Ukrainian forces reportedly launched a precision drone strike on October 22, 2025, targeting the Saransk Mechanical Plant in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia. The strike, which reached over 700 kilometers into Russian territory,

Russian drones struck apartment buildings in Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, injuring 32 people, including two children, sparking fires and forcing dozens of residents to flee their homes, regional officials said.

Russia used at least 430 drones and 18 missiles in the nighttime attack, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russia began the process of converting an airport into a drone base a few months ago. Ukraine struck the site with missiles and drones last week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin “has put us on notice that we need to quickly build those steps of the ladder of the defense of our outer perimeter,” Poland's foreign minister said.

Russia has delivered a new batch of TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems to its armed forces to zap Ukrainian drones.

A drone has struck a Turkish-flagged tanker in Ukraine's Odesa region and set it ablaze. Monday's strike at Izmail port came a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a deal to import U.

Residents of Plauru, near the border with Ukraine, and surrounding areas were moved to safety as authorities warned the tanker could explode, amid rising tensions from cross-border drone attacks