Russian forces attack critical and civilian infrastructure in Zhytomyr region
On the night of October 23–24, the Russian Federation’s armed forces attacked critical and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region.
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On the night of October 23–24, the Russian Federation’s armed forces attacked critical and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Zhytomyr region.
On October 23 and during the night of October 24, the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes on key targets within Russia. It has been confirmed that the main production building of JSC “Proton-Elektrotex” in Orel, the “Tolyattikauchuk” plant in Tolyatti, and an aircraft at the Yeysk airfield were struck.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s monitoring systems are recording that Starlink/Starshield has resumed speeds exceeding 400 km/h with a stable connection.
Rescue workers extinguished a fire in Kyiv’s Obolon district that broke out on the morning of October 24 as a result of a Russian attack.
Marine Yevhen Uimanov from the Mykolaiv region has returned from Russian captivity—one of three men from the same family who, from the very first days of the full-scale invasion, stood up to defend their country and had been held captive since April 2022.
A man was killed and 18 other people were injured in Russian strikes on an enterprise in the Chernihiv region on October 23.
As of the morning of October 24, the Starlink and Starshield satellite communication systems were operating at speeds above 161 km/h.
Russian forces attacked the regional center and 15 other settlements in the Kharkiv region over the past day, injuring seven people, including two children.
A fire broke out at the Tolyattikauchuk plant in Russia's Samara region overnight into Saturday, October 24, following a drone attack. The plant produces, among other things, synthetic rubber used in solid rocket fuel.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 101 out of the 126 drones used by Russian invaders to attack Ukraine since the evening of October 23.
A total of 181 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front line on October 23, with the heaviest fighting on the Kostiantynivka axis.
Agents of the ATESH partisan movement destroyed a communications tower near the settlement of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod region, disrupting the operation of a repeater that Russian troops used to maintain a stable signal and guide and control drones.
The total combat losses of Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022, to October 24, 2026, have reached approximately 1,576,600 personnel, including 1,980 killed or wounded over the past 24 hours.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States could impose 200% tariffs on Ukraine and Russia to force them to end the war.
A private residential house was damaged during a Russian drone attack on Kyiv this morning, injuring two people.
A large-scale blackout affected the entire temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula overnight on October 24. The occupation authorities reported damage to energy infrastructure across the peninsula.
Russian forces dropped three FAB-250 aerial bombs on Kramatorsk on the afternoon of October 23, killing one person and injuring six others, including three children.
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized nearly 2,300 Russian attack drones over the past week, achieving an interception rate of more than 87%.
Ukraine has managed to bring home seven more civilians as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia.
Police in the Zhytomyr region have detained a 17-year-old girl who, according to investigators, helped Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) poison Ukrainian servicemen.