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The German defense company Helsing has unveiled the Contra drone interception system with two missiles — the AD-1 Inferno and the AD-2 Ambush. The system is undergoing testing, with a market launch planned for the second half of 2027.
Otabek YusupovThe Telegram channel “Mash na sporte” reported that Lokomotiv footballers were on the passenger train attacked by a Ukrainian UAV near Voronezh; according to the channel, the players were not injured. The head of the region reported two killed and 17 injured, including a child among the victims.
Aziz KarimovGovernor Alexander Gusev reported that a missile danger alert has been declared again in Voronezh Oblast and that alert systems are operating. This is the second alert in 24 hours: on the morning of October 26 the signal was declared at 05:47 Moscow time and later lifted. Overnight and in the morning, air defense destroyed 113 drones over the region; two people were killed, 17 were wounded, and the Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case.
Otabek YusupovGovernor of the Tula region Dmitry Milyaev reported the destruction of two Ukrainian UAVs by air defense forces of the Russian Defense Ministry. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. Earlier it was reported that more than 20 drones were shot down in the Rostov region and eight over the Kaluga region.
Otabek YusupovThe regional operations headquarters reported five people injured in the Belgorod region: two were hospitalized in Shebekino after a UAV detonation, and three more were wounded by an FPV drone in the village of Cheremoshnoye. Earlier, a strike on the industrial zone of Yelets and a drone attack on a train near Bryansk were reported.
Aziz KarimovThe Russian Defense Ministry reported that from 08:00 to 20:00 Moscow time on October 25, air defense systems destroyed 38 Ukrainian drones over seven regions and the Black Sea. At night, according to the ministry, more than 500 drones were shot down in 15 regions, two territories, the capital region, five republics and over the Sea of Azov.
Aziz KarimovThe governor of the Bryansk region, Yegor Kovalchuk, reported that in Novozybkov a drone struck a moving freight train on the Bryansk — Gomel line. The 44-year-old driver was hospitalised with severe injuries and died in hospital. The same day, it was reported that an 18-year-old car driver was wounded in a drone attack in the village of Malye Shcherbinichi.
Otabek YusupovGovernor of Bryansk Region Yegor Kovalchuk reported a kamikaze drone attack on a facility in Starodub: eight school buses were damaged, windows in a building were shattered, and there were no casualties. Earlier in the same area, six people were injured in strikes on a minibus and a passenger car.
Otabek YusupovGovernor of Kursk region Alexander Khinshtein reported a Ukrainian drone attack on a railway locomotive in Lgov. A 73-year-old woman suffered shrapnel wounds to her legs; the data on the injuries is preliminary. For the night of October 21, the Defense Ministry reported 373 drones shot down over 10 regions, Crimea, Krasnodar Krai and the capital region.
Javlon TursunovUkrainian media reported that Russia has begun using a new drone shaped like the Lancet but with a gasoline engine instead of an electric one. Military expert Yuri Knutov told Gazeta.Ru that such an engine increases flight range, but makes the vehicle noisier and more visible in thermal radiation.
Javlon TursunovRetired major general of aviation Vladimir Popov said that Russian Geran drones have changed their flight routes: instead of the usual direction from the east, they approach targets from the west and southwest, which, in his opinion, disorients Ukrainian air defenses.
Sevara AzamovaOn October 21, Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported that air defense crews destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles in the sky over the region. According to him, there are no casualties or destruction, and the drone danger regime has been lifted.
Javlon TursunovOn the night of October 21, drone debris shattered windows in three buildings of a sanatorium in the Tuapse district and in two non-residential private houses in the village of Shepsi. According to the Kuban operational headquarters, there were no injuries. The Defense Ministry reported intercepting 373 Ukrainian UAVs overnight.
Javlon TursunovTula Oblast Governor Dmitry Milyaev reported that overnight into October 21, air defense forces destroyed seven Ukrainian drones over the region. According to him, there were no casualties, and no damage was preliminarily detected, however the threat of new attacks remains.
Sevara AzamovaA forum was held in Tashkent with the participation of representatives of the technology industry, the scientific community, specialists from relevant agencies, and students. Topics discussed included drone security, electronic warfare, cargo logistics using UAVs, and resilient communication channels. Experts from EAS Company and foreign specialists delivered presentations.
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 TursunovMoscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defense forces destroyed three drones heading toward the capital. Emergency services are working at the sites where debris fell. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, over 12 hours on October 20, 90 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs were shot down over the regions 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.
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