News about Russian Defense Ministry: events, facts and developments on tafs uz.
31 stories
According to Russia's Defense Ministry, on October 20 Russian drones hit the Epitsentr-K logistics center in the city of Dubno, Rivne region, on whose territory, the ministry claims, there is a warehouse complex used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Strikes on Ukraine's port infrastructure were also reported.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, a military Su-30SM aircraft crashed in the Chernyakhovsky District of the Kaliningrad Region. The Russian Defense Ministry said the aircraft was on a routine training flight without munitions and the crew ejected. According to REN TV, the pilots were hospitalized with injuries. Military bloggers suggested the loss of a second Su-30 the same day, which has not been officially confirmed.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry, over 12 hours — from 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time on October 20 — air defense forces intercepted 90 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk and Voronezh regions, Crimea and the waters of the Black Sea.
Javlon TursunovThe operational headquarters of Krasnodar Krai reported damage to the glazing of three sanatorium buildings and two non-residential houses in the village of Shepsi after debris from Ukrainian UAVs fell. No casualties were reported. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 373 drones were intercepted overnight into October 21 over several regions, including Kuban and the Black Sea.
Javlon TursunovGovernor of Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko announced a UAV danger alert in the Luzhsky District. In Smolensk Region, Governor Vasily Anokhin said air defenses were repelling a drone attack. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of 383 Ukrainian drones over the past day.
Sevara AzamovaRussian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov said that during the strategic exercise Center-2026, about 500 drones were in the air simultaneously. The military practiced the fight for control of low altitudes, the use of FPV interceptors, and the cover of assault groups.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Russian Defense Ministry, air defense downed 373 Ukrainian drones overnight over a number of regions, including Bryansk, Kursk, and Tver oblasts, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Black Sea, and Crimea. The governors of Kaluga and Tula oblasts reported 21 and seven downed UAVs respectively.
Javlon TursunovOn the night of October 21, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a combined strike on logistics centers, port infrastructure, power substations and vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian army. According to the ministry, a drone warehouse was hit in Poltava, the PS-330 'Nivky' substation in Kyiv, and a dry cargo ship near Odesa. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported a drone strike on a transport infrastructure facility in the Solomianskyi district. Explosions were also reported in Kharkiv; an air-raid alert was declared
Sevara AzamovaGovernor of the Smolensk region Vasily Anokhin reported that air defense forces were repelling a drone attack amid a drone hazard declared in the region. Residents were advised to stay calm, keep away from windows, and not film the air defense operations. The day before, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of 383 Ukrainian drones over 24 hours.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to Russia's Defense Ministry, Corporal Georgy Rozhnev assisted a serviceman injured by an explosive device under drone fire, while Corporal Ilgiz Zianchurin shot down two Ukrainian fixed-wing drones.
Sevara AzamovaRussia's Ministry of Defense stated that a high-precision strike hit a warehouse complex in Poltava where long- and medium-range drones were stored. It also reported a strike on the Epicentr-K logistics center in Dubno, Rivne region, on the afternoon of October 20, and on Ukraine's port infrastructure.
Javlon TursunovRussia's Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the PS-330 Nivki electrical substation in Kyiv, which, according to the ministry, supplied Ukraine's defense industry enterprises and logistics centers. Earlier, on the afternoon of October 20, the Epitsentr-K logistics center in Dubno, Rivne region, and port infrastructure were attacked.
Javlon TursunovThe Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russian forces struck a cargo ship traveling by sea to the port of Odessa with military cargo for Ukraine. The vessel was attacked before entering the harbor and beginning unloading. According to the ministry, striking the transport deprives the Ukrainian group of weapons and ammunition before they reach supply bases.
Javlon Tursunov
