Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Ukrainian forces face 218 combat clashes over past day

"218 combat clashes between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops.
Enemy airstrikes targeted the areas of Raihorodok and Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, and Nove Zaporizhzhia and Ternuvate in Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian
missile and artillery forces struck eight clusters of Russian personnel, one depot of weapons and military equipment, and a command post over the past day.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors,
Ukrainian defenders repelled ten enemy attacks. Russian forces used 24 guided aerial bombs and carried out 149 shelling attacks along this section of the front, including three with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy launched 11 assaults on
Ukrainian positions in the areas of Vovchansk, Boholivka, and Odradne, as well as toward Bochkovе.
In the Kupiansk sector,
Russian invaders carried out nine attacks yesterday. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled their offensive actions in the areas of Stepova Novoselivka, Zelenyi Hai, and toward Pishchane.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian forces attacked ten times, attempting to break through the defense in the areas of Serednie, Myrne, Shandryholove, Nadiia, and Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk sector, the
Russians attempted 11 assaults near Yampil, Serebrianka, Vyimka, Fedorivka, and toward Zvanivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector,
Russian forces attacked four times near Chasiv Yar, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, and Zaliznianske.
In the Kostiantynivka sector,
Russian forces launched 32 attacks near Oleksandro-Kalynove, Shcherbynivka, Pleshchiivka, Yablunivka, and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders stopped 79 enemy assaults near Nykanorivka, Pankivka, Sukhetske, Rodynske, Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Pokrovsk, Zvirove, Molodetske, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novoukrainka, and Horikhove.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector,
Russian forces carried out 28 attacks near Zelenyi Hai, Filiia, Piddubne, Oleksandrohrad, Novoselivka, Verbove, Oleksiivka, Novohryhorivka, and Uspenivka.
In the Huliaipole sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled three attempts by the Russians to advance near Malynivka and toward Novomykolaivka.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled five enemy attacks near Stepove, Kamianske, toward Novodanylivka and Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector,
Russian forces launched four assault attempts, all unsuccessful." Ukrin

'Not Playing Games': Trump Responds To Putin Testing 'Invincible' Nuclear Cruise Missile

"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday touted a successful test of his military's new "invincible" nuclear-capable cruise missile, which means a next step of actually deploying the doomsday weapon as part of Russia's strategic arsenal.
Putin oversaw the test in a video released by the Kremlin while dressed in military fatigues, which included him ordering his top general to start preparing the Burevestnik missile for integration into active forces. "We need to determine the possible uses and begin preparing the infrastructure for deploying these weapons to our armed forces," Putin sated.
President Donald Trump has reacted to the announcement in an early Monday statement, saying it is "not appropriate" amid ratcheting tensions between Moscow and Washington and as peace talks have stalled.
Trump described that Putin should focus on ending the war with Ukraine rather than testing missiles. He was pressed on the issue by reporters on Air Force One regarding the nuclear test.
"They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shores," Trump posited in response. "We don’t need to go 8,000 miles. Putin ought to end the war — a war that should’ve taken one week is now in its fourth year," he continued. "That's what he ought to do instead of testing missiles."
But he also noted of the US military, "We test missiles all the time." He said this to perhaps downplay the seriousness of the event in the exchange with reporters:
"They are not playing games with us. We are not playing games with them either. We test missiles all the time," he said.
While Russia first disclosed the test on Sunday, it actually took place on October 21 according to the Kremlin announcement." ZeroHedge

Israel Ramps Up Strikes In Lebanon

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Israel has been steadily ratcheting its aerial attacks in southern Lebanon, against Hezbollah and terror targets. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) having confirmed an airstrike in the al-Biyad area of southern 
Lebanon, which killed two Hezbollah operatives.
One of the operatives has been named by the IDF and in regional media as Hussein Ibrahim Suleiman, a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force. The IDF announced, "The terrorists were involved in advancing terror attacks toward the territory of the State of Israel and were eliminated while working to rebuild a terror infrastructure." ZH

Strong and shallow M6.0 earthquake hits western Turkey

"A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck near Sındırgı,
Balıkesir Province, western T
urkey at 19:48 UTC (22:48 local time). The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 6 km (3.7 miles). The USGS issued a Yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses." W

Russia withdraws from US deal to dispose of plutonium for thousands of warheads

"Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law formally withdrawing from the Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement with the U.S.
The 2000 agreement obligated both countries to dispose of 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium — enough for thousands of nuclear warheads — no longer required for defense purposes.
The Russian parliament passed the denunciation bill in early October, paving the way for Putin's formal withdrawal. The decision effectively ends one of the last remaining post-Cold War nuclear security agreements between Moscow and Washington.
This followed confirmation by Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov that Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed Burevestnik cruise missile on Oct. 26." KI

Russians carry out 396 strikes in Zaporizhzhia region over past day

"Over the past day,
Russian forces launched 396 attacks across 15 settlements in Zaporizhzhia
region, resulting in one death and three injuries in Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia, and Polohy districts.
According to Fedorov,
Russian forces carried out four airstrikes on Ternuvate, Nove Zaporizhzhia, Novouspenivske, and Malynivka.
Additionally, 233 drones of various types (mostly FPV) attacked Prymorske, Stepove, Huliaipole, Preobrazhenka, Novodanylivka, Mala Tokmachka, Charivne, and Verkhnia Tersa.
Russian
troops also fired three times with multiple launch rocket systems at Novomykolaivka, Novoandriivka, and Mala Tokmachka." Ukrin