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Russian Su-35, Su-34 fighter jets hit by drones at airfield in Adygea, SBU says
Drones operated by the SBU's Alpha special operations unit hit a Su-35 multirole fighter and a Su-34 fighter-bomber at the airfield, located around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Ukrainian territory.
News from occupied Ukraine: Military delivers aid by drone to occupied Oleshky in second operation
The operation was the second large-scale drone delivery to the occupied city, where residents have faced severe shortages of food, water, and medicine.
How Russia’s new jet drones are changing the threat to Kyiv
In this report, the Kyiv Independent’s Asami Terajima and Nick Allard join a Ukrainian volunteer air defense team defending Kyiv as Russia intensifies its drone attacks on the capital.
Germany announces $1.46 billion in aid for Ukraine, including interceptor drones
The package was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a joint press conference in Kyiv.
Russian attacks kill at least 5, injure 30 across Ukraine
Overnight, Russia launched 135 attack drones of various types, including 52 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
About Shahed drones
Shahed drones are Iranian-designed unmanned combat aerial vehicles and loitering munitions developed by Shahed Aviation Industries. Manufactured both in Iran and at Russian production facilities, the drones have become one of Russia’s primary weapons in its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russia first deployed Shahed drones against Ukraine in the fall of 2022, and their use has since escalated, with Moscow launching more than 54,500 Shahed-type UAVs against Ukrainian targets in 2025 alone.
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