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Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. The stated goal is to help the DPR and LPR.
Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine. See on the RIA Novosti map where military operations are currently taking place, which cities are suffering from shelling, and also how the units of the parties are advancing.
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About the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
The Russian army has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Its main goal is to help the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, on whose territory shelling has not stopped since 2014. The Russian military is tasked with minimizing losses of personnel and civilians during combat missions.
Data from the Ministry of Defense and administrations of new regions as of October 1, 2026
Over the past 24 hours, Russian units have liberated Nesternoye, Rublenoe and Vysokaya Yaruga in the Kharkov region, and also defeated military airfields, energy infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 148 districts. Air defense systems shot down seven guided bombs and 650 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Azerbaijani company MIRAS and the Turkish MKE presented a modernized BMP-1 called BMP-1TA TURAN at the ADEX 2026 exhibition in Baku. The vehicle is equipped with a TOLGA turret with a 30-mm 2A42 cannon, a thermal imager and the ability to destroy drones.

In Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Territory, UAV debris was found at nine addresses. There were no injuries; damage to private houses and a store was recorded. The danger mode was in effect from 11:22 to 13:59 Moscow time.

At the ADEX 2026 exhibition in Baku, Unmanned Systems Group introduced the Supercam S180, a high-speed reconnaissance UAV designed to operate under electronic jamming and interceptor drone attacks using advanced autonomous navigation and evasion systems.

Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik said that since the beginning of 2026, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have attacked 216 passenger buses in Russia. As a result of the attacks, 53 people were killed and more than 370 were injured.

The Swedish Air Force is reviewing its defense strategy: in the event of an attack, Russia will face retaliatory strikes deep in its territory. Colonel Karl Bergquist emphasized that the new doctrine is deterrent in nature.

New modular FPV drones “Svarog” with a diagonal of 15 and 17 inches are undergoing combat testing in the SVO zone. The devices are equipped with replaceable control and video modules, which allows operators to quickly change frequencies when operating electronic warfare equipment.