Category: World

A person and a girl have been injured in a Russian drone assault on the Yunakivka hromada in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Supply: Sumy Oblast Prosecutor's Workplace

Quote: "Investigators have discovered that the enemy used a drone to assault a home within the Yunakivka hromada of the Sumy district at round 16:00 on 12 October 2025.

The invaders' assault injured a 50-year-old man and a 45-year-old girl who had come from the town of Sumy to feed canine."

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Russian forces have attacked the town of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs. The Nemyshlianskyi and Slobidskyi districts are reported to have been hit, leaving one particular person injured.

Supply: Oleh Syniehubov, Head of Kharkiv Oblast State Administration; Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov on Telegram

Particulars: Syniehubov mentioned, citing early studies, that Russian guided aerial bombs had fallen within the Nemyshlianskyi and Slobidskyi districts of the town.

He later added that one particular person is believed to have been injured after Russian guided aerial bombs struck the Slobidskyi district. Medical personnel have been dispatched to the scene.

In the meantime, Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov mentioned, citing early studies, that the projectiles had hit the bottom within the Nemyshlianskyi district, leaving no residential buildings broken. No studies of injury to residential buildings had been acquired within the Slobidskyi district both. The investigation of the influence websites is ongoing.

Up to date: Syniehubov later reported {that a} 42-year-old man had been injured, given first support and brought to hospital.

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A complete of 9,607 households have been left with out energy as a Russian assault left three settlements within the Boryspil district of Kyiv Oblast partially with out electrical energy on 12 October.

Supply: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Navy Administration

Quote: "Three settlements within the Boryspil district have been partially minimize off from the ability grid because of an enemy assault. At present, 9,607 households are with out energy. Emergency crews from DTEK Kyiv Oblast Energy Grids are already working to cope with the aftermath and restore centralised energy provide to folks." [DTEK is the largest private energy company in Ukraine – ed.]

Particulars: Kalashnyk additionally famous that invincibility centres are working within the settlements which can be presently with out energy. [Invincibility centre is a heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.]

Background:

• On 12 October, Russian troops struck the vitality infrastructure of Kyiv Oblast.
• Energy engineers from DTEK got here beneath hearth as they have been finishing up repairs.

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Russian forces have struck power infrastructure in Kyiv Oblast. Two staff of DTEK, the most important non-public power firm in Ukraine, have been injured in a strike on a substation within the Boryspil district.

Supply: Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Army Administration

Particulars: The 2 staff had been taken to hospital. Early stories point out that one of many energy engineers sustained shrapnel wounds to the pinnacle, chest, legs and arms, whereas the opposite suffered an ear harm and a number of abrasions.

Each are receiving the required medical care. An investigation into the assault is ongoing, and all of the circumstances of the incident are being established.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has famous that Russia has been intensifying its strikes on Ukraine's power system, whereas the world is rather more centered on the Center East.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Particulars: Other than drones, 92 missiles and 1,360 guided aerial bombs had been launched at Ukraine over the previous week.

Quote: "Moscow permits itself to escalate its strikes, overtly exploiting the truth that the world is concentrated on guaranteeing peace within the Center East.

That’s exactly why no weakening of strain will be allowed. Sanctions, tariffs and joint actions in opposition to the consumers of Russian oil – those that finance this battle – should all stay on the desk. And it’s precisely this strategy that may open the trail to lasting peace for Europe. The world can assure this in parallel with the peace course of within the Center East."

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The Russians have used 118 drones and a Kh-31 guided air-launched missile in its assault on Ukraine occurring for the reason that night time of 11-12 October. In line with the Air Power, 113 drones have been shot down or jammed.

Supply: Air Power of Ukraine

Particulars: Army reviews point out {that a} missile and 15 strike drones hit 10 places.

No info has been launched about falling particles.

The assault is ongoing.

Background: On the morning of 12 October, air-raid warnings had been issued in Kyiv and elements of a number of areas attributable to Russian drones.

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A two-year-old boy, the son of a priest, has been discovered on the web site of a Russian strike on a church in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, which killed two folks and injured 4 – his mom died in final week's Russian strike.

Supply: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Army Administration; Donetsk Oblast Police

Quote from the police: "Regulation enforcement officers discovered a two-year-old boy on the web site of the assault. The kid was within the burning metropolis together with his father, a priest. The boy's mom was killed by an enemy strike final week."

Picture: Nationwide Police

Particulars: The police specified that two males, aged 49 and 56, have been killed because of the FAB-250 bomb strike on the church grounds. Two males, aged 47 and 74, and two ladies, aged 56 and 62, have been injured. The youthful girl is in a severe situation, her arm was severed.

Vadym Filashkin mentioned that the daddy and grandfather of the two-year-old boy have been injured. The kid was evacuated to Kramatorsk.

"Staying with a toddler a couple of kilometres from the entrance line is the peak of irresponsibility!" he commented.

Picture: Vadym Filashkin on Telegram

For reference: The necessary evacuation of households with kids from Kostiantynivka was introduced again in the summertime of 2024.

Background: On Saturday, the Russians launched an airstrike on the territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Kostiantynivka, killing two folks and injuring 4 others.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a phone dialog with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, throughout which they touched on Zelenskyy's dialog with US President Donald Trump.

Supply: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Zelensky famous that he and Carney "shared particulars of our contacts with President Trump".

"I knowledgeable him in regards to the scenario on the battlefield and Russia's vile strikes on our vitality infrastructure and other people. We mentioned particular steps that may assist us defend towards this and strengthen the resilience of our vitality system," the president mentioned.

As well as, Zelenskyy and Carney mentioned the PURL programme – the acquisition of American weapons for Ukraine on the expense of European NATO allies.

"Canada has already made a big contribution, and there may be potential to broaden its involvement within the programme. We additionally mentioned our joint work with companions inside the Coalition of the Prepared. The sensible facet of this format might be strengthened. We coordinated our subsequent steps," Zelenskyy added.

Background: On 11 October, Zelenskyy spoke with Trump by telephone. In response to media reviews, one of many subjects of dialog was the potential for Ukraine acquiring Tomahawk long-range missiles.

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Operators of the Ukrainian Unmanned Methods Forces have delivered precision strikes on Russian gear on the Donetsk entrance, destroying a BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket system and 5 Russian tanks.

Supply: Command of the Ukrainian Unmanned Methods Forces

Particulars: In accordance with the command, fighters of the 427th Raroh Separate Unmanned Methods Regiment repelled a Russian assault by hanging armoured autos that had been protecting the advance of infantry teams. This prevented the Russians from persevering with their offensive.

A separate point out was manufactured from a profitable strike on a Grad multiple-launch rocket system simply because the Russians opened fireplace on Ukrainian positions. Because of the coordinated actions of Ukrainian drone operators, the barrage was interrupted, and the fight automobile was destroyed.

Background: On 8 October, Ukrainian troops confirmed how they destroy Shahed drones utilizing the Mistral air defence system to interact plane.

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The Ukrainian DevDroids firm has developed Recruit, a drone relay designed to work along with ground-based robotic methods. The primary process of the machine is to make sure secure communication between operators and ground-based robotic methods over lengthy distances, which permits for increasing their vary of use.

Supply: Militarnyi

Particulars: The Recruit acts as an airborne relay, sustaining sign transmission in instances the place a direct communication channel with floor methods is tough or unavailable. One of many key options of the drone is its means to function for as much as 5 hours within the air because of energy from a floor supply. This avoids the necessity to spend time changing batteries and ensures uninterrupted communication throughout lengthy operations.

Recruit drone relay. Picture: Militarnyi

The builders additionally be aware the Recruit's elevated resistance to digital warfare, which is critically vital in trendy fight situations. As well as, the machine is able to working in hostile climate situations, together with wind, fog and rain.

DevDroids can be identified for its different drone applied sciences. For instance, in August, it introduced a brand new reconnaissance and strike floor robotic complicated, Zmiy Droid 12.7, which mixes Rovertech's Zmiy platform with DevDroids' Wolly 12.7 fight module. Previous to that, in June, the corporate collaborated with the producer of the Ravlyk floor robotic system to current a brand new reconnaissance and strike system known as Droid Uncooked 12.7.

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