun)
- Model: Type 25 surface-to-ship missile system
Deployed by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force troops to Ōnohara training area during Exercise Keen Sword 27 for anti-ship strikes. [C3] (Source: japanese-troops-drill-with-new-long-range-ship-killer-missile)
- Model: Ayaz turbojet-powered one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle
Turkish Aerospace Industries’ new drone, shown for the first time during an exercise. [C3] (Source: 2026)
- Model: Heavy Shot ‘Ayudag-6’ hexacopter
Ukrainian company Gurzuf Defence developed this heavy hexacopter for aerial evacuation of wounded soldiers, capable of moving 90 kg up to 25 km. [C3] (Source: dva_majors)
- Model: StarGate heavy UAV
Ukrainian company SkyFall is testing this specialized hexacopter platform for evacuating wounded from the front line, capable of carrying 150 kg up to 15 km. [C3] (Source: dva_majors)
- Model: Starlink
Ukrainian helicopter pilots are using Starlink for communication and targeting during ‘Shahed’ hunts. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian, dva_majors)
- Model: FPV drones and components for homemade explosive devices
Seized in caches in Smolensk and Kaluga regions, intended for SBU-planned drone attacks in the Moscow region. [C3] (Source: intelslava, RVvoenkor, dva_majors, rlz_the_kraken, warhistoryalconafter, voenkorKotenok, new_militarycolumnist, two_majors, sashakots, astrapress, Slavyangrad, mediazzzona)
- Model: F-16, AIM-120
A Polish F-16 used an AIM-120 missile to intercept a Russian drone that entered Polish airspace. [C3] (Source: r)
- Model: PPZR Grom and Piorun portable anti-aircraft missile systems
Mesko S.A. signed a contract with the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Krakow for emergency repairs of their launch mechanisms. [C3] (Source: sily-zbrojne)
3. Unit Dislocation and Activity (ORBAT Tracker)
- Unit Name/Number: 80th Tank Regiment, 90th Tank Division (Grouping ‘Centre’)
Assault units took Ukrainian militants prisoner on the Dnepropetrovsk front, uncovering and destroying masked enemy positions with FPV drones and direct fire. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: 1030th Anti-Aircraft Missile and Artillery Regiment (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Operating AGT (Agnostic Gun Truck) anti-drone systems. [C3] (Source: voenacher)
- Unit Name/Number: 39th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, 68th Army Corps (Grouping ‘Vostok’)
Established control over the settlement of Obshche in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Penetrated over 5 km into enemy defenses, crossed the Solenaya River, and overcame engineering obstacles. Took control of over 12 sq. km of enemy defense area. Cleared up to 200 structures, destroyed up to a company of personnel from the 225th Separate Assault Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 16 armored combat vehicles, 21 vehicles, 14 UGVs, and over 56 heavy hexacopters (Baba Yaga type). [C3] (Source: boris_rozhin, epoddubny, sashakots, two_majors)
- Unit Name/Number: 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade (Ukrainian Air Force)
Commander Evgeny Bulatsik may be involved in the strike on an industrial facility in Orel. This brigade operates Su-24 bombers modified for Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles. [C3] (Source: Slavyangrad)
- Unit Name/Number: 6th Army of the Western Group of Forces
Strike UAV operators destroyed one vehicle, three motorcycles, and one UGV of Ukrainian forces in the Kupyansk direction. [C3] (Source: ramzayiegokomanda)
- Unit Name/Number: 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade ‘Kholodnyi Yar’, ‘Chameleon Team’ reconnaissance company
Captured an occupier in his shelter on the Kostiantynivka direction, Donetsk Oblast. [C3] (Source: ButusovPlus)
- Unit Name/Number: 13th Brigade of Operational Assignment of the National Guard of Ukraine ‘Khartia’
Commended for successful operation ‘Veles’ and advancement on the Kupyansk direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 3rd Separate Assault Brigade
Commended for contribution to offensive actions within operation ‘Vivaldi’ on the Lyman direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: Main Department of Unmanned Systems of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine ‘Phoenix’
Commended for effective use of unmanned systems on the Kostiantynivka direction, hitting over 7,200 enemy targets in October, with about half destroyed. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 32nd Separate Mechanized Steel Brigade
Commended for effective engagement of enemy personnel on the Pokrovsk direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 80th Separate Air Assault Galician Brigade
Commended for successful offensive actions and effective engagement of the enemy on the Oleksandrivka direction. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 156th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment named after Maksym Kryvonos
Commended for protecting Ukrainian airspace in the north from Russian missiles and drones. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 38th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment named after General-Khorunzhy Yurii Tiutiunnyk
Commended for effective protection of airspace over Kherson and Mykolaiv regions. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: UAV unit ‘Raptor’ of the 225th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, 301st Anti-Aircraft Missile Nikopol Brigade, and 138th Dnipro Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade
Commended for effective destruction of various types of Russian drones in eastern Ukraine. [C3] (Source: GeneralStaffZSU)
- Unit Name/Number: 47th Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Sappers are extracting explosives from unexploded and abandoned ammunition to create new UAV munitions. [C3] (Source: yigal_levin)
- Unit Name/Number: 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Temporary deployment point in Zarechnoye (Dimitrovo), Zaporizhzhia Oblast, struck by FAB-1500 aerial bombs. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- Unit Name/Number: 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade (Ukrainian Armed Forces)
Temporary deployment point near Donetske, struck by FAB-500 aerial bombs. [C3] (Source: intelslava)
- Unit Name/Number: 50th Separate Brigade ‘Varyag’
Destroyed a ‘Gyurza’ armored combat vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a Lancet drone. [C3] (Source: ramzayiegokomanda)
- Unit Name/Number: ‘Apex’ unit of the ‘Forpost’ brigade
Destroyed enemy fleet and crews in the Southern Slobozhansky direction. [C3] (Source: warriorsukrainian)
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