The assault follows a sequence of long-range operations, including a Sept. 30 raid that sent hundreds of drones toward southern and western regions. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Sept. 28 strikes hit facilities in Kaluga, Oryol, Bryansk, and the Black Sea, while separate operations struck 4 oil depots in Krasnodar Krai and 2 defense plants in the Tula and Voronezh regions.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Ukraine Targets Volga Basin and Moscow with 420 Drones
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Military forces from Kyiv coordinated a series of overnight strikes into western Russia on Oct. 1, deploying a mixture of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. Approximately 420 UAVs were fired during the operation, which divided the fleet into separate streams to harass the surroundings of the capital and attack targets along the Volga River basin route.
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